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« on: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 17:05:51 » |
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Good Luck to them.... sadly a small club who made the "big time" in Scotland too fast and have lived beyond their means. There owner is in hospital and therefore has stopped giving the club money. The club play their home games miles away in Motherwell. The club are in debt and have to get £30,000 tomorrow to pay players, book hotels or thats the end of it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/7291519.stm |
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janaage
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 17:21:22 » |
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I think the SPL deserve a fair share of the criticism to a certain extent. Gretna are a tiny club, who should never have been allowed to groundshare with Motherwell, the club was just too small to cope.
Good luck to them, hopefully they can ride this storm out.
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 17:27:24 » |
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Noone can survive on the crowds they have got, wasn't it sub 500 the other day?
A real rags to riches to rags story. Hope they sort something out
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 17:27:45 » |
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Jumping up the divisions so fast has had such a bad impact on them. Thats why another year in League One would be good for us, by the end of next season we should be out of the red as Fitton stated, and the club will be more advanced with the stadium plans etc. Next season will be our year.  Good luck to Gretna. But I really can see them going under.  |
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 17:48:12 » |
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Real shame there's a great story behind the side. Hopefully they can re-structure and sort themselves out.
They remind me of Rubbish and Dustbins in a way when the wheels came off in League one after they lost their backer and promptly sank once again back into the conference.
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 17:57:42 » |
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Gretna's population is only about 3,000 I think??
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 18:08:35 » |
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I know it's the norm to say tough luck, hope they pull through, etc etc but I really really really don't give a fuck about cunting Gretna. Sorry. :|
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STFC_Gazzza
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 18:11:16 » |
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I know it's the norm to say tough luck, hope they pull through, etc etc but I really really really don't give a fuck about cunting Gretna. Sorry. :| Got to feel for the real Gretna fan base though who have supported the club, Sadly the benefactors gone and its gone tits up. Good luck to them but it looks very bleak indeed. |
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 18:19:38 » |
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I like for the fact they won me a forune in gambling alone. |
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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 18:55:43 » |
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I know it's the norm to say tough luck, hope they pull through, etc etc but I really really really don't give a fuck about cunting Gretna. Sorry. :| Got to feel for the real Gretna fan base though who have supported the club, Sadly the benefactors gone and its gone tits up. Good luck to them but it looks very bleak indeed. What, all 15 of them? Gretna were a rich mans toy: he bankrolled them to a ridiculous degree. How many would feel sorry for chelski if abramovich pulled out? I'd piss myself laughing.......................... |
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 18:59:21 » |
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I know it's the norm to say tough luck, hope they pull through, etc etc but I really really really don't give a fuck about cunting Gretna. Sorry. :| Got to feel for the real Gretna fan base though who have supported the club, Sadly the benefactors gone and its gone tits up. Good luck to them but it looks very bleak indeed. What, all 15 of them? Gretna were a rich mans toy: he bankrolled them to a ridiculous degree. How many would feel sorry for chelski if abramovich pulled out? I'd piss myself laughing.......................... I would feel sorry for the REAL chelsea fans not the glory hunters who showed up when Roman did. Gretna are fucked and I do feel sory for the 15 or so REAL Gretna fans  However too many clubs are trying to run before they can walk and suffer... |
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 19:02:02 » |
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It is all good and well the owner wanting to get them into the big league but he must have realised that with a population of 3000 he would be doomed to fail .
Ok maybe the Gretna fans have always dreamed of playing in the Spl but it seems to have come at a massive price and im sure the fans wish they were that little club again who had a doctor up front .
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 19:12:17 » |
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Maybe I'm being harsh, but surely they realised it couldn't be sustained?
Fitton appears to have the right idea (Thank God) stabilise the club and run it like a business, not a toy.
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« Reply #13 on: Sunday, March 16, 2008, 14:41:53 » |
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There fans travel to games on a JCB |
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« Reply #14 on: Sunday, March 16, 2008, 14:43:08 » |
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There fans travel to games on a JCB like Nizlopi? |
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