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It’s clearly a pie in the sky statement from CO and GE that league football is still the aim.

No detail, no target date and no plan just the embarrassing throwaway One Club response from the smirking Edwards. Let me answer that one Clark, wait a minute something inspirational and meaningful is about to be said, “One Club” from the smirking buffoon who’s pretending to be a football club CEO. A leader that needs Osbourne to attend a non confrontational one way fans forum. Even Hayman has joined in with the smirking and fan belittling stance. Just awful but who’s going to buy them out? Employees need to be looking elsewhere if this is the way their bosses are running the show.

The last 24 months have changed my view on Johnson. He’s shown he’s true colours as a horrible and arrogant man. A man who like Edwards believe that paying little fans are just irritants and should put up and shut up. Even if we were in the playoffs for the NL then my feelings on Johnson would not change.

Budget must be an issue but not to the level that we are currently performing to. If we were really looking for promotion we would be building a top half National League team. A team to build on with four or five L2 quality additions when promoted to NL to continue the promotion challenge into L2. Reality is that either Johnson has been given a budget for NLS and has messed it up or even worse a NL budget and made an even worse mess. Either way Johnson is to blame for the footballing side unless someone tells me that he’s not even been given a budget for the NLS to compete against part timers. If so why wouldn’t he come out and say so, not he’s style, it’s well past keeping quite and taking one for Osbourne and Edwards.

Total deflection tactics from the arrogant and horrible Johnson.

Its his team, his coaching, his tactics, his responsibility when it goes wrong on the pitch.

If he’s here next season promoted or not I won’t be going again until he’s sacked (assuming they don’t recruit his son to replace him of course!)

Just a few pounds will make a big difference:

https://justgiving.com/fundraising/john ... athon-2024

SuperNickyWroe wrote: ↑09 Nov 2023, 16:38 ......Or not properly invest in the team.....

If they are not properly investing in the team then why is Johnson putting up with it?

Salary?
Bonus on the surplus he’s doesn’t spend on the squad?
Share options?
Last chance saloon before retirement?
Contract restrictions?

Strange as he often states the opposite and is positive about the backing of GE?

The fact the statement is so factually incorrect, especially regarding a so called directive from Nick Bordrick, suggests it was 2nd or 3rd hand information.

It really shows that GE is out of his depth as a CEO of a public facing and supported commercial organisation, If he’s allowing such a knee jerk statement to be sent on behalf of TUFC late in the evening before at least sleeping on it and thinking through a professional bridge repairing response today. It wasn’t even though time was of the essence to cause such a poor and factually incorrect communication to be sent so quickly.

I know he’s an employee and probably has mouths to feed but I do wonder what “yes” man Mee was thinking when he sent it?

Johnson is constantly showing his true self; a horrible, nasty and arrogant yesterday man.

Also during the second half of the game he was visibly calmed down by Downes, while shouting expletives and hand gestures to Collins. Agree Collins has had a mare this season, like most of the others, but in public he’s just showing his old school approach to man management, let alone his vocal disrespect to the fans.

I actually feel for sorry Downes being caught up in all this unnecessary mess, a man who shows level headed compassion and genuine gratitude to those around him.

So it comes down to two sides of excuses:

Southampton Gull - no budget. Keep Johnson.
George Edwards - budget available but it’s our location. Keep Johnson.

Strange - I’m sure we had a team capable of winning the NL playoff final only a few seasons ago, must have been a fluke.

Either way just sack Gary Johnson, horrible arrogant man.

Thanks I’ve also just seen it.

Can anyone summarise what was said after the game with George Edwards, Marshall et all?

My son and his work colleagues went but they left after the final whistle.

Thanks

Southampton Gull wrote: ↑28 Oct 2023, 16:49 As opposed to Aaron Downes or Joey Barton you mean??
Perhaps Wayne Rooney will be free soon....

Good point. I’ve changed my mind.

“Gary Owers has been sacked by Torquay United.

The former Bristol City player has endured a miserable 12 months in charge of the Gulls, as he led them to relegation from the National League last season, and now find themselves in mid-table in the National League South, 10 points off leaders Woking already.”

We are now at the same point, as today’s scores are going, 10 points behind Yeovil, been relegated from NL and have endured a miserable 29 (Owers got 12) month period. PLUS Owers left behind a decent team, this team of no hopers are no way comparable to Ower’s team. It’s not only gone full circle but we are in a far worse state on the pitch stuck in NLS.

Is this the same player , terminated from Oldham and been at 5 clubs since?

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-49859808

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callum_Dolan

A nice young chap according to news reports!!!

Son’s castoff.

This is not enough or the answer.

Why is Johnson still making team decisions?

Johnson brothers out.

Away tickets are available via their website.

https://tauntontown.com/tickets/match-tickets/

1. Jarvis
2. Lapsey
3. Collins
4. Moxey
5. Tough one - Craske or Tomlinson

Good to win 5-1 but I’m not convinced, a worrying first 30 minutes - Ash and McGavin for their goal.

We clearly don’t have the same quality of team/squad as we had in 18/19.