Build, Evolve, Succeed.

[WoodleyRoyal]

I have been hearing this "Build, Evolve, Succeed" mission statement from the club in various articles recently, reminds me of the Pardew era "Tenacity Spirit and Flair". Is this an Adkins thing? Or was it around before him? These sorts of things in football really annoy me, it’s the whole corporate cock sucking, bullshit bingo drivel, which i get spoon fed at work on a daily basis. Really don’t need it from my football club to be honest. I go to football to get away from such nonsense. How does this shit come about at a football club anyway, do they have think tanks with spider graphs? Do they honestly think by having some quirky message attached to everything more fans are going to go?

[Unbelievable Jeff]

I have been hearing this "Build, Evolve, Succeed" mission statement from the club in various articles recently, reminds me of the Pardew era "Tenacity Spirit and Flair". Is this an Adkins thing? Or was it around before him? These sorts of things in football really annoy me, it’s the whole corporate cock sucking, bullshit bingo drivel, which i get spoon fed at work on a daily basis. Really don’t need it from my football club to be honest. I go to football to get away from such nonsense. How does this shit come about at a football club anyway, do they have think tanks with spider graphs? Do they honestly think by having some quirky message attached to everything more fans are going to go?

Get over it, its 3 words

[Simon's Church]

Anything that helps keep the brand competitive going forward is a winner in my book.

[JayRoyal]

At least its not as bad as Liverpools one #WeComeNotToPlay which makes absolutely no sense whatsoever

[Ouroboros]

At least its not as bad as Liverpools one #WeComeNotToPlay which makes absolutely no sense whatsoever

What would Gove think?

He'd be delighted by the maintenance of the infinitive. Not so much by the hashtag, I suspect.

[BraisingsteakRoyal]

Unless you play for the club, it doesn't affect you.

It's a mission statement, the sort of thing that is on noticeboards and the like in places like the Academy rooms at the Dome and Hogwood. It's meant as a simple message to the players.

For the record, there were (still are) exactly the same types of messages plastered all over the training facilities from the Brian era, e.g :

"Control - In posession"
"Reaction - Transition"
"Organisation - Out of possession"

and:

"Brilliantly technical players who work tremendously hard"

This is not new. Get over it.

[SPARTA]

Most clubs have these types of motto. Quite why some are getting their knickers in a twist I don't know.

[winchester_royal]

Most clubs have these types of motto. Quite why some are getting their knickers in a twist I don't know.

[WoodleyRoyal]

Unless you play for the club, it doesn't affect you.

It's a mission statement, the sort of thing that is on noticeboards and the like in places like the Academy rooms at the Dome and Hogwood. It's meant as a simple message to the players.

For the record, there were (still are) exactly the same types of messages plastered all over the training facilities from the Brian era, e.g :

"Control - In posession"
"Reaction - Transition"
"Organisation - Out of possession"

and:

"Brilliantly technical players who work tremendously hard"

This is not new. Get over it.

If it's for the players that’s fine, then don’t ram it down the fans throats - you carry on eating your prawn sandwiches

[creative_username_1]

Score More Goals Than The Other Team - (You Shower of Pcunts)

[The Royal We]

I'm inclined to agree with the OP. I won't be getting overly upset about it, but it does make me cringe.

It's all part of the rubbish that the Official Site Propaganda machine tries to feed us.

My favourite example recently was the interview with SJM (published in the Chronicle I believe). They left out the bit where he said he wouldn't have sacked McD but had to be careful what he says/toe the party line and isolated the sentence where he said Adkins had his backing!

[soggy biscuit]

It's no 'tenacity, Spirit & flair'

[Royalwaster]

I tested this out with my youth team recently.

For 4 weeks I put up a sign in dressing room that said: 'Even if you lose, don't forget to smile'

For 4 weeks after that I replaced it with another sign: 'Tenacity, spirit and flair'

Results in first 4 weeks: 0:6, 0:3, 1:8, 1:6

Results in next 4 weeks: 0:1, 1:1, 2:1, 3:0

Proven.

[Maguire]

I've also started to notice this bs rolled out at every avaiable opportinity and had a little cringe (just look at the two headline stories on the main site - Hammond talks about the training ground and says we aim to "build, evolve and succeed" and the McCarthy call-up has the #buildevolvesucceed thing plastered on the picture")

Of course it doesn't "matter" - this is just a hobby for all of us so why would it "matter" - but there's nothing wrong in saying you think it's annoying when it's plastered all over social media

[kwik-silva]

I tested this out with my youth team recently.

For 4 weeks I put up a sign in dressing room that said: 'Even if you lose, don't forget to smile'

For 4 weeks after that I replaced it with another sign: 'Tenacity, spirit and flair'

Results in first 4 weeks: 0:6, 0:3, 1:8, 1:6

Results in next 4 weeks: 0:1, 1:1, 2:1, 3:0

Proven.

Your youth team has a dressing room? What's wrong with the side of the pitch?

[maffff]

Your youth team has a dressing room? What's wrong with the side of the pitch?

[Royalwaster]

I tested this out with my youth team recently.

For 4 weeks I put up a sign in dressing room that said: 'Even if you lose, don't forget to smile'

For 4 weeks after that I replaced it with another sign: 'Tenacity, spirit and flair'

Results in first 4 weeks: 0:6, 0:3, 1:8, 1:6

Results in next 4 weeks: 0:1, 1:1, 2:1, 3:0

Proven.

Your youth team has a dressing room? What's wrong with the side of the pitch?

Could hardly hang the signs on the trees or goal posts could I? Surely most clubs have some sort of clubhouse .... at least the league we play in. Maybe we're posh?

[Alexander Litvinenko]

I wonder if this slogan will be as effective as 'WE WILL NOT BE NEXT' was ......

[Pepe the Horseman]

I preferred this

[kwik-silva]

Your youth team has a dressing room? What's wrong with the side of the pitch?

I will word things more carefully next time!

I tested this out with my youth team recently.

For 4 weeks I put up a sign in dressing room that said: 'Even if you lose, don't forget to smile'

For 4 weeks after that I replaced it with another sign: 'Tenacity, spirit and flair'

Results in first 4 weeks: 0:6, 0:3, 1:8, 1:6

Results in next 4 weeks: 0:1, 1:1, 2:1, 3:0

Proven.

Your youth team has a dressing room? What's wrong with the side of the pitch?

Could hardly hang the signs on the trees or goal posts could I? Surely most clubs have some sort of clubhouse .... at least the league we play in. Maybe we're posh?

Well, at the very least I feel robbed.