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Gary Pert on SEN (17/8/24)

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Just now, loges said:

I think Pert's in a no win situation here, at least with a lot of people on this site.

Perhaps the problem isn’t what he’s saying, but the fact that our supporters are so obsessed with constantly [censored] on our club, just like the media. 
 

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    1 minute ago, Jaded No More said:

    Perhaps the problem isn’t what he’s saying, but the fact that our supporters are so obsessed with constantly [censored] on our club, just like the media. 
     

    Yes well I commented before the interview started some would critisise no matter what.

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    Gary has spoken pretty well, changes will be made 

    He can’t say too much 

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    Just now, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    Mostly waffle. 

    So what did you want him to say, word for word please 

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    1 minute ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    Mostly waffle. 

    So it should be; playing out in the media is killing us. Get it back in house.

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    I thought Pert was as honest as he could be there. 

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    5 minutes ago, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

    Is there a link to the interview??

    Scrap that, that’s a live stream. 

    Edited by Dee Zephyr

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    Anger is an energy - John Lydon 

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    Interesting that he mentioned Trac’s role. I wonder if Trac is annoyed that he copped that injury playing up forward, which is a role he doesn’t want to play. 

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    6 minutes ago, Damo said:

    Anger is an energy - John Lydon 

    Great song, love PIL

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    Channel the energy for positive change, build an 'us vs everyone' mentality and attack next year with everything we've got.

    We need to back up the playing group with a few shrude trades for obvious missing cogs (an experienced key forward as a minimum and a developing genuine backup for Max in case of injury) and work on an aggressive attacking game style to generate excitement in our game. 

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    8 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Interesting that he mentioned Trac’s role. I wonder if Trac is annoyed that he copped that injury playing up forward, which is a role he doesn’t want to play. 

    Maybe it means role around the club. More of a say and leadership responsibilities.

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    48 minutes ago, Gawn's Beard said:

    Hasn’t come across great, and it’s hard to given the very strong cultural statements made at the start of the season which are being played back to him 

    To be fair, he said the "this is the best culture I've seen in 40 years in the game" were in the context of questions they were being asked about the Joel Smith situation and whether that was a reflection on the club culture rather than an individual behavioural issue .

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    42 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Exactly. Damned if you do and damned if you don’t. 
    Everyone screaming for our CEO or president to speak and when they do they complain. 
     

     

    Ceo speak is you're fired. Needs to be some decent firings.

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    26 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Interesting that he mentioned Trac’s role. I wonder if Trac is annoyed that he copped that injury playing up forward, which is a role he doesn’t want to play. 

    I doubt that he was referring to a positional role. It's more about Trac being a senior player, and his influence within the playing group.

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    37 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    So hypothetically, what if Trac tells Pert that he has an issue with Goody's gameplan? Or he's concerned with the direction of the club in terms of our poor recruiting in recent years? Pert can't direct Trac's concerns to the respective departments. It undermines the authority of those people in the roles.

    This is why an independent/external review of the club is needed. The fact that a CEO has to address the concerns of a player suggests that all is not well.

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