what did that sean-o for england guy write about in the first place then? i must have missed that before it got deleted?
My original letter (I post on there as Sean-O) read as follows:
Mr. Diamandis,
Please let me begin by saying that I mean no disrespect by the following, I'm merely a fan of the club wishing to express my opinion, as is the purpose of this forum.
As you quite clearly read this forum, and ususally request the removal of any post that expresses a negative opinion about you, no matter how valid, be removed, I was wondering if you'd care to explain your reasons for doing this?
If it wasn't for opinions, both good and bad, then there would be no point in having a forum. You clearly don't mind if we say negative things about the lacklustre players and management teams you have employed, yet you seem to believe that being on Sir Seton Wills' payroll should exclude you from such opinion. Even God himself is not immune to negative opinion, so I can only believe that you do, in fact, believe yourself to be more important than the creator of Heaven and Earth. You should perhaps note at this point that you aren't.
The fact that you would rather hide away from criticism than be a man and answer it leads me to believe that you are a coward. This would explain the fact that you seem to have all of the business acumen of a dying seal, because you don't have the guts to make the big decisions or deal with the public that you are responsible to.
If, having read to this point, you've managed not to have the thread deleted, I congratulate you. You're clearly beginning to show some signs of being a mature adult.
If you are any kind of man, let your critics criticise, then set the record straight. If you need help doing this, then I'm sure that Mark Devlin would be happy to help you. He is, by some considerable distance, the finest representative of the STFC board in recent memory. He answers his critics and takes on board all input from the fans, no matter how small and unimportant. You could learn a lot, and earn a lot of respect from doing the same.
As I said above, I don't mean any disrespect by this, but since you effectively run this football club, all I, or any of us, ask is that you treat the fans with a modicum of respect and stop looking down on us as merely people you can bleed into poverty with extortionate pricing and poor conditions. I have been a Swindon Town fan my whole life, and you'd be hard pressed to find anyone more loyal, but I refuse to stand by and watch you treat the fans like pawns while you run this club out of business. If you would like to sit down with me face to face and try and persuade me of whatever good it is you do for this club, I'm happy to listen. I'm not a coward. I'm happy to take criticism to my face, and I'm happy to criticise you to yours.
I'm going to finish this message by leaving you an ultimatum - either answer your critics or turn in your resignation. As they say in my line of business, it's always better to walk out under your own power with your head held high than to be forced or carried out.
