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Re: Reading offer Bearwood training ground to Wycombe
I don't really care but it does make all the protestations about their love for Wycombe stick in the craw a bit doesn't it?
We all actually love Wycombe, and none of us would walk away and get involved with Reading.
I don't mind him doing it, but don't make out what a lifelong fan you're going to be while you're here. It's bullshit
Re: Politics thread
Labour ran a moderately left wing campaign in 2015. They lost. They ran a very left wing campaign in 2019. They lost. In both instances (most of) the national rags systematically took apart their leader. Keir Starmer has decided that Labour can only win power by sitting on the centre ground and, given the above, I can understand that decision. However, I think the unique circumstances right now with the government at historic levels of unpopularity give him the chance to be more radical and still win power.
I disagree with the view that there is nothing between the two parties. The tories have shifted miles to the right of where they began in 2010 and have been reduced to culture wars and attacks on those who can't fight back - disabled people, asylum seekers etc. To a man/woman I think the Labour Shadow Cabinet are more empathetic and frankly competent then their Government counterparts, and they deserve a chance to fix the mess we're in.
Re: Mikheil Lomtadze confirmed as one of three new directors
I do despair at the attitude of some posters and this thread has underlined why. The new owners have been in place for just over a month but certain people are already casting doubts about them without a shred of evidence to explain their misgivings. In his early days in charge Rob was criticised for setting out his ambitions too soon and making too many promises, now Lomtadze is being criticised for not (yet) setting out his plans save his desire to restore the academy. Give him time, the new season is still two months away. As for the unnecessarily personal and derogatory comments about the Couhigs, I am saddened that anyone calling themselves a supporter of our club could be so dismissive of a family who gave time, effort, enthusiasm and considerable financial outlay to help us in our hour of need.
Re: Reading offer Bearwood training ground to Wycombe
I think he bought us because he received confirmation on the rumour that we are by far the greatest team the world has ever seen.
Re: Bolton
To be fair, MK have never recovered from that semi, so it was a service to football even if we did not go up.
Re: Rumour Mill
I'd be an upgrade on Chem Campbell. I'm 57 with arthritic knees.
Re: League One Season Tickets 24/25
Things haven’t changed much since those days. If only the local council could accept that WWFC is the main reason the town gets any publicity in the national media and locally what else would attract 5-6,000 people to the same venue every fortnight, often twice a week? We are a force for good in troubled times and deserve a lot more help than we get
End of season thanks
Out of everyone on here, I probably contribute the least value toward what makes the gasroom fun, interesting and friendly, so I'd like to do some thanking in honour of the gasroom 1.0 end of season awards in days of yore.
Firstly, where would match day be without @BSE's match day threads, complete with header graphic and reminders of non-standard kick-off times that have saved more than one of us from missing a game. Thanks @BSE.
We all know @Shev really comes alive in the off-season, but the Gasroom MotM threads have become an essential part of the week's rituals, along with the periodic and end of season standings. Thanks @Shev.
Talking of rituals, the attendance prediction competition is a big part of many gasroomers' weekly habits, often providing a reason to feel cheerful when guessing to within 50 after we've played 5 at the back and got a drubbing. Thanks @railwaysteve and @railwaybeth.
And our other, long running competition, the score prediction threads, not only provide bragging rights and an excuse for one's optimism / pessimism, but also raise money for Samaritans. Thanks @DevC.
All of these things involve a not insignificant commitment of time, energy and in some cases spreadsheet skills that over the course of a season add up to many, many hours put into making this place the best club form on the internet. Hats off to you all.
And finally, the gasroom would be nothing without such a lovely community of users. So thanks to all of you.
Re: Ainsworth leaves QPR
I couldn’t give a flying fuck about Queens Park Rangers. Gareth Ainsworth led Wycombe Wanderers to the second tier of English football. I never thought I’d ever see my team play at that level. My first ever game was in the Isthmian League Premier Division. He made our wildest dreams come true. He gave us that truly magical moment, together with so many other magical moments.
I couldn’t give a flying fuck about style of play or any other irrelevant bollocks. Gareth Ainsworth will forever be remembered as one of our greatest ever managers.
Re: Match Day Thread: Charlton
I have to say, that was quite special after the game yesterday. I've been at those things where hardly anyone stays for the players to come back out and they walk round clapping to hardly anyone, and not speaking to anyone.
Yesterday, almost everyone stayed, the players and their families all came round and they all spent however long it took to speak to everyone that wanted to speak to them, sign everything that anyone wanted them to sign and having selfies with anyone that wanted one.
It felt like a genuinely mutual display of respect and admiration. It's not always like this, most of us have been around long enough to know that. We should treasure this group of players. You never know what's around the corner. I'd keep as many of them as want to stay to be honest. There 'is' room for sentiment in football. In a lot of ways it's the only thing that matters