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Have some Dignity

Hitch 22

Hitch 22

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Just a plea to all fans on twitter and Social media. While Frankie might not be making great decisions he's trying his best and is a gentleman to boot. Name calling and personal insults are not necessary. It's not fair on him or his family. Please think would I like it if my family member was treated or slagged off like this before making comments.
 
Hitch 22 said:
Just a plea to all fans on twitter and Social media. While Frankie might not be making great decisions he's trying his best and is a gentleman to boot. Name calling and personal insults are not necessary. It's not fair on him or his family. Please think would I like it if my family member was treated or slagged off like this before making comments.
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Constructive criticism is one thing but personal abuse is unacceptable.
 
Hitch 22 said:
Just a plea to all fans on twitter and Social media. While Frankie might not be making great decisions he's trying his best and is a gentleman to boot. Name calling and personal insults are not necessary. It's not fair on him or his family. Please think would I like it if my family member was treated or slagged off like this before making comments.
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Totally agree. Same with the players, no need for abuse. All the Postman Pat stuff is pathetic and unnecessary
 
raefil said:
I put on the matchday thread yesterday that ive never known a set of fans who actually hate their own players, so much. Embarrasing.
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Tip of the iceberg was Browne going out for dinner with his family after we lost at home (Can’t remember against who) and everyone wanted his blood.

As a club, we should be a lot higher in the league than we are now but that’s a mixture of the players, lack of tactical experience on FM’s part but that’ll improve in time plus the lack of investment in the Defence department due to the Riddler and Hemmings.

Can’t see why everyone hates the players and some of the things I saw on Social Media about FM was shocking. Don’t get me wrong, I have expressed my displeasure on social media but I haven’t gone round taking the piss out of FM cause he used to be a postman or baying for the blood of the players.
 
Seems the abuse has gone exponential since Blackpool went above us in the table last week. Fear to think what the cavemen will be writing if we don't get the desired result at Bloomfield.
 
Werzo said:
Seems the abuse has gone exponential since Blackpool went above us in the table last week. Fear to think what the cavemen will be writing if we don't get the desired result at Bloomfield.
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There was a discussion on another thread discussing when the rivalry between the 2 clubs had got so toxic.
I posted that despite the 1970 defeat I wasn't aware of the same bitterness (as opposed to banter which is good and part and parcel of football).
It has occurred to me that the difference between now and then is social media.
Social media is great in a lot of ways but clearly has its down side.
People who want to be the centre of attention get ever more outrageous.
 
It was different in the old days. No social media. Folk would write in to Norman Shakeshafts column in the LEP. 'Mike Elwiss should be dropped' etc, and a week later someone would reply saying 'Joe Bloggs from Leyland is talking nonsense about dropping Elwiss' etc. All letters had a name and address and they'd print about six each week.
 
Hitch 22 said:
Just a plea to all fans on twitter and Social media. While Frankie might not be making great decisions he's trying his best and is a gentleman to boot. Name calling and personal insults are not necessary. It's not fair on him or his family. Please think would I like it if my family member was treated or slagged off like this before making comments.
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Good post............. Looks like many agree too which is re assuring. 👍
 
Dirty Harry said:
It was different in the old days. No social media. Folk would write in to Norman Shakeshafts column in the LEP. 'Mike Elwiss should be dropped' etc, and a week later someone would reply saying 'Joe Bloggs from Leyland is talking nonsense about dropping Elwiss' etc. All letters had a name and address and they'd print about six each week.
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God Almighty.... 😀 😀
 
Dirty Harry said:
It was different in the old days. No social media. Folk would write in to Norman Shakeshafts column in the LEP. 'Mike Elwiss should be dropped' etc, and a week later someone would reply saying 'Joe Bloggs from Leyland is talking nonsense about dropping Elwiss' etc. All letters had a name and address and they'd print about six each week.
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Column was called 'In off the post'
 
Werzo said:
Seems the abuse has gone exponential since Blackpool went above us in the table last week. Fear to think what the cavemen will be writing if we don't get the desired result at Bloomfield.
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I'm afraid it seems the sh*te are not actually so sh*t. If they get in the play offs again, that's when the protests will really start. If they go up (Allah forbid) dooms day scenario.
 
No Danger said:
The most cringeworthy one I saw was in the latter days of the column when a correspondent accused the play off team who got beaten by Bolton in the final an embarrassment to the town (or city).
Often think that idiot would have gone on to be a Twitter troll.
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I didn't realise the column was still going by then!
 
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