I think people are slightly missing Ecky's point ehre.
If GH went a lot of other people players and abclroom staff may leave. This wouldn't necessarily be people throwing there toys out of the pram. You have to realise that the reason why we have progressed on such meagre resources (and still, relatively speaking we have progressed a lot since 2002) is that people have pulled together and put together time, no little money and lots of emotion into the whole package. It wouldn't be so easy just to welcome the next amn through the door and carry on like that. That's not saying they are here for GH only, many of the people I'm thinking about have been here long before, it's an entirely natural reaction. And in some ways we do forget jsut how hard it is behind the scenes and how much goes on. In fact, more likely we just have no idea how much does go on.
I don't say this with any inside knowledge but perhaps we need to acknowledge that when GG makes his statements sometimes that he has a point and bear it in mind. It's not a case of holding to ransom though.
I suppose it's little things. I mean, if for example Grahame Rowley ( and family) were int his position. They wouldn't walk away from Alty at all but I could well understand if GR was emotionally drained and needed a break message to GR - don't even think about it, this is a purely hypothetical example, got it?, well I can barely imagine what match days would be like the amount of work they get through which is appreciated by us all. I mean really.
Other unseen things I guess, on matchdays the team have energy drinks and all other sort of lucozadey stuff that top sports teams have (beyond just drinks) that give the team a professionalism and better opportunity. I think these come free of charge froma certian chemist and would cost £70 otherwise.
Again, GG's coaches for the team to travel, these are given over either for free or at a discount of tens of thousands of pounds. Remember, these coaches that are travelling to STevnage on FRiday and Saturday could be earning lots of money for GG elsewhere. Would it really be fair to expect GG to continue with this if he was no longer chairman or the man he has invested so much time in had been forced out (and that's how it would seem even if it's not really the case)?
I only give these as sort of isolated examples and I think it's worth re-iterating again that , even if it doesn't always come across on this forum, the work so many people do is truly appreciated.It is, I know from speaking to everyone, like Ecky and Co that we are aware of the effort that is put in to sustain what we all love.
IMO, we shoud perhaps consider that a business that flounders because one particualr emplpoyee leaves (I know we're talkign about others leaving but that's a knock on effect) isn't quite on the structure or as strong as it should be. However, if we were at our level in regardds to this maybe we wouldn't be in the BSP, it is this selfless 'family devotion' that has got us arguably punching above our weight.
I think waht's wieghing on my mind most is that loyalty is going to become blind loyalty, again maybe the next week or so may jsut be the kick start to the season that we need and we're all over analysing. By blind loyalty I mean the sort that will cause resentment and falling out. I would hope that all concerned look for a way forward properly.
- Soudns horribel this, as if it's already a done deal, it need not be GH can still turn it round and we can still do this, it jsut seems a little groundhog day I think.
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