Press restrictions.

[herthab]

What is really worrying about this press ban is that the kit is going to look very creased.

Best post today.

[BambooToTheFuture]

Yeah, but dissobeying the club might get your access to club staff limited.

Oh.

haha, aren't they in that catch22 situation anyway. Also since when were they employed by the club? 

[Honkytonk]

Best post today.

Obviously from a man who has never tried to iron a synthetic kit.

[herthab]

Obviously from a man who has never tried to iron a synthetic kit.

Inside out on low heat......

[michael]

Has Lee Power missed a trick here, how about this for another Brighton import:

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/14/brighton-council-try-charge-200-recording-fee-interview

£200 per session, multiplied by each outlet would very quickly pay for some proper testing of his mate's smart phone app.

[Honkytonk]

Inside out on low heat......

Is that possible in a corby?

[deltaincline]

Sandy Grey was fucking useless at general PR duties during the Diamandis era, but Chris Tanner kept things ticking along on the website and fed the journos with tit bits to keep them busy.

Even Martyn Starnes, who was a bona fide cunt by the way, had a bit of media nous. Granted, he spent most of his time noshing Bob Holt, Androikou and Diamandis, but he played the game even during the dark days and the playing side of the business carried on as normal.

Good as he may have been last season by bringing in a few decent players, Lee Power is a paranoid cunt with no fucking idea about modern day media and general PR.

He needs to bring someone in, sharpish, because it's inevitable that the situation will get out of hand when things are not going well on the pitch.

[Ardiles]

Interesting article (& comments) in the Guardian.

Guardian: Swindon Town FC Bans Media Outlets from Press Conferences

[herthab]

Is that possible in a corby?

Good point.

[Nemo]

Interesting article (& comments) in the Guardian.

Guardian: Swindon Town FC Bans Media Outlets from Press Conferences

"Power suggested the Advertiser had 'backed the wrong horse' in a boardroom leadership battle"

Really? I don't remember the Adver being on Team Jed?

[tans]

Me neither, if anything they were Pro Power!

[kaufman]

I think Power is referring to earlier goings on before the court case when the Adver has quite a few exclusives with Jed/Ged hearing his side of things.

I certainly remember Jed in the adver a lot at the time.
In hindsight that was always going to be the case when you consider the personalities of the two men.

[Chrystovski]

"Power suggested the Advertiser had 'backed the wrong horse' in a boardroom leadership battle"

Really? I don't remember the Adver being on Team Jed?

The bloke needs to grow up, he's acting like a spoilt child.
I've certainly lost a bit of faith & trust in him this summer.

Hearing players talk passionately about the club, targets for the season, talking about his team mates, the gaffer etc all make you feel connected to the club & the players. I don't know about anyone else but despite the great run last season I never felt as connected with the club or players as I have done in the past. Such as the PDC, Wise & Poyet or Andy King eras. I think this came down to the lack of knowledge about what's going on behind the scenes etc.

I will always follow Swindon and as long as I can afford a season ticket, I will buy one but I can see why the odd neutral or part time supporter wouldn't part with their hard earned cash to watch us. If you have no history or affiliation with the club and you hear about the press ban and all of the cloak & dagger malarkey you'd stay well clear.

[kaufman]

If and this is an important "If" Power is legit and running it as a business, a business that benefits the future of the club on and off the pitch, would you rather take the ride that Di Canio and Wray took us down, or the boardroom antics when Andy King was here, compared to this regime?

We were given a shed load of information in the Wray and Dicanio era, more connection than we could take, but behind the scenes we know the finances were handled extremely poorly.
Whether we had a sugar daddy or not (in the case of Black)

It should be an easy answer but completely understand why people get frustrated.
We can't have it all I'm afraid, last season was the closest we've got to getting it right in 15 years.

I'm aware i'm writing nothing of note we don't already know, just how I see it.

[Reg Smeeton]

The bloke needs to grow up, he's acting like a spoilt child.
I've certainly lost a bit of faith & trust in him this summer.

Hearing players talk passionately about the club, targets for the season, talking about his team mates, the gaffer etc all make you feel connected to the club & the players. I don't know about anyone else but despite the great run last season I never felt as connected with the club or players as I have done in the past. Such as the PDC, Wise & Poyet or Andy King eras. I think this came down to the lack of knowledge about what's going on behind the scenes etc.

I will always follow Swindon and as long as I can afford a season ticket, I will buy one but I can see why the odd neutral or part time supporter wouldn't part with their hard earned cash to watch us. If you have no history or affiliation with the club and you hear about the press ban and all of the cloak & dagger malarkey you'd stay well clear.

So you felt no connection to players like Thompson N and L, but did to players like Leon Clarke and Lucas Magera  and felt more connected when the club was run by someone barred from directorship, who'd bought into the club for a laugh.