Franchise V Swindon (Not an offical match day thread)

[Batch]

Treat the fans with a bit of respect.

Fuck off Dave.

[Bogus Dave]

Perhaps respect was a bit strong. They get looked at in the same light as rapists and baby murderers though, which is wrong

[Batch]

I only meant to disrespect the call for respect.

They get looked at in the same light as rapists and baby murderers though

No they don't. Nobody is saying that. They should however be treated as lepers when it comes to matters of football.

[Bogus Dave]

Ohhh i don't even know why i'm angry any more. I just get annoyed when people start being abusive and mean.

Apologies all round

[Batch]

No need to apologise. I hope you turned red with rage

[herthab]

I think we should treat Arsenal supporters with the same contempt.

After spending the first 27 years of their existence in South East London they relocated to North London in 1913, the first real franchised club. The bloke who masterminded it was Sir Henry Norris who decided that the lack of support and financial contstraints imposed by being in Woolwich could be relieved by ripping the club away from the community that founded and supported it and moving it across the river to Highbury.

Lets all piss on his grave and refuse to go to the Emirates!

Arsenal = Franchise scum.

[pauld]

Jesus fucking christ. It's a football club at the end of the day

No, it's not. It's a fucking stain on our national heritage.

the bloke doesn't deserve this much abuse

Yes he does, for all the reasons stated. He is actively participating in and supporting the theft of a long established club's league place and attempted theft of their identity. You'd be fucking fuming if it was us and the longer this abomination survives the more likely that some other equally dodgy fucker as Winkleman will look at a club in trouble and say "Hmmm, well it worked for Milton Keynes". That could easily have been us a couple of years ago. MKFranchise and their collaborators deserve all the abuse and vitriol they get. And there's no expiry time on that.

But thanks for telling us the weather's bad, though.

[PetsWinPrizes]

Perhaps respect was a bit strong. They get looked at in the same light as rapists and baby murderers though, which is wrong

Erm did any one actually say that? No. Away from his choice of football team I'm sure he's a lovely bloke, but no real supporter should ever 'respect' MK Don fans.

Stockport are in a bit of trouble at the moment, shall we move them to, say, Telford, after all 'it's only a football club at the end of the day'

[herthab]

But what about Arsenal?

Shall we get a petition up?

[PetsWinPrizes]

But what about Arsenal?

Shall we get a petition up?

Ah the predictable Arsenal argument, usually gets wheeled out in these arguments, though generally by Franchise fans. They moved to another ground in the same city, completely different case.

[herthab]

Ah the predictable Arsenal argument, usually gets wheeled out in these arguments, though generally by Franchise fans. They moved to another ground in the same city, completely different case.

Is it fuck a different case! We're talking about London here and a move across the river is not a small add-on to your journey (Particularly in 1913!).

A community in South East London was robbed of it's local team and an area in North London was gifted one.

And, just like Arsenal, after a few more years no one will give a toss.

I'm not saying it's right, but it is what will happen.

[BANGKOK RED]

Would somebody please poke Dave in the eye, quite viciously.

Hang on, he deleted his post?

[suttonred]

Far be it from me to stir things up, but he shouldn't get abuse, the club should, as should any club that moves to a different area. And dont forget AFC aren't immune playing in Kingston

[Bennett]

I hope you turned red with rage

tee hee, that'd be quite amusing

[china red]

Jesus fucking christ. It's a football club at the end of the day, the bloke doesn't deserve this much abuse.

Like many of these arguments, at the end of the day it's only football. Nobody dies, the world keeps on spinning. Stop being so immature

Its people thinking like this which is why this was allowed to happen in the first place.  Its absolutely fucking ridiculous that people can be so apathetic about this issue.  Franchise should not and never should have been allowed to take over from Wimbledon.  Do we want a league which operates like the NFL where franchises are ten a penny.