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Post by Choirboy Dave on Jan 2, 2024 11:48:33 GMT
Message to PTFC. Can we return any money Expat any money for this season? If not, please do not accept anymore from him for next season. It is time Expat was Expelled! On here he is nothing but toxic. Called for TK to replaced many times every season. Now that has happened not prepared see how it goes. As for the situation at Tatnam, nothing but criticism. Seems to like Wimborne. Let him go there. They are welcome to him!
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Post by PippaD on Jan 2, 2024 12:25:30 GMT
Just look at the number of former contributors who no longer appear on this forum,then ask yourself why! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😃 oh the irony
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Post by RobTheShirt on Jan 2, 2024 13:23:53 GMT
Just look at the number of former contributors who no longer appear on this forum,then ask yourself why! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😃 oh the irony In case he doesn't get the irony, let's explain it. It's because of you, you irksome troll. With your constant whingeing you have created the cess pit and people have voted with their feet. Nothing, absolutely nothing that you post helps the club in any way Another irony is that it was your generation of supporters that allowed the stadium to be lost. Nothing to do with any of the current board, management, players or supporters club and now you're dying for us to go back to cover your sorry arse. Sad old fart 😠
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Post by rob bayston on Jan 2, 2024 16:11:07 GMT
Expat the reason this forum is somewhat under used, by the “old guard” you refer too ( and certainly they don’t now appear on Wimborne's forum)is they also are fed up reading your constant drivel they don’t bother contributing here anymore ( even Brian has stopped replying to you so frequently) you are the reason they are not coming back !!!thankfully the new and old breed of supporters have another source to communicate on, which thankfully you won’t be accepted on. You sadly take most of your information via the echo website, not really the most reliable source as often like Wimborne match reports etc there aren't any reporters even at the game!! Info taken via post match phone calls with an element of poetic licence thrown in. A bit like yourself may I suggest?
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Post by peterlep on Jan 2, 2024 19:32:04 GMT
I find some of the comments here disturbing. Like many, I often don't agree with what expat says, but respect he is entitled to voice his opinion. As long as he is not abusive, which I don't believe he ever has been, then surely he is entitled to contribute. Or do we only want people to post what the majority agree with? I value freedom of speech. You don't have to read his comments if you don't want to.
Not everyone is aware that expat buys a season ticket every year despite the fact he rarely can see a game. In the current circumstances I thought we would be grateful for all such monies?
Waiting to be shot down now!
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Post by ellisgs on Jan 3, 2024 9:47:44 GMT
I agree that his voice should be heard and difficult questions should be allowed to be asked of the club. I think the issue is that he posts a huge quantity of very repetitive messages, the tone of which have killed the mood of this forum. Maybe if he posted more like once per month (unless he has any new opinions), people would engage with his ideas more.
(I never post on here, except score predictions, but read regularly.)
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Post by Stato on Jan 3, 2024 11:15:36 GMT
Bang on ellisgs. Everybody should be entitled to a voice but it is the constant repetitive banging of the same drum from expat that irritates users to the point that the majority have given up on here as a relevant forum. I certainly have and so have the majority of fans I talk to. Plus he’s constantly telling everyone how to suck eggs with issues that are neither new or not known about by the owners, the bod or the fans. Finding a solution however is easier said than done and I’m sure everyone concerned are doing all they can. Ultimately, he is correct in what he is saying but repeats it over, and over, and over…….😴
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Post by RobTheShirt on Jan 4, 2024 12:18:53 GMT
I fully agree with freedom of speech and I'm using the right to reply as part of that and will continue to do that as long as he pollutes this forum with his constant drivel. As to him being right, he's only stating the obvious that something needs to be done. Everyone from the BoD down knows that and the BoD are constantly looking for solutions He has only one unworkable solution that he repeats ad nauseum. Return to the stadium...simples. Why? because it's got our sign outside and it's near the old town 🤔 As soon as we do that at least 4 things will happen 1. 5000 fans will come down from Constitution Hill for every match bringing back the glory days. 2. Ex international players will be queuing up to play for us under a famous manager enabling us to get rid of all this New Era rubbish. 3. Millers will become our major sponsor with the new logo "Pie in the Sky". 4. Global warming will be reversed and we will play every match rain free under balmy skies.
Personally I don't care if you approve of my posts. I find his constant denigration of the BoD, management, players and volunteers to be abusive and I'll continue to fight back on their behalf.
How's this for a solution? Redirect all his posts to one of the unused forum pages like the Bearwood Stadium page. It could even be renamed Troll in his honour and he and his few friends could whinge away to their hearts content without the rest of us having to read it. That would possibly achieve one of his goals of getting people back onto the forum
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Post by ballboy on Jan 4, 2024 12:31:27 GMT
Good to see a change of heart by people and the hounding over. Freedom of speech wins again may that always be so.
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Post by benito on Jan 5, 2024 17:30:22 GMT
In case he doesn't get the irony, let's explain it. It's because of you, you irksome troll. With your constant whingeing you have created the cess pit and people have voted with their feet. Nothing, absolutely nothing that you post helps the club in any way Another irony is that it was your generation of supporters that allowed the stadium to be lost. Nothing to do with any of the current board, management, players or supporters club and now you're dying for us to go back to cover your sorry arse. Sad old fart 😠
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Post by benito on Jan 5, 2024 17:35:14 GMT
Wrong lol
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Post by grandad on Jan 6, 2024 13:40:35 GMT
Never thought I would see Poole Town Supporters turn on each other in such a vitriolic way. Many thousands of servicemen (and women) fought and died in various wars to protect our freedom of speech in this country. No-one has to agree with Expat but he has the right to express his views as many times as he wishes. Censorship is not the answer. If anyone objects to his views bigger fools them for continuing to discuss or even read them.
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Post by ballboy on Jan 6, 2024 14:22:35 GMT
Absolutely appalling
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Post by ellisgs on Jan 6, 2024 14:35:40 GMT
If expat has the freedom to criticise the club, members of this forum have the freedom to criticise his posts. If you want to appeal to freedom of speech, you shouldn't pick and choose when to apply it.
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Post by rob bayston on Jan 6, 2024 16:01:33 GMT
If expat has the freedom to criticise the club, members of this forum have the freedom to criticise his posts. If you want to appeal to freedom of speech, you shouldn't pick and choose when to apply it. 💯 agree “ freedom of speech” has to work two ways ?!♥️
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Post by ballboy on Jan 6, 2024 16:31:26 GMT
Yes freedom of speech should work two ways but if this is the case why are people on this forum using words such as blocking him and expelled.
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Post by rob bayston on Jan 6, 2024 16:49:52 GMT
Ball boy I understand your point, but freedom of speech is exactly that, you can’t dictate to people how they express themselves verbally and in written form. Let’s all move on now !!
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Post by Stato on Jan 6, 2024 16:57:37 GMT
If anyone objects to his views bigger fools them for continuing to discuss or even read them. That’s the point people are making! Because of his constant and repetitive criticism of the Club people aren’t continuing to discuss or read his posts and the forum has simply become his soap box which btw is insulting to all the hard work carried out by the owners, the BoD and the many volunteers that give up their valuable time. Is he unaware they are actively seeking a solution to the problems he mentions? Many users have simply left the forum and gone elsewhere where the discussions are a little more positive and varied. You only have to look at how many users enter the Prediction League on here and yet never bother replying or participating on the forum anymore. People have voted with their feet!
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Post by RobTheShirt on Jan 6, 2024 20:49:31 GMT
Yes freedom of speech should work two ways but if this is the case why are people on this forum using words such as blocking him and expelled. I think you've fallen into the trap of using one person's views as a generalisation. That's a typical response used by the Troll to bolster an invalid point of view. AFAIK only one person has proposed expelling him. Blocking his posts is a personal suggestion to stop seeing his propaganda
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Post by ballboy on Jan 7, 2024 19:16:43 GMT
There is right and there is wrong. Blocking, expelling, hounding, and putting in print words of abusive language against other members of the forum are all wrong especially this day and age of political correctness.
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