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Reply | Come on Phil,you are taking your time dismissing the Morsy to Derby link
at 19:30 13 Jul 2025
I’m not one of the decision makers so not much point in remonstrating with me. Not given my opinion either way anyway as cba to enter into a long debate.
Obviously Sam’s shown his beliefs so was just pointing out that the owners may feel it’s not ideal when the captain doesn’t want to fully represent club’s inclusive values. They might not be keen on some of his social media posts either. Surely you can see why that might come into their thinking, whether you agree with it or not?
Not suggesting that it’s the primary factor involved in whether to let him go or not, but might have been taken into consideration, along with everything else mentioned…and in general I can understand why the timing might suit all parties… |
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Reply | Come on Phil,you are taking your time dismissing the Morsy to Derby link
at 13:24 13 Jul 2025
Perhaps his refusal to wear the rainbow armband and social media presence has also been a factor in any decision making though. The owners may feel that the captain should fully represent the inclusive community ethos / image that the club has tried hard to create.
Huge player to replace and I’m sure he’d do another good job in the Championship but he’ll be 34 soon and the midfield needs an upgrade. We seem to have been mindful of not hanging onto players for too long in the latter stage of their careers.
He also strikes me as the sort of guy who’d rather be a key figure somewhere and not satisfied with driving the standards in the background. He probably feels that now’s the time to get a longer contract, rather than wait until next summer.
For all of those reasons, I’ve been half expecting this for a while. |
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Reply | FAO: Blue Action
at 16:46 3 Jun 2025
Whilst many agree with the general aim of improving the atmosphere, with a focus on increased vocal support, it’s probably fair to say that most English fans who want to sing just aren’t into the ultra scene. In reply to a comment under one of your early blogs, you even said yourself that “matching black t-shirts is mondo cheesy and not a big fan of those European style banners”.
We don’t have enough dedicated ultras to fill a large section and very few others are gonna be up for their view being obscured for large parts of the game by flags and tifos. Most primarily identify as Town fans / football fans. What’s the point of being in the ground if it’s not also about watching the game (whilst backing the team)? Visual displays can be done outside.
In that blog, you also mentioned people being “a little put off by the organisational and hierarchical structure of European ultra groups, or even those closer to home like the Holmesdale Fanatics over at Crystal Palace”. Don’t think that’s changed and can’t help thinking that if we just try to copy what’s done elsewhere, it’ll only ever be a much smaller version of it and won’t address the overall issues that you said led to you setting up the group in the first place (appreciate you’ve moved away from that).
Age doesn’t matter to me either but there’s a noticeable irony, given all the (old) age related comments about the NSL in the thread, that the first thing that various people have said to me (when I’ve asked about potentially going up to A-Block) is about how young the crowd is there (in less polite terms). I don’t think it’s a coincidence as younger fans are probably more open to acting on directions from a capo.
Perhaps this is how the ultra scene will grow though - as a new generation will grow up supporting the team in this way. However, right now, it’s almost become a separate movement within the existing fan base (which requires it’s own space), rather than representative of it…so probably unrealistic to expect mass participation, or for people to conflate it with suggestions about how to improve the NSL (not saying that BA have done recently)… |
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