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Does anyone know when Mark Devlin is due to return to his stfc duties? I know he was reported to be back in hospital a while ago, but surely he will be ready to return soon. I hope so anyway as I have had it completely with his salad dodging temporary 'plastic' replacement Martyn Smarmes, specially after last nights political performance at the forum where he did not answer questions like a true tory politico. I actually tried to make eye contact with him a couple of times last night but I didn't register on his radar unfortunately. A very odd man indeed with the personality of an un-bugged council wheelie bin. Sturrock was very impressive on the other hand and seems a genuine man wanting to do good for the club and himself.

Health permitting, I suspect devlin still has to run the daunting gauntlet of Smarmes holt and Gray about the alleged 750k overspend during the summer, but once he has done that it would be nice to think that Sturrock has a decent CeO to interact with and the fans can relate to.

What about Mike Sullivan? Shouldn't he be about ready to return to the marketing fold by now?

Holt's gone....

Like he was 'gone' at the agm....  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Laugh at your own joke!! ha ha ha. Shit. I did the same.

in all honesty i don't think Mark D will be returning. the board have all ready made it clear thay blame him for the overspend.

In no honesty Devlin will be back

IIRC, after the AGM Holt was pretty much telling people he would be coming back on the board now that nasty man Dennis Wise had gone. Whereas I have more chance of growing a womb than Mark Devlin has of resuming employment under the current regime. Says it all really - take your pick.

I cant believe anyone who went to the fans forum can be so uninformed about the current state of STFC. Mark Devlin was the on other side of the infamous Bill Power/Dunwoody split.

As for Smarmes. it wouldnt suprise me one bit if the bloke has the charisma of a brick. Getting used to useless yes men from Newbury now.

I don't recall Devlin and the Power/Dunwoody split being discussed at the forum.

So what if he was involved with Power anyway. He is presumably on sick leave and is still an employee of the club. You can't go around sacking people for no good or sound reason for fucks sake. All the inuendo from Smarmes and Holt about him being responsible for the overspend does not really matter a jot. The guy either is or isn't comming back. Does anyone know anything more about this? Maybe Devlin knows he'll be sacked so is playing for time and taking all the sick pay he can get, or is still very ill (if so, get well soon Mark).

Also what about Sullivan? When is he due back? Didn't he make an appearance at a match a while ago? I thought he was well on the way back.

Also, why have the supporters club 'get well soon' flags dissapeared from the bank? I've seen this mentioned elsewhere a couple of times in the last weeks but nobody seems to come up with an answer. Did Smarmes order them down? Were they stolen? come on.

Despite Sturrocks welcome arrival there does still seem to be an undercurrent in the background. Can someone in the know throw some light on this for me please?

Devlin, along with Power and Sullivan have been villafied by the current board.

How do we know what the board have said is thr truth? They dont exactly have a good track record in this area do they.

I am going to wait to hear the other side of the story first

very wise bart,although as much as i liked devlin if im honest his track record is not brilliant is it

in what way?  I know people will label the ticket price increase but Diamandis implement them and Devlin actually suggested it was a bad idea.

His previous employment history was coming into clubs with big financial problems and starting the process of recovery through cuts and promotions - like the 1st time he was here.  This was always why I was a bit puzzled by the accusations levelled against him, because if anything his history suggests he'd be more likely the man looking for cuts.  That's what made me believe the side that suggested he was acting within what he felt was the budget, it's just that nobody set anything in stone and everyone went off in their own directions.

cant be assed to go into the ins and outs rob,but it seems the reasons why he eventually left qpr were a bit contreversial

Controversial as in the director had a gun pointed at his head and felt he could no longer trust any of them so sacked them all.

As i said, i am going to wait till i hear both sides of the story before coming to any conculsions.

Knowing Mark Devlin and the way he conducts himself/competency however i doubt the boards angle at this stage

What, they're making them wear claret and blue? Surely shome mishtake

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jesus man if you're going to disagree with somebody, at least back it up with something other than "oh i can't be arsed to explain".

as others have said, i don't think devlin's departure from qpr was suspicious at all...unless he was the one holding the gun?

whats the qpr story then?

you dont think it was strange sonic that he was supposed to have wrote his own contract up days before he got the bullet,its all good saying he saved sinking ships etc when he went to these clubs ,but did he really,the clubs were in the shit when he was there 1st time round,

hmmmm well if they were aquitted that means they are innocent I suppose.

sounds dodgy though.

wasn't that posted on a qpr forum by an ex-director though? not sure i believe it to be fair.

if it's true then arriba's right, his track record isn't whiter than white but who knows for sure? we know as well as anyone the bullshit that football boards spout.

At no point in any of the articles I have read is MrD mentioned.

As a footnote

He has my backing 150% Deano old boy !

Arriba hasn't posted on this thread :wink:

fucks sake, macca's using the avatar arriba used awhile back

thats fair enough mate and fair play to you

fuckin cunt

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Paladini made an allegation about him writing his own contract (which kind of suggests he was employed without a contract).

Paladini is the same guy who alleged these men held him at gunpoint (the case where everyone was acquitted).

Even if it were true, it's a bit odd that someone would be able to write their own contract and that it would become legally binding - in fact, it's not possible as you can't make a contract with yourself.

For obvious reasons I took a great interest in the whole QPR court case. It should be made clear that all of the six men accused were given not guilty verdicts. As I understand it, not one piece of forensic evidence was provided that could place any of the men in the room where the event was supposed to have taken place (my old office incidentally!), let alone whether there was ever any gun/s involved. Very fortunately I was away on holiday, in Sicily of all places, when this incident allegedly took place, and I was never interviewed by the police. As for writing my own contract, It is weird that I was never accused of that by QPR, as part of their defence, when my employment situation went legal. Anyhow, On to more positive things. The support in Torquay looked fantastic, I trust a good weekend was had by all. I was really looking forward to that particular away game as I have relatives who live just a few minutes walk from Plainmoor.

Thanks for that Mark

Hope you are feeling better after another stint in hospital and hope Stan and the rest are ok.

Take care of yourself and good luck Mark, as previously mentioned you have my full backing !

And mine

Having never spent any real time in hospital before, having to spend a total of nearly six weeks inside felt like a life sentence. My wife keeps telling me how lucky we are just to still be around, but at the time it was really frustrating and incredibly boring. Stan has started to walk unaided again, although he does a great Douglas Bader impression, and he is making very good progress. Many thanks again for your best wishes.

Sorry, should just also mention that Mike Sullivan and Bill Power are also making good if slow, In Bill's case, recoveries.

Thats ace news

Once again good luck for the coming months !!!

thats great to here Mark. all the best to all of you. get well soon.

All the best to Stan and yourself Mark

With regards to your previous post, the important thing at the weekend was I got well drunk in Torquay  8)

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Nice one Daffyd !

Bet you weren't the only one. Can you remember much?

will you be coming along to any games this season mark, either home or away?

if you do, be sure to pop into a pub beforehand and i'm sure everyone will buy you a pint

(i might even stretch to a half)

Everyone was drunk! When your better come join us in the County Ground for a beer! Drinks on me! We NEED and WANT you back at the County Ground ASAP! Dont forget the Flashers Mac as its winter now!  :wink:

I hope to get to a game, although I need to sort out my situation with the club first I guess. And the good news is that I'm a really cheap date because all the anti biotics I'm on mean I'm limited to coke at the moment.

Yes, you see that Gazza chap above?

He was bloody hassling me in the bar. Ban him from the CG please  8)

Only nonces use medication as an excuse not to drink Mark  :mrgreen:

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ACE

JUST PLAIN FUCKING ACE !

Come to an away game then Mark !

Ill come and pick you and Stan up !

Away game it is then. And Dave, is it ok if I add a vodka to the coke then :beers:

Sounds like L&P to City all over again  :?

I looked for the Quiet & Ashamed forum today. I can't find it, can somebody please point me in the right direction?

Love Si

Mark, when you next speak to Bill Power, tell him Mike Wilks probably wants a word (and a few million quid), and then we'll set Bill up with the comfiest, most aircrash-recovery-suited seat in the director's box the football league has ever seen.

  As founder of Q and A, I thought about setting up a  website dedicated to the aims of the organisation....but finally felt too ashamed to bother. Instead posting quietly on here, and engaging like minded fans in attending matches, wearing whatever you want, and generally being sullen and grumpy, seemed a better idea.

  Q and A will not be running any mini vans to Dongland, but advises fans to make their own way, quietly.   Especially on NY day, which rightly is usually a day of sepulchral  silence at matches.

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Can I join Reg ?

   Membership of Q and A is open to all members of TEF, irrespective of gender,  handicap, or sexual orientation.  Not so sure about religion.  Whatever happened to Nils?

He went quietly

Wow Mark, you really are the most brilliantest person in the world ever! You're the bestest at everything and you have amazing taste in cheese! I eat some halloumi every night in honour of how brilliant you are at doing stuff!

CHRIST ON A BIKE :x

Fair play to Devo, but having a bunch of nerdlingers on a forum fawning over you should be enough to make the poor fella run a mile....maybe not run...sort of hobble....I think I've gone too far.

I'm not worthy of Halloumi. I'm sure there's someone else who'd appreciate it though.

   Its a sign....

Nice to hear from you Mark. Can you tell us anything about your situation at the moment? I appreciate that you still have some issues to resolve, but you have effectively been hung out to dry by our nice caring board, with very little comming the other way from yourself, Bill Power and Mike Sullivan. It all seems a bit one sided here in Swindon and I would love to know where you guys stand with all the shenanigans after the plane crash. btw: Send all our regards to Bill Power, your son Stan, Mike Sullivan and the pilot and all of you get well soon. I won't offer to buy you a pint when you visit a game as you already have quite a little posse forming now, and they might get bitchy if I try to join in.. :mrgreen:

Doubt he can comment for legal reasons, I think the real question is when he became a coke head???  I mean giving up beer for it!!!  Enough stupid posting.....
Good luck with the future hope to see you back at the club, Good luck to all four of you

Don't nonces use medication in other people's drinks?  :shock:

Often wondered where this phrase originates from, especially given that bikes were not invented, or even close to being invented back in the early AD's.

Mr D, are you allowed to purchase tickets from the club? or do you require people to smuggle you in at the moment?

Rob, I guess purchasing tickets would not be an issue.

I could get you a coupe of comps :wink:

Up by the Directors box ?   :wink:

i'll sort you out with a line or two in the bogs of the cgh. :wink:

Is that an open invite arriba?

I think that if you're the son of god things like stuff not being invented yet isn't to much of an issue. I bet Jesus was constantly chilling on hover-boards with his ipod.

was that supposed to sound obscene?

no,it was an attempt at humour

 :shock: .......... :mrgreen: