Q&A with Norman Smurthwaite - Supporters Club Mtg

[Lornelounger]

It all seems to be going really well......er.....no.

[paulvaliant]

If I owned something that was losing over half a million in four months and also needed another 800k for the following three months I would be giving it away for FREE.

[bookworm]

Can only assume that the club is losing that much a month that no other revenue stream is going into the club, i.e. hospitality, club shop and match day refreshments.

 

only other place is his aRSE POCKET.

[Doha]

NS says negotiations with Synectics broke down because of propaganda on social media about him not owning the ticket office.

 

Consequently the offer from Synectics was reduced.

 

NS says had that not happened there’s a good chance Carol Shanahan would be sitting here now (as owner).

 

Hahaha. There it is. Blaming the fans.

[philmpv]

This house analogy he keeps using is ridiculous. If somebody WANTS to sell their house, they put it on the market and state the purchase price. Why can't he do that?!

[RailwayRowdy]

I’m not there, but it seems he’s regurgitating the same old tosh. Already seems a pointless exercise.

[TJHValiant]

Ha ha!! The guy is better than Ken Dodd!

He has called the club “a charity”! The money we pay in attending games and buying merchandise is actually to support his philanthropy!!

 

Nothing to do with him running a winning team..it is a charity.

 

Tell you what Norman. Sell the club and give it to blind kids or a dogs home if you want charity.

[bookworm]

Think I did right by stopping at home, don't appear to be missing much apart from huge piles of bullshyte.

[MarkCh]

Have anyone ever read such 'poor me, poor me' 'you should be grateful, you know' drivel?

 

And if some there are still actually really saying they're glad they have him as owner and asking people to show respect to the man who tells Vale fans to go play on the motorway, then I'm beginning to think we deserve everything we get.

[mr.hobblesworth]

This house analogy he keeps using is ridiculous. If somebody WANTS to sell their house, they put it on the market and state the purchase price. Why can't he do that?!

 

Also, if someone has stupidly spend a cart load of money doing botched up repair jobs in said house, that wouldn't get added on to the asking price.

[Lady_Vale]

This guy.....

 

 

At a time you want a bit of hope, a playing squad, management team and supporters to be galvanised this dick chooses to have the most soul destoying meeting you can ever imagine before one the biggest 6 weeks the club will ever face....

 

Never have i been more convinced that relegation is on the cards.

 

I'm sure the manager and captain will take real heart knowing that no matter what league he'll be managing/playing in he's basically feccked either way.

[mr.hobblesworth]

NS says Micky Adams wanted the fella who has just gone at Barnet as manager (we assume Graham Westley). He says Neil Aspin’s appointment was nothing to do with Adams.

 

Ooooh! Calling Micky a liar now.

[Port Vale Paul]

This house analogy he keeps using is ridiculous. If somebody WANTS to sell their house, they put it on the market and state the purchase price. Why can't he do that?!

It's boll**ks if somebody asked me how much I wanted for me house I'd tell em

[Vital Spark]

Sounds like a waste of time - same old rubbish being spouted. This club is finished!

[Port Vale Paul]

It would be a stunner if everybody there got up and walked out on him to show how we feel