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Genuine Open Question to Dave Sweetmore 14:23 - Jan 23 with 13210 viewsLaveritty

Just a few days ago Elvis Costello very publicly asked DJs and radio stations to stop playing his song Oliver's Army because of its use of a certain well documented offensive word.

Whilst not wishing to get into a debate about the use of the word in question and its offensiveness I would simply like to ask why you then thought it would be appropriate to play the said song yesterday?

It was a staggeringly crass decision in my opinion!


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Genuine Open Question to Dave Sweetmore on 11:00 - Jan 25 with 1623 viewskel

Maybe he was delivering ale. It’s not far from the stadium tbf.
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Genuine Open Question to Dave Sweetmore on 11:08 - Jan 25 with 1577 viewsA_Newby

Genuine Open Question to Dave Sweetmore on 07:38 - Jan 25 by 1907

I saw the cretin stood outside the pub on the bridge in Castleton where you can turn left for the station. Apologies I’m not overly familiar with Castleton. It all happened a little too fast for me to shout anything worthwhile.


Blue Pits Inn?
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Genuine Open Question to Dave Sweetmore on 11:10 - Jan 25 with 1563 viewsTomRAFC

Genuine Open Question to Dave Sweetmore on 12:38 - Jan 24 by AtThePeake

I'll be honest about the fact that Eden is a friend of mine and I thought the way he was treated in that whole debacle was disgusting - as was the reaction of Dave on Twitter. Nor did I even notice that Oliver's Army was played on Saturday.

I still don't think that takes a single thing away from my post above about the decision to play the song this Saturday.

Some people may think that means I'm one of the people with an 'agenda' against Dave Sweetmore but in all honestly, I really don't care who plays music before the game. I'd have loved for it to have been Eden doing it, but he'd have absolutely zero interest in doing so anymore so beyond that, I couldn't care less.

What I would question is why on earth something as inconsequential as the music being played before a game is as controversial as it is, and why someone in a role that should be considered a relatively minor one has so many people that seem to have 'personal agendas' against him?


It started quite a while back, the word "agendas" seems to come up on this board quite a bit. Someone somewhere must feel quite the trend setter! There's no agenda on my part but there are genuine growing concerns.

Your absolutely right, the music and the individual playing it should be inconsequential. It's absolutely a bizarre circumstance when they aren't.

That being said, I didn't find Andy Curran's language inconsequential, or the language directed at Abraham Odoh via social media.

I certainly don't think it's remotely acceptable to broadcast it over the tannoy, especially when it's against the artists request, especially when it's a club employee with a track record of pushing buttons with grim language.
[Post edited 25 Jan 2022 12:09]

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Genuine Open Question to Dave Sweetmore on 11:11 - Jan 25 with 1558 viewsTomRAFC

Genuine Open Question to Dave Sweetmore on 14:47 - Jan 24 by judd

Some Foo Fighters?


I don't know who they are.

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Genuine Open Question to Dave Sweetmore on 11:15 - Jan 25 with 1535 viewsDaleiLama

Genuine Open Question to Dave Sweetmore on 11:08 - Jan 25 by A_Newby

Blue Pits Inn?


My thoughts were the Top House but just been on Street View and it's boarded up! The Midland Beer Company is directly opposite Railway Approach but that is up for sale too - not sure if it's still trading?

Of course he may not have been in a pub, as 1907 didn't report a pint glass in his hand. Anyway, it's probably not a Big Issue?
[Post edited 25 Jan 2022 11:16]

Up the Dale - NOT for sale!
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Genuine Open Question to Dave Sweetmore on 12:48 - Jan 25 with 1318 viewsjudd

Genuine Open Question to Dave Sweetmore on 11:11 - Jan 25 by TomRAFC

I don't know who they are.


You Pretender

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