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while one was ‘gushing’ because they are a fan the other was more impartial and mentioned that over the past few years John Fenty had prevented the club from ‘going under’.
Was the supporter of Fenty of the same political stripe as the Conservative council member for Humberston and New Waltham ward? Just out of curiosity.
I reckon most Grimsby fans would rather be in the Conference under their new ownership than spluttering along in the League under Fenty.
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He needs to win back the trust of supporters, which does matter even for a small club.
No, it matters ESPECIALLY at a small club. Because big clubs can afford not to give a damn (as shown last week by their plans to shove off to a private league of their own) but clubs like ours need to engage with their fans. Break that trust and those fans might realise that it’s not worth parting with a large chunk of their hard-earned every week.
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Focussing any protests on the players is absolutely pointless because a) Most of them won’t be here next season and b) they’re a symptom, not a cause.
Support the team, protest the club.
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Blistering stuff from Bob, well written piece.
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Players & manager should be left out of any protest in my opinion.
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I certainly don’t blame him for trying to stop the financial bleeding.
I am glad he is not spending at the levels we saw a few years ago.
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I would actually like Grimsby to stop up, it’s more fun having your rivals in the same division, but I know who I’ll choose if it comes down to them or us!
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Some interesting points raised by Josh, the biggest issues I can see to that would be the fact that most councils are seriously cash-strapped and just don’t have the money for a project like this, plus I seem to remember that relations between the club & the council aren’t exactly rosey….
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The problem here is that many are arguing two opposites: resentment of the £11 million debt yet forgetting that they were the very ones calling for more money to be spent to prove the club’s ‘ambition.’
Many did but some of us were very uncomfortable about it at the time, wondering where it would all lead to and suffering the consequences of asking those questions.
The sums being spent on wages around 2016-2018 were extraordinary and even if we had got promoted to the Championship, I’m not sure what the plan would have been. Spend even more? Maybe we should be glad Millwall & Rotherham beat us.
Someone mentioned on a thread that we now have bigger problems than running out of pies at half-time, and that poster is right, but I still think those sorts of minor issues are a symptom of bigger problems. After all, since 2013, what has actually improved at Glanford Park?
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The Southend story is an all too familiar one. Reliant entirely on the patronage of one man yet trapped in a painful and predictable spiral of decline that is a result of the same man’s chronic mismanagement……
And how long have there been stories of them trying to build a new stadium….?
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Swann’s just been on Humberside & you’ll all be pleased to know that it’s all absolutely fine.
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