Stop -- I want to get off !
I have watched all of Gills games this season... The home, league games have been via my season ticket 'pass.' I have paid £10 for the Away games ---- I wonder how many other STH have laid out the same ?
It is no secret that our home league form has been (mainly) poor. There have been far too many defeats - and the entertainment value has been fairly miserable..... Do I feel confident of a 'turnaround' ? - realistically - NO! -- and I doubt if I'm on my own ......... So, I am really concerned for what the future holds for the Club.
All of our lives have been turned upside down by Coronavirus. I suspect that most of us have revalued our priorities.... Who knows where football will fit into our lives when things return to 'normal.' The consequences of the pandemic have yet to be fully felt by a lot of people - let alone Football (( for example - how will people's jobs and finances fare when the Furlough scheme comes to an end )) --- I am sure that many jobs only exist because of the Furlough payments.
..... These 'political' issues, and many more are before you consider the attraction of returning to Priestfield. The attraction is thin on the ground (( or, because we play hoofball - up in the air. )) What our STH have been given for their money ( more than the £10 match pass - of which you can opt out !! ) , has been rubbish value-for-money. I suspect that many 'casual' matchday customers have been discouraged to pay out ------ I don't know if the Clubs are able to assess the numbers involved.
The mediocrity, especially at Priestfield is not going to improve in the Summer -- I would be amazed if Dempsey and Graham remain - and probably followed by Tucker - especially if Evans publicly 'roasts' him - yet allows the 'performance' of Jackson to go without rebuke..... I wouldn't be surprised if Evans also leaves ( he's due a 'fall-out' with his Chairman ! ).... even if Evans stays, we'll be left with another team rebuild - and- Evans already knows the size of the budget --- which I think will be a lot less than either he or Scally might imagine - because....
whilst we all get used to a 'new normal', I think that Football is no longer at the top of things to do on a Saturday. I sincerely hope that our attendance figures won't dramatically drop - but - the Club is not doing itself any favours with the general standard on show -- I probably won't ask for a 'request stop' of the merry- go-round, but there might not be many passengers left at the end of the journey - and fewer wanting to buy a return ride.
I have watched all of Gills games this season... The home, league games have been via my season ticket 'pass.' I have paid £10 for the Away games ---- I wonder how many other STH have laid out the same ?
It is no secret that our home league form has been (mainly) poor. There have been far too many defeats - and the entertainment value has been fairly miserable..... Do I feel confident of a 'turnaround' ? - realistically - NO! -- and I doubt if I'm on my own ......... So, I am really concerned for what the future holds for the Club.
All of our lives have been turned upside down by Coronavirus. I suspect that most of us have revalued our priorities.... Who knows where football will fit into our lives when things return to 'normal.' The consequences of the pandemic have yet to be fully felt by a lot of people - let alone Football (( for example - how will people's jobs and finances fare when the Furlough scheme comes to an end )) --- I am sure that many jobs only exist because of the Furlough payments.
..... These 'political' issues, and many more are before you consider the attraction of returning to Priestfield. The attraction is thin on the ground (( or, because we play hoofball - up in the air. )) What our STH have been given for their money ( more than the £10 match pass - of which you can opt out !! ) , has been rubbish value-for-money. I suspect that many 'casual' matchday customers have been discouraged to pay out ------ I don't know if the Clubs are able to assess the numbers involved.
The mediocrity, especially at Priestfield is not going to improve in the Summer -- I would be amazed if Dempsey and Graham remain - and probably followed by Tucker - especially if Evans publicly 'roasts' him - yet allows the 'performance' of Jackson to go without rebuke..... I wouldn't be surprised if Evans also leaves ( he's due a 'fall-out' with his Chairman ! ).... even if Evans stays, we'll be left with another team rebuild - and- Evans already knows the size of the budget --- which I think will be a lot less than either he or Scally might imagine - because....
whilst we all get used to a 'new normal', I think that Football is no longer at the top of things to do on a Saturday. I sincerely hope that our attendance figures won't dramatically drop - but - the Club is not doing itself any favours with the general standard on show -- I probably won't ask for a 'request stop' of the merry- go-round, but there might not be many passengers left at the end of the journey - and fewer wanting to buy a return ride.
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