OAFCM35 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Did anyone one else clock the giggling when one of the callers asked a question? Yeah I found that very unprofessional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Do we genuinely believe that it's a sign the board don't want to go up or is it just Barry putting his foot in it something he's got form in. For all Barry and the boards faults I don't believe he or the board don't want to get promoted and if we did they would push the boat out to bring new players of a higher calibre in. What he should of really said was something along the lines off that "If we got into the championship it would be tough competing with the bigger clubs in the league and those coming down from the premier league with £50million parachute payments but we would give it a go Make investments to our squad and, although it would be tough aim to establish ourselves as a championship club" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics and England Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I did not read it as Barry or the board not wanting to go up but it did make it clear that they do not see promotion as the solution or even a stepping stone to finding a solution to the club's problems. Whatever your views about what constitutes success for our club nobody can argue that we have not stagnated in the past decade. Something needs to be done to end that stagnation and I would have hoped the plan would be to find a way of winning a promotion and then building on it. If the view of the board is that we wouldn't be able to build on the opportunity a season in the Championship would give us then I am worried. I haven't heard any alternative from them about how we get out of this rut. For what it is worth I agree with a lot of what Barry said (for a change). Championship wages would be a blocker to Latics on the kind of crowds we can attract but it would give us a platform from which we could increase attendances to partially combat this issue. If we were a Championship club we would also have the huge advantage financially that our players would be worth more. It's completely illogical but it is true. Liam Kelly is currently worth probably £350k. If we were a championship club with nothing else changing he would command over a million. I guess that all boils down to other clubs knowing how desperate Lge 1 clubs are for cash. Obviously I don't know whether what Barry says is reflective of the views of the wider board but when speaking in an official capacity we have to assume they are. If not, I would expect Simon to have spoken up by now and made it clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorvik_latic Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Interesting article on Championship finances and ownership... http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/national/146216-championship-club-club?utm_source=northwest_newsletter&utm_medium=business_article&utm_campaign=northwest_news_tracker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Quite liking this trend for abbreviating Barry's name to his initials, given that BO in medical terminology usually means 'bowels opened'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFCM35 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Its not what he said its how he worded it, Neil Joy said the same thing but worded it alot better, the club need to stop sending Barry out as the voice of the board IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Did anyone one else clock the giggling when one of the callers asked a question? He was doing it all the way through - chuckling and puffing and blowing. It's almost like he has total contempt for a lot of our fans and makes no attempt to disguise it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 What value does he actually bring to the club, other than his apparent meddling with the transfers and team selection I dont see what his purpose is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I think you are wrong, Lags. There are so many people on here that I am so different from on so many levels that it sometimes horrifys me when I share an opinion with them. I dont want to be in their 'in crowd' but they are spot on about BO. He is an embarrassing, power hungry, self serving twonk.I agree with Mr Orange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFCM35 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 He was doing it all the way through - chuckling and puffing and blowing. It's almost like he has total contempt for a lot of our fans and makes no attempt to disguise it. THIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 The problem with the phone in was that the people asking the questions were not allowed to come back after the answer, or none answer in most cases. Too much time was spent on waffle by the presenter and his co-host on a pointless competition etc. His co-host spent ten minutes reading out a register of people not stupid enough to not know the answer to the quiz question but daft enough to want to phone in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 He was doing it all the way through - chuckling and puffing and blowing. It's almost like he has total contempt for a lot of our fans and makes no attempt to disguise it. I read and re-read this post, to try and figure out how the words 'It's almost like' ended up in there. I'll maybe ask rummy to look into whether it's some sort of technical issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) Interesting article on Championship finances and ownership... http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/national/146216-championship-club-club?utm_source=northwest_newsletter&utm_medium=business_article&utm_campaign=northwest_news_tracker I glazed over half way through Blackburn - can you summarise it for us? Edited August 27, 2015 by HarryBosch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 What value does he actually bring to the club, other than his apparent meddling with the transfers and team selection I dont see what his purpose is. Barry? Unpaid hard worker I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) Barry? Unpaid hard worker I believe. I'm sure he does work hard & I'm sure he loves the club & (some of) his fellow supporters in his own strange way - I wish they'd stop inflicting him on us and himself in this way and just let him get on with the valuable work he probably does do on a day to day basis.... Edited August 27, 2015 by HarryBosch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorvik_latic Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I glazed over half way through Blackburn - what are your conclusions? :censored: Basically all clubs are owned by rich lunatics and it took Bristol City £10mil in wages to get out of League 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 Rochdale having a phone-in with the same format on GMR Be interesting to hear what they say about ambition... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Rochdale having a phone-in with the same format on GMR Be interesting to hear what they say about ambition... Someone ring up and ask him if they'll be getting extra dummies in for this seasons Oldham games.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 First question was about ambition to get into the Championship. Chairman's reply was that gates are irrelevant, we'd have a right good go in the Championship, we've got a good infrastructure, and would look for investment. 'We can compete against anybody on the pitch'. Talked about building on their greatest ever finish, and the best ever football they've seen at Spotland. The fan was more negative than the owner. I'd be buzzing as a Dale fan after hearing that. Rochdale sounded more ambitious than Latics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 FTFY I'd be buzzing as a Dale fan after hearing that. Rochdale sounded more ambitious than BARRY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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