Doug’s new year message (33 Viewers)

[CovValleyBoy]

I'll have Doug's seat when he is away scouting our new left back , particularly if Christine is adjacent.

 

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[Tommo1993]

Fisher came to every game.

Lie number 1. Next.

 

[jto123]

Fantastic message from Doug! Exactly what the club needs!

 

[Sick Boy]

Gutted he wasn’t wearing his usual roll neck.

 

[clint van damme]

Gutted he wasn’t wearing his usual roll neck.

Think it's actually a doppelganger, but it's small details like that that give the game away.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Happy New Year to Dictator Doug

 

[The Big G]

No real issue with any message. Tbh I agree with him about fans leaving, especially with this team and their normal resilience (although it never looked likely on Monday).

 

[Hobo]

People can leave whenever they choose , its really that simple .. Doug can ask nicely but fans will ultimately do as they please

Tell that to the fans if Doug King keeps his hands in his pockets. Fans are the best at telling owners what to do

 

[Evo1883]

Tell that to the fans if Doug King keeps his hands in his pockets. Fans are the best at telling owners what to do

Weve already paid our way .. so no its not an excuse to not buy players .. silly really

 

[Hobo]

Weve already paid our way .. so no its not an excuse to not buy players .. silly really

It really isn't. Your season ticket/ match day doesn't even cover the day to day running of the club.

 

[SBT]

If I knew I could get a pint at HT, or wouldn't have to wait an hour to get a train after the final whistle then I'd be much less inclined to leave early

 

[shmmeee]

It really isn't. Your season ticket/ match day doesn't even cover the day to day running of the club.

Whose fault is that? Fans can only buy the tickets on sale. If your business isn’t profitable when selling out of products that’s very much a management skill issue in another other industry.

 

[clint van damme]

It really isn't. Your season ticket/ match day doesn't even cover the day to day running of the club.

No. But King would have a bigger headache if we slipped down the leagues than we would.

He'll do what's right for his investment. Not act on awhim because fans left early.

 

[Evo1883]

It really isn't. Your season ticket/ match day doesn't even cover the day to day running of the club.

Sure but staying for 5 minutes wont be the reason doug doesnt spend money , as i said , fans have already done whats required of them financially

Some crazy silly nonsense on this thread about fans leaving early , adults too

 

[Hobo]

Whose fault is that? Fans can only buy the tickets on sale. If your business isn’t profitable when selling out of products that’s very much a management skill issue in another other industry.

Sounds like you are advocating higher pricing on tickets?

 

[Evo1883]

No. But King would have a bigger headache if we slipped down the leagues than we would.

He'll do what's right for his investment. Not act on awhim because fans left early.

Look if fans want to leave early they can , all of the nonsense suggestions of people abandoning their club and not being real fans and now talking about the owner not spending ..fucking weird , feel like im on twitter again

 

[Sick Boy]

It was a weird thing to have a go at the fans for. It’s inevitable that with a crowd that size there’s going to be a sizeable number that’ll leave early considering there’s probably a hardcore of 15-20K these days.

 

[Evo1883]

It was a weird thing to have a go at the fans for. It’s inevitable that with a crowd that size there’s going to be a sizeable number that’ll leave early considering there’s probably a hardcore of 15-20K these days.

Theres a hardcore of over 25,000 these days

 

[Sick Boy]

Theres a hardcore of over 25,000 these days

I mean more those who’ve been going since League 1 to the earlier years of the return to the Championship.

 

[Evo1883]

I mean more those who’ve been going since League 1 to the earlier years of the return to the Championship.

Ah well then .. thats a hardcore 9000

 

[SBT]

Sounds like you are advocating higher pricing on tickets?

There is no ticket price that will realistically fund the club's ambitions. It's not our problem.

 

[Hobo]

Look if fans want to leave early they can , all of the nonsense suggestions of people abandoning their club and not being real fans and now talking about the owner not spending ..fucking weird , feel like im on twitter again

I'm not suggesting he won't invest. I'm pointing out the hypocrisy of fans who like "their freedom of choice" but also like to tell owners how to spend their money.

 

[Sick Boy]

Ah well then .. thats a hardcore 9000

 

[Evo1883]

I'm not suggesting he won't invest. I'm pointing out the hypocrisy of fans who like "their freedom of choice" but also like to tell owners how to spend their money.

Theres no hypocrisy , i leave early because i want to .. its not at all related to how succesful the club is

 

[Hobo]

There is no ticket price that will realistically fund the club's ambitions. It's not our problem.

There still has to be balance between spend and expenditure. Some on here have very short memories.

 

[Evo1883]

There still has to be balance between spend and expenditure. Some on here have very short memories.

Lets roll it back


What does this have to do with the fans wanting to leave early ?

 

[shmmeee]

Sounds like you are advocating higher pricing on tickets?

Well really I’m advocating for lower wages for crappy footballers. Or higher TV money. Or higher ticket prices. Or accepting football isn’t sustainable at this level and stop pretending fans have anything to do with funding. Any will do.

 

[MTK]

Called this out against Ipswich.

Fully agree with DK!

I leave a couple of minutes before the end for reasons I won’t go into on here. I am not a plastic fan and it’s pretty upsetting to be effectively called one in such a sweeping generalization.