BarclayWazza

Additionally had us at the brink of administration multiple times, presided over our first 3rd tier season since 1960 and failed to build on multiple PL promotions. D&M have been a burden to this club for at least the last 8 or 9 years. Their time to go should have been when we got promoted with an excellent young core to the team (Farke's 1st promotion) and instead of building around that, their abilities only extended as far as getting Sam Byram in on a permanent and a few loans. The self funding model that followed that served only as a mechanism to excuse their inability to build upon the on the pitch successes and ultimately that, plus those blindly backing them have led to us being where we are today.

That Delia & Michael became a hindrance to the club once they were unable/unwilling to spend on Farke's first promotion. We had an exciting, young core to that squad which needed some experienced heads to help them take the next step. That we only added a reserve keeper, an injury prone full back and a forgettable cdm was basically us waving the white flag. Giving us the chance of a couple of seasons I'm the PL would have increased the ultimate values of players like Aarons and Cantwell and would have hopefully seen us able to reinvest that and progress in a similar vein to Brighton etc. No hand wringing from the usual suspects will ever change that.

Was a poll ever done about who identifies as being in the 20% vs the 80% because I suspect Delia has severely underestimated those numbers. Wanting whatever that percentage would be to not renew would leave a massive gap in the finances - some might say that would hasten the full takeover. Expecting that number to be replaced by other fans is a bit hopeful.

Not very inclusive of her. What about the boo girls and the boo thems?

As predictable as night following day. The other response that raised a titter was Bogsear asking where all those moaning were 4 games ago ignoring that those making those comments have been banging that drum for years. Enjoy your internet point!

25 years ago we'd not long come off of the most successful 5-6 years the club had ever had. Under Delia's stewardship we: 1. Dropped to the 3rd tier for the first time in about 60 years 2. In that process, narrowly avoided going into administration 3. Necessitated the sale of players (Maddison) to avoid administration again 4. Are still in the position where we will rely on the sale of players, especially when parachute payments run out (still find it bizarre that the sales of our best players under Chase led to mass fan protests but under Delia its something to be seemingly celebrated) 5. Required fan investment in a bond to rebuild the training ground/academy 6. Required fan investment in shares to stay solvent 7. Required fan investment in not requesting season ticket rebates to buy a player 8. Aside from a season under Lambert and a 10 game spell under Hughton, never looked like we belonged in the Premier League We're far from light years ahead of where we were mid to late 90's. League position wise, pretty much the same and well below the period prior. Financially, still need to sell our best players to survive.

First person to spot a comment from either Chicken, Hoggy and Nutty saying something in the vein of "As expected, its busy on here tonight" gets a point.

Was offering support to your comment but yeah, can see that 🙂

Being unhappy about being 4-0 down at half time makes you an idiot and a binner? Righto.

It's honestly criminal what this board have been getting away with. The moment Farke first took us up with a strong nucleus of a side, young exciting players and spent next to nothing strengthening the side was the time for me the writing was on the wall. The "self funding model" is simply a ruse to hoodwink fans into backing the Stowmarket Two are which many have fallen hook, line and sinker for. If they truly had the best for the club in mind, they would have recognised their ownership is holding us back and sold up to someone who could have built on that first promotion. Since then, its been regression. Sales of players replaced by poor/cheaper alternatives and we're now shopping in the free transfer bin.

Something more exciting than living your life posting >20k messages on an online message board. Infrequent visitor to here but can always rely on a prompt reply from you when the rod's dangled in the water 👍

Would make sense if the season I didn't renew was one of the ones after we got promoted. Nice try though. Before that, had been going since 1988, ST for many of those years since. Subsequently disillusioned with top end football as a whole and specifically our chances of even competing with an retired cook as owner. Will catch the odd game on a stream if I've nothing better to do and look out for the results but certainly no regrets in what I've "missed out on". Keep clapping on.

Shame that when it comes to the Premier League his record in signing players is abysmal.

Didnt renew about 6 years ago. No regrets so far.

And you got Will Jennings essentially giving Webber a reach around saying what an amazing job hes done over it all. Beggars belief...