Paul Sullivan said:
Interesting that you would group those who oppose the management into an equal footing as they are in terms of 'working to destroy' the team (probably should have said 'Club'?).
I would, because that is how this theatre is playing out. Battle lines are drawn, trenches dug and views now held firm. Rhetoric is now in the ascendancy, and sides
must be taken. It is classic politics, as one side moves in one direction the other must pull against it to preserve their own platform and create a choice.
Paul Sullivan said:
If you think that the opposition of the mistreatment of the players is a deliberate attempt to destroy the Cardiff Devils on anywhere near the scale of the callous, inept treatment they (players) have received by the Devils I would be interested to read how you qualify that?
Nicely done Paul. You've built a great rhetorical trap. I can now post that I'm with those who oppose this callous mistreatment of players, or that I am done ogre who wants to see these poor young boys out on the street.
When the truth is, Paul, I am neither.
It may be my autistic side, but I see very little to
go postal over.
Provided contracts have been honoured people have been treated in exactly the way they agreed to be when they signed.
G is probably the major case in point here. That while thing was badly handled.
By both parties. The club should have handled it better, but personally I can't help thinking it was the correct hockey decision at the wrong time.
Now that is my view on the hockey, not the man, not the contract, not the negotiation - but the hockey.
Paul Sullivan said:
Opposing the shafting of players, apparently, now equates to being the equal of those who shaft the players? Confusing.
Yet more rhetoric.
I didn't say that, you are the one building that entrenched gulf from the words I wrote. But it is interesting to see what you are doing. You are building an emotional charged argument onto my words which men something else. That then allows you to put me in the other camp and discredit me as a player hater.
I'm not. I don't like the way we have been chopping and changing, but I am pleased that we are working to cover injury mid season. A lot of it makes me wonder if Pope had lost the room, and then I look on here and social media and wonder if Pope had a lot of help in that.
Paul Sullivan said:
The upcoming protest has been, for example, far from dogmatic. It is merely an outlet for anyone who is frustrated, sad or disappointed in the management of the Club this season to express their dissatisfaction.
Great. Protest. That is your right, and making a statement to the club is a good way of showing them that the confusing, mixed, PR and player movements is upsetting the fan base, fickle as they are.
Out of interest, what is the objective? What is our "mission complete" point. When I'm there with my placard and you shout "what do we want" what am I replying?
Paul Sullivan said:
And contrary to whatever Jimmy, Gazza and a couple of others post / tweet, there are more than just one or two 'bitter/power hungry egomaniacs' (tm) who are unhappy with recent developments.
I think there are various degrees of unhappy. Some are unhappy that their hobby is being spoiled a bit, some are incensed by the team that they live having it's great and soul ripped out.
Some, like me, prefer to view the whole general mishmash see the shades of grey and make objective decisions about things as they go past.
Just because I'm not stood with you does not mean I'm stood opposed to you. I'm just saying you have to try better than rhetoric to shift me from my (internally) reasoned argument.
Paul Sullivan said:
The only dogmatic / propaganda style communications thus far have been from the Club itself.
Here we will have to disagree. I've seen lots of dogma and propaganda in both directions.
I will admit, many of the clubs communications make me wonder at the level of functional literacy from the people that wrote it. I am often more saddened by the unprofessional face the club presents.
ickle new type of player. prefer him to Hill anyday... However i do miss an enforcer and i think Conboy could have been our fan favourite for years to come, i miss the game changing fight or hit but we still have players who can do that. But im having a positive attitude as I think our signings could be good
