Has the novelty of owning our own club worn off

[17thMay08]

I never anticipated that the cracks would start appearing so soon, iv heard too many Pompey fans moaning about anything & everything to do with club lately, that I'm concerned for the future. I'd be the first to admit that the football we are currently having to watch is painful, but I'm more than confident that we'll not get relegated & we'll be able to build for the future. I'm also happy with what's happening off the pitch, however, I do feel that a lot of fans have lost sight of our previous experiences and where we have come from, I for one do not wish to return to us being the toy for some sugar daddy to play with.

Come Pompey fans, we need to stick together & see this one through

[AlgernonPFC]

I think that there were bound to be dissenters about the way the club is run, even if Bill Gates had bought it and ran it as a philanthropic enterprise spending billions on stadium, players, etc. Put 2 people in a room and they will find things to disagree about. As for the poor performances this year, I personally believe that they were almost inevitable bearing in mind the short amount of time the Trust had before the start of the new season and the constraints put upon the club by finance and Football League rules. Maybe things have gone a little worse than we hoped but the realists amongst us thought that for once the bookies were wildly out when they installed us as favourites for the league. What I have never understood is those critics of the Trust who say we would have been better off without the Trust buying the club, how? Who would have bought us? Why would they have bought us? And what would they have done to the club? I remain intensely optimistic about the future of the cl

[BlueAdder]

I'm just a fan who buys a season ticket, goes to games and supports the team. I don't now, and never did feel like an owner so for me nothing feels any different, I leave the owners to run the club and don't feel like I have, or ever had, any input into the decision making process. So I place my trust in the owners (this hasn't worked too well in the past ) and I just hope it works better in the future.
PUP

[lovedeanblue]

I'm just a fan who buys a season ticket, goes to games and supports the team. I don't now, and never did feel like an owner so for me nothing feels any different, I leave the owners to run the club and don't feel like I have, or ever had, any input into the decision making process. So I place my trust in the owners (this hasn't worked too well in the past ) and I just hope it works better in the future.
PUP

In total agreement as always Some of our owners and managers have been total disasters. I'm really glad we have a club to support, not sure what I'd do every other Saturday if we hadn't. It wouldn't be shopping I'd miss seeing those I have made acquaintance with over the years and listening to the din coming from the SSU. Onwards and upwards I'm sure Bk would say

[bluekite]

Also in agreement with Bladds and Lovedean (apart from being a season ticket holder that is). Nice to be a part owner (great street cred with mates and much opportunity for them to take the pi$$), but no desire for great input.
As for owners, I am struggling to think of any really good ones, and much as it pains me, since the 50s I guess Twitchy was the best manager... apart from Bally, maybe Frank Burrows, I am not sure we have had any decent Bosses. No doubt my memory has deserted me here and I wil be corrected.

[jon6_1999]

Not sure the novelty has worn off, but maybe some have realised that, the trust route is going to be a long hard slog rather than instant success that comes from a rich sugar daddy.

Saying that, if success does come, I think it will be a lot more satisfying to be able to say " we did that".

Success in football really relies on two things. Getting the right man in charge, who controls the recruitment of players, team selection, man management, tactics (tactics is definitely the least important - get the best players, keep them fit, and score more than you concede...however you go about it is their business).

And having the finances to compete with your competition.

Given the numbers of sacked managers, choosing the right man relies on a huge amount of luck. Both seasoned professional boards, and newcomers like our board, will make mistake, and rely on luck...lets hope we have had some this time.

I think the trust or rather the chairman and the board, probably got swept away with em

[nonsuchmike]

Well, I feel as if I do own a piece of PFC, even if it amounts to just two blades of the hallowed turf @ FP.

However, I am happy to let others do the worrying about the nuts and bolts of running the teams and the administration. It will be if/when they get things seriously wrong that I shall raise my voice again.

Because of my other commitments I am not able to go on a regular basis to watch Pompey, and so I have never owned a ST. Therefore those who regular invest their time and money in that way have a special respect and affection in my heart

[Jim]

[quote="jon6_1999"]Not sure the novelty has worn off, but maybe some have realised that, the trust route is going to be a long hard slog rather than instant success that comes from a rich sugar daddy.

Saying that, if success does come, I think it will be a lot more satisfying to be able to say " we did that".

Success in football really relies on two things. Getting the right man in charge, who controls the recruitment of players, team selection, man management, tactics (tactics is definitely the least important - get the best players, keep them fit, and score more than you concede...however you go about it is their business).

And having the finances to compete with your competition.

Given the numbers of sacked managers, choosing the right man relies on a huge amount of luck. Both seasoned professional boards, and newcomers like our board, will make mistake, and rely on luck...lets hope we have had some this time.

I think the trust or rather the chairman

[BileysThere]

I'm quite happy that we don't have a foreign owner whose only interest is to rape the club before selling us to another vulture.

[rfpompey]

Its a good question. I have supported the Trust and still do as I would have a short memory if I forgot about the collections of thieves that came before them.
However, I have 2 worries - 1. The football is so dire that in my 30 years of regular FP attendance I haven't seen a team as poor as this by quite a way... and how many will continue to watch it? 2. Is the Trust management by committee? I am hearing too many rumours that everything needs to be signed of by many before decisions are made...for me that isn't a sign of a successful business it slows down action and the pursuit of success, positivity and progress.

I for there first time feel it is worth a debate that the Trust gets our club in a right and proper state and then find something with A?A? and football nouse to get us where we belong (not an easy job I accept).

I hope the Trust can do it but I have a horrible feeling unless they get leaner and more focused on success it won't happen.

I am of course a just a supporter