Do The First Team Players Read This Forum? (3 Viewers)

[Finham]

Anyone got any idea? I know they use Twitter etc but that is more universal and people get copied directly in to stuff. I would HOPE that our players have been given the "steer well clear" of here!

The reason I ask is that it surely impacts the tone used when discussing player performance. I wouldn't want to be part of the cause of a players head dropping! On the other hand, this season-more than any other-has had an atmosphere where criticism isn't encouraged. Obviously I appreciate that's mainly because of calls to give new players a chance, but it does seem to go a bit further than usual-is it because of a concern that players might be reading?

 

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[shmmeee]

I fucking hope not

 

[procdoc]

If Simms had to read Hamertime’s drivel I’d feel sorry for the lad

 

[chiefdave]

They will no doubt have been told to steer clear of forums in general but you can pretty much guarantee there will be at least a couple who can't resist a look

 

[AOM]

This place can be a bit mental at times, but it's a lot more sensible and reasonable than the fan groups and official club pages on Facebook and Instagram.
Players actually comment on the posts on the club page as well so they must see some of the mad stuff that gets posted sometimes

 

[Bad Boy]

Picture the scene at Ryton as they get ready for their training session....Simms to Wright....'Have you seen this that Bad Boy has written about you Haji, what a complete fucking knob'!

And then the whole squad all fall over laughing like the Martians in the Smash advert.

 

[blunted]

Course we do

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Savage would praise himself on forums

Robbie Savage has said he used to post on fan message boards under an alias because he was insecure about what supporters would say about him.

www.espn.com

 

[JimmyHillsbeard]

Savage would praise himself on forums

Robbie Savage has said he used to post on fan message boards under an alias because he was insecure about what supporters would say about him.

www.espn.com

Was going to tell the exact same story.

Pretty certain that McSheff had a direct line to GMK, and I think we did establish that Better Days and SBB were connected to Jodi Jones and Dom Hyam

 

[Finham]

This place can be a bit mental at times, but it's a lot more sensible and reasonable than the fan groups and official club pages on Facebook and Instagram.
Players actually comment on the posts on the club page as well so they must see some of the mad stuff that gets posted sometimes

Yeah I use this place as the relatively sane alternative to FB, Twitter etc. Those places are just cess pits! I consider us quite obscure-but higher quality-by comparison!

 

[Finham]

Course we do

Irony is you could be telling the truth but we'd never know.

 

[shmmeee]

Yeah I use this place as the relatively sane alternative to FB, Twitter etc. Those places are just cess pits! I consider us quite obscure-but higher quality-by comparison!

 

[Grendel]

Savage would praise himself on forums

Robbie Savage has said he used to post on fan message boards under an alias because he was insecure about what supporters would say about him.

www.espn.com

Well we know who max biamou is on here then

 

[AOM]

Yeah I use this place as the relatively sane alternative to FB, Twitter etc. Those places are just cess pits! I consider us quite obscure-but higher quality-by comparison!

I am disappointed the new player songs made on here haven't been able to infiltrate the wider CBS society though. Need more people on the inside

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

Yeah I use this place as the relatively sane alternative to FB, Twitter etc. Those places are just cess pits! I consider us quite obscure-but higher quality-by comparison!

I feel like this place needs longer to acclimatise but once you're used to how people post it's far superior.

 

[fatso]

They couldn't give a flying fuck what any of us think about them.

The only delicate little wall flowers are the odd posters on here who think any negativity will upset the players.

Players are only interested in their careers, and picking up their inflated wages, the only opinion they give a toss about is MR.

Did Vik or Gus stay because we all loved them? Did they fuck! First club who came along and offered a bigger pay check got them.

 

[chiefdave]

I feel like this place needs longer to acclimatise but once you're used to how people post it's far superior.

is that a polite way of saying once you've worked out who to ignore

 

[speedie87]

I think Kevin kilbane dm’d once after I stuck up for him in a thread!

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

is that a polite way of saying once you've worked out who to ignore

Just takes a while to work out who's likely to be joking, who's not and other idiosyncrasies. Sarcasm doesn't always come across on forums. New people getting worried they needed to print their Wembley tickets out in colour being a prime (and very funny) example.

 

[Mcbean]

I think they prefer Faceshite as that is full of even more experienced fifa managers than here

 

[bawtryneal]

MR does !

 

[bawtryneal]

Grendel is his favourite poster !

 

[Jonny]

Yeah I use this place as the relatively sane alternative to FB, Twitter etc. Those places are just cess pits! I consider us quite obscure-but higher quality-by comparison!

You've got to be taking the piss, all as bad as each other! No point looking at any of them unless we win 6-0, and even then you'll have some twat saying it should've been 7.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

I feel like this place needs longer to acclimatise but once you're used to how people post it's far superior.

New signings need time to gel, get used to their teammates and learn the system

 

[MacReady]

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Properly LOL’d at this

 

[Esoterica]

One would hope not. But if they do....sorry Fadz!

McFadzean's got a funny face. He looks like he's started to melt a bit and then been put straight in the fridge.

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

Dom Hyam used to be on here a lot

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I'd always assumed that slowpoke was a Chris Hussey burner account

 

[curly_tom]

Just takes a while to work out who's likely to be joking, who's not and other idiosyncrasies. Sarcasm doesn't always come across on forums. New people getting worried they needed to print their Wembley tickets out in colour being a prime (and very funny) example.

This confuses me. I asked if they need to be printed but am not new and wasn’t being sarcastic…


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[Finham]

I think Kevin kilbane dm’d once after I stuck up for him in a thread!

Wasn't it him whose missus had a go at someone for criticising him?!

 

[Finham]

MR does !

Pretty sure MR does-or is given the "highlights"-as his rant about some of the speculation being "ridiculous, disgusting" was just after @Greggs had claimed Todd Kane was shitting in peoples socks!

 

[Finham]

I'd always assumed that slowpoke was a Chris Hussey burner account

Slow-burner maybe!

 

[Grendel]

Wasn't it him whose missus had a go at someone for criticising him?!

That was O Donovan

 

[Finham]

That was O Donovan

Well she barely had any right to complain in that case.

 

[Calista]

I am sure players are warned / educated not to look at forums, but I’d be amazed if they weren’t tempted, and even if they don’t read it personally, both praise and criticism will seep through to them. They don’t exist in a bubble, and some (especially younger players) are bound to take things to heart, it’s human nature. It’s their career and they won’t all be cocky and sure of themselves. Some stuff on here is unfair or even offensive if you look at it in that light, and definitely couldn’t be classed as support for CCFC.

Edit: I’m not of course referring to fair criticism of performances, I mean the small minority of people who think it’s fine to abuse a player from behind their keyboard. Every squad member at CCFC (or any other professional football club) has overcome hundreds of tough obstacles to make it as far as they have, and they deserve respect for that, online just the same as in person. Making it into a Championship squad is awesome. You can’t reduce all of that achievement to saying a guy is shit.