What is tiresome, is making what I consider to be wholly reasonable posts about the direction the club seems to be heading, and getting slagged off without proper debate. My basic premise since the new Board came in has always been a need to be vigilant about their actions and motives...which given the circumstances of the takeover, seems wholly reasonable. The ins and outs up to last week suggesting that continued vigilance is prudent.
As regards the manager; at the time of KMac's appointment I stated I was happy with him, and he shouldn't be judged on his work for 12/13, but for 13/14 when the circumstances would change radically due to the need to downsize the club, and the inevitable reliance on kids and loans...of course many stated that this was the usual doom laden bollocks.
At no point, have I criticised the policy of downsizing the club, as I've always stated we're a small club, a fact I hope is reflected in the remunerations taken by the Board members for their "time". Of course stating we're a small club, leads to the usual criticism for Eeyore like tendencies.
I've no problem with initiatives like the gigs, as long as the pitch doesn't get ruined, as has previously happened...I've welcomed the news that pitch investment is to be kept at the previous recent levels...
I like initiatives like the proposal to stick a roof on the Bank...but will like it even more if it actually happens.
My main concern atm is the impact of Lee Power...it may be coincidence that in the week he's formally announced as effectively DoF, the manager quits, KMac had previously stated he'd been communicating with him so the announcement might have been no more than a formality.
It may even be that Power has something planned out all ready, so we'll get a seamless transition...guess we'll find out soon enough for better or worse.
I have read this forum for years before registering and you have always been by far THE most negative of posters that I have read, by miles.
You are always evasive when confronted and in the way a politician would answer you bypass the question and make yourself so hard done by.
You are more to blame than many for creating a divide between fans calling them happy clappers/doom mongers.
Not ever has any poster said all is rosy at STFC yet you decide that they have and created your own argument based upon your own Swindon insecurites, lets face it you love an argument and yes sometimes you have a good argument but most of the time it is to get a reaction from people such as Flasheart or Pauld or DV or Peter Venkman or whoever is the target for having some optimism etc etc and anyone that makes a personal attack against these posters you seem to back them up shouting down their opinions as much as they do yours.....your post is incredibly ironic that you cannot see that you yourself do EXACTLY what you moan at others for doing about shouting down posts without argument.
Cant we just agree to disagree on opinions rather than trying to create a divide amongst fans for "scoring points" on a fucking internet forum? pathetic in the extreme.
I am neither a happy clapper or doom monger and I dont think anyone else is, we all have worries about the ownership but some of us are much more tolerant of other people opinions and dont label them immediately...which creates animosity between groups...groups which certain posters like to create themselves and label other posters in despite there actually being no differing groups at all.
We are ALL concerned even the ones that seem more optimistic.
That is all I am ever going to say on the subject.
Lets just get on with supporting Swindon through thick and thin, some fans fuck off at the first sign of trouble but almost all of us it would seem want the club to be successful and win things and maybe with the right manager coming in we actually can start doing that again, I for one want to get back to supporting Swindon on the pitch and not being overly concerned by whats going on behind the scenes again.
I will become anti board if and when I am given reason to do so, currently they seem to be doing pretty much the right thing and maybe Kevin Mac actually left because he felt he couldn't do the job? I dont think he needs to come out in public as it could harm his chances of employment in the future and it could harm the club, he did the honourable thing and resigned....lets move on and get the new manager in, whether its somebody with a Spurs link or not I don't care as long as we produce the good on the pitch where it matters.....and if we dont them we move on with another manager.
We as fans will be around a fucking lot longer than ANY manager or player at the club so we follow who is in charge and a divided fan base does nothing for support of the team at all so why dont we try and back the team whoever is in charge?
