Supporters forum 6pm November 11th (8 Viewers)

[Wyken Sky Blue]

I thought he represented this forum so surely should ask those members who go to games agree with this?

I know, let's create a poll!

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[SKYBLUES90]

very over dramatic

have you ever been to a fans forum? we had many with fisher at our worse times. the people who attend these are proper fans. Not the Twitter type. passions were high but never any trouble

he said in his press release it would be a fans forum. it’s clearly not. It’s an invite for groups who pay £20,000 a year and is a regular fans forum not out the ordinary

Over the years I have yes, and most of the ones I have been too the same question is asked about 15 times just worded slightly differently by an over passionate fan.

 

[hill83]

We are in danger of making things even worse with all this pitchfork bollocks.

 

[djr8369]

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Genuinely Pete needs to stand down his role.

He’s acting like an anti owner type from the trust. He doesn’t represent anyone on here and his ego as well as character naivety means he should not attend the meeting.

I’m sure there’s a wealth of level headed, savvy and humble people on this forum who could take his place.





No offence folks.

 

[GIMOC]

Over the years I have yes, and most of the ones I have been too the same question is asked about 15 times just worded slightly differently by an over passionate fan.

so why did he mention in the statement saying details will follow knowing full well it’s invite only

he planned to go out today for media duties but soon backed out following the backlash

king has no experience in football. he has made many decisions rightly or wrongly on the footballing side. he needs to be held to account for these decisions

all good and well going on Talksport and cwr when the going is good. now the honeymoon period is over he is not enjoying the limelight

 

[Grendel]

I go to games and i agree with this. So fuck off back to your hovel

Fuck off you wank albatross

 

[Matt smith]

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I’m sure there’s a wealth of level headed, savvy and humble people on this forum who could take his place.





No offence folks.

Too right

 

[Darth Robins]

I thought he represented this forum so surely should ask those members who go to games agree with this?

So posting that in this thread wasn't a way of... asking members if they agree with it? It's a discussion forum, it's what it's for. You live on here, I'd have thought you'd know that. Nowhere was it said that every post in here was going on the official list of questions, why are you getting so bent out of shape about it to the extent that you're demanding he step down, is that just your default state or something?

Can't order a taxi for the manager at the moment, so you're just trying it on elsewhere. Must be a fun life.

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I’m sure there’s a wealth of level headed, savvy and humble people on this forum who could take his place.





No offence folks.

Some people really have so little going on in life they'd rather try and make the most thankless jobs even more thankless.

 

[Saddlebrains]

I dont even think it will take place

 

[Grendel]

So posting that in this thread wasn't a way of... asking members if they agree with it? It's a discussion forum, it's what it's for. You live on here, I'd have thought you'd know that. Nowhere was it said that every post in here was going on the official list of questions, why are you getting so bent out of shape about it to the extent that you're demanding he step down, is that just your default state or something?

Can't order a taxi for the manager at the moment, so you're just trying it on elsewhere. Must be a fun life.



Some people really have so little going on in life they'd rather try and make the most thankless jobs even more thankless.

Your meltdown end acting like a child is fun

 

[Darth Robins]

Your meltdown end acting like a child is fun

Aka I've made you look a twat and you've got no reply. Please continue with your valuable contributions to the forum.

 

[Sky Blue Heaven]

Doug was due to be a key note speaker at tomorrow’s Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce event with CWR’s Lorna Bailey being the compare. He’s now cancelled.

 

[Tommo1993]

Fuck off you wank albatross

Hey siri, add to notes ‘wank albatross’

 

[djr8369]

Doug was due to be a key note speaker at tomorrow’s Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce event with CWR’s Lorna Bailey being the compare. He’s now cancelled.

Those Chamber of Commerce lot are mental after a lunch time wine tbf

 

[Nick]

very over dramatic

have you ever been to a fans forum? we had many with fisher at our worse times. the people who attend these are proper fans. Not the Twitter type. passions were high but never any trouble

he said in his press release it would be a fans forum. it’s clearly not. It’s an invite for groups who pay £20,000 a year and is a regular fans forum not out the ordinary

I dont think Pete is paying 20k a year.

 

[GIMOC]

I dont think Pete is paying 20k a year.

I know many of the supporters groups have to pay for the package. There are different packages some range upto 20k. would these groups risk to upset king and risk losing the privileges?

 

[SKYBLUES90]

so why did he mention in the statement saying details will follow knowing full well it’s invite only

he planned to go out today for media duties but soon backed out following the backlash

king has no experience in football. he has made many decisions rightly or wrongly on the footballing side. he needs to be held to account for these decisions

all good and well going on Talksport and cwr when the going is good. now the honeymoon period is over he is not enjoying the limelight

Details too follow can be interpreted in many ways it doesn’t specifically say fans will be invited and really beyond telling us the reasons behind why the decision was made what else is he going to say. The results haven’t been good enough and they’ve acted immediately in the hope of change.

I don’t buy the no experience, he’s put a structure in place which from the outside appears to be aligned with what other clubs at this level and above operate within, there’s arguments on both sides for the right/wrong decisions he’s made down the line but MR himself has come out and said what King has done to try drive us to the next level. Was this all lies or said under duress?

 

[usskyblue]

Fuck off you wank albatross

 

[GIMOC]

Details too follow can be interpreted in many ways it doesn’t specifically say fans will be invited and really beyond telling us the reasons behind why the decision was made what else is he going to say. The results haven’t been good enough and they’ve acted immediately in the hope of change.

I don’t buy the no experience, he’s put a structure in place which from the outside appears to be aligned with what other clubs at this level and above operate within, there’s arguments on both sides for the right/wrong decisions he’s made down the line but MR himself has come out and said what King has done to try drive us to the next level. Was this all lies or said under duress?

robins never aired his dirty laundry out.

even under sisu he was very diplomatic about them. did that mean he agreed with them?

look at the time line of events since king has come in

he comes in to the season where it finished with the team almost reaching the prem. king had zero influence on that

following season, changes start to be implemented behind the scenes. change at the top happen. Murmurs start of unrest behind the scenes with king taking full control of the club

we then don’t offer Lawerence a new contract when giving one to adi and robins.

Iawerence then leaves and in comes a performance director. this performance director then starts to make changes. As the changes happen performances on the pitch drop

In all this, players who would have stayed if offered the right money go and get replaced by bang average players

Writing was on the wall for robins when this new performance director came in

 

[sw88]

Can he explain exactly what the clubs intentions are with this new set up, and is he confusing us for a better outfit than we are?

One coach (in Aled Williams) left since Robins return. Huge overhaul and change of approach with us now wanting a Head Coach rather than a manager. Is this his preferred approach or are we being led by other non footballing people, ie Dr Claire Whatsherface (might want to check her surname before asking ).

And will the fans who committed to the operation Premiership mark II ever see value for their investment?

 

[old_wheat]

- did king ban loan signings?
- did king block the signing of experienced midfielders?
- did Robins have a say in the last minute sale of Palmer?
- why didn’t King appoint Robin’s an assistant manager?

Does King also take responsibility for these mistakes?

 

[SKYBLUES90]

robins never aired his dirty laundry out.

even under sisu he was very diplomatic about them. did that mean he agreed with them?

look at the time line of events since king has come in

he comes in to the season where it finished with the team almost reaching the prem. king had zero influence on that

following season, changes start to be implemented behind the scenes. change at the top happen. Murmurs start of unrest behind the scenes with king taking full control of the club

we then don’t offer Lawerence a new contract when giving one to adi and robins.

Iawerence then leaves and in comes a performance director. this performance director then starts to make changes. As the changes happen performances on the pitch drop

In all this, players who would have stayed if offered the right money go and get replaced by bang average players

Writing was on the wall for robins when this new performance director came in

I read this forum enough to know you clearly have someone either behind the scenes or close enough that hear things which you then relay on here. Some info correct, some by your own admission way of the mark.

There’s clear agendas by some of the more vocal ITKs on twitter against King because of some of the right or perceived wrong decisions he’s made since coming in.

You’ve made all valid points, I agree to a certain degree of “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” but surely you could see that changes needed to be made to not be left behind and try set us up to be a more professional outfit.

Ultimately if performances drop off on the pitch that’s for MR/players to rectify, nothing I’ve seen so far indicates that things were getting any better, you could say the way were started off last season was a carbon copy of this way before the new performance director came in.

 

[Calista]

No thanks - I support the club not a former manager

I agree with that. But you didn't support him when he was the present manager.

 

[Bigelvesy]

I read this forum enough to know you clearly have someone either behind the scenes or close enough that hear things which you then relay on here. Some info correct, some by your own admission way of the mark.

There’s clear agendas by some of the more vocal ITKs on twitter against King because of some of the right or perceived wrong decisions he’s made since coming in.

You’ve made all valid points, I agree to a certain degree of “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” but surely you could see that changes needed to be made to not be left behind and try set us up to be a more professional outfit.

Ultimately if performances drop off on the pitch that’s for MR/players to rectify, nothing I’ve seen so far indicates that things were getting any better, you could say the way were started off last season was a carbon copy of this way before the new performance director came in.

I think changes needed to be made to the non footballing aspects of the club.

The commercials of the club needed massively boosting from the club shop to sponsors to exec boxes.
The training ground actively put off new signings and needed updating and upgrading.
The academy needed security around its future too
And bloody hell we needed a new stadium deal too.

i dont think that many would disagree that on the whole, doug has done the above, fairly well but they are essentially BUSINESS decisions.

But on the pitch, the club had made incremental improvements every single season before his arrival, and when he told Robins to deliver a cup run, fuck me did he deliver a cup run, but that ultimately meant sacrificing a play off run with the exhausted, small squad. There was no pressing urgency to rush in a new coaching structure in one pre season and disrupt the part of the club that had been successful. Every single football related decision King has made (or Dr claire has made as his proxy) could be argued to be made poorly or wrongly.

 

[SkyBlueMatt]

I also agree with @GIMOC

A fans forum should be open to all, not just the representatives of a few select groups who may not wat to upset the club too much unless they lose their seats at the forum.

I do agree to an extent but have you ever listened to the C&W phone in? We need a points system.

"I thought they were terrible, the atmosphere was awful and I can't believe we're paying player X this much! Robins out!"
"Did you go to the game?"
"No, my uncles dog groomers grandfather went to the game and he told me, before that I was a ST holder for 100 years but I stopped going because I don't like the beer they serve"

If you didn't limit it, you would get all the clueless morons, ie usual suspect on here.

 

[SkyBlueMatt]

We are in danger of making things even worse with all this pitchfork bollocks.

Worse than what? I'm trying to think about what could be worse than whats happened? Apparently we were in a relegation battle under Robins?

The club needs to know how bad this decision was. I hope it filters out to the games, so the players and staff know how they let us down.

 

[Bigelvesy]

I do agree to an extent but have you ever listened to the C&W phone in? We need a points system.

"I thought they were terrible, the atmosphere was awful and I can't believe we're paying player X this much! Robins out!"
"Did you go to the game?"
"No, my uncles dog groomers grandfather went to the game and he told me, before that I was a ST holder for 100 years but I stopped going because I don't like the beer they serve"

If you didn't limit it, you would get all the clueless morons, ie usual suspect on here.

No you wouldnt, you under estimate the ease in which people spout off their opinions from the comfort of their armchair and over estimate their commitment to leave the house to do it

 

[zuni]

Thought.pete was pretty neutral tbf

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Genuinely Pete needs to stand down his role.

He’s acting like an anti owner type from the trust. He doesn’t represent anyone on here and his ego as well as character naivety means he should not attend the meeting.

It took you 7 years for your wish to sack Robins to be granted. Is it Kenny Jackett you want to replace Pete for this too?

 

[wingy]

I read this forum enough to know you clearly have someone either behind the scenes or close enough that hear things which you then relay on here. Some info correct, some by your own admission way of the mark.

There’s clear agendas by some of the more vocal ITKs on twitter against King because of some of the right or perceived wrong decisions he’s made since coming in.

You’ve made all valid points, I agree to a certain degree of “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” but surely you could see that changes needed to be made to not be left behind and try set us up to be a more professional outfit.

Ultimately if performances drop off on the pitch that’s for MR/players to rectify, nothing I’ve seen so far indicates that things were getting any better, you could say the way were started off last season was a carbon copy of this way before the new performance director came in.

They were for valid reasons behind the scenes yes the third time left him looking lost but who upended things halfway through last season? Don't think we'll be getting Brighton's cast offs for a while unless it's one of coaching team!

 

[shmmeee]

Tell him I was faking feeling fine.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Why not go along with Pete then and ask questions you'd love to get answers to?

He won't go because he's spineless just sits behind the keyboard giving it loads.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Has someone taken up the offer. To go with, regardless of your thoughts it could be a great chance to hear direct from the pigs mouth and all that.

 

[LastGarrison]

I think changes needed to be made to the non footballing aspects of the club.

The commercials of the club needed massively boosting from the club shop to sponsors to exec boxes.
The training ground actively put off new signings and needed updating and upgrading.
The academy needed security around its future too
And bloody hell we needed a new stadium deal too.

i dont think that many would disagree that on the whole, doug has done the above, fairly well but they are essentially BUSINESS decisions.

But on the pitch, the club had made incremental improvements every single season before his arrival, and when he told Robins to deliver a cup run, fuck me did he deliver a cup run, but that ultimately meant sacrificing a play off run with the exhausted, small squad. There was no pressing urgency to rush in a new coaching structure in one pre season and disrupt the part of the club that had been successful. Every single football related decision King has made (or Dr claire has made as his proxy) could be argued to be made poorly or wrongly.

Completely agree and I think we’ve all been a little guilty in getting caught up with the new owner hype and the whole Premier League Season tickets, dream big, aim high crap.

Essentially we’ve been a Championship side for 4 years and have finished 16th, 12th, 5th and 9th and that included a time with two ‘star players’ who are no longer at the club.

If you were shown those stats about another side you’d probably call them ‘established’ or a ‘good’ Championship side and I think you may well question them if they changed the whole coaching and management style that got them there on the hope of getting to the Premier League.

 

[The watchmaker]

Be honest, Take the sentiment away of the last 7 years and look at the performances of late, it hasn’t been good enough.

It's not sentiment. This idea that (most) fans supporting Robins are dewy-eyed emotional buffoons needs nixing. Just a few months ago he took us to Wembley in perhaps the biggest game in a generation and had Man U on the ropes. We have never had a bad season under Robins. If you are anywhere under 40 and don't remember the cup final you will realise just how extraordinary that is. The only other time we finished top half over that period was Micky Adams 8th place finish. We've not started great which has happened before under him but are still in the FA cup and we aren't out of the play off race - it is entirely logical to conclude that Robins is our best bet for salvaging something from this season.

This idea that we will be miraculously better off without him is an emotional fantasy underpinned by nothing but frustration with a patchy start and hubris. It might work out for us and I obviously hope it does but honestly, I'm not convinced that the odds are great.