G STAR RAM Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 19 minutes ago, Angry Ram said: Okay.. Do we know 100% that there is nothing saying it's a loan of some sort? Yes, it's in black and white in the accounts. Heating in the concourse? The big screen (think that was since he took over but happy to be corrected), new screens in the concourse, new sound system, The Yard, the fan tent. Little things to most fans but I imagine the cost mounts up! Nothing new. If you mean those cringy fans forum things, I would not say they were positive at all. Not exactly ground breaking is it? Not ground breaking but good to see the fans are listened to. I must admit I am struggling to think of anything of substance hat he has acted on that was a fans idea. Happy to be proved wrong. South Stand move? It was the lack of focus and identity, what exactly was he looking for each time? He was like grass blowing in the wind making these choices. Add all that to the infamous 'Derby Way' debacle and you have a fool and his money. Agreed. The Championship has been poor though. How we kept a play off place last season is a mystery. Same could be said of other seasons. Do you really think that Mac 1 to Rowett showed a team progressing or regressing? Not sure how you think The Championship has been poor? Every year the teams coming down have an embarrassment of riches and this is now often reflected with their squads. I think The Championship this year is as competitive as it's been during our time in it. I see it differently, that's football. Always respected your view, if not always agreed with everything. Likewise. Sure we'd have a great conversation over a few beers putting the footballing world to rights and reminiscing over football stories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammieib Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Mel for me has learnt from his earlier mistakes and we're getting a better run club now. Ticket prices aside, I can't think of anything else I'm unhappy with. And I was critical of him at the beginning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said: Forgot about the South Stand.. Fair play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inglorius Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 The best quote I can use to summarise Morris' tenure so far is the path to hell is paved with good intention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRBee Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 6 hours ago, The Key Club King said: Clement was a top level coach ready to make the step-up. Don't think so and his performance at Swansea and Reading after us support that. He seemed good by association with the people he had been assistant to and that's all really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC27 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 10 hours ago, David said: How accurate these numbers below are I don’t know, but comparing recent games on the BBC using similar dates they are pretty much like for like. Average attendance according to Transfermarkt. 18/19 - 26,776 17/18 - 27,175 Couple of things to throw in would be the Sky Red button and iFollow, you would need the away numbers to see what percentage is down to none travelling fans, plus added featured games on Sky. You also need to factor in such as losing clubs like Sunderland to League One that travel well and gaining clubs like Blackburn, also clubs with ongoing disputes with owners like Bolton. Added costs to fans with away games to Man Utd and Chelsea in the cup, some may have prioritised those over league games. Accrington Stanley even sold out within minutes. To be honest I did expect to see a bump in numbers with the Lampard effect, all we heard last season was how fans were staying away because of Rowettball. Attendances I would say are down due to the fact Lampard has yet to take us on a proper run of form we’ve kinda hit a couple of wins on the bounce then draw or lost. If we went 6 on the bounce winning you’d see fans return as they expect to see us win. Then there’s the style of play, you’d better attendances if we were playing really nice attacking football week in week out but we don’t we play it in spells or not at all. The team has still not mixed right yet... which isn’t really a bad sign given our league position and I only think we can get better. Fans will be there if we can win with consistency and entertainment, otherwise high prices and red buttons will win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WystonRam Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 5 hours ago, DcfcJB said: Attendances I would say are down due to the fact Lampard has yet to take us on a proper run of form we’ve kinda hit a couple of wins on the bounce then draw or lost. If we went 6 on the bounce winning you’d see fans return as they expect to see us win. Then there’s the style of play, you’d better attendances if we were playing really nice attacking football week in week out but we don’t we play it in spells or not at all. The team has still not mixed right yet... which isn’t really a bad sign given our league position and I only think we can get better. Fans will be there if we can win with consistency and entertainment, otherwise high prices and red buttons will win. I think they are down simply because ticket orices have gone up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertRam Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 7 hours ago, DcfcJB said: Attendances I would say are down due to the fact Lampard has yet to take us on a proper run of form we’ve kinda hit a couple of wins on the bounce then draw or lost. If we went 6 on the bounce winning you’d see fans return as they expect to see us win. Then there’s the style of play, you’d better attendances if we were playing really nice attacking football week in week out but we don’t we play it in spells or not at all. The team has still not mixed right yet... which isn’t really a bad sign given our league position and I only think we can get better. Fans will be there if we can win with consistency and entertainment, otherwise high prices and red buttons will win. I am a big FL supporter, but have to agree with your comments here, I do think this is going to happen though, and expect us to cement our place in the playoffs very shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 1 hour ago, WystonRam said: I think they are down simply because ticket orices have gone up. Have the prices of individual tickets gone up much this season? I don't buy them so wouldn't know. Last season people were saying that attendances were down because of Rowett. I don't think either reasons are true. I'm pretty sure that if we made it the Premier League, where prices would be even higher, we would sell out most weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I think GSE installed the large screens, with the promise of both generating £1 million a year in revenue. Or a Barker type fee return, if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, Boycie said: I think GSE installed the large screens, with the promise of both generating £1 million a year in revenue. Or a Barker type fee return, if you like. Yes thought that I might be wrong with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 1 minute ago, G STAR RAM said: Yes thought that I might be wrong with that one. Always happy to correct, I was wrong once.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Key Club King Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 9 hours ago, DRBee said: Don't think so and his performance at Swansea and Reading after us support that. He seemed good by association with the people he had been assistant to and that's all really. If he's good enough for Carlo Ancelotti, who is a world-class manager, then he must have something good going about him as a coach. You are correct in stating that his subsequent performances as manager were poor but that is judging him after the event. At the time of appointment he was quite a coup for us. He was less of a gamble than Frank Lampard was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 On 24/01/2019 at 08:09, The Key Club King said: If he's good enough for Carlo Ancelotti, who is a world-class manager, then he must have something good going about him as a coach. You are correct in stating that his subsequent performances as manager were poor but that is judging him after the event. At the time of appointment he was quite a coup for us. He was less of a gamble than Frank Lampard was. For me clement was the mistake that sent us on tilt and created the disjointed scramble to get us back on track that followed , not a hindsight thing for me as I thought he was the wrong appointment at the time though I can see why others would have thought he was right for the job ,sometimes it’s just a gut feeling and it can go either way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Key Club King Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 7 hours ago, Archied said: For me clement was the mistake that sent us on tilt and created the disjointed scramble to get us back on track that followed , not a hindsight thing for me as I thought he was the wrong appointment at the time though I can see why others would have thought he was right for the job ,sometimes it’s just a gut feeling and it can go either way Probably right with us being on tilt after Clement. It's also right to say a lot of it is down to gut feeling and I think it's the same with whoever appoints the manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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