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Do The First Team Players Read This Forum? (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date Aug 29, 2023
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Finham

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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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?
 

shmmeee

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #2
I fucking hope not
 
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procdoc

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #3
If Simms had to read Hamertime’s drivel I’d feel sorry for the lad
 
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chiefdave

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #4
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

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #5
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
 
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Bad Boy

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #6
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.
 
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blunted

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #7
Course we do
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #8

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

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #9
SlowerThanPlatt said:

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
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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
 
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Finham

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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AOM said:
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
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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!
 
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Finham

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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blunted said:
Course we do
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Irony is you could be telling the truth but we'd never know.
 

shmmeee

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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Finham said:
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!
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Grendel

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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SlowerThanPlatt said:

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
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Well we know who max biamou is on here then
 
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AOM

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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Finham said:
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!
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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
 
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SkyBlueSoul

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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Finham said:
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!
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I feel like this place needs longer to acclimatise but once you're used to how people post it's far superior.
 

fatso

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #16
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.
 
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chiefdave

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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SkyBlueSoul said:
I feel like this place needs longer to acclimatise but once you're used to how people post it's far superior.
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is that a polite way of saying once you've worked out who to ignore
 
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speedie87

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #18
I think Kevin kilbane dm’d once after I stuck up for him in a thread!
 
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SkyBlueSoul

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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chiefdave said:
is that a polite way of saying once you've worked out who to ignore
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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

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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I think they prefer Faceshite as that is full of even more experienced fifa managers than here
 

bawtryneal

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #21
MR does !
 

bawtryneal

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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Grendel is his favourite poster !
 
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Jonny

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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Finham said:
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!
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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.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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SkyBlueSoul said:
I feel like this place needs longer to acclimatise but once you're used to how people post it's far superior.
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New signings need time to gel, get used to their teammates and learn the system
 

MacReady

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #25
shmmeee said:
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Properly LOL’d at this
 
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Esoterica

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #26
One would hope not. But if they do....sorry Fadz!

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

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #27
Dom Hyam used to be on here a lot
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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I'd always assumed that slowpoke was a Chris Hussey burner account
 
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curly_tom

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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SkyBlueSoul said:
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.
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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

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #30
speedie87 said:
I think Kevin kilbane dm’d once after I stuck up for him in a thread!
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Wasn't it him whose missus had a go at someone for criticising him?!
 

Finham

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  • Aug 29, 2023
  • #31
bawtryneal said:
MR does !
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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!
 
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Finham

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  • Aug 29, 2023
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Brighton Sky Blue said:
I'd always assumed that slowpoke was a Chris Hussey burner account
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Slow-burner maybe!
 

Grendel

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  • Aug 30, 2023
  • #33
Finham said:
Wasn't it him whose missus had a go at someone for criticising him?!
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That was O Donovan
 

Finham

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  • Aug 30, 2023
  • #34
Grendel said:
That was O Donovan
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Well she barely had any right to complain in that case.
 

Calista

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  • Aug 30, 2023
  • #35
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.
 
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