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'Sake. That was weak. I'm done, floor is yours.

I respond because it's a message board where people debate. It's how it works. If you don't like that way of doing things then that's not my fault. Personal grudge match - you're the one in this thread who has made it personal, not me. In fact you've now done it several times. The worst I've...

Christ on a bike. My only justification? No it wasn't, not at all: Once again, you're the one who focused only on attendances and I responded to that. And it appears that the figures bear me out (on attendance, at least). I think it's fair you use as a comparison a side that has yo-yo'd...

I think you're just spoiling for a fight with me. I think we know why as well. I picked Worthing because I know about them and they are an 8th tier club and have been in the 7th tier as FCUM now are. You were the one who started mentioning attendances as a mark of how to judge a comparable...

It's true. Worthing have averaged 211 so far this year, better than 5 clubs in the North Premier which averages 366 (311 if you take out FCUM). I got the figures from here. http://www.thelinnets.co.uk/homeattendances.php?l=11 Which part of this made you laugh then?

Worthing get higher attendances than a fifth of the teams in FCUM's league and is a lot nearer to the rest of FCUM's rivals despite being a league lower and leaving the likes of Chorley in the calculation.

Agree completely. Difference is the FCUM supporters who have made that club so big in comparison to their rivals are taking some moral high ground of reclaiming grassroots football when all along there is subtle but extremely clever corporate marketing of themselves as a UK St Pauli and gaining...

My previous comment about having a link historically or geographically should answer that, I hope. I don't think many people can see the problem with being a shareholder of a local club or a club you've got history with. It's when you get people being shareholders of clubs that they have no link...

My question was more rhetorical but we do know that no other club gets those gates because FCUM have told us so themselves and I know for a fact that Worthing who are at the same level don't claim to have hundreds of volunteers. Nor do they have as many staff nor would they have a hope in hell...

Do other clubs in the same division get 2000 fans? Do other clubs in the same division have hundreds of volunteers? Do other clubs have financial support across Europe from fellow travellers sufficient for them to raise £2M privately?

Ex-Tory.

Sigh....but it's on the back of people like Attila trying to build a lower league St Pauli. The whole thing is politically motivated. Once again, it's NOT grassroots football.

Cheap shot. You know my involvement with the Plymouth Argyle fight to rescue their club. It's one thing showing solidarity with fans and donating to bucket collections but it's another to buy shares in another club and vote in their AGMs.

From their own press guff: In 2011 the club had over 3500 members who each own one share (non-withdrawable), which entitles them to one vote, and is run on a democratic basis with an elected board of directors. It employs a General Manager and Club Secretary full time along with community...

You've given a club you don't support your money because of your political views. Many others have done the same and now FCUM have vastly superior resources available compared to their opponents. That's not fair at all. You're using footie as a political plaything and small clubs suffer.

Hang on. The whole point I thought was to promote grassroots football and a return to people supporting their local side - free from politics and corporate bollocks as you put it. It seems to me that you're actually using them to make a political statement by pretending to 'support' a side you...

I'm curious as to why you've described those who are against the concept of FCUM as fans in inverted commas. Are you suggesting that we aren't real fans? I take it you are implying something derogatory because of the later 'Chelsea-style' reference. So we're not 'real' fans but Man U fans are...