Millwall refunding those who went to Bradford

[Thunder Bolt]

Surely the performance is a reflection of the manager unless his hands are tied when it comes to improving the squad. Someone must be to blame

According to the Posh chairman, the players in their team were to blame, not the manager.

 

[ATFC Seagull]

On the basis that Tony Bloom regularly travels by train to away games all around the country I would say he probably does. In fact Paul Barber travelled with him to Doncaster last season

I don't believe Bloom has ever offered us ticket money back though...

 

[theboybilly]

I and a few others got a free ticket to the Hull City replay last season. So Albion do think of their fans

 

[Giraffe]

What was the ticket price? £10? £4.5k total then?

I bet he has players being paid four or five times that in a week.

 

[Gazwag]

I don't believe Bloom has ever offered us ticket money back though...

No but that wasn't in your post - he has done other things like free beer at an away game, paid for fans tickets to an away game, laid on a free meal for fans on the summer tour

 

[ATFC Seagull]

No but that wasn't in your post - he has done other things like free beer at an away game, paid for fans tickets to an away game, laid on a free meal for fans on the summer tour

Yes it was - "I've always wondered if the players/managers/chairmen WHO OFFER THIS realise that...".

Anyway not really important, you seem to think I am now having a go at Bloom, whereas actually he wasn't remotely on the radar of my initial point. When did he pay for away tickets btw? I missed that one it seems.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Yes it was - "I've always wondered if the players/managers/chairmen WHO OFFER THIS realise that...".

Anyway not really important, you seem to think I am now having a go at Bloom, whereas actually he wasn't remotely on the radar of my initial point. When did he pay for away tickets btw? I missed that one it seems.

Hull replay in the FA cup last season.

 

[Rogero]

How is Holloway still in that job?

No one has sacked him yet and he has not resigned.

 

[SAC]

It's a nice gesture with little cost to the club. I do wonder if they would have done the same if it was 3000 fans at £28 a pop but I suppose that is irrelevant as it wasn't. Does it set a president now though, if they get thrashed at their next away game, will they do the same again?

Holloway is not as bad as some are making out, the Millwall team are pretty poor and you can only polish a turd so much.

 

[Gazwag]

Yes it was - "I've always wondered if the players/managers/chairmen WHO OFFER THIS realise that...".

Anyway not really important, you seem to think I am now having a go at Bloom, whereas actually he wasn't remotely on the radar of my initial point. When did he pay for away tickets btw? I missed that one it seems.

No you are correct I ignored the three capital words in your first post and was commenting on the fact that TB probably realises more than most chairmen as he does it.

 

[Don Tmatter]

No one has sacked him yet and he has not resigned.

Of course, why didnt i realise that ? I knew someone on here would know

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

On the basis that Tony Bloom regularly travels by train to away games all around the country I would say he probably does. In fact Paul Barber travelled with him to Doncaster last season

I wonder if they used a "2 Together" railcard to get a third off ?

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

Yes that's true, but by all accounts the performance was embarassingly bad, and l would imagine it was only the really hard core Millwall support who travelled, so hey, l think they deserved the gesture as a one off.

Nice too that the chairman realised how appallingly badly they played.

Oh it's quite possible that they do deserve it and I can't imagine many will begrudge them it, though does it now set a precedent?

What happens next time they're just as abject away from home? Will fans be expecting a similar payout?

It's possible I'm reading too much into it. It's a common complaint that people want to be treated as fans rather than customers, however, it's now not uncommon now to see/hear people saying that they expect a better performance for their money and should be recompensed, which is very much the action of a customer. It can't go both ways.

 

[Gwylan]

no fight what so ever from the players so holloway said,

Well, that's not true. They had plenty of fight in them, it was football ability they lacked

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...l-FA-Cup-clash-turns-nasty-Valley-Parade.html

 

[Icy Gull]

How is Holloway still in that job?

Wins against Brighton help him keep jobs, not sure we've beaten any Holloway managed team more than ONCE in total over the years?

 

[Mowgli37]

Great gesture and all but where do you draw the line? I could perfectly understand Sunderland doing it for the 8-0 defeat to Saints but whilst 4-0 is bad, it doesn't come close to matching travelling nearly the length of the country to get not only thumped, but totally annihilated.

 

[Shoppers]

I spoke to one of the 'die hard supporters' today and he was devasted. Not by the score but by the total lack of commitment and effort shown by the players. As he said a nice gesture but stop the players their appearnce bonus, as they were not intersested and showed know respect.

Even at our worst this season the players still tried pity the manager didn't have a clue.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

According to the Posh chairman, the players in their team were to blame, not the manager.

I accept that a manager can only work with what he has got but if is down to the players not carrying out the managers instructions or not putting in the effort then that is down to the manager to sort out as part of his job

 

[Hampster Gull]

Ridiculous.

This.