TheNeil29 wrote:Well, ****** hell. I have seen the following piece in the advertiser today:
There will not be a “knee-jerk” reaction at Harrogate Town following the team’s poor start to the season, according to one of the club’s directors.
'Of course the directors aren't going to question Irving. They are all just yes men who like to brown nose the Chairman'
Simon Weaver has come under fire from sections of the club’s support with his side lying 18th in Vanarama North, and only two points above the relegation zone.
'What does he expect after the start to the season? A jolly pat on the back saying 'everything will be alright Simon?' don't worry about the fact you have a high wage budget, you can carry on underachieving' ****** hell, deluded bunch of idiots.
But the manager has received a vote of confidence from the board of directors.
'What a ****** surprise, it's obvious that the directors wont question anything that will offend Irving'
Town have only won three of their 13 league games and their problems were worsened with a 2-0 defeat at Worcester City on Saturday, which saw the hosts play almost 90 minutes with an outfield player in goal (report page 103).
'Which is ****** embarrassing, if you alter it to 4 in 21, not 3 of 13' stop trying to mask ****, because the smell will always get out!. The fact we couldn't hit a barn door with a banjo doesn't help'
In failing to score on their journey south, Town have now gone three games and almost 300 minutes without a goal.
'Because the only striker worthy of recognition has had enough of the joke and embarrassment that the club has become'
Following the defeat, several supporters voiced concerns on social media and called for a change.
'Obviously'
One supporter wrote on the club’s Facebook page: “I expect Weaver to be gone by mid week, lots of new and decent players and very poor form. Blame lies with the manager.”
Another said: “We are now in a relegation dog fight and there is only one person we can blame for this. Attendances are going to continue to drop unless changes are made, soon.”
'I will take a bow for the above comment'
Managing director Garry Plant publicly backed Weaver and his assistant John McDermott to turn around the flailing team’s fortunes.
'****** hell, he is as deluded as the next idiot at the club.'
Plant told the Advertiser: “For the last two seasons we have enjoyed the excitement of vying for a play-off place.
'Yeah, and we failed both times! You call it excitement, I call it a disappointment and unacceptable. With the squad and the budget we had, playoffs was bare minimum. You truly are a deluded fool'
“I would argue it has been the best time the club has ever had. That was under the management of Simon Weaver and Macca.
'**** me, what a load of ****' It has been nothing but 3 years of disappointment and underachievement'
“It’s not a time now for knee-jerk reaction and panic. It’s solidarity. It’s working hard and getting there. We will get there.
'Erm, no you wont, not with Pinky and Perky in charge. The Chuckle Brothers would have more success than those two'
“As a board, we believe and support Simon and Macca as much now as we did two years ago.”
'As a board?? That's because none of you have the balls to challenge Irving'
Weaver, himself, acknowledged the supporters’ criticism but insisted the team’s performance would improve when injuries healed.
“You take the punches as a manager and say that’s fine. I’ll take it all on the chin,” said Weaver.
'Yeah, you keep doing that, you pathetic excuse of a manager'
“I’m in a position to be shot at. It’s a job of responsibility and I put my own pressure on myself.
'If you were actually tactically competent, it might help. It is a job of responsibility, one you are failing to handle. You wouldn't know pressure if it jumped up and bit you on the nose, you are just a spoilt little rich kid anyway'
“Expectations went through the roof because of what we did over the summer. We are a victim of these expectations.
'What do you expect when you sign top notch players, that you have a habit of turning into ****?'
“We have shown we can produce good entertaining teams that can win football matches. But we have been hit for six with the injuries so far this year.
'**** me, the old injuries excuse again. What an old excuse being wheeled out once again'. That's why you have a SQUAD!!!!'
“It is our job to work as a squad, and as a board room, and work together and not against each other.”
'Well, something isn't ****** working, or you wouldn't be coming out with a comment like that, so that indicates to me there is tension!!'
He added: “When the going is tough you don’t just walk away.”
'No, you just piss more of your daddy's fortune down the pan'
Plant rejected the idea of bringing an experienced football figure as director of football.
'He obviously would, because a DOF would look at him and think, WTF do we have an MD?'
Asked whether there had been any targets set for the next month or a point where the board would question the management’s position, Plant said: “It’s a cliché, but we take every match as it comes.
“The aim is, can we get three points. We go match by match.”
'If it carries on, we wont see 3 points for a while, apart from 3 draws!'
He added: “Over the last two years, Simon and Macca’s stock has gone from strength to strength. Life and football is about ups and downs.
'This is the most deluded comment of the lot. Strength to Strength??? Are you SERIOUS?? REALLY???'
“This is our work. It’s a medium to long term plan. We want to get into the Conference. If anyone doesn’t believe that, think again.
'I don't believe it, neither do a lot of fans, and it will never happen with Pinky and Perky in charge;
“We are looking at how long is it before we can do a York City and get into Division Four, as it should be called.
'Get with the times, you moron. Its now called League 2, you are scraping the bottom of the barrel here!!'
“That is the plan and ambition, and Simon is at the head of that plan.”
'The Chuckle Brothers could come up with a better plan'
And this was our MD........no wonder we are the joke of the division. I bet other Chairman, Players and Fans are reading that and pissing themselves laughing.