Who won the picture of me n shag? Sorry I couldn't pick it up Henners having moved out to Horsham I am even more skint than before so not been able to get down to the Valley (
Gemma Arterton was there mate and she bought the picture for an undisclosed amount . She had it framed and is now mounted to the ceiling of her bedroom .
Lol now as it is an image of me I am legally bound to check it's an acceptable image so I guess I should have to lay in her bed, with her preferably naked on top of me to decide... Hopefully her face will hide the pic LMAO!
80% of the 140 Academy boys are from the close local area, more than most clubs. There are a lot of good young players coming through and DW hopes the academy day on Saturday will help to highlight that.
DW said that Cousins is very good while Callum Harriot is a "Reid look-a-alike" and "play-a-like"
FLI website coming in the next fortnight
Reserve team works better outside of a league. More and more teams, big and small, dropping out the leagues. Friendlies more balanced and at times and locations that suit both parties. It's agreed in advance that teams will have the same make up of players eg 7 pros and 4 kids.
SK said all the coaching staff in the academy, including Damian Matthew, have been given two year contracts (relatively long in academy circles) as part of the commitment to the Academy and in recognition of Matthew being a highly respected coach.
DW and SK expressed their disappointment in how the old Fans Forum turned out but were very clear that that it is important that some form of Forum exists and that fans are actively involved alongside directors and staff. Another preliminary meeting on this next week.
On investment SK said this is ongoing and we still have people contacting us as well as having a finance house (Calamere Point??) actively looking for potential investors worldwide so not true that we are doing nothing or just waiting.
KRBS joining with the US firm makes them stronger and shouldn't be negative for us. Good relationship with them and Macron.
SK not given up on having a screen. Nothing explicit but me reading between the lines maybe this sentence and the one above are connected.
DW told some funny anecdotes about following Charlton and was proud to say that he stood on the terrace in the ran at Yeovil. Barnsley and Burnley are his fav clubs to visit in terms of boardrooms.
There was a lot more but couldn't didn't take notes as I had to keep running to the bar to top up DWs drink.
About 60 people there who had a good time. Thanks again to the guys for coming along and speaking with such passion. Both DW and SK were made honorary members of Bromley Addicks as a little thank you from us.
Next Bromley Meeting 7th December with Colin Walsh, john Bumstead, Steve Gritt and Garry Nelson. Should be a good one. See you there.
[cite]Posted By: Shag[/cite]Gemma Arterton was there mate and she bought the picture for an undisclosed amount . She had it framed and is now mounted to the ceiling of her bedroom .
I bet you would love to mount her to the ceiling of her bedroom shag, come to think of it i would love to as well.
[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Both Steve and Dave spoke very well and gave a lot of detailed answers to a range of questions.
Did either of them state that Parky's position "would be based on results!"?
In fact DW said the opposite.
Could you expand, Henry?
Does that mean he won't be judged on his ability to get us promoted?
Did DW say what he would be judged on - niceness? Willingness to work at bargain basement rates?
I'm not being provocative. I would genuinely like to know what ''the opposite'' of a manager being judged on his results means!
Why not make you mind up when you weren't there and before you've given anyone the chance to answer the question? Oh, you already have.
Hopefully Dave will do another of these Q & As at Bromley or somewhere else and you can ask him yourself. Then you can over-analyse his response for months to come.
[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Both Steve and Dave spoke very well and gave a lot of detailed answers to a range of questions.
Did either of them state that Parky's position "would be based on results!"?
In fact DW said the opposite.
Could you expand, Henry?
Does that mean he won't be judged on his ability to get us promoted?
Did DW say what he would be judged on - niceness? Willingness to work at bargain basement rates?
I'm not being provocative. I would genuinely like to know what ''the opposite'' of a manager being judged on his results means!
Why not make you mind up when you weren't there and before you've given anyone the chance to answer the question? Oh, you already have.
Hopefully Dave will do another of these Q & As at Bromley or somewhere else and you can ask him yourself. Then you can over-analyse his response for months to come.
Excuse me? I asked a question. Because I wasn't there.
And I don't want to over-analyse what DW said. I don't even know what he said. That's why I asked the question!
I know what you said and I asked you what it meant.
You said ''the opposite'' of being based on results. And your reply still doesn't tell us what it means.
I was thinking of coming to the December meeting with my two (adult) sons, because you have four of the players who were their boyhood heroes. But if that's the sort of ''welcome'' we're likely to get, I think we had better stay away!
Don't see any reason for the narky response HI to be honest, don't add anything other than instigate another needless tit for tat, and i think we've all had enough of those.
From what i can broadly remember, so this is not FACT, i think the 'opposite' quote was a tongue in cheek throwaway comment at the end of a sentance, mainly because i suspect DW was well aware of the scrutiny Derek Chappel got for his 'judge on results' quote, as he had a big grin on his face.
He did say something along the lines of it is very easy to make rash decisions in the follow up to disappointing results. the club has gone through a considerable amount of change both on and off the pitch, and that Parky fully signs up to how we want to try and rebuild the club. He said that the managers relationship with the chairman is important, and they certainly has a much better working relationship than the two previous managers did. Also indicated that although Parky is a nice guy, he knows when not to be as well, or something along those lines.
[cite]Posted By: lancashire lad[/cite]Henry you are turning what has been an informative thread into yet another argument, surely you are mature enough to rise above it?
No, just rather fed up with taking the time to organise and promote such meetings only for people to pre-judge what was said. Ask by all means just don't answer you own question before giving someone who was there the opportunity to respond.
All this jumping on peoples backs for asking a question is getting boring. People are passionate about their football and have questions they would like answers to. That is all.
[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Both Steve and Dave spoke very well and gave a lot of detailed answers to a range of questions.
Did either of them state that Parky's position "would be based on results!"?
In fact DW said the opposite.
Could you expand, Henry?
Does that mean he won't be judged on his ability to get us promoted?
Did DW say what he would be judged on - niceness? Willingness to work at bargain basement rates?
I'm not being provocative. I would genuinely like to know what ''the opposite'' of a manager being judged on his results means!
Why not make you mind up when you weren't there and before you've given anyone the chance to answer the question? Oh, you already have.
Hopefully Dave will do another of these Q & As at Bromley or somewhere else and you can ask him yourself. Then you can over-analyse his response for months to come.
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Did either of them state that Parky's position "would be based on results!"?
History does have a way of repeating itself ...
;-)
I should have to lay in her bed, with her preferably naked on top of me to decide... Hopefully her face will hide the pic LMAO!
Not just history but American journalists as well : - )
In fact DW said the opposite.
80% of the 140 Academy boys are from the close local area, more than most clubs. There are a lot of good young players coming through and DW hopes the academy day on Saturday will help to highlight that.
DW said that Cousins is very good while Callum Harriot is a "Reid look-a-alike" and "play-a-like"
FLI website coming in the next fortnight
Reserve team works better outside of a league. More and more teams, big and small, dropping out the leagues. Friendlies more balanced and at times and locations that suit both parties. It's agreed in advance that teams will have the same make up of players eg 7 pros and 4 kids.
SK said all the coaching staff in the academy, including Damian Matthew, have been given two year contracts (relatively long in academy circles) as part of the commitment to the Academy and in recognition of Matthew being a highly respected coach.
DW and SK expressed their disappointment in how the old Fans Forum turned out but were very clear that that it is important that some form of Forum exists and that fans are actively involved alongside directors and staff. Another preliminary meeting on this next week.
On investment SK said this is ongoing and we still have people contacting us as well as having a finance house (Calamere Point??) actively looking for potential investors worldwide so not true that we are doing nothing or just waiting.
KRBS joining with the US firm makes them stronger and shouldn't be negative for us. Good relationship with them and Macron.
SK not given up on having a screen. Nothing explicit but me reading between the lines maybe this sentence and the one above are connected.
DW told some funny anecdotes about following Charlton and was proud to say that he stood on the terrace in the ran at Yeovil. Barnsley and Burnley are his fav clubs to visit in terms of boardrooms.
There was a lot more but couldn't didn't take notes as I had to keep running to the bar to top up DWs drink.
About 60 people there who had a good time. Thanks again to the guys for coming along and speaking with such passion. Both DW and SK were made honorary members of Bromley Addicks as a little thank you from us.
Next Bromley Meeting 7th December with Colin Walsh, john Bumstead, Steve Gritt and Garry Nelson. Should be a good one. See you there.
Could you expand, Henry?
Does that mean he won't be judged on his ability to get us promoted?
Did DW say what he would be judged on - niceness? Willingness to work at bargain basement rates?
I'm not being provocative. I would genuinely like to know what ''the opposite'' of a manager being judged on his results means!
Maybe they were serving tea at the bar....lol
I bet you would love to mount her to the ceiling of her bedroom shag, come to think of it i would love to as well.
;-)
Why not make you mind up when you weren't there and before you've given anyone the chance to answer the question? Oh, you already have.
Hopefully Dave will do another of these Q & As at Bromley or somewhere else and you can ask him yourself. Then you can over-analyse his response for months to come.
Excuse me? I asked a question. Because I wasn't there.
And I don't want to over-analyse what DW said. I don't even know what he said. That's why I asked the question!
I know what you said and I asked you what it meant.
You said ''the opposite'' of being based on results. And your reply still doesn't tell us what it means.
I was thinking of coming to the December meeting with my two (adult) sons, because you have four of the players who were their boyhood heroes. But if that's the sort of ''welcome'' we're likely to get, I think we had better stay away!
From what i can broadly remember, so this is not FACT, i think the 'opposite' quote was a tongue in cheek throwaway comment at the end of a sentance, mainly because i suspect DW was well aware of the scrutiny Derek Chappel got for his 'judge on results' quote, as he had a big grin on his face.
He did say something along the lines of it is very easy to make rash decisions in the follow up to disappointing results. the club has gone through a considerable amount of change both on and off the pitch, and that Parky fully signs up to how we want to try and rebuild the club. He said that the managers relationship with the chairman is important, and they certainly has a much better working relationship than the two previous managers did. Also indicated that although Parky is a nice guy, he knows when not to be as well, or something along those lines.
Can't remember the other bits
Interesting comments from DW.
No, just rather fed up with taking the time to organise and promote such meetings only for people to pre-judge what was said. Ask by all means just don't answer you own question before giving someone who was there the opportunity to respond.
Well over the top response.
Wasnt too difficult a question to answer as AFKA demonstrated.
Or years to come ...