Wozza
Shite Supporter
If the hero fans from the Goldstone war years spotted some 'irregularities' at the club TODAY, do you think the rest of us would hear about it?
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Serious irregularities at the club
- Thread starter Wozza
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The Large One
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Irregularities... such as? 
What's on your mind?
What's on your mind?
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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Irregularities... such as?
What's on your mind?
Well it can't be the sale of Withdean, so that's one irregularity ticked off
The Large One
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Sorry... 'Man'?
If you mean Paul Camillin, he is employed by the club - why would he say anything bad about it?
Who else represented the fans that now represents the club?
Publius Ovidius
Well-known member
i think he meant Many
Lady Bracknell
Handbag at Dawn
There's no single person who has ever represented the fans. But there are former activists who now work for the club. And with respect, job security is rarely assisted by speaking out against your employer. Far better to persuade an innocent bystander to do it on your behalf! Assuming, that is, that there are any "irregularities" to speak of.
The Large One
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I think there is plenty of criticism of the club - some of it unfounded, some of it unfair, some of it very relevant and pertinent. There is some praise as well.
Plus we have an open conduit on this board to the club. Granted, some people don't necessarily get the answer they want to hear, either because it's confidential, it's incomplete or it doesn't fit their pre-supposed agenda, and some doubt springs up.
However, any 'irregularities' on the scale of what happened before would, I suspect, very quickly galvanise the supporters, most of whom really wouldn't want to go through that again, but would feel the urge and necessity to do so.
Because of what happened, there is always going to be a certain lack of trust in any future Brighton board (as there is in any club's board), especially when things aren't going well on the pitch - some people need a scapegoat. To that end, I think they do the right thing by making themselves more available for a level of scrutiny that most clubs simply don't allow.
Unhealthy? Nah, it's alright-ish for me.
Plus we have an open conduit on this board to the club. Granted, some people don't necessarily get the answer they want to hear, either because it's confidential, it's incomplete or it doesn't fit their pre-supposed agenda, and some doubt springs up.
However, any 'irregularities' on the scale of what happened before would, I suspect, very quickly galvanise the supporters, most of whom really wouldn't want to go through that again, but would feel the urge and necessity to do so.
Because of what happened, there is always going to be a certain lack of trust in any future Brighton board (as there is in any club's board), especially when things aren't going well on the pitch - some people need a scapegoat. To that end, I think they do the right thing by making themselves more available for a level of scrutiny that most clubs simply don't allow.
Unhealthy? Nah, it's alright-ish for me.
Wozza
Shite Supporter
The Large One
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And because they're part of the 'inner circle', they have a better idea of what's going on. It's the closest any club has to supporter representation on the board.
However, don't for a second think that that inner circle and the club all get along as though they are best bosom buddies all the time.
eastlondonseagull
Well-known member
Totally agree, Wozza. Was thinking the very same thing the other day. It took some snooping around to expose Archer and co. Would anyone do the same today?...
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The Large One
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I don't go any more.
But when I did go, people rarely discussed the club to be perfectly honest. The idea was for people to network.
Well, I understand Wozza's point. Paul Samrah, Harty et al [might as well SAY the names] are very close to the club and always publically supportive, as you'd expect.
Harty for one is ludicrously one-eyed over the Adams stuff, which in his media role is unbalanced, unhealthy and unproffessional - but that's a different matter.
However, these are people with a genuine love of the Albion in their blood. 'Inner circle' they may be, but if something wre SERIOUSLY wrong, I'd have absolute faith in them standing up and doing the right thing.
Harty for one is ludicrously one-eyed over the Adams stuff, which in his media role is unbalanced, unhealthy and unproffessional - but that's a different matter.
However, these are people with a genuine love of the Albion in their blood. 'Inner circle' they may be, but if something wre SERIOUSLY wrong, I'd have absolute faith in them standing up and doing the right thing.
clapham_gull
Legacy Fan
- Aug 20, 2003
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Which I don't think neccesarily works because it just leads to accusations of individuals being too close the club.
The Merry Prankster
Pactum serva
I think there is plenty of criticism of the club - some of it unfounded, some of it unfair, some of it very relevant and pertinent. There is some praise as well.
Plus we have an open conduit on this board to the club. Granted, some people don't necessarily get the answer they want to hear, either because it's confidential, it's incomplete or it doesn't fit their pre-supposed agenda, and some doubt springs up.
However, any 'irregularities' on the scale of what happened before would, I suspect, very quickly galvanise the supporters, most of whom really wouldn't want to go through that again, but would feel the urge and necessity to do so.
Because of what happened, there is always going to be a certain lack of trust in any future Brighton board (as there is in any club's board), especially when things aren't going well on the pitch - some people need a scapegoat. To that end, I think they do the right thing by making themselves more available for a level of scrutiny that most clubs simply don't allow.
Unhealthy? Nah, it's alright-ish for me.
Looking for a new job, Al? (Good interview with M.Perry by the way)
The Large One
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With the relative closeness of the club to the supporters, it would take some doing to hide the sort of behaviour Archer was undertaking.