New beginnings - 25% Truth, 80% Bollocks

[Batch]

You got blocked Simon 🤣

Haha. I did take the piss out of his use of bold font a bit

[RobertT]

"I'd like to clarify something I said"

Seems par for the course.

[Cowley38]

Clem Morfuni sounds more like Lee Power every day

[Batch]

We do love a statement

https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2023/september/a-message-from-clem-morfuni

He did get that a bit (lot) wrong on the night, and I'm glad he's addressed it.

[Jimmy HaveHave]

I maybe wrong but don't ever recall Power swearing in a live interview.

[RobertT]

He did get that a bit (lot) wrong on the night, and I'm glad he's addressed it.

I mean, it wasn't just a lot wrong, it was a fucking re-write.  If anything, the fans gifted the football club a 50% ownership of the Ground, Eady having been a fan.  So the club didn't let the fans have anything.  Some fucking gratitude wouldn't go amiss, and it wouldn't surprise me if it was the Eady Trust pushing for that apology.

[Nemo]

It was a clumsy and stupid thing to say and I'm glad he's clarified it but I'm really not sure this is some kind of beyond the pale moment that some seem to. I'd be more worried about the things he's done (or not done) than the things he said in the moment.

[RobertT]

It was a clumsy and stupid thing to say and I'm glad he's clarified it but I'm really not sure this is some kind of beyond the pale moment that some seem to. I'd be more worried about the things he's done (or not done) than the things he said in the moment.

I'm not worried - I think his slips of the tongue just bely the way he operates, which is with very little regard for the fans, despite the PR.  What is clear is that there isn't really a coherent plan in play and it seems evident he is far removed from any details or the operation.  It's a pretty big thing to have occurred in the history of the club, let alone the tenure of Clem.  You'd think it wouldn't be that hard to remember what happened.  But no, a need to show himself to be some fans saviour meant he forgot the details and fucked up.

[UTR]

I’ve checked out of the ownership issue debates but these fan arguments of “he’s the devil” Vs “he’s our lord and saviour that cannot be questioned” are very reminiscent of the same early Power debates. You’d have hoped as a fan base we’d have learnt something from that and instead realised that the reality is usually at least somewhere in the middle.

[RobertT]

My lack of presence on X or FB probably helps my sanity I presume, because nearly every poster is a shade of grey on here, no?  Very few, if any, going full believer and maybe one or two ready to dig a hole in some dark secluded woods.

[RobertT]

And 80%+ of the fanbase probably isn't even paying any attention.

[Mooneyraker]

I’ve checked out of the ownership issue debates but these fan arguments of “he’s the devil” Vs “he’s our lord and saviour that cannot be questioned” are very reminiscent of the same early Power debates. You’d have hoped as a fan base we’d have learnt something from that and instead realised that the reality is usually at least somewhere in the middle.

Was the reality with Power “somewhere in the middle”?

[UTR]

Was the reality with Power “somewhere in the middle”?

“At least”. I could have worded that better to be honest but it’s a Friday night

[theakston2k]

I’m confused as to the point of that statement, he doesn’t actually admit that what he said on Wednesday was a complete fabrication of the truth or apologise for it. It’s clear in his own head he believes what he said on Wednesday is the real ‘truth’.

[RobertT]

Was the reality with Power “somewhere in the middle”?

You see, it could be.  Just very far to one side.  If we follow the advice of some, and ignore the behind the scenes stuff because it's not our club and we can't change anything, then Power managed a Div 3 Play Off Final, a further Div 3 Play Off finish and a L2 Championship alongside a record transfer fee received (I'm ignoring the two relegations to the bottom Division for the sake of making a stupid point).