Statement from the board - 19 September 2023

[SKennedyDFC]

[Lennylenny]

Looks like Dowse is as safe as the three little pigs in the brick house no matter the results, the arrogance , calling those on forum idiots,the interviews which are now edited to 30 seconds and the dire football he serves up, I trust the board I hope he repays there faith , Tonbridge is the perfect game at home, players back fit against a team that are calling for the managers head, a convincing entertaining victory and that statement will be a better read

[KingKong]

Has anyone tried turning Dowse off and on again? Sometimes it's the simple things you overlook.

[Park Life]

I understamd why the board have issued this statement and the reasons why. However it will count for absolutely nothing if results don't improve.

[Sleightly Deceptive]

[Taunton Dart]

It doesn't surprise me that the Board are staying loyal to Dowse as things stand - now is the time for him to step up to the plate and re-pay their support by changing things around and coming up some better tactics

[Mark Sweet]

He was given a 2 year contract. He was never going to be sacked after 9 games , and I agree he should be given time to turn it around

However the results must improve, and if we are no better off after another month or so then it's time for a reconsideration.


My only concern with the statement is referencing injuries, as its mainly the same players who were injured last season signed again.

[Hitchin Dart79]

References results but not performances or quality of football which is also handy to have!

[rambo]

Nothing changes with that statement, fine sentiments though.
Dowse needs to significantly improve results and change the tactics or we will continue to float around the bottom half and continue to lose more fans and all stand in a stadium with no atmosphere

[Lennylenny]

I might have had a cider to many but was there a change of manager thread that has disappeared ? I don’t necessarily agree with the thread but understand con a saturday night after a horrific defeat to welling why somebody started it . Was it removed or did I have three too many ciders

[danson7park]

Everyone can blame Injuries and bad luck but sorry the bottom line for me is that the Majority of Players in our current Squad are simply not good enough at this level for us to have a successful League Season.
We have 4 similar Forwards with no real pace, no Ball Carriers and very little creation, no real Identity across the Team and can only see it being a Lower Half of the League season even possibly having to avoid Relegation.

[Tony H]

Brave and supportive that!

[Tony H]

I might have had a cider to many but was there a change of manager thread that has disappeared ? I don’t necessarily agree with the thread but understand con a saturday night after a horrific defeat to welling why somebody started it . Was it removed or did I have three too many ciders

It was there, now it’s gone!

[Lennylenny]

Explanation then is required if nothing was racial, homophobiac, libellous , untrue or went against any forum law.

[BRASSNECK]

Explanation then is required if nothing was racial, homophobiac, libellous , untrue or went against any forum law.

It’s still there just have to look in the right place.

[BRASSNECK]

I might have had a cider to many but was there a change of manager thread that has disappeared ? I don’t necessarily agree with the thread but understand con a saturday night after a horrific defeat to welling why somebody started it . Was it removed or did I have three too many ciders

It was there, now it’s gone!

It’s not.

[Ajaxman DFC]

Explanation then is required if nothing was racial, homophobiac, libellous , untrue or went against any forum law.

My sentiments exactly. There was nothing untoward about the thread. People were expressing an opinion that's all. I don't necessarily agree with the comments as I believe sacking yet another manager in such a short space of time is not the answer.
But I respect people's opinions and this thread should not have been removed.
Doing things like that is counter productive and will only serve to reduce attendances even more.
Infact it's made a bigger statement than the one released by the board.
This is not Rick's fault. He says he runs the forum independently and I believe him.
Which means someone has put pressure on him from above.
And if that's the route we are going down then it'll be the beginning of the end.
Give us your sixteen quid, sit down and shut up, is no way to run a football club.

[Ajaxman DFC]

And before anyone pulls me up on this. There is an Alan Dowson thread but that wasn't the one which was removed.

[BRASSNECK]

Explanation then is required if nothing was racial, homophobiac, libellous , untrue or went against any forum law.

My sentiments exactly. There was nothing untoward about the thread. People were expressing an opinion that's all. I don't necessarily agree with the comments as I believe sacking yet another manager in such a short space of time is not the answer.
But I respect people's opinions and this thread should not have been removed.
Doing things like that is counter productive and will only serve to reduce attendances even more.
Infact it's made a bigger statement than the one released by the board.
This is not Rick's fault. He says he runs the forum independently and I believe him.
Which means someone has put pressure on him from above.
And if that's the route we are going down then it'll be the beginning of the end.
Give us your sixteen quid, sit down and shut up, is no way to run a football club.

IT IS STILL THERE.

[rambo]

It is still there under
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