Humility and perspective
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Munchkin
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It is an AMAZING to be an Albion fan but could some fans adopt a little humility and perspective?
1. We are not suddenly the 9th best supported club in the land........ We have sold a phenomenal number of season tickets which is brilliant but we are on a crest of a wave and capacity is limited compared to many larger clubs. Let's enjoy where we are but lets not get arrogant and too big for our boots.
2. There but for the grace of god...... We know our unfortunate history and it is a great feeling having put it behind us. Other football fans are not so lucky. Have we really forgotten how painful it is and how helpless you can feel when your club goes down the tubes. So many fans of so many their clubs backed us when we were in the shit. Are we so heartless with such short memories that we choose to gloat at others misfortune?
3. Careful how you treat people on your way up; you might meet them on the way down....... We are SO fortunate to have a genuine fan supporting our club. But (no disrespect to TB implied) how many Albion fans have inspected the accounts, looked at the business plan or carried out due dilligence on the Board? Probably few if any - not least because we are so happy! Yet some criticise Pompey fans for failing to do this. They are fans of their club just like we are of ours. Football finances are become more and more precarious. No one should assume that it can't happen to them whether for the first time or again.
4. Not every signing has to be a Vicente..... Obvious but some people are setting the bar higher and higher and expectations are going crazy. Maybe it doesn't matter but we need to be sustainable first and foremost. If the PL comes great but not at any cost. Let's not lose sight of our past as we dream of the future.
5. We have a great stadium..... But not everyone else's is suddenly a crap hole. Some would love a new stadium, some would just like better pies but all grounds were better than Withdean. Again, have some forgotten where we have come from?
As a club and a set of fans we made many friends over the last 20 years. We are out the other side but others are in the midst of have some tough times ahead. We can be an inspiration and a beacon of hope or we can turn our back on our roots becoming arrogant and disliked by all.
Ok,now shoot me!
A far too sensible post for this forum
Agreed. I think a few people who take the piss on an internet message board isn't really representative of our fanbase as a whole. I would say most of our fans would agree with all the points made by the op apart from a select deluded few.
StillHateBellotti
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Albumen
Don't wait for me!
A sticky, me thinks.
Does this mean I shouldn't be disappointed if we don't sign Michael Owen?
In all seriousness a good post and sometimes we could use a little more humility but then again we've had so little to shout about for many years one could hardly begrudge the odd joke at the expense of others.
As for TB and finances I really do hope his other business interests allow him to maintain control but it's more than likely going to be a hugely expensive job and at some point he may need to sell a controlling interest to others with more money (Madjeski is a good example) and then we'll be in the same place as most others in terms of our future financial security
In all seriousness a good post and sometimes we could use a little more humility but then again we've had so little to shout about for many years one could hardly begrudge the odd joke at the expense of others.
As for TB and finances I really do hope his other business interests allow him to maintain control but it's more than likely going to be a hugely expensive job and at some point he may need to sell a controlling interest to others with more money (Madjeski is a good example) and then we'll be in the same place as most others in terms of our future financial security
maltaseagull
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It is an AMAZING to be an Albion fan but could some fans adopt a little humility and perspective?
1. We are not suddenly the 9th best supported club in the land........ We have sold a phenomenal number of season tickets which is brilliant but we are on a crest of a wave and capacity is limited compared to many larger clubs. Let's enjoy where we are but lets not get arrogant and too big for our boots.
2. There but for the grace of god...... We know our unfortunate history and it is a great feeling having put it behind us. Other football fans are not so lucky. Have we really forgotten how painful it is and how helpless you can feel when your club goes down the tubes. So many fans of so many their clubs backed us when we were in the shit. Are we so heartless with such short memories that we choose to gloat at others misfortune?
3. Careful how you treat people on your way up; you might meet them on the way down....... We are SO fortunate to have a genuine fan supporting our club. But (no disrespect to TB implied) how many Albion fans have inspected the accounts, looked at the business plan or carried out due dilligence on the Board? Probably few if any - not least because we are so happy! Yet some criticise Pompey fans for failing to do this. They are fans of their club just like we are of ours. Football finances are become more and more precarious. No one should assume that it can't happen to them whether for the first time or again.
4. Not every signing has to be a Vicente..... Obvious but some people are setting the bar higher and higher and expectations are going crazy. Maybe it doesn't matter but we need to be sustainable first and foremost. If the PL comes great but not at any cost. Let's not lose sight of our past as we dream of the future.
5. We have a great stadium..... But not everyone else's is suddenly a crap hole. Some would love a new stadium, some would just like better pies but all grounds were better than Withdean. Again, have some forgotten where we have come from?
As a club and a set of fans we made many friends over the last 20 years. We are out the other side but others are in the midst of have some tough times ahead. We can be an inspiration and a beacon of hope or we can turn our back on our roots becoming arrogant and disliked by all.
Ok,now shoot me!
You can tell the schools have broken up
seagullsovergrimsby
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Exactly , we should all be gloating and taking the piss out of the tinpot club up the A23.
Surrey_Albion
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top drawer ABC, someone had to say it and you said it well
smeariestbat
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*tips hat to OP*
severnside gull
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Great post and great responses. There is hope for us yet 
kalinski
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Great post
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I was certainly not suggesting I don't trust TB, far from it. But we don't really know whether the financial model is stable or will be in the future. However we trust TB and the Board. But that trust is not actually based on anything but a good vibe, many good words and great actions. We don't have figures or actual proof to back up our optimism that we wont one day do a Pompey, Leicester etc. And why should we? We are not putting up our £millions and we are not shareholders. But how does this really make us different from other fans who have been let down by their club's owners?
In my view it doesn't. So again there but for the grace of God.......
( I also have a memory that we all thought Belotti was Ok... To start with!)
Southwick_Seagull
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- Oct 8, 2008
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Well said that man.
blue-shifted
Banned
Well said ABC. There's too much arrogance about at the moment. The most important thing is the long term stability of the club, not whether we get promoted (or relegated) in any particular season
Baaaald
3rd time lucky
Good post. Agree with all points. Well done.