Guest axel Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Nothing they could say in the statement that would please people tbh. A little self criticism and not blaming everyone and everything else would have gone a long way with me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Bollocks statement with no genuine apology. Not getting in a striker is completely unforgiveable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest H09 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Strange reaction. I thought it for what had to be said they did it quite well. He left out any excuses mentioning over the line, helicopters, players changing their mind last minute, he never mentioned January. I'd say its as good a statement as can be given, what was everyone else looking for? Its not acceptable that they didn't get someone in but we knew that already and I don't think he made that scenario look any worse than what I was expecting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Better than the "it is a fact" statement at least. Honestly didn't expect anything better from them, look forward to being fed the same tripe again come the end of January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Terrible statement, an admission of defeat without even a show of courage to make an excuse for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-more Mag Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Club statement in pictures: http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/1163/eggsca.jpg http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4016/eggsinbasket.jpg http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/8189/brokeneggs.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcQuillan Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I can see the attendance being well down at the next home game. The general consensus is that most people are fed up with the s**** now We've got 3 away games until then, might depend on the results in that period. Fulham was down 10k and that was on the back of a win at the Makems Bear in mind Fulham hardly brought anyone, and the away section has been doubled pretty much to 3,000. So it was really only down about 7k. But yeah, I take your point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Pathetically predictable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_F Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Pathetically predictable. Predictably pathetic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Not quite sure what people expected from the statement. Different wordings, whatever, same meaning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rainforest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Club statement in pictures: http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/1163/eggsca.jpg http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4016/eggsinbasket.jpg http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/8189/brokeneggs.jpg spot on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Hoser Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Good statement, I feel rejuvenated after reading it tbh. Onward and upwards. Really punch-the-sky, uplifting stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Needed one more paragraph at the end tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Not quite sure what people expected from the statement. Different wordings, whatever, same meaning. An apology would have been nice (even if it was a half-arsed one). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Not quite sure what people expected from the statement. Different wordings, whatever, same meaning. What it needed was either a genuine apology or an assuming of responsibility, preferably both. Instead, it's a thinly veiled appraisal of the dealings they've done and a sort of 'meh, atleast we weren't ripped off' with regards to the missing centre forward. Pointless statement, essentially. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Club statement in pictures: http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/1163/eggsca.jpg http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4016/eggsinbasket.jpg http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/8189/brokeneggs.jpg spot on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pedro_de_geordieo Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Not quite sure what people expected from the statement. Different wordings, whatever, same meaning. How's about " I'm a prize nob and should have bought a player instead of trying to penny pinch, I realise now that not having a proven goal scorer has probably damaged our season" Oh and "I tender my resignation". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 f***ing bullshit statement that doesnt even make sense ffs. If wern't going to knee jerk then we wouldnt have bid for Ruiz and Cisse in the final days of the window, having showed 0 interest in months previous. Our failure to acquire a striker having had ample funds and from January to find one is quite frankly amateur and shambolic and WILL cost the football club points. Absolutely no way of getting round that one, no matter how many bullshit excuses and statements are released. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_F Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Nothing they could say in the statement that would please people tbh. I'm taking full responsibility for our failings in the transfer market and have tendered my resignation. That might. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Number 9 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Club statement in pictures: http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/1163/eggsca.jpg http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4016/eggsinbasket.jpg http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/8189/brokeneggs.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Not quite sure what people expected from the statement. Different wordings, whatever, same meaning. How's about " I'm a prize nob and should have bought a player instead of trying to penny pinch, I realise now that not having a proven goal scorer has probably damaged our season" Oh and "I tender my resignation". We have got a proven goalscorer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Craig-NUFC Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 And the reason they didn't even secure anyone on loan despite a few players clearly being available? Utter crap. They should have had someone ready to come in on July 1st, if it was clear that the contracts we were offering to players weren't going to attract them by that point they should have reconsidered their contract offers to provide a more attractive package. 1. If they brought someone in on loan everyone would be asking why on earth we aren't giving our own players a chance (see the Macheda thread) 2. You have to get bids accepted before giving a player a contract. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rainforest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 An apology would only add insult to injury tbh, seing how premeditated this whole affair is. Its January all over again. I actually prefer not getting a "sorry lads", the same way a person coming home to find his family shot dead would prefer the c*** who did to just f*** off in a police car and not slip in a "sorry "" before he was taken away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 It's a shit statement Communication is what we wanted. If the reaction is shot they will shut up shop again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Craig-NUFC Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Our failure to acquire a striker having had ample funds and from January to find one is quite frankly amateur and shambolic and WILL cost the football club points.[/u] Is that a fact? We could have brought in Maiga or Cisse and found out they're shite. I don't understand the attitude of spending lots of money = better. It was tried under Shepherd and the club was in bits by the end. Look at Leeds too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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