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He said something like if the fans had wanted him to be kept then they should have not started chanting in the way that they did. I personally think sports Republic shouldn't really listen to the fans and just get in the person they believe will win the most which is all fans really care about in the main. Maybe they aren't but.iwoild suggest there is some evidence to suggest that they do make some of their decisions that way.

The idea that they should be running the club on the basis that it is likely we won't get promoted and that it would be a disaster if we did is absolutely ridiculous. Be serious.

I don't agree. I know it's not all on the fans but it's obviously a significant factor. At the fans forum they admitted that the decision to sack Martin was taken after he lost the fans and that if we had wanted him to stay then he wouldn't have gone. Clearly what the fans think is important to them. Personally I didn't want O'Neil at all but in a weird way I would have had more respect for those in charge to push for him and then own the decision. Cortese didn't give a fuck what the fans wanted because he knew best and ultimately he Did know best and the fans got in line when it became clear that appointing Poch was the right decision. Basically if they want Eckert then appoint him permanently now and announce that's what you are doing and own your decision. If it all blows up then it's unambiguous who is at fault. Similarly if we go charging up the league then Spors will rightly get all the plaudits.

One thing we know is that the club makes decisions often because they don't want to upset the fanbase too much. It is almost guaranteed they are keeping an eye on forums like this. They will have seen the reaction to appointing Tonda and will know that if they do it and we get off to a shaky start that there will be something close to a revolt. For that reason I reckon they will keep him in place with no official announcement and hope he does well enough that they can then just announce it. Otherwise he won't and they might panic and just bring someone in ready for next year. Not really a way to manage a football club with purpose and vision but there you are.

Roger beeks was a policeman wasn't he?

Surely Saint David and lifelongsaint should be on the list? Saint David actually rang me once and tried to convince me his takeover was legit. I laughed in his face.

Who is to say that Spors' judgement of Tonda isn't the same as when signing Downs or giving Stephens a 3 year contract?

Looks like the club employs some twin PR. We've got drip feeding to the echo, talksport and Blackmore and now they're activating their sleeper cells on here. Is 87 the amount of commission you charge per shill?

It's the modern equivalent of Lowe sending his PR company onto this forum. Insulting to the fans quite frankly. One of the echo reporters was saying that we are in safe hands with Eckert! Based on what evidence? Wasting what remains of this season, panicking, hiring a new person and then firing them at the end of the season giving whoever they appoint after that less time to go for promotion next year is what is likely to happen.

Edit: double post.

All these PR pieces in the echo and on social media are nauseating and obviously planted by the club. Just pathetic.

Indeed. This really is their last chance and I expect there will be a full on revolt if things go wrong with this appointment yet they don't even have the balls to commit to it and own the decision. Completely gutless.

Great post that's exactly what will happen.

Thank goodness not everyone fears the prospect of being branded racist on social media.

Also didn't investigate it properly because of fear of causing offence because the family is Muslim. She was ten years old. Just so upsetting.

I don't see why it matters anyway. No one is choosing Norwich or Swansea over us. Boro maybe.

Fair enough I didn't read that bit.

TBF something like that is hardly a surprise coming from the Observer- whether you agree with it or not. They are hardly likely to support cuts.

I'm not sure what labour can do tbh. Half of the MPs won't accept spending cuts -some of which are necessary -and half the electorate aren't going to accept big tax rises without any spending cuts.

Lots of talk of an imminent leadership challenge just 18 months in (although more likely after May imo.)

It's their flagship news show. With someone like the BBC you just can't be doing shit like that. I'm sure it was a mistake but it's one mistake on top of loads of others recently. They really don't help themselves. I used to love the bbc and it has a very difficult job but it has really gone downhill. It should concentrate on what it can do differently and what sets it apart from others. That's certain types of drama that is important to the UK, news as impartially as it can and maybe some of the Attenborough type stuff if others don't do it. Also local radio is great and parts of it's online offering. Everything else it shouldn't get involved in.

It's not really about Trump though is it.

The difference is the licence fee.

It's great if you want to share and always appreciated. Little tantrums and flouncing off because people aren't prostrating themselves and kissing your feet is pathetic though.

That's not the only claims in the memo either.