Steve Gibson's fmttm Q and A - Thursday

TheYorkshireTerrier said:
I see someone recorded part of it on their phone and has shared it on twitter, clipping Gibson saying something about having a soft spot for Boris and he and others managed to stop Houchen from ‘some atrocious decisions’.
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Why do people do this? Why not respect the evening a bit? This sort of thing is underhand and is really going to encourage the club / Gibson to be open going forward isn’t it? It’s just unnecessary.
 
Aet290204 said:
Quite easy to work out why they didn’t live stream it, isn’t it?
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I’m surprised he actually discussed any politics and I’m not sure why it would have been brought up tbh.

El Guapo said:
Why do people do this? Why not respect the evening a bit? This sort of thing is underhand and is really going to encourage the club / Gibson to be open going forward. It’s just unnecessary.
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Agreed which is why I didn’t share the tweet on here, but it won’t be long until it’s doing big numbers and probably end up on the Northern Echo tomorrow, Teesside Live on Sunday.
 
TheYorkshireTerrier said:
I’m surprised he actually discussed any politics and I’m not sure why it would have been brought up tbh.


Agreed which is why I didn’t share the tweet on here, but it won’t be long until it’s doing big numbers and probably end up on the Northern Echo tomorrow, Teesside Live on Sunday.
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I agree. I am not in the slightest bit interested in his political viewpoint. I’m only bothered about MFC. I could say more, I won’t.
 
TheYorkshireTerrier said:
I’m surprised he actually discussed any politics and I’m not sure why it would have been brought up tbh.


Agreed which is why I didn’t share the tweet on here, but it won’t be long until it’s doing big numbers and probably end up on the Northern Echo tomorrow, Teesside Live on Sunday.
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He really didn't say anything more than was in the Echo and Gazette.
 
Brilliant night, and I'd like to say a big thanks to @fmttmadmin for organising it. Have to say, the free bar was very much appreciated.

Gibson was in good form and happy to chat to fans after the event and stand for selfies (I got mine).

So below is pretty much what I can remember.

- Said he's hoping that Carrick is going to be here long-term and wants him to sign a new deal
- Wants Howson to sign a new deal
- The club have 4 or 5 main targets and Gibson feels if we can get them we'll have a real good chance next season
- On managers, he said that his main issue with McClaren was in relation to his agent. Said he has a much better relationship with him now.
- Spoke highly of Pulis, describing him as a "good man", but hated his football.
- Spoke of feeling let down by Monk and described him as being a "bag of sh*te". Used the example of signing Fletcher on a five year deal, and said that Fletcher was hopeless.
- Spoke highly of Wilder but again mentioned an agent being involved and said that the Burnley fiasco was the beginning of the end for him.
- Spoke very highly of Strachan, saying that fans didn't realise how much it hurt him when he was struggling here. Said he used to lock himself in his house for days and close the curtains. Said that Strachan asked for his contract to be ripped up and wanted Gibson to keep it private.
- Denied that Warnock had been sacked on the morning of the WBA game, and said he doesn't believe Warnock ever said it.
- Said that work is being done to upgrade training facilities due to the amount of injuries we've had, and I think he said a new medical team are being brought in.
- On pricing, he said lowering junior prices means increasing adult prices, and he went into great detail outlining the running costs of the club. He said a fan had written a letter to him telling him that Preston charge £14 for an adult walk-up, and Gibson had phoned the Preston chairman and asked him whether this was true, but I think he'd said yes but you only get to see a third of the pitch. Might have mishead or misunderstood that comment though, as it seemed a strange comment.
- Spoke about the rules not needing to change in relation to clubs who cheat, but said that there needs to be tougher sanctions on those who do, and said he hopes Leicester get smashed in the Premier League.


As I said, all in all it was an enjoyable night. My only criticism would be that I felt it should have been better organised in terms of collecting the bits of paper which had the questions on. Somebody did seem to go around a few tables collecting them whilst the q&a was ongoing but mine ended up being missed. Maybe at future events it might just be a better idea to ask people to bring their paper up to the front before the event starts and put in a bucket, then whoever's chairing can just pick them out one at a time.
 
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parmoboy said:
- On pricing, he said lowering junior prices means increasing adult prices, and he went into great detail outlining the running costs of the club. He said a fan had written a letter to him telling him that Preston charge £14 for an adult walk-up, and Gibson had phoned the Preston chairman and asked him whether this was true, but I think he'd said yes but you only get to see a third of the pitch. Might have mishead or misunderstood that comment though, as it seemed a strange comment.
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What?

Preston’s tickets are cheaper because you can only see a third of the pitch? 😂

What about every other club in the championship then? I hope those in attendance didn’t swallow this.
 
TheYorkshireTerrier said:
I see someone recorded part of it on their phone and has shared it on twitter, clipping Gibson saying something about having a soft spot for Boris and he and others managed to stop Houchen from ‘some atrocious decisions’.
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he said 'the country' had a soft spot for Boris and that was why Houchen got elected the last couple of times as the conditions were perfect for him (with also Corbyn, Brexit etc.)
 
parmoboy said:
Brilliant night, and I'd like to say a big thanks to @fmttmadmin for organising it. Have to say, the free bar was very much appreciated.

Gibson was in good form and happy to chat to fans after the event and stand for selfies (I got mine).

So below is pretty much what I can remember.

- Said he's hoping that Carrick is going to be here long-term and wants him to sign a new deal
- Wants Howson to sign a new deal
- The club have 4 or 5 main targets and Gibson feels if we can get them we'll have a real good chance next season
- On managers, he said that his main issue with McClaren was in relation to his agent. Said he has a much better relationship with him now.
- Spoke highly of Pulis, describing him as a "good man", but hated his football.
- Spoke of feeling let down by Monk and described him as a "bag of sh*te". Used the example of signing Fletcher on a five year deal, and said that Fletcher was hopeless.
- Spoke highly of Wilder but again mentioned an agent being involved and said that the Burnley fiasco was the beginning of the end for him.
- Spoke very highly of Strachan, saying that fans didn't realise how much it hurt him when he was struggling here. Said he used to lock himself in his house for days and close the curtains. Said that Strachan asked for his contract to be ripped up and wanted Gibson to keep it private.
- Said that work is being done to upgrade training facilities due to the amount of injuries we've had, and I think he said a new medical team are being brought in.
- On pricing, he said lowering junior prices means increasing adult prices, and he went into great detail outlining the running costs of the club. He said a fan had written a letter to him telling him that Preston charge £14 for an adult walk-up, and Gibson had phoned the Preston chairman and asked him whether this was true, but I think he'd said yes but you only get to see a third of the pitch. Might have mishead or misunderstood that comment though, as it seemed a strange comment.
- Spoke about the rules not needing to change in relation to clubs who cheat, but said that there needs to be tougher sanctions on those who do, and said he hopes Leicester get smashed in the Premier League.


As I said, all in all it was an enjoyable night. My only criticism would be that I felt it should have been better organised in terms of collecting the bits of paper which had the questions on. Somebody did seem to go around a few tables collecting them whilst the q&a was ongoing but mine ended up being missed. Maybe at future events it might just be a better idea to ask people to bring their paper up to the front before the event starts and put in a bucket, then whoever's chairing can just pick them out one at a time.
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Sign the contract Jonny!
 
parmoboy said:
Brilliant night, and I'd like to say a big thanks to @fmttmadmin for organising it. Have to say, the free bar was very much appreciated.

Gibson was in good form and happy to chat to fans after the event and stand for selfies (I got mine).

So below is pretty much what I can remember.

- Said he's hoping that Carrick is going to be here long-term and wants him to sign a new deal
- Wants Howson to sign a new deal
- The club have 4 or 5 main targets and Gibson feels if we can get them we'll have a real good chance next season
- On managers, he said that his main issue with McClaren was in relation to his agent.
- Spoke highly of Pulis, describing him as a "good man", but hated his football.
- Spoke of feeling let down by Monk and described him as a "bag of sh*te". Used the example of signing Fletcher on a five year deal, and said that Fletcher was hopeless.
- Spoke highly of Wilder but again mentioned an agent being involved and said that the Burnley fiasco was the beginning of the end for him.
- Spoke very highly of Strachan, saying that fans didn't realise how much it hurt him when he was struggling here. Said he used to lock himself in his house for days and close the curtains. Said that Strachan asked for his contract to be ripped up and wanted Gibson to keep it private.
- Said that work is being done to upgrade training facilities due to the amount of injuries we've had, and I think he said a new medical team are being brought in.
- On pricing, he said lowering junior prices means increasing adult prices, and he went into great detail outlining the running costs of the club. He said a fan had written a letter to him telling him that Preston charge £14 for an adult walk-up, and Gibson had phoned the Preston chairman and asked him whether this was true, but I think he'd said yes but you only get to see a third of the pitch. Might have mishead or misunderstood that comment though, as it seemed a strange comment.
- Spoke about the rules not needing to change in relation to clubs who cheat, but said that there needs to be tougher sanctions on those who do, and said he hopes Leicester get smashed in the Premier League.


As I said, all in all it was an enjoyable night. My only criticism would be that I felt it should have been better organised in terms of collecting the bits of paper which had the questions on. Somebody did seem to go around a few tables collecting them whilst the q&a was ongoing but mine ended up being missed. Maybe at future events it might just be a better idea to ask people to bring their paper up to the front before the event starts and put in a bucket, then whoever's chairing can just pick them out one at a time.
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TheYorkshireTerrier said:
I see someone recorded part of it on their phone and has shared it on twitter, clipping Gibson saying something about having a soft spot for Boris and he and others managed to stop Houchen from ‘some atrocious decisions’.
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Gibson didn't say that on the clip I have heard on twitter.
 
parmoboy said:
Brilliant night, and I'd like to say a big thanks to @fmttmadmin for organising it. Have to say, the free bar was very much appreciated.

Gibson was in good form and happy to chat to fans after the event and stand for selfies (I got mine).

So below is pretty much what I can remember.

- Said he's hoping that Carrick is going to be here long-term and wants him to sign a new deal
- Wants Howson to sign a new deal
- The club have 4 or 5 main targets and Gibson feels if we can get them we'll have a real good chance next season
- On managers, he said that his main issue with McClaren was in relation to his agent. Said he has a much better relationship with him now.
- Spoke highly of Pulis, describing him as a "good man", but hated his football.
- Spoke of feeling let down by Monk and described him as a "bag of sh*te". Used the example of signing Fletcher on a five year deal, and said that Fletcher was hopeless.
- Spoke highly of Wilder but again mentioned an agent being involved and said that the Burnley fiasco was the beginning of the end for him.
- Spoke very highly of Strachan, saying that fans didn't realise how much it hurt him when he was struggling here. Said he used to lock himself in his house for days and close the curtains. Said that Strachan asked for his contract to be ripped up and wanted Gibson to keep it private.
- Said that work is being done to upgrade training facilities due to the amount of injuries we've had, and I think he said a new medical team are being brought in.
- On pricing, he said lowering junior prices means increasing adult prices, and he went into great detail outlining the running costs of the club. He said a fan had written a letter to him telling him that Preston charge £14 for an adult walk-up, and Gibson had phoned the Preston chairman and asked him whether this was true, but I think he'd said yes but you only get to see a third of the pitch. Might have mishead or misunderstood that comment though, as it seemed a strange comment.
- Spoke about the rules not needing to change in relation to clubs who cheat, but said that there needs to be tougher sanctions on those who do, and said he hopes Leicester get smashed in the Premier League.


As I said, all in all it was an enjoyable night. My only criticism would be that I felt it should have been better organised in terms of collecting the bits of paper which had the questions on. Somebody did seem to go around a few tables collecting them whilst the q&a was ongoing but mine ended up being missed. Maybe at future events it might just be a better idea to ask people to bring their paper up to the front before the event starts and put in a bucket, then whoever's chairing can just pick them out one at a time.
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I think you got the main points and to echo what you said about the organisation - was excellent.

On the tickets point I think what he was trying to say was that these cheap tickets for other clubs that get referred to are often restricted view or only a small number of tickets so it isn't a fair comparison.
He was quite passionate really about defending the ticket prices and the huge costs that go into running the club. He also pointed out that over 50% of season tickets are concessions including a lot of kids who pay very little.

He did say when asked about half season tickets and why they were removed is that we sold <50 last time which seems a staggeringly low number. And then some season ticket holders complained they were getting the same benefits as long standing holders.

Another point I remember was about safe standing, doesn't sound like it is a goer - would cost a lot and would have to be put into every stand, including the away end.
Also spoke highly about Kieron Scott and his role in signing Lath (who he kept raving about) and Rav

I came away very positive about next season, it clearly sounds like there are plans in place for next year and he said it was the most positive he's been going into a new season since we came down.
 
BoroPhil said:
He did say when asked about half season tickets and why they were removed is that we sold <50 last time which seems a staggeringly low number. And then some season ticket holders complained they were getting the same benefits as long standing holders.
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That is crazy, I’d have thought, especially last season we’d have a shifted a fair few hundred if not more.
 
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