BritishGAS wrote:
Firstly, Pedantic people are usually morons.
Secondly, I called him an idiot!!! Because that is what he is making himself be, by posting such, bitter, jealous bullsh*t. Why would he laugh at our ambition to build a state of the art stadium?
Thirdly, why would you need to get back at me? I actually like genuine banter and have had quite a lot with some Gulls fans, I even put a wager on yesterday of £500, which will go to a cause that I believe is close to Torquay Uniteds hearts, I have also shot down fellow Gasheads for coming on here and giving it the big one. I really do not get this sudden animosity? Several Torquay fans have been made welcome on our forum, I know one is a user on here called Hector, he came on our forum and was recieved well, I dont see the problem if it is just general banter, Obviously there are always a few who spoil it. This got me though, I must admit,Just because I questioned your reason for trying to mock us for actually showing some ambition and wishing our team some success, I was shot down and ridiculed for being delude and arrogant again by some Gulls fans, Yet a thread is on your main forum regarding the same thing, but is full of sensible debate, In which every Gulls fan is in agreement, Funny that? I dont see how you think I have disrespected Torquay.
Fourthly, I dont think I have ever mentioned the "bigger than you" card, If I have then I apologise, but what makes me laugh most, Is that all you Gulls fans play the "Little old Torquay" card, yet you get all emotional when you think other clubs fans call you that? I mean seriously what is that? I think even your own fans are discussing that on your main forum? I dont see how you can justify calling us ungracious and dicks?
Of course Torquay fans are always welcome on our forum whenever they please, Good old fashioned banter is rife on our forum.
My advice for Gulls fans getting in a huff about us, Is pump your chest out, Man up and look to the future!!!!...After all we are a "nothing" club I recall a lot of you saying.
Firstly, completely wrong. Pedantic people are generally quite intelligent but tend to be complete ar*eholes when they want to be. I definitely consider myself to be in that category!
Secondly, the ambition to build a new stadium is fantastic and I applaud you for doing it. I read it in a 'shame it'll never happen' way.
Thirdly, we're not getting back at you personally, I'm using the ol' royal 'we' in this case, refering to the BR fans who have come on here as a whole. You are quite a good poster, as is friendlygas. Other than you two, the good posters are few and far between. It is always going to be easier for a Torquay fan to go onto the BR forum as it is Torquay who are the ones who feel down trodden in this situation. Just imagine it from our perspective for one moment. We have lost our manager, some of our better players and most of our backroom staff to you, of course there are going to be some people who are negative towards you and your team. Whether you are a good poster or not is fairly irrelevant, you have Gas at the end of your name and will always be a target for abuse. People have different ways of reacting to bad news too, think outside the forum and look to your friends and those that you know. Some people laugh it off, some people consider it in great detail and come out with a calm response, some people get very defensive and attempt to defend themselves by attacking.
The last point is really the most crucial one, the way that people react to situations are completely different which is why you've had some positive responses, as well as childish and needless responses. The problem is that you don't seem to realise that by being here, you are causing a problem, whether your posts are positive or not. This is either something you haven't realised or are choosing to ignore.
I'll try and put it into some kind of metaphor. Just imagine your wife had gone off with another bloke and taken the kids too. That bloke then came over to your house to have a reasoned conversation with you about various things. This bloke is a bit better looking than you, has a bit more money and at times can be fairly smug about it. Either way, he's still shagging the same woman you were, but now he wants to be all buddy buddy. It's going to p*ss you off a bit wouldn't it?
As for the 'bigger than you' card, I'm pretty sure I remember you using it when you first joined (perhaps not intentionally but it was there) and were shot down fairly quickly. Only reason I remember was because you were one of the first to join.
I don't think any of our fans ever play the 'smaller than you' card. We realise we are a small club and will (un)happily admit to that. The problem is when our noses are rubbed in it by other fans. It's kinda like the 'N' word!
Anyway, bored of typing this long post now. As I have said before, you are one of the better posters and if it were you and friendlygas alone, I don't think many would mind. The problem are the morons that have also joined, merely to goad and wind up our fans and the ones who came for reasoned debate but ended up spending an entire post telling us how small we are.
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