When the seagulls follow the trawler...

[lenners]

Perhaps I can explain where we are at with an analogy:-

I am stood at the end of the peer with every other Wednesdayite and I saw SWFC drowning way out in a rip tide. The pier was a little tired and needed a makeover. The weather was awful and we had indeed seen better days at the sea...........

I looked round for a while to see who or what would save it.

I saw no-one and nothing coming forward and I saw generally murmuring of concern in many but no strategy emerge to save the old girl.

I jumped in.

Lots of people cried out "what is he doing, I don't understand what's going on". I screamed back "trying to save her - fancy helping???"

I am now out in the rip tide holding her head above water and slowly heading back to the pier, 2/3rds of my fellow Wednesdayites have jumped in with me but we can't reach the shore for a long time without help from those still observing.

1/3rd are still stood on the pier, half of them are saying those people in the water are idiots and its all doomed to failure, some are saying I can't swim but if I could I woudl help, many others are saying they are not going to swim again until the weather is fantastic and they are offered an incentive to do so.

Its hard work out here and if everyone else, who could do so, jumped in and we all joined hands we would have the old girl and every Wednesdayite back on the pier in double quick time.

It is sure hard work out here fighting the tide and making progress while people stand on the pier and just watch..............and even harder when they don't even encourage the effort..............

But we will get back to the pier no matter how long it takes.

 

[judge]

i think they must be putting lsd in the water at s6

 

[DuncDisorderly]

I take it this is more babble from Mr Strafford rather than an admission on your part, Len? I think what he is trying to say is 'I am lost up shit creek and my wife wont let me buy a paddle'. When you have to resort to deep philosophical discussions which add up to 'Please can some more of you turn up next home game' then I think its time for someone to pull him out from his own arse.

I fully expect to see some of this carefully woven into a sketch by Ricky Gervais at some point.

 

[lenners]

I take it this is more babble from Mr Strafford rather than an admission on your part, Len?

I fully expect to see some of this carefully woven into a sketch by Ricky Gervais at some point...

It's certainly an unusual approach to communicating with fans.
I couldn't work out how long they had before anyone drowned.

 

[parisblade]

Haha, excellent Len, excellent.

I did notice today that the Wendies have averaged 24k so far this season. With a poet like Strafford in charge you can see why

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Its hard work out here and if everyone else, who could do so, jumped in and we all joined hands we would have the old girl and every Wednesdayite back on the pier in double quick time.

Sounds like he's having to resort to pier pressure...

 

[Highbury_Blade]

Perhaps the 2/3rds that jumped in would have got wednesday back to the pier had the not also got to drag Strafford's not inconsiderable bulk back as well.

Perhaps the funniest aspect of this story is the mental image of strafford actually swimming.

 

[alcoblade]

Haha, excellent Len, excellent.

I did notice today that the Wendies have averaged 24k so far this season. With a poet like Strafford in charge you can see why

But note that they've had big away support from Barnsley (5,000), Boro (2,700), Scunthorpe (2,000) and Forest (5,000) so far at home. I think they have troubled times ahead re home suport. They're cutting admission for all sorts which can only hit the "business plan".

UTB

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

But note that they've had big away support from Barnsley (5,000), Boro (2,700), Scunthorpe (2,000) and Forest (5,000) so far at home. I think they have troubled times ahead re home suport. They're cutting admission for all sorts which can only hit the "business plan".

UTB

Slashing admission prices for lots of games will also royally piss off the season ticket holders he begged and begged to sign up. If that policy is adopted fully, next season they'll struggle to get 8,000 season ticket holders nevermind 16,000.

He really is making it up as he goes along, duuude!

 

[shorehamview]

For truly it is said that a rolling sausage gathers more gravy.

 

[Oreyt]

He's got 99 problems but a beach ain't one.

 

[sothall blade]

think there might be some player sales at s6 come january,after listening to strapon on rs pleading with the stay away fans,please come and watch us or we will have to sell sell sell as my wife wont let me spend any money on this circus i am trying to run

 

[Casper]

think there might be some player sales at s6 come january,after listening to strapon on rs pleading with the stay away fans,please come and watch us or we will have to sell sell sell as my wife wont let me spend any money on this circus i am trying to run

The guy is a real life David Brent. He is on a massive ego trip who hasnt put a penny into the club (that i know of, of course). I imagine him sitting with his baseball hat on the wrong way round, playing his guitar to the players before the start of every game.

He really is an embarrassment, i find it hilarious

 

[boo radley]

There is still a queue of six waiting to have their paint brushes washed out by him.