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Red&Black Pear
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Date Posted: "Thu, Apr 14 2011, 14:06:58 GMT"
Several points made above -some good, some not so. Sone I agree with,others I dont so for what it's worth here are mine.
Moseley underperformed this season - massively - again. To answer the sarcastic post about "expecting The Premiership" - no but with the squad we had from the start of the season a finnish from 6th to 8th was a realistic and achievable target. The reason we missed it? I'm not sure for certain but the team looked very very flat on several occasions and the coaching staff didnt seem to be able to lift them or change the focus. Time to refresh the coaching staff? In my opinion, yes.
The Stand. I can see the reasoning behind building it and the Exeter model is an excellent one. There is one big difference - Exeter were well supported before they moved to Sandy Park (anyone else remember those trips to the County Ground?) and like it or not Moseley are NOT well supported - all you need to do is ask where all the people who went to Twickenham 3 years ago are now or where they'd been for the previous 10 years! Build the stand but not 5000 seats - maximum 1000 with 10-12 boxes, a good big bar and a good function room or two and spend the rest on improving the paths around the ground, the toilets, the shop and the bl***y car park!!!!
The Board. They've kept this club alive in difficult times through sheer hard work and willpower on occasions and for that I applaud them but they are not supermen (it's not a "miracle" as someone said earlier to be able to fund signings half way through the season it's called contingency planning) and I hope they would admit that they need help and ask for it if required - they may be doing this behind the scenes and we don't know about it - and wouldn't turn it down if offered. I'm no expert on these matters but talking to people who've built businesses/clubs up from where we are might not be a bad idea. Giving Mr Rowe at Exeter a ring might ne a good place to start.
The Supporters - yes US! We need to do two things. First - help the club in anyway we can be it suggesting corporate leads, volunteering to do gate/car park duty, helping the MSA, bringing friends or even just turning up week after week - it all helps.
The second thing we supporters need to do relates to this board. Not everyone in this life holds the same views and we all have the right to express those views however controversial. This board should be a place where ALL Moseley supporters can argue their point about the club, the team, coaches etc whenever they feel so inclined and without sarcastic, personal or "you don't know what you're talkign about" style responses. The board is an open one and several people at a club local to me track it and are amazed at how vitriolic some of the responses to what are perfeclty reasonable and legitimate comments are. We all - me included - need to grow up and calm down.
See you all Saturday.
Red&Black Pear
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