Statement from the club

[Brainman]

The statement from the supporter's bodies struck me as pompous, self pitying and entitled, but it gave SD an excuse to bail out, which he obviously wanted to do.
It looks like he doesn't have the funds for next year if we get promoted.
Hopefully the new owners will.

 

[E.T. Fairfax]

Reminds me of the hissy fit my 7 year old daughter pulls when she doesnt win pass the parcel

 

[worcestermakem]

Just what we need, another excuse for more ill informed speculation and opportunities to slag off the owner.

We should adopt the same position as the club and wait for definite information about the new owners.

 

[E.T. Fairfax]

The fanzines need to call the fire brigade and climb down off their high horse.

Maybe the fanzines know something that we dont? Either that or Donald has extremely thin skin.

 

[Daz]

I don't know what is worse, the ridiculous joint statement from the fanzines or the fact that the club have gone along with it.

The media are making it worse by believing the fanzines actually represent the majority of our fans (or more likely just ignoring that fact)

 

[ROKER REVIEW]

SD needs us to be in the Championship. That's when he'll make his money on SAFC. All this hard done to bollocks he's coming out with, its absolute rubbish. He does not have the coin to take us forward, he only ever wanted to make his money. The club means everything to all of us, that is why we are so passionate whether we win or lose. SD & CM, as much as we would of liked these two to also feel the same, they're not going to. They are business men & seen SAFC as a quick way to make some very good money. Failure to be promoted was not in their plans. They've tried & failed to sell us twice. Campbell sat with SD at play off final.

For me, nothing has changed since before the fanzines & now the official statement from Donald.

I still believe that the Americans & SD deal is very much based on us being promoted. SD will still own SAFC until we at least see where we end up at the end of the season.

 

[The Norton Cat]

Looked to me like Donald was sitting with his family at the play off final.

 

[Comfy]

One thing for certain it’ll only be loans coming in this January if we do get players in, SD won’t spend any money now and would you if you were a footballer sign a contract with us when all this backbiting is going on.

 

[Kip Spinach]

Asking for unity while subtly dividing the fan base, bizarre behaviour

 

[joeisonfire]

We just now look like a ****ing tinpot club. The owner sound like a 5 year old

 

[Nacho]

Fed up of the whole saga, don't really feel like I trust Donald any more but it seems we're stuck with each other.

I only hope that he doesn't use it as an excuse to not spend in January which would ultimately be cutting his nose off to spite his face. It seems that results are picking up but if he's serious about getting promoted he needs to improve the squad and I don't mean ****e free agents.

 

[RIC]

Will he ever attend another home game after this, if so he will get mega stick.

 

[Smug in Boots]

I reckon he definitely did think that. He's cocking it up now though. All the stirring from the fanzines etc and jumping on this statement as they have done this morning won't improve anything.

Surely people have the right to discuss a statement directly aimed at them.

 

[CoolerKing33]

Asking for unity while subtly dividing the fan base, bizarre behaviour

The fan groups have done that to be fair like.

 

[FulwellBri]

Maybe the fanzines know something that we dont? Either that or Donald has extremely thin skin.

His personal life would suggest he is a person that epitomises your latter option

 

[FulwellBri]

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The fan groups have done that to be fair like.

How do you reckon that like?

 

[The Norton Cat]

Surely people have the right to discuss a statement directly aimed at them.

I suppose that depends on whether or not 'discussing' the statement is actually beneficial to the club or not. Personally, I think their overly defensive response contributes to the levels of ill-feeling between the fanbase and the board, which is only harmful to the club at this stage.

 

[marcusblackcat]

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How do you reckon that like?

There were members from 2 of the fan groups who contacted the radio at the weekend and said they didn't ballot the members to produce that statement. That, in itself, is a shocking way to run them. It's a "we'll publish this as a general consensus from our members, even though we haven't asked their opinions" A massive press release like that should be put to every member before being publicised and it wasn't. I know a lot of members of the groups who disagree with their statement. Not necessarily the content but the way it was done. It came across as very self righteous IMO. To publish this as if it's everyone's opinion is shockingly done and that's how it read to me.

 

[CoolerKing33]

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How do you reckon that like?

Because they decided everyone was on the same page...... I didn't hear any Donald out chants at the stadium. Just from lots of angry keyboard warriors.

They were right to be angry, but much of the anger was simply at PP. Insisting in action and investment in Jan was largely the consensus. Donald Out wasn't in my opinion.

 

[MrRAWhite]

Personally I do not blame him for getting out or for any potential investors for running a mile from our club. The abuse was absolutely scandalous. The negativity will also mean that players will jump at the chance of leaving our club and make it harder to sign players.