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Smug in Boots said:
And I absolutely wiped the floor with them <laugh>
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Yes they bottled it and you made them look what they are, I don't get how Sunderland supporters can join in a concerted effort to discredit a fellow supporter especially when the information you and others were sharing about the takeover turned out to be as accurate possible without being directly involved with negotiations.

We might not all agree all of the time but surely we all want the same end result.
 
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Smug in Boots said:
These 'spokesmen for the supporters' really need to get off their high horse and come back down to earth ...

... otherwise we'll be lumped in with the Mags as demanding, arrogant and delusional.

This is Weatherspoon's latest drivel, now being repeated elsewhere, that shows just how far he is up his own sad arse.

"“I think the fact that the deal has changed, the fact that the deal did come very close to falling apart and the fact that he has ultimately managed to get control; I think that’s a big positive and I think it speaks to the fact that actually maybe Louis-Dreyfus knows more than myself and possibly others gave him credit for.”"

That's a real quote, I know it looks like I must've made it up <doh>
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He really is full of his own self importance and when you look at his twitter page he mentions about being featured in When Saturday Comes, The Economist, and 442 magazine along with his regular podcast stuff. It positions him as and influential fans spokesman, so any journalist coming across that will give him a lot more credit than he really deserves. He's turning into a makem Steve Wraith.

When you see that bit that you've highlighted it really comes across as arrogant. What gives him the right to assume he knows what's going on and what's best for our club? He's not on the board, owns no shares, isn't employed by them or have any influence with them.
 
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Guy Incognito said:
He really is full of his own self importance and when you look at his twitter page he mentions about being featured in When Saturday Comes, The Economist, and 442 magazine along with his regular podcast stuff. It positions him as and influential fans spokesman, so any journalist coming across that will give him a lot more credit than he really deserves. He's turning into a makem Steve Wraith.

When you see that bit that you've highlighted it really comes across as arrogant. What gives him the right to assume he knows what's going on and what's best for our club? He's not on the board, owns no shares, isn't employed by them or have any influence with them.
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With the help of Grumpy I could easily put myself up as a spokesman for the supporters.

But I'm not an attention seeking dick who thinks he knows best about everything ...

... and I have trouble looking at everything through shyte-tinted glasses.
 
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Ozzymac said:
But still seperate entities. Makes you wonder if Furhman was the driving force towards buying the club yet Platek and Phelan were more interested in the return on investment. Could explain the parting of the ways from MSD.
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Could well be. Why would investors with no links to football really want to buy a team they've no connection or affiliation to? Would you buy a house to renovate and sell on or take a rental yield if you thought there was too much risk.
 
Ozzymac said:
But still seperate entities. Makes you wonder if Furhman was the driving force towards buying the club yet Platek and Phelan were more interested in the return on investment. Could explain the parting of the ways from MSD.
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How do you make a small fortune start with a large one and buy a football club..
 
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Smug in Boots said:
These 'spokesmen for the supporters' really need to get off their high horse and come back down to earth ...

... otherwise we'll be lumped in with the Mags as demanding, arrogant and delusional.

This is Weatherspoon's latest drivel, now being repeated elsewhere, that shows just how far he is up his own sad arse.

"“I think the fact that the deal has changed, the fact that the deal did come very close to falling apart and the fact that he has ultimately managed to get control; I think that’s a big positive and I think it speaks to the fact that actually maybe Louis-Dreyfus knows more than myself and possibly others gave him credit for.”"

That's a real quote, I know it looks like I must've made it up <doh>
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Agreed, I usually like listening to the WMS podcasts but they’ve had that tool Weatherspoon on there too much for my liking lately. He seems to revel in the fact he’s “not on their (Donald, Methven) Christmas card list”.

I also read what he said about Rodwell needing to be sacked by February or nothing will have changed which I thought and still think is an utterly ridiculous thing to say.

He has a very bloated opinion of himself, he needs to realise that he’s not important and that nobody really gives a **** about his opinions.
 
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rb92 said:
Agreed, I usually like listening to the WMS podcasts but they’ve had that tool Weatherspoon on there too much for my liking lately. He seems to revel in the fact he’s “not on their (Donald, Methven) Christmas card list”.

I also read what he said about Rodwell needing to be sacked by February or nothing will have changed which I thought and still think is an utterly ridiculous thing to say.

He has a very bloated opinion of himself, he needs to realise that he’s not important and that nobody really gives a **** about his opinions.
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His 'masterpiece' book is on Amazon for 99 pence ....

...I paid half that for my flute <laugh>
 
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rb92 said:
Agreed, I usually like listening to the WMS podcasts but they’ve had that tool Weatherspoon on there too much for my liking lately. He seems to revel in the fact he’s “not on their (Donald, Methven) Christmas card list”.

I also read what he said about Rodwell needing to be sacked by February or nothing will have changed which I thought and still think is an utterly ridiculous thing to say.

He has a very bloated opinion of himself, he needs to realise that he’s not important and that nobody really gives a **** about his opinions.
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That's just reminded me of something from politics years ago. A newspaper political correspondent or editor who made a big thing about provoking Alister Campbell into nearly hitting him in the mid 90's. He seems to be getting the same kick out of annoying those two, but just makes him a limited one trick pony, the "Anti-Donald". Long term it could damage both his and WMS's reputations, as they might only be seen to have a negative, anti club hierarchy agenda. Which might mean less engagement from the club not just with them, but other fan groups. There is already enough journalists, newspapers, media groups and so on out there that hate us that they'll happily pick up on something negative to give us a kicking without tools like him feeding them even more, particularly if it's undeserved and un-necessary. The best he can do is to wind his neck in and sit down and let things take their course. Give out grief when it's required, but also give some credit when it's due and accept when you're wrong. Sadly I don't think he will, I thi k he like the sound of his own voice too much and his ego s getting bigger.
 
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Guy Incognito said:
That's just reminded me of something from politics years ago. A newspaper political correspondent or editor who made a big thing about provoking Alister Campbell into nearly hitting him in the mid 90's. He seems to be getting the same kick out of annoying those two, but just makes him a limited one trick pony, the "Anti-Donald". Long term it could damage both his and WMS's reputations, as they might only be seen to have a negative, anti club hierarchy agenda. Which might mean less engagement from the club not just with them, but other fan groups. There is already enough journalists, newspapers, media groups and so on out there that hate us that they'll happily pick up on something negative to give us a kicking without tools like him feeding them even more, particularly if it's undeserved and un-necessary. The best he can do is to wind his neck in and sit down and let things take their course. Give out grief when it's required, but also give some credit when it's due and accept when you're wrong. Sadly I don't think he will, I think he like the sound of his own voice too much and his ego s getting bigger.
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The best he can do is to wind his neck in and sit down and let things take their course. Give out grief when it's required, but also give some credit when it's due and accept when you're wrong. Sadly I don't think he will, I think he like the sound of his own voice too much and his ego s getting bigger.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...og/2011/jun/06/newspapers-national-newspapers
 
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Takeover talk seems to have gone off track lately , no pressure Smug but do your Sunday snippet phone calls still come through over the seasonal period , we need glimmers of hope to start off the new year - anything going on?
 
Bigmackem said:
Takeover talk seems to have gone off track lately , no pressure Smug but do your Sunday snippet phone calls still come through over the seasonal period , we need glimmers of hope to start off the new year - anything going on?
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The only news I've had is about Newcastle which is that the Saudis are still interested and their £17m deposit will still stand if it goes through.

The HMRC have asked for paperwork from 6 years previous to their original enquiries.
 
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