thanks very much you and your comrades for ruining Section O hope you can live with yourselves..Quote:
Originally Posted by De Town
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thanks very much you and your comrades for ruining Section O hope you can live with yourselves..Quote:
Originally Posted by De Town
you try and support your team when you go 23 long games without a league win.its easily the worst run in our history since 1984. only once in our history have we gone without winning a game at home which was the mid nineties under John Cleary. Theres only so much you can take.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Even tonight the ban of the drum from the stand still continues. Few lads asked why and was told due to complaints from our home fans. And guess what this was instigated by Cousins himself. I will never forgive TC for what he has done. It was him that told our security.
Were you driving the car?Quote:
Originally Posted by GC13
I can, thanks for your concern.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
You'll never forgive him? My god. You'd swear he'd done a Nick Leeson or something instead of banning a drum and only keeping you in the Premier Division for two years with a First Division squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
They hardly had a first division squad last year tbfQuote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Maybe. Would they have finished ahead of Wexford and Finn Harps last year?
They finished 6th in league above so I imagine they would alright. I think they would have won the first division last year from the tiny bit I seen of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
They got off to a great start last year but they were awful for half the season too. And funnily enough it was players like Rice and Salmon that the fans here were saying weren't good enough anymore.
Always the way when we had Joe Gamble some lunatics were saying he wasn't good enough the season he left same people were saying we miss Joe Gamble.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I wasn't really surprised to see them released as I figured we could do better. Turns out we couldn't, or didn't.
Banning drums is a good thing. Wish we could ban the woeful drummer at the cross.
Wasn't at the game last night as I'm away at the moment, but reports coming from last night's game seem to be highly exaggerated from those of others I've spoken to. While a bit of positivity is obviously long overdue, it all seems so forced and orchestrated. Philly Gannon seemed to hit the nail on the head on Twitter with his immediate calling up of bullsh*t. The thing about Town fans is we agree on probably 80-90% of the issues and the areas that need addressing, it's just the manner in which these issues get brought up that drives us apart. A few people really need to take a look at themselves. For all the good work they see themselves doing, it's more harm than good that's actually being caused. It's a sad state of affairs. And while we are more than likely facing automatic relegation, the level of celebration and faux optimism is fairly sickening in my opinion. I'll be back home this week. Looking forward to standing in Section O next weekend and hopefully sneaking an undeserved 1-0 win.
Leave John Cleary alone - he was a top class cup final *cough* penalty taker!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
well for starters, I guess your entire opinion is pretty much invalid as you haven't been attending matches and have been left relying on a mixture of reports
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Originally Posted by chickennuggets
As for the forced positivity you have eluded to, I myself have noticed a certain few of the fan base have been staying positive all season and knocking others for being negative but its only now when the majority of the negativity is gone, you then say that the positivity in the camp is fairly sickening. Maybe you and these people of the same opinion should take a look at themselves too as you are obviously very deluded if you feel that fans should stay indifferent and in my opinion the only sicking thing is the fact that this group of fans always have to go against the grain.Quote:
Originally Posted by chickennuggets
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Originally Posted by Martinho II
Ah now lads come on, can we not just let by gones be by gones. We all know Section O was dying a slow death. Maybe now is the time for remaining members gather together and recruit new blood and maybe a year or two down the line the Phoenix can rise from the ashes.
I've been to 90% of games this season. And now I'm on my holidays. But good man, throw everything and maybe something will stick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mister X
The forced positivity is ridiculous to say the least. Nothing has changed in the past week bar the assistant manager is now the caretaker manager. It's not as if we've signed five great players and have a brilliant mind at the helm. Now I'm all for positivity, and I haven't said a negative word publicly once this season as I don't feel it achieves a lot especially given our core group of supporters, but the way some people have gone on since the weekend is laughable.
I'd love to be on here saying great things about everyone and everything. But I can't. There's very little to be cheerful about when it comes to the club right now, on or off the pitch. But I felt the need to say something when certain people are on their high horses. Just because you roar and shout on Facebook and Foot every week doesn't mean you don't care. I wish people could open their eyes and wind their necks in. Using their brains wouldn't hurt either before arming themselves with keyboards.
How did they wreck it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Were you there last night? I was, and I attended all home and majority of away games including Wexford last week. There was definitely a change in mood with the fans. I think most fans have accepted that we are as good as relegated. Last night for the first time in a long time I see effort been put in by the team. Cronin gave a start to our new midfielder and he did well for the minutes he played. We were very unlucky to lose as Simon hit the post and had another disallowed for a marginal off side. For the last few minutes Cronin threw our big centre half up front to try and nick a draw, something which TC never did.Quote:
Originally Posted by chickennuggets
We will be playing First Division football next year, we will have a new manager next year and I'm positive that there will be changes at board level regarding agm and hopefully relationships will be patched up between the board and supporters. So there's every reason to be a bit optimistic for next season.
I'm a little disgusted with myself for getting involved in this online, because it's ridiculously childish, but...Quote:
Originally Posted by redarmyfaction
<Mod snip, Be civil FFS> If a person or group of people would rather not be associated with another person or group of people, the natural thing to do with be to move away from them or not spend time with them. However, Martinho II, as well as a few others, are the ones who've left Section O and have situated themselves in other areas of the ground. That's their decision, I've no beef with that, they can do what they want. What I do have beef with is the same people then complaining that those who still sit/stand around Section O are the ones who killed it off. One of those who've deserted Section O, and has on a number of occasions stated online that Section O is dead, is more than happy to use the Section O social media pages for his own benefit in promoting his own website that is full of his own LTFC related views. If it's so dead in his opinion, I'm not sure he should still be using the aforementioned pages for his own benefit.
Again, it's childish stuff, but I suppose that's what Internet forums are for, right?
Ya, that's what they are for, but for balance can we have Marty's side of things?
Look lads section O died for one reason and one reason only the numbers aren't there. Even last year flying high in the PD we were getting the same 14-16 lads over there and no matter how hard they tried to sing or booze up before games the noise just didn't add up to much. Same with this talk of the supporters club or section O not running busses. I tried to run one to all the games at the start of the season but I wasn't even getting 3 or 4 names so simply called time on doing it after 4 seasons I think it was. Time to move on and focus on next season should we go down now as many expect.
Football supporters groups have nothing on communist revolutionaries when it comes to splitting on the finest points of doctrine.
Paul Cook might be looking for a job pretty soon , Pompey beat again and 5 adrift after 3 games, prolly best best resourced club in league two. You never know he might be looking for a fixer upper.
As I said, I wasn't there last night. And I take your point regarding some moves made by Cronin during the game. I heard about all that. But isn't that what a caretaker manager facing relegation does? Throw the kitchen sink? Try to shake it up? I think we all agree that a change should have been made earlier but it wasn't until now. And we can do nothing about that. But still week after week up until now, Facebook and Foot has been full of negativity. From management, to players, to the board, to the people of the town. Longford is a small town and Longford Town is a small club with a limited reach in terms of fans. If I was someone who didn't go to games, why would I bother, after reading that stuff. In that regard, I'm speaking more about social media, rather than a niche football forum like Foot. The same people who post this stuff then complain about poor attendances and the people of the town not backing the club? Surely you can see my point? This overreaction now is good for no-one but I'd accept it if I hadn't seen all the guff that came beforehand. That's what I mean by it being sickening.Quote:
Originally Posted by Town Legend
I generally try to stay away from Town-related stuff online. It does me no good. I'll have to renew my efforts in future.
Fair point.Quote:
Originally Posted by chickennuggets
The goings on of Section O sounds like some sort of crap(ier) episode of Hollyoaks.
I find it humours that the only person so far I have encountered who thinks it’s an overreaction is the very person who wasn’t at the game.
I agree there has been lots of negativity this season but the majority of it is the truth! As the saying go there is no smoke without fire.
Why should fans stay muzzled or paint everything hunky dory while the simple fact remains, its not! I know personally that id much rather be part of something where I could express my view, regardless positive or negative without it being chastised.
Lastly, this small club mentality is a farce in my opinion. some of the results last season may have flattered us in the league table but why should we not strive to be the best we can be and stop using this term as a cop out.
Some people prefer to convey more of their life on social media platforms than others.Quote:
Originally Posted by chickennuggets
This I'm afraid is the world we live in today and I wish you well in your 'war' against this as somethings unfortunately are just beyond our control
Deleted that post by mistake. Let me try again..Quote:
Originally Posted by Mister X
No-one is saying anyone shouldn't be able to express their opinion or have their say. I haven't heard one person say that all season. I think what we could all do without is the dramatics. It sounds like you feel it's an us v them situation, like it's the second Cold War or something. If that's they way you feel, congratulations, you've won. Because there is no opposition. Just because some people don't fill the internet with drama queen posts and statuses, doesn't mean they're happy or OK with things. To think otherwise is just misguided and childish. Is that what you honestly believe? Or what you want to believe because it fits your narrative better?
Apologies about the original message being deleted. Genuine mistake. Tried to remember it as well as I could in the next message.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mister X
I don't think you understood my Cold War analogy..
Funnily enough he also kept them in the first division for about two years with a squad that should have walked the first easy, took him 5 years in all...Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Grranted I wasn't following them week-in, week-out but I don't really think there was any FD winner you could say they had such a better squad than that they should have walked it. There were certainly times when they got themselves in a position where they should have finished it off and didn't though.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
Folks, get this thread back on topic now or I'll bin it.
Alan Mathews appointed manager according to the Longford Twitter tonight
A decent man and a decent manager
He's no Tony Cousins.
hes ways classier than Tony Cousins! I always got on well with him and spoke to him over the years whenever he was scoutin for Shels in Longford! I am delighted he has resumed duty with us. I thought it wasnt goin to happen considering the board hasnt changed much in nine years but he must have bein impressed! I would like to see Gary Cronin stay with us as it was Mathews that signed him for us in 05 and he was there for another season after that.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Not sure this should be one of the official criteria for selecting your new manager. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Matthews had success with us before however the cliché never go back to an old lover springs to mind. His record since he left Longford has been very poor considering the calibre of club he has managed and the resources available to him. It will be interesting to see if the mood in the camp picks up with him at the helm. I'm very surprised that he was allowed back considering that his departure from the club was far from amicable