Those were the Days

[PeteWaller]

It was only 3 years ago when we had the likes of :-

2 England DF Richard Brindley
3 England DF Joe Skarz
4 Iceland DF Kári Árnason
5 Jamaica DF Claude Davis
8 Republic of Ireland MF Lee Frecklington
9 England FW Alex Revell
10 Northern Ireland MF Michael O'Connor
14 Wales DF Mark Bradley
15 England MF Robert Milsom
18 England MF Ben Pringle
20 Wales DF Craig Morgan
21 England GK Adam Collin
22 England FW Kieran Agard
26 England FW Wes Thomas
27 England DF James Tavernier
28 Slovenia FW Haris Vuckic
35 England FW Tom Hitchcock
36 England MF Richie Smallwood

Accepting the limitations of a few I would rather have the above to work with. Why all those changes? I know we have to move on. I'm still finding it so difficult to find the answer as to why any club would not keep the backbone at least of a winning team full of spirit and capable of 90th minute goals. What progress has been made? Why should we settle for anything less than an honest explanation of the failures and the comfort of knowing that there is actually some plan, any plan, for the future of this club.

I'm going to Leeds with my wife next game and the prices are scandalous. After that it is Newcastle and after that it's no away games .............. at least until I stop sulkin ........again. Come on club what is the plan and when are you getting in touch with GA?

[monty_rhodes]

Pete, your entirely accurate post is why I will pobably stop bothering with RUFC after nearly 60 years. You make entirely valid points but then like so many MM posters add a little get out clause for the morons who run the club -"at least until I stop sulkin" - You are not to blame. The fans are not to blame. KJ was not to blame. The blame lies with TS. Entirely, totally. Not interested that his property company rents the stadium to RUFC. The guy is a disaster and I have always argued this. Get ready for L2.

[Pocket rocket]

Agree pal.

When we played Preston not long ago at home talking to some of there fans. They couldn't believe the decline in our team. The team what beat them was a team with strength pace and character.
There words not mine.

And after the next 2 away I'm not going to anymore away.

Well until I get the tickets that is😂

UTM

[PeteWaller]

Pete, your entirely accurate post is why I will pobably stop bothering with RUFC after nearly 60 years. You make entirely valid points but then like so many MM posters add a little get out clause for the morons who run the club -"at least until I stop sulkin" - You are not to blame. The fans are not to blame. KJ was not to blame. The blame lies with TS. Entirely, totally. Not interested that his property company rents the stadium to RUFC. The guy is a disaster and I have always argued this. Get ready for L2.

Monty, I am expressing what I think and have always thought about the club I have followed all my life. It is a fact I am sulking because my club are falling apart at the seams. I agree that TS has to take the burden of blame.

I am sulking because of the demise of a club I love. Whether it is TS or some other guy/woman that owns and runs the club it is the fans always that carry that affection and loyalty for their club, not any owner or Chairperson. No Chairman will love the club as much as a true fan. As long as I can breath and walk I will follow this club. The Chairman is an irritant I have to endure when he/she is bad and a necessary evil when we do well. I care for him or her not. I cannot do owt about that situation. I sulk because TS and his crew have squandered a great chance to progress the club. He has been found wanting and exaggerates the position he thinks we are in trying platitudes to allay the fans' concerns which by and large has worked until this season. Whether he stays or goes will not stop me sulkin now, this minute. I am sulkin coz we are a crap team, getting relegated to a crap L1 which will directly effect my enjoyment of Saturdays, home and away. My weekend is built around the club I love to follow and it is just about to turn shipe. If TS left tomorrow I would still be sulkin.

Are you going to stop supporting Rotherham United because TS is the Chairman?

[monty_rhodes]

Pete, I am not going to stop supporting RUFC because TS is chairman. However, I am probably going to stop being an active supporter of RUFC because I just don't get the adulation of this guy that many of my fellow Millers have. He has done feck all except build a nice little earner for his property company. I just don't get it any more. I could go into much greater detail about the move from Millmoor to DVS and how we nearly went out of existence and why but I really cant be bothered. To me the guy is a plonker.

[Monkey46]

I do believe lots follow Stewart blindly, and I get he won't be out of pocket. But that's business.

[welovebooth]

It could be alot worse we could have 05 or rust in charge

[frogmiller]

Posts 4 & 5 are two of the best posts I've read.

The falling apart at the seems but Pete wrote is 100% right from a supporters point of view but I believe that there is something more in the pipeline that will cause more distrust than Monty has described.

There is a big value to that car park and G&C site. The fact that we have RUFC as a club has not needed that land for parking leaves it open for a massive saving somewhere.

The banning of the Advertiser a couple of years ago has lead to journalists not daring to ask questions. This has only ever happened in areas run by dictators.

We'll not fall back to having to go and play somewhere else I hope because the council will have done a job when giving out the 100 year lease or whatever the deal was.

I hope Rothbiz can give us details on the lease detail.

There is more shyte to come I believe.

[jolly_roger]

To me it shows that investing money in recruitment is a waste if we don't back it up with a wage structure that convinces the players to stay with us.

[flourbasher]

Kieron Agard scored twice tonight
Lee Gregory has one too. That would have made our season a whole lot worse though. Imagine if we'd actually spent £2.5m on him.
Can't believe even today we were thinking of doing that when the gpoing rate for the quality of Nouha Dicko was £300k and £10k a week