Luther 'disgusted' By Club's 'shameful Pr'

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  1. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    All fair points. But again, when people put their opinions on Twitter publicly, by extension they are putting those opinions out there to be critiqued both positively and negatively. No one has been personal about this girl.

    And this Jacob guy maybe not be 40. But he’s not a teenager either.
     
  2. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

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    On a serious note, you don’t count. You’ve since become one of us bed wetters. You repented from your sinful ways as a believer of Gino, aka a COG. You saw the light and have since been embraced. This is the way!
     
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  3. WatfordTalk

    WatfordTalk First Team

    Their *opinions* are there to be critiqued, you're right. But it didn't stop (or even start) there, did it? Plenty of posts on here that weren't simply a critique of the content of the post. They stepped over the line to personal attacks.


    I was under the impression that he was 18/19, no? Either way he's a young person so the point still stands.
     
  4. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

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    Anyone named Robin I’m not taking seriously.
     
  5. Lloyd

    Lloyd Squad Player

    This thread appears to be going in a very odd direction!

    Has the club - or Hannah (18) or the Youtube boy with the home hair cut - apologised to Luther yet?
     
  6. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    But he’s an adult at 18/19? And taken enough of a public image around the club to have strong opinion put his way. Yes, grown men should be above name-calling but I just see banter more than anything that’s sinister.

    (This is no way means I don’t agree with the wider picture re. Youth suicide/mental health etc)
     
  7. reg_varney

    reg_varney Squad Player

    I hear video apologies are on trend at the moment. They seems to be good at clearing the air and leave everyone feeling much happier and contented.
     
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  8. WatfordTalk

    WatfordTalk First Team

    He's a young person. A teenager. And if you follow the thread I've never said his opinion should be immune from criticism, or strong opinions shouldn't be directed at him, or other young people. As I said, it's the personal attacks that were unnecessary, in my opinion.

    You've shown countless times that you're able to have a debate without resorting to that level, which is why it surprised me. Par for the course however for GD, so no surprise there!

    Glad to hear it. Suicide rates have been increasing fastest among the teenage and young adult demographic. I'm guilty of it myself, but I think it's more important now than ever to be kind where possible, and at the very least, civil.
     
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  9. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Where have I been overly personal or attacked him? I called him a ‘throbber’ which was nothing more than light-hearted banter which I expect a man of his age could take. If you think others have been personal, take it up with them I guess but I don’t think my behaviour has been anything to be overly concerned about!

    I wouldn’t say I’m personal towards people on here or social media. A bit of light humour is dripped in now and then and it’ll likely remain that way - as I say, it’s no indication I don’t take the wider picture you’ve pointed out seriously etc.

    Think we broadly agree anyway!
     
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  10. Relegation Certs

    Relegation Certs Squad Player

    He's been called a throbber, a fist and had it suggested that he gets his haircut by stevie wonder.

    I hardly think the daft little **** needs putting on suicide watch.
     
  11. leighton buzzard horn

    leighton buzzard horn Squad Player

    Simpson blocked an offer by someone to sign Reo-Coker and McNuff for us when they were young lads coming through. In the words of Ray Lewington;

    We had quite a strange occurrence at one point though. A friend of mine who is very wealthy made an offer to us. He knew we were tight financially so he made an offer to buy us some players. Whoever we wanted to buy, within reason, he would buy. He would then get a share of any profit made on those players. He wouldn’t decide when they would be sold, or how much for. There were two players I wanted to bring in; a young Jobi Mcanuff was one, and Nigel Reo-Coker as the other. We could have got them both for about £150,000 each. My friend was happy with it and was happy to buy them for the club. But then the club wanted him to pay their wages as well. He wasn’t happy with that, as he was correctly of the stance that it was the club that would be using them and benefitting from them, and the club would also be getting 50% of any profit despite not having to buy them in the first place. When you think that Reo-Coker went for £8 million in the end, we missed out. There were a few others he would have bought for me if the club would take on the responsibility of paying them. At the time Reo-Coker was probably on no more than £100,000 a year so we wouldn’t have been breaking the bank. But the chairman wouldn’t do it and the opportunity was missed.
     
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  12. WatfordTalk

    WatfordTalk First Team

    I think it's likely he can take your initial attack, yes. But that's an assumption on both our parts, so why not err on the side of caution and critique the content of the comment instead?

    Your initial post caused a small pile-on which I'm sure wasn't your intention but that's how it works. No, you're very courteous, and as I say, more than capable of a discussion without personal attacks. Sadly that's not the case for everyone.
     
  13. WatfordTalk

    WatfordTalk First Team

    I don't know him, so I wouldn't like to say.
     
  14. Relegation Certs

    Relegation Certs Squad Player

    Fair enough!
     
  15. Bwood_Horn

    Bwood_Horn Squad Player

    peedo thats a 13 yo girl m8
     
  16. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    Huh? You’ve lost me.
     
  17. Bwood_Horn

    Bwood_Horn Squad Player

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  18. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    Learn something new everyday.

    Anyway, comment still stands. Never listen to someone called Robin.

    Edit: is it someone or anyone?
     
  19. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    Have the club said anything about anything in the last twenty four hours?
    Right now I'd take an apology from them for knocking down the Molly Rush Tea Emporium but I'm not holding my breath.
     
  20. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    anyone lived in a pretty how town according to E E Cummings who I hold personally responsible for what passes for communication on Twit or whatever it's called.
     
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  21. LouOrns

    LouOrns First Year Pro

    Cheers brother. I’ll be back to my COG ways for an hour when Xisco Munoz is corner flagged
     
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  22. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    I disgree with you, bum face.
     
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  23. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Don't fall for it. As much as the corner flag is the national flag of the BWO Caliphate, we know it will change nothing in the medium/long term.
     
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  24. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    That would be the case if they gave a damn, or even just wanted to pretend that they gave a damn.
     
  25. RS2

    RS2 Squad Player

    I have to say, the word throbber never fails to make me laugh.
     
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  26. Jumbolina

    Jumbolina First Team

    More of a “fist” man myself. Spat my drink out at that one.
     
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  27. Robert Peel

    Robert Peel Squad Player

    You joke but we'll probably have Fist Throbber in as out next manager, currently coaching in the Austrian fourth division.
     
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  28. RS2

    RS2 Squad Player

    Both excellent aren't they, well done to those involved.
     
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  29. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    As long as he's over 19, you can call him anything you like.
     
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  30. Jumbolina

    Jumbolina First Team

    Some of the replies to that tweet are amazing. One bloke would take Andre Gray over our critical fans “anyday” irrespective of his form. The absolute weirdest fans.
     
  31. RS2

    RS2 Squad Player

    So Robin is a 19 year old girl who is backing Gray over Luther? I got swept away in a wave of fists and throbbers so didn't pay much attention to the rest of the thread.
     
  32. hornetfan

    hornetfan Academy Graduate

    Pleased to inform you that the appointment of Fist Throbber, currently coaching in the Austrian fourth division, as our next manager is unlikely because Austria has only two divisions. There are several regional leagues below the second division (which can be described as the third tier) and then state leagues (which can be described as the fourth tier).
     
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  33. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

    Umm, what the actual ****? That can't be the only context, surely?
     
  34. Robert Peel

    Robert Peel Squad Player

    I think Throbber is in the state league. Had a bad run at SV Horn in the second tier and got sacked, but doing ok now.
     
  35. Moosegasm

    Moosegasm Reservist

    Suggesting I'm homophobic is offensive. I fully support sexual diversity. You mentioned a wild ride and EJ. I assumed it was a freudian thing. There's no negative connotation in my reference to you and EJ. There's nothing negative about same sex relationships. If you were to hook up with EJ that's cool as far as I'm concerned.
     
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