Gillingham offer fans discounted coach travel to Plymouth Argyle as pay-back for defeat at Accrington Stanley

Cornishpete wrote:

not surprised by tweedle dum and tweedle dee who make a mockery of running a football club from the top to the bottom.

09 Feb 2012 10:14 PM

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Wainscott Wonder wrote:

@joe

That is not the issue though. The fans weren't hammering down Hess and Scally's doors demanding their money back - it was Hess who put his foot in his mouth again and promised something that he has now reneged on.

It was his idea, he who wanted the players and coaching staff to learn a lesson by putting their hands in their pockets, and what have they learned now? Only that the manager doesn't follow up on what he says he will.

Very, very weak leadership. But then, why are we surprised?

09 Feb 2012 7:13 PM

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joe wrote:

I didn't go to the game, but at the end of the day, if you are willing to travel to Accrington (or any away game), you have to understand that the team will not always win. In this case, we only lost by a goal, there have been much worse defeats on the road in recent years (Shrewsbury 7-1) and I think that the offer available is fair enough, you can't expect to receive a refund everytime the team lose a game.

Best of luck for the weekend, 6 points would be nice!

09 Feb 2012 12:47 PM

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MORNING wood wrote:

Hess's naivety has shone through again, and shares a trait with his height...

Childlike.

Wouldn't be surprised if he's been pulled up by Scally about this latest little financial teaser dangled under the fans noses. I wouldn't bet against this being the first little disagreement which could end up seeing Hess walking, as he's also blown the playing budget for 9 points of 7th place, now he's offering financial backing to those poor away fans without the chairman's agreeance it would seem causing this rather pathetic back tracking. I'm calling the police over this latest absolute turrrrdburglar of a decision.

09 Feb 2012 12:20 PM

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sgge888 wrote:

Well thats it for me...this is the very last straw.. fed up with empty promises and a joke for a chairman ...supported the club for 35 years home and away...Gills thanks for the GOOD memories. All my belief in what is fair and decent regarding Gillingham Football Club is gone. I can no longer support a club such as this, I will (with a heavy heart)take my money elsewhere.

08 Feb 2012 9:06 PM

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clive loves gills wrote:

my father drove from his home in hull to watch the game, so a cheap coach from priestfield to plymouth is useless for him

also, what if you cannot make the plymouth game? you aren't acutally getting any money back, you are being offered a discount which still involves you spending more money

it is up there with last season's season ticket 'sale' which had to be re-worded for legal reasons - what a shambles of a club

although hessenthaler had good intentions, he should have thought before spoke, which sadly is a trait of his

i did wonder how they would logistically manage this when it was pay at the turnstiles

would of beenhappier for hessenthalr to swallow his pride, forget his ego and walk away from a job that is simply too much for him

08 Feb 2012 1:53 PM

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Cornishpete wrote:

Typical of Paul Scally. Once again shows his true contempt of Gillingham fans. And especially this hard core loyal band of folk who travel the length and breadth of England to watch the utter dross doled out by Hessenthalers unfit poorly prepared disorganised excuse for a football team. Hang your head in shame.

08 Feb 2012 1:24 PM

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fred wrote:

i've got to agree this is an utterly disgraceful backtrack on what was originally promised.

truly awful

"spend yet more of your hard earned money on watching us get stuffed again and we will discount you to the tune of ten whole english pounds"

an insult

08 Feb 2012 1:13 PM

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superkeds wrote:

GET STUFFED-how is that a full refund and how is that making the players put their hands in their pocket.Football clubs treat their fans with contempt.

08 Feb 2012 1:05 PM

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