| House of Shame 09:57 - Apr 18 with 1236 views | BFCSupportersTrust |
The House Of Shame
In the week that the club's pursuit of its own fans reached a new low, confirmation of the team's relegation was a mere footnote for many supporters.The story of a pensioner having to pay £20,000 or so to an already extraordinarily wealthy family seemed for many to epitomise the sorry state of the club more than any League Table.
How many businesses sue their own 'customers' when those customers raise concerns about that business? Normally, there would be some attempt to understand why those customers are unhappy, to explain what the customers may have misunderstood or even to improve the service, communication or transparency of the company. Not at Blackpool, where the maxim, 'the customer is always right' has apparently not only been transformed into, 'the customer is usually wrong' but also that in a number of circumstances he can be sued.
If the Oystons believe that by taking such action against supporters is likely to protect or restore such reputation as they have remaining on the Fylde coast then we would like to advise them that such is not the case. Indeed, this spate of legal actions has likely cemented the reputation of the Oystons for many years to come and it seems reasonable to suggest that they have done far more to undermine their own reputation than anyone else.
Worse still perhaps, is the extraction of abject and sycophantic apologies from many of those that have been sued. If, as it would seem reasonable to assume, these apologies are insincere then this truly is reason enough for shame in the House of Oyston. Requiring people to make statements against their conscience and their beliefs is a kind of cruel torture - an insult to our basic human dignity, an affront to the very notion of truth that the Oystons say that they seek to uphold.
Blackpool fans will not rest until any such indignities have been righted and any injustices reversed.
BST stands alongside Frank Knight, Tim Fielding, Steve Sharpe, Back Henry Street and any other individual or group who has attempted to act in the best interests of the football club.
The Trust was set up as an independent voice for Blackpool fans and will always be true to that task. We will not be forced into silence, we will not shy away from any battle. We as fans stand united in our intention to restore the pride, dignity and decency of our football club.
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| House of Shame on 11:33 - Apr 18 with 1212 views | Wizaard |
The fact that money is pouring into Franks fund drmonstrates just how the public both on the Fylde and beyond think.
£20k doesn't come close to the damage they've done to their own reputation.
Once again, they learn nothing from previous mistakes. Many warned them it was self damaging to go after Tim but nothing changes. |  | | |
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