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Substitute "drone" for "yawn" & it looks like I've got a stalker of my own.

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Quote: supporter "All the evidence points to David Hughes being a buffoon of the highest order & yet people on here get all bent out of shape if you dare to criticise him & his follies.'"


I wouldnt dispue any of the sentiment in the early part of the quote. I think everyone on here is critical of how the club has been run. I can understand why so many fans have left, the move to the Hive was an appalling one.

My only issue with you and Gutterfax/Molly/Jim etc etc etc (are you the same person?) is you are a stuck record? If you have given up on the Club then fine, i would understand that, but if you remain a "supporter" what is the poit on quoting the same statistcs %of fans lost and/or stating the obvious, David Hughes is a vet successful businessman who has run the Club appallingly.

Sorry i just dont get it

I have no intention of going to watch skolars or Hemel or......... I live in, (a deluded hope I know before Gutterfax/Molly/Jim etc etc etc points it out.....), hope that the Club may get a grip and move forward..........

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Quote: brian2 "the move to the Hive was an appalling one.

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IMO The Hive was a perfect fit for the Broncos decimated fanbase.

But the madman Hughes now wants to play on a park pitch.

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I would suggest that you seek medical help, you obviously have a David Hughes fixation, which is eating you up.
Your doctor is there to help you. Seek their help

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& I would suggest that you button it if you don't like my opinion.

Keep the cod psychology to yourself.

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Was the move to the Hive so appalling?

What was appalling was the demolition of the club by the owner in the Autumn before the move. i'm yet to hear a reasonable explanation as to why Hughes did so much damage to the club before having a change of heart.

You arrived at the Hive with no staff and no players, you delivered nothing on the pitch and you are now too small to make use of the Hive sustainable. If the crowds and performances been maintained then the Hive would've seen more benefit in you staying and your bargaining position would be that much stronger. Kleanthous is a hard nosed business man who will always look for the best deal for his business, his calculation is he can make more money from hiring out the Banquetting suite and building an indoor sports hall instead of accommodating a Rugby club getting 200-300 attendances. Whose fault is that?

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Apologies, you are quite right - i was refering to the whole move including the mess Broncos made of the move, the running down to team etc etc. It could have worked, but we never got our act in gear.........

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Quote: brian2 " the move to the Hive was an appalling one.......'"


Yet you berate Gutterfax who told everyone and anyone that it was that and he was shouted down. Even Hughes has admitted the 2nd year there was a strain...as Gutterfax said that was because AK wanted us gone because he wasn't getting another back hander.

claim it is tiresome to repeat and remind, but in reality you are simply shooting the messanger because you don't like the message.

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Quote: Cowgirl Nostalgist "To any sensible observer the shenanigans of David Hughes seem baffling in the extreme.'"


agreed

Quote: Cowgirl Nostalgist "But recent posts from his apologists have made me realise that the rump Broncos fanbase are less supporters & more cult members.'"


Strangely enough cults prefer to grow and retain their members not seek to shed them as often as possible.

Quote: Cowgirl Nostalgist "& that never ends well.'"


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Lmao! We are no more a "cult" than any other club or organisation, sporting, religious, political, social or otherwise.

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Quote: meliferra "Was the move to the Hive so appalling?

What was appalling was the demolition of the club by the owner in the Autumn before the move. i'm yet to hear a reasonable explanation as to why Hughes did so much damage to the club before having a change of heart.

You arrived at the Hive with no staff and no players, you delivered nothing on the pitch and you are now too small to make use of the Hive sustainable. If the crowds and performances been maintained then the Hive would've seen more benefit in you staying and your bargaining position would be that much stronger. Kleanthous is a hard nosed business man who will always look for the best deal for his business, his calculation is he can make more money from hiring out the Banquetting suite and building an indoor sports hall instead of accommodating a Rugby club getting 200-300 attendances. Whose fault is that?'"

Spot on - now prepare for the torrent of venom from those who can't accept reality.

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Quote: The Chronicler of Chiswic "Spot on - now prepare for the torrent of venom from those who can't accept reality.'"


The reality is that we should have never been in the situation where we were at the Hive! Hughes should have admitted his errors in appointing MacKay and Powell and spent money replacing them, but instead he kept throwing more money at the issue and was taking advice from nobody. The Name Change and then the Move were designed to protect the job of the CEO who everyone, even the most apologetic of apologists concede was a waste of space and inept!

Problem is, I suspect Hughes would still deny any wrong doing now if pressed on it!

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Quote: The Chronicler of Chiswic "Spot on - now prepare for the torrent of venom from those who can't accept reality.'"
mel's posts are always spot on. Why he should expect a
Quote: The Chronicler of Chiswic "torrent of venom from those who can't accept reality'"
for this one, I can't imagine.

However, let's see if said torrent develops. I think not.

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Quote: Cowgirl Nostalgist "To any sensible observer the shenanigans of David Hughes seem baffling in the extreme.

But recent posts from his apologists have made me realise that the rump Broncos fanbase are less supporters & more cult members.

& that never ends well.'"


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Quote: Thecranewife "Drone'"


Branching out I see.

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