Another issue with IFollow is households with multiple season tickets - unless you all sit in different rooms, watching on different devices, you don’t get as much value.
Riddler interview.
Another issue with IFollow is households with multiple season tickets - unless you all sit in different rooms, watching on different devices, you don’t get as much value.
Politician answers because you don’t agree with what he has to say? That’s what people usually mean by that.
I thought he answered everything with transparency.
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I thought he was slippery, contradicted himself, and told at least one big fat lie (Ts&Cs have most definitely changed).
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100% agree with @paddysr
If you were happy with what he said fair enough but I thought he avoided a number of questions & didn’t give a straight answer to a direct question a number of times.
He’s an expert at it I’ll give him that.
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Like to.see their pricesBlackburn Rovers have released a statement, interesting to compare tone and content given both clubs operate on the basis of significant owner support and have fully funded wages etc during lockdown.
CLUB STATEMENT: WE ARE TOGETHER
With a new season and a new chapter in the club’s history fast approaching, Rovers’ CEO Steve Waggott today outlines his plans for welcoming supporters back to Ewood Park.www.rovers.co.uk
At the end of the day I won't criticise him because he's only going to take one stance in public and that is that our owner, his employer, is outstanding.
However what I found slightly odd throughout the interview is his consistent attempts to paint the fans in a negative or unreasonable light.
He seemed to take exception to the fact that fans had been asking "where is the training ground ?" for years. Well what else would the fans ask, when it was certain fans that helped to push through planning permission and the club were saying construction would begin imminently.
He also seemed miffed at the fact that our fans want new players bringing in and all of our best players to re-sign. I don't really think that's the full story.
Obviously we all want our best players to stay but I think the vast majority of our supporters would accept that a club of our size will have to sell players from time to time. It's the lack of re-investment which frustrates people. As is the fact that despite supposedly being such a healthy club in this division we seemingly can't sign anybody at the moment because we have to offload a top earner, Nugent, who the owner signed last summer.
We've done just one incoming deal, Sinclair, in 12 months. We just hit brick walls every single transfer window but then try to do the same things over and over again next time around. Yet this isn't their fault apparently, it's just that we're too demanding.
No I agree with some of what he said and not with other bits. I dont have a problem with PR and feel that much like Neil he is trying to do his job with one hand tied behind his back.
Politicians answers referred to the way he tried to turn the criticism back on the fans (some of which is warranted) and bits where he flat out lied.
Which clubs and what have they said? Not posting in an argumentative fashion, just generally would like to know. Cheers.
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Not sure if it was on this thread or one of the others but folk have been posting links to I think it was Bristol City, QPR & Barnsley that have either offered credit for last season, will offer credit for next season or both.
I read somewhere that Swansea are offering credit for next season if the season is disrupted plus the 7 midweek away fixtures to be streamed in the ST package.
I guess there are others but equally I guess there are also others that are adopting North Ends stance.
Nice one, cheers!
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Never even heard that this is up for debate, let alone happening.
I have now listened to the full Riddler interviews.
First , top marks for an excellent communication. Some points that hit home for me
1. It’s fairly obvious there will be some form of concession if games are lost to Covid. It’s almost certainly going to be a credit ( less the iFollow cost) against next Years season tickets. Which will need to go up in price to compensate.
2. We keep being told we are financially stable. From a business perspective I struggle to understand how any company ( that’s not a high tech start up or similar) that needs an equity injection of £10m a year from its owner can be called financially stable. Add on the fact that said owner is age 85 , diabetic, and there’s a world wide flu pandemic hitting his sort ......
There is no answer to this by the way, it’s the way it is. Enjoy it while you can is all I would say - the future beyond Hemmings, and outside the Premier League, from a financial point of view , looks bleak. It’s obviously personal to the Hemmings family so it’s probably unreasonable to expect a succession plan , but it would be nice to know if there is one.
3. I think we are struggling to sign up the “big 4”. I think for a couple at least the best we will get is a one year extension.
4. The 25 man squad rule and wage caps in the lower leagues are going to change the whole dynamics of football. It’s going to be harder to offload, and therefore recruit.
I’m not sure abandoning the under 23 system or whatever we did will prove to be the right move. There are a lot of games to be played and I think we will need The extra bodies of some promising kids that are “ours”.
5. Buying Euxton cost less than the proposed improvements to Springies. A complete no brainer
First , top marks for an excellent communication. Some points that hit home for me
1. It’s fairly obvious there will be some form of concession if games are lost to Covid. It’s almost certainly going to be a credit ( less the iFollow cost) against next Years season tickets. Which will need to go up in price to compensate.
2. We keep being told we are financially stable. From a business perspective I struggle to understand how any company ( that’s not a high tech start up or similar) that needs an equity injection of £10m a year from its owner can be called financially stable. Add on the fact that said owner is age 85 , diabetic, and there’s a world wide flu pandemic hitting his sort ......
There is no answer to this by the way, it’s the way it is. Enjoy it while you can is all I would say - the future beyond Hemmings, and outside the Premier League, from a financial point of view , looks bleak. It’s obviously personal to the Hemmings family so it’s probably unreasonable to expect a succession plan , but it would be nice to know if there is one.
3. I think we are struggling to sign up the “big 4”. I think for a couple at least the best we will get is a one year extension.
4. The 25 man squad rule and wage caps in the lower leagues are going to change the whole dynamics of football. It’s going to be harder to offload, and therefore recruit.
I’m not sure abandoning the under 23 system or whatever we did will prove to be the right move. There are a lot of games to be played and I think we will need The extra bodies of some promising kids that are “ours”.
5. Buying Euxton cost less than the proposed improvements to Springies. A complete no brainer
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Oh for the love of god. Come off the fence
On masks, at the Brighton "test event" they had to wear them until seated n the stadium. I'd guess that's the plan unless/until some new "scientific evidence" emerges...
It was being discussed to prevent overcrowding on concourses at half time.
Unsurprisingly seems to be an idea thats fallen away.
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I enjoyed listening to that however I think tougher questions could have been put to him. I’m not totally convinced by some of his answers but he does come across very well and is thorough with every response. I hope they get another one of these sorted in the coming months.
Has Ridsdale ever explained why we don't scout abroad? The potential we are missing out on is embarrassing.
He covers it in the podcast
Not had a chance to play it. I presume you mean the FTF one, not the 2 part Radio Lancashire one (I listened to that earlier in the week).