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Oh dear maurice!

Oh dear maurice!

ingolwhite said:
. I just feel he came across as arrogant tonight he had the chance to sell the club and took a totally different agenda.
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I am genuinely puzzled as to why he took such a confrontational approach. He was given the floor, by an open question, to explain to listening fans the revised arrangements but instead came over all stroppy.
 
After the Swansea debacle and what with the Lashers winning at Wigwam I nearly threw the bloody radio down the street. Hickson complete in kiss me quick hat and tangerine scarf he opened the phone in with ' plenty of callers and texts lined up, predominently Preston fans, not renowned for their patience'
How bloody dare he;
We pay top prices, way above plastics etc and NEVER seem to succeed and this cheeky bastard questions our patience.
I e mailed Radio Lancs and told him when he'd stopped kissing Lasher ass and Chisnal the other Lasher fan had stopped lording it up the prom to perhaps get back to reporting instead of supporting.
Credit he acknowledged my message requested my mobile number saying he'd ring me.
No call but I dare say the numbers barred from call ins.
I tell you they're Lashers and deserve treating like Lashers.
WDM
 
White Womble said:
I am genuinely puzzled as to why he took such a confrontational approach. He was given the floor, by an open question, to explain to listening fans the revised arrangements but instead came over all stroppy.
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How would you feel if someone publicly questioned your honesty and integrity, albeit in a roundabout way?
 
Tugg Speedman said:
How would you feel if someone publicly questioned your honesty and integrity, albeit in a roundabout way?
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that did not happen, hickson simply put the points that fans have made here and elsewhere: ie fans have linked the change to the reduced gate on saturday

eg

Obviously, the sub 10,000 gate prompted this...

Well done North End!
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I have little time for Hickson anymore. His OTT utterly biased dealings with Holloway and Oyston are cringeworthy. Holloway is pathetic at times but Hickson and his cronies lap it up as if he was the worlds greatest comedian. I wonder if he has asked Oyston why he resigned yet live on air? All the bull about wages and agents and it turns out he is a bankrupt!

The very fact today is the first time they have spoken since Lindsay took over weeks ago speaks volumes.

The picture on the website says it all as well - James Whale wannabee.
 
Spezials said:
Lasher & a bit of a pompous twat but a class DJ in his day.

Remember listening to his show on Red Rose Radio (Sunday Big Beat) & him playing Hardcore Uproar & reporting on the previous nights (illegal) raves.

Decent Northern Soul man too,apparantly.

The Blackpool based twonk.
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I used to love big beat. Whatever happened to Harve who did those rave reports? He sounded completely wasted every time!

Oh, and yes, Maurice came accross as a mardy pompous prick.
 
White Womble said:
that did not happen
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Err I think it did.

ML had already explained that he had looked at the prices and categories as soon as he arrived and that he already considered the Portsmouth game to be too expensive (but couldn't do much about it due to promotional factors, sponsorship, existing ticket sales etc etc)

Then smart arse Hickson pipes up 'You can understand the link' between Saturdays low attendance and the sudden reduction in prices and in category A games. So of course he is indirectly questioning ML's honesty and integrity.
 
White womble i was puzzeld as well mate to why he took a confrontational approch. He had a great chance to sell the club and he could have even laugh the question off and said "we have learnt from it" Its quite bizzare the way he went so defensive right from the off;

Having listen to it again i don't think Gary Hickson was being clever he asked a ligit question in my view. A question that a lot of people were asking about the poor attendence in the Pompey game to the cancelling of some cat A games and the lowering of prices in the the other ones. For me Maurice PR skills were poor for a man whos been in the media spotlight for 40 years by the way he answerd it and his answer actually tells you that they have reviewed the situation because of the POMPEY fixture. Again thats just my view on it!
 
Tugg course you can understand the link and maurice should have acknowlegde that and said yes of course and then it could have all moved on and then he could ahve sold the club because thats what hes here for and thats what hes good at. Politicians get stuff like that all the time and deal with it cooley and calmly and then still get their message across. Gary Hickson is a jounolists and thats his job Maurice should have dealt with that and been clever enough to deal with it. So defensive it was untrue
 
People used to moan about Derek's lack of PR skills, but Maurice hit a new low on air tonight. Totally embarrassing. Came across as a right berk.
 
surf said:
Tugg course you can understand the link and maurice should have acknowlegde that and said yes of course and then it could have all moved on and then he could ahve sold the club because thats what hes here for and thats what hes good at. Politicians get stuff like that all the time and deal with it cooley and calmly and then still get their message across. Gary Hickson is a jounolists and thats his job Maurice should have dealt with that and been clever enough to deal with it. So defensive it was untrue
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We will have to agree to disagree. As a PNE fan I'm sticking up for our Chairman, and frankly I'm surprised at anyone who is siding with Radio Lancs on this.
OK so ML may have got riled by Hicksons implication but I don't blame him. All he did was stand up for himself when it was insinuated that he might be lying.

It's not the first time someone from PNE has had a disagreement with the media, and it won't be the last.
 
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Agree with most of that Surf
ML had a chance to explain with an open question. He I believe is reviewing a lot of things. Seems a bit twee he is reviewing Cat A games and prices after that very poor crowd on Saturday.
So I think he overreacted when GH pushed the issue a little and was completely unprofessional and let the club down. Sounded arrogant and pig headed to me. Another thread questions if he has the the balls and inclination to ever admit a mistake and the answer is a defo NO. GH will be banned from Deepdale next no doubt.
 
lea-pne thats how i read it mate. I still find it bizzare that he could not handle that situation in a more proffesional manner. Massive oppertunity missed by our Maurice to sell himself and the club in a more positive light
 
lea_pne said:
Agree with most of that Surf
ML had a chance to explain with an open question. He I believe is reviewing a lot of things. Seems a bit twee he is reviewing Cat A games and prices after that very poor crowd on Saturday.
So I think he overreacted when GH pushed the issue a little and was completely unprofessional and let the club down. Sounded arrogant and pig headed to me. Another thread questions if he has the the balls and inclination to ever admit a mistake and the answer is a defo NO. GH will be banned from Deepdale next no doubt.
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But Maurice said he had started the review before then, and that is why IMO he got a bit tetchy with Hickson.
 
Also forgot to mention I heard our premier executive area the great room was closed on Saturday due to lack of interest. Well done Maurice.
 
I think, having made the blunder of Categorising the games- they knew they'd messed up, but were too stubborn to change it. The sub 10K gate forced their hand.

I think North End deserve pat on the back for listening to their supporters. I hope my drunken text to some of the managers at North End on Saturday evening, helped in turning some heads!
 
Adi Dassler said:
I think, having made the blunder of Categorising the games- they knew they'd messed up, but were too stubborn to change it. The sub 10K gate forced their hand.
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Agreed. I don't really give a shit why the pricing structure has been changed, I'm just glad that it has been. The bottom line is that the right thing has been done. Better late than never and at least they had the balls to make the decision full stop.
 
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