How We Are !

[Norman Potting]

If I could just come over all biblical for a second "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall" or be nice to people on the way up as you well be passing them again on the way down!

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Can I please call for an immediate ban on responding to a post with the word "this". It pisses me off and shows their isn't a brain cell between their ears. Try, yes, no or any other response but "this" you know who you are please stop it, it's feckin annoying. Rant over

this

 

[NMH]

Originally posted by Acker79
.....It's why I suggested that, on 6 August, we should be going round with a banner which states 'Thanks Donny for your support'

Personally I don't think it requires any banners. They should be made aware, to feel the sentiment. When the announcer says "let's welcome our first visitors... DONCASTER ROVEEERS" I'd hope a rousing cheer and arms will indeed go up from our fans, with a few hairs on necks standing on end! I can't seriously imagine the day will be sombre, subdued or anything less than effusive, to be honest.

 

[ferring seagull]

It was a long time ago so perhaps I was going a bit over the top !

 

[Acker79]

I suppose in regards to what I was saying dosn't matter that much !

Enjoying the on-field struggles of another team isn't that bad, is it? It's not on par with wanting a mismanaged club to go under, imo, which is why I was asking for the clarification.

The important fact is that supporters of BHAFC are no different from the supporters of ***FC. They are all supporters of their particular FC and, irrespective of how their club got into difficulties, we should sympathise with them as indeed many supporters of other clubs did with us. I believe that we should not therefore take the piss and call them rubbish as they could easily have done to us. They supported us in our time of need and therefore I don't think it right that we should rubbish them, especially clubs who supported us. To take the piss at the expense of other clubs who may be enduring similar if not identical circumstances to those which we have endured seems wrong to me - sorry if no-one agrees with that. It's why I suggested that, on 6 August, we should be going round with a banner which states 'Thanks Donny for your support'

I tend to take it on a club by club basis as to whether a club gets my sympathies for mismanagement. A club like plymouth, who sell their players to pay their tax bills, and who appear to have got by, rather than excelled and enjoyed success get my sympathies. Clubs like Portsmouth, who get to the premier league, qualify for europe, enjoy the ride without any concern for how it came, even defending how it came, screw over the inland revenue, and local businesses, and then, when they come out of administration start breaking their own wage structure to sign players, while simultaneously refusing to play their own players because it would force them to sign them to new contracts because they "can't afford it" do not get my sympathies.

As far as bragging about our success, I think there is a line. We can and should enjoy our success, and we shouldn't begrudge others who do. The banter between fans who are on top one season, struggling the next is part and parcel of football. But, there comes a point where it stops being banter and becomes one-sided and arrogant, but where the line is depends on who is involved in the banter and the tone etc.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

It was a long time ago so perhaps I was going a bit over the top !

so was my birth but i still care about myself

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Can I please call for an immediate ban on responding to a post with the word "this". It pisses me off and shows their isn't a brain cell between their ears. Try, yes, no or any other response but "this" you know who you are please stop it, it's feckin annoying. Rant over

You can call for that if you like, but it will be rightly ignored. You see, whilst the use of 'this' as a short form of 'I agree with this' is irritating to some, it's far less objectionable to most than constant boring over-aggressive, argumentative posts and constant harping on about Scottish monkey-tennis and sectarianism.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Maybe we can be humble and cocky at the same time? How about a banner that reads: 'Thank you Donny, for the support, and the three points!'

 

[ferring seagull]

Originally posted by Acker79

I tend to take it on a club by club basis as to whether a club gets my sympathies for mismanagement. A club like plymouth, who sell their players to pay their tax bills, and who appear to have got by, rather than excelled and enjoyed success get my sympathies. Clubs like Portsmouth, who get to the premier league, qualify for europe, enjoy the ride without any concern for how it came, even defending how it came, screw over the inland revenue, and local businesses, and then, when they come out of administration start breaking their own wage structure to sign players, while simultaneously refusing to play their own players because it would force them to sign them to new contracts because they "can't afford it" do not get my sympathies.

As far as bragging about our success, I think there is a line. We can and should enjoy our success, and we shouldn't begrudge others who do. The banter between fans who are on top one season, struggling the next is part and parcel of football. But, there comes a point where it stops being banter and becomes one-sided and arrogant, but where the line is depends on who is involved in the banter and the tone etc.

I don't disagree with anything you say, my original post suggested that we should not become over cocky given where we have been in the meantime !

 

[Braders]

so to summarise - stop being cocky twats or we will end up being hated

agree , I view ALOT of multi-fan groups , and when explaining a point it's REALLY not helpful when coming across fans of ours doing that.

plus I feel it sets up a massive fall - we've fought bloody hard to be where we are with help from a lot of these people , why piss them off now?

 

[ferring seagull]

this and this

 

[whitelion]

I'm concerned about the 'we are playing in a shiny new stadium and look at the state of your poor excuse for a venue' brigade.

We need a little humility and remember where we have come from. Almost a century at the ramshackle Goldstone (although a much-loved place which will always hold memories of my early days of supporting the Albion) and 12 seasons at our temporary athletics-stadium venue.

I believe that we should be supportive of fans in their quest to improve their facilities and not use the situation for bragging rights.

I believe we must remember that fans of clubs that have stadiums that are 'a little run down and in need of upgrading/replacing etc

 

[Glawstergull]

Surely it's just an extention of how you behave in life. If you give it expect a bit back. If you can't take it shut up.
Moderation in all and know when to draw the line.

BUT be proud of what we have achieved and enjoy the comfort of our NEW STADIUM.

 

[Aquilaugh]

There appears to have been, from a long way back, some considerable degree of understanding and indeed support, for supporters of clubs failing(possibly due to mismanagement) OR subject to the dealings of a board not necessarily totally inclined towards the footballing aspect of 'things'.

I find it hard to understand that anyone here could say anything contravening that viewpoint considering that our club was itself subject to that sort of ‘skulduggery’ , a situation to which supporters of many other clubs rallied to our cause.

I do seriously hope that we, as supporters of our club, will not ever fail to recognise that and will never ever cause us to end up as the reviled club, supporters with short memories thereby creating a stigma for our club.

Perhaps we should be a tad more humble.

Agreed, though 'real' football fans would already know this.

 

[Return of the Rev]

We are a third division team looking at another brief golden age! enjoy! who knows we could grow into a big club