by Binfield Royal »
03 Sep 2013 14:40
ddetisi Binfield Royal ddetisi Just because you pay to watch a team, buy a hot dog and a drink doesn't get you a seat in the boardroom.
The club is a business you choose to buy into. The sooner you realise that Antonio does not have to listen to your bitching the better.
If you read (or perhaps more accurately, understood) the OP, my point is my disappointment in the promises that were made - aiming to win the league, signing 7 new players, not having to sell our best players etc when they are flogging the season tickets, then..... silence.
In any other service business, the provider makes a statement that is the basis of your contract (sign up to our service and we will deliver X, Y &Z). It can be argued that I and others bought our season tickets on the back of the public statements made by the owner and the manager regarding strengthening the team. You cannot deny that the club have fallen short, based on their public promises of improving the team through acquisition of new players and right now, we look a long way off being able to win the league.
Finally, I am not naive enough to think the Anton gives a flying f*ck what you or I think, but this is a forum for Reading FC fans to express their views about the club and the team and I have no qualms about posting my views on here which is the appropriate place for these discussions. Don’t be upset if some peoples views differ from your own.
This pretty much optimises what I said in one big cliche. Personal attack on my intelligence included. Embarrassing.
Show me where
1. You choosing to support a team in buying a season ticket means they have to meet your expectations? Is that in the season ticket contract?
2. Show me where Anton or Adkins said. "I promise to get us promoted and sign loads of players"
They will of said. "We want to get promoted and want to sign three players"
Why would you buy a ticket based on what the owner has to say!?
Bill gates comes out with Windows 23 and say "It's incredible it will change your life and make you breakfast in the morning" do you buy it because you believe him?
Not sure where the personal attack on you is in my post.
1. Obviously not. But any expectations I may have were derived from the clubs public statements of intent.
2. Anton said live on BBCRB about signing 7 players. Adkins said, live on BBCRB as recently as this weekend that he expected to sign 2 or 3 new players before the window shuts. You can confirm this on the iPlayer from this mornings breakfast show if you want.
If you were wavering about buying an ST, promises of (the desire to score) 100 goals and winning the league, backed by the perceived financial strength of TSI, might have swayed you to pay up.
I have been an ST for 20 plus years and will continue regardless as long as I can afford it.
I think, FWIW, that it would be better for customer relations if the club set our expectations to a realistic level. I think they are failing on this count at present.
And I didn't mean to embarrass you... sorry