tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post7318820599286299037..comments2024-02-22T10:38:01.587+00:00Comments on The Lonesome Death of Roy Carroll: One year onTLDORChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00821789505647637219noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-49834572571772067182009-09-03T04:03:13.285+01:002009-09-03T04:03:13.285+01:00"But we'll be one year further down the s..."But we'll be one year further down the straight road to success, the one we started on in September 2008"<br /><br />Correction: "the one we started on in 1894"<br /><br />We've never doubted - don't you start now!Wigan Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151565997394354471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-56302970146005776372009-09-02T21:18:46.794+01:002009-09-02T21:18:46.794+01:00Uh, they don't need to make money on this ente...Uh, they don't need to make money on this enterprise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570224540806220764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-78759121182931170612009-09-02T11:10:22.259+01:002009-09-02T11:10:22.259+01:00[quote] That it has changed MCFC quite irrevocably...[quote] That it has changed MCFC quite irrevocably, that the whole purpose of the football club had been re-programmed. [/quote]<br /><br />In general, I agree with the post - it has been a most tumultuous time. However, I would say one very important thing remains as the purpose of the club - that it is a community club, rooted in the City. <br /><br />One of the most undersung but significant achievements has been to move the club forward in terms of its standing, its players and its professionalism without forgetting or side-lining the people and the history that the club was and is built on.<br /><br />I think credit is due to both the club and its supporters for this.The Electric Donkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186686609682723803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-65408464037566605392009-09-02T10:19:21.971+01:002009-09-02T10:19:21.971+01:00Understandable to be sceptical, but the fact that ...Understandable to be sceptical, but the fact that ADUG have invested so much, and will continue to do so,in the infrastructure and general community makes it almost impossible to believe they are going to suddenly leave. They have shown to be very conscious of the club and the fans and look to be, morally, the best owners of any football club.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724702938493745673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-3791748349378110032009-09-02T10:00:54.995+01:002009-09-02T10:00:54.995+01:00I'm going to disagree with you for once, Jack....I'm going to disagree with you for once, Jack.<br />"But with the takeover the club's whole purpose shifted to an enterprise: the pursuit of a clearly defined goal, with progress along one path in that direction and the means to do so."<br />Really? What's the goal? Are ADUG in it for the money? When do they expect to see a return from their investment? Or is it just a wider halo effect to market Abu Dhabi?Huddohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912125997864691470noreply@blogger.com