pishhead
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I don't think there are any to ask - at the moment. It's not like last year when large parts of the fanbase were seriously concerned about the Wilkins-out-Adams-in move, Falmer funding and the general direction the club was going in under Knight. Most of that is all ancient history now. I suppose people could have grilled Bloom a bit more about his finances and what the club had meant by 'guaranteed funding' for the stadium - but at the end of the day we can see it's being built, the Buckingham Group are obviously being paid, so who cares?
It does feel very much like the dawn of a new era both on and off the pitch and I think everyone's just basking in the rosy glow. Let's enjoy it while it lasts - and I sincerely hope next year's forum is as innocuous as this year's.
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
White haired guy is Ken Brown, Marketing Director. The middle guy is Johnny Cantor from BBC Sussex. 
parks
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To get the FEEL of things, there's some snaps here:
http://rozsouth.zenfolio.com/forum09[/QUOTE
Great photos Roz. Gives everyone a great impression of the forum.
Cheers
Parks
parks
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White haired guy is Ken Brown, Marketing Director. The middle guy is Johnny Cantor from BBC Sussex.
Isn't Ken Managing Director?
Not sure seem to remember he was though.
Parks
White haired guy is Ken Brown, Marketing Director. The middle guy is Johnny Cantor from BBC Sussex.
Thanks for that. Did he actually answer any questions or was he there just in case there was a question about sporks?
Nothing more could possibly be added here. Absolutly 100% right answer, anyone who doubts DK's input is just a bit of a dickhead IMHO.
JJ McClure
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Brighton Breezy
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Was there any mention made to us making a move for Wilson Naoise?
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
You could well be correct. For some reason 'marketing' was in my head! That might be one of his tasks.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
A question was asked about how the Club could make it EASIER for fans to buy away tickets - for example, by removing the requirement for the ticket-holder always to pay to join the Away Membership scheme, even if all that was wanted was a one-off ticket for a mate, who won't become a regular Albion supporter because he lives near the away stadium, not in Brighton.
Ken Brown seemed not to understand the question. He responded by talking about the Club thinking about more ways to provide incentives. The question was about one-off purchases, not about "loyalty points" or anything related.
I wasn't impressed.
Agreed 100%. I've given up trying to debate with the lame and the loony though.
Just remember that every village has an idiot, and that some of them have now been given keyboards, and for reasons I don't quite fathom they tend to post their nonsense on NSC.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
And no-one asked about standing ... either at Withdean or Falmer.
blue and white army
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Slade dress sense 10/10, good pics Roz.
pork pie
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I think that you are looking at things through rose tinted glasses.
Yes, Dick Knight did take the Club over and ensure it survived. Let us not forget that he took control based upon the popular support of the fans, which was to a large extent based upon some false promises. What ever happened to the "£2m of ring fenced money for players"?
Following his takeover, and with the support of others (who by all accounts paid most of the money), the Club was able to progress on the pitch (at first), and obtain planning permission for Falmer.
However, the early success on the pitch had long faded into a struggle - and nearly relegation to the bottom division where he started, until Tony Bloom's money saved us last year. Falmer, as has been admitted by Dick Knight, would not have been able to proceed without Tony Bloom's intervention, and without Falmer, the Club was doomed.
I think it would be fair to say that Dick Knight was the savour of our Club, with the financial support of others like Fat Boy Slim, but only because Tony Bloom bailed him out at the critical point before everything went tits-up!
Bwian
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- Jul 14, 2003
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No matter what any of us think of Dick Knight and regardless of how the club/team has been funded since he became chairman-it is undeniable that he has been responsible for us having a club to moan about. We have a stadium going up thanks to his vision and tenacity. The tenacity is probably the most important thing because many would have buckled under the pressure of the PI's and delays. OK, so in the end he couldn't get the money in the way he had planned but the money was there when it was needed. The Law of Attraction at work-DK and the Board believed that the stadium would be built and it is happening-Thanks now to Tony Bloom. I firmly believe that without DK there'd have been no need for Tony Bloom's money because there'd be no club for him to bail out.