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"Where is your evidence that Thompson was "asset stripping"?"
There's no way of knowing whether he was asset-stripping or not, Dav, I agree. Same as there's no way of knowing whether we were losing money, as Thompson claims. In my post I said that there were concerns that he was asset-stripping, I was careful not to state it as a fact. I also stated later that Thompson is entitled to his version of events.
As fans we are all, of course, also entitled to our own views, and I appreciate that it can be seen from many angles and in many different lights. My view is that Thompson took one of the best run clubs in England, one that consistently made a profit, one that had a superb scouting system going back to the 60's, one that had a superb youth set-up going back to the 60's, one that had superb managers and coaching going back to the 60's, and in a few short years blew it all apart in a spectacular and catastrophic fashion.
I'm actually not giving them the benefit of the doubt, Benny. Or him, to be precise. Sorry if I was unclear. I'm not, because Nourry's past behaviour makes that very difficult.
I was one of the organisers of the anti-Thompson protests, TK. There may have been a group called P.O.R.T. but they certainly weren't in charge. In fact, I don't even remember them. It was the LSA and Dave Thomas who led the way.
The concern with Thompson was not just, as Gary says, that he was failing to invest but that he was actively asset-stripping the club and making way to recover his money and depart himself, leaving us with a weakened team and club. Rightly or wrongly, there were concerns about the long-term future of the club, not just the short-term league position.
I was in favour of the protests at the time because it's what (most of) the fans wanted. Looking back, I've often said on here that I'm no longer so sure, but we have no way of knowing what would have happened had Thompson been allowed to continue unopposed.
Agreed. I've shared more interesting/funny Bluesky posts to whatsapp friends in the past week than I did Twitter posts in the preceding months. Music, footy, art, laughs...Bluesky is currently doing a great job reaching me and my friends. I hope it lasts.
Meanwhile, just on case there's anyone out there that I haven't tried to sell 'Northern Exposure' to, I will now. Re-watching it for the umpteenth time and it's just glorious.
Coming to a dodgy box/site near you. In my case it's bflix.
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