Trouble is, when you get pretigious visitors to the ground, potential investors etc. That's just what happens.

To be fair if that is your biggest concern then you really have a blessed life. I suppose you expect them to go shopping in a tuxedo?

Get a grip man we are still in the midst of one of the worst recessions in history, the club is fighting for it's financial life and super league future.

We are finally starting to sign players and all you moan about is the way they are dressed.

Im willing to give him a chance...we cant be any less creative than we have been this season... i just hope some fans dont get on his back and make him a scapegoat like they did Cooke...

Did I say it was my biggest concern? Shopping in a tuxedo? Where did all that come from? Stop over reacting.

Ok, so all we have to do to move the club foreward is sign players. Fine, small minds, small club.
Reminds me of a meeting at the club years ago when they were electing a chairman, president, or whatever it was. All these guys stood up and gave speeches on re structuring the finances, getting sponsorship to bring the best players in, modernising the outlook of the club. Finaly one old geezer stood up and his speech? "All we need is a scrum half and a prop forrad" Needless to say he wasn't elected. This your old man by any chance?

If not really giving a toss how a player dresses in a photo makes me small minded then so be it.

Getting sponsorship is nothing to do with how players look, it is to do with performance on and off the field.

How am I over reacting? You're the one who made the dumbass beach bum comment.

Funny how you can remember the apparent specifics of a speech but you can't remember what the meeting was for.

Why have you attempted to make your comments personal, you nothing about my 'old man' (as you put it)

Was really holding out hope for a decent quality aussie play maker, if this is it then its a real let down, although we dont know where kear plans to play him yet

That said kear is master of rejuvenating guys who have lost there way and getting the best out of cast offs, and lets not beat about the bush, smith is a cast off

All that said If kear thinks he's up to it then he'll do for me, We've seen kear do this many times before and he 4/5 times gets it right

Personal??? Remember this? How personal is that?
Look, I infered our club image should be higher up the food chain than of a beach bum. I'm sure Jeremy is a really nice guy but he could have made an effort on his first day. By the way, you brought in "tuxedo's" that's YOU over reacting to my comment.
I told you what the meeting was for, electing a chairman or a president. So I can't remember which, big deal.

As for your first comment, "getting spnsorship has nothing to do with how a player looks." Well, wake up to reality. If I was looking for a pro sports club to invest in (take the word "invest" however you want) I wouldn't waste my time on such a down at heel outfit like Trinity. That's the impression whether you like it or not and believe me, I'm not alone and we arn't awash with investers and sponsors are we???. Maybe you've lived your whole life in tracky bottoms and trainers and feel that's the bees knees but some see it differently.
Take this example as part of a bigger picture. We may have a new ground soon, lets not spoil the ship etc.

Just to give you some background I work in the commercial department of a Football League club and I have never once been asked how players dress.

The most important thing they want to know is where there money is going and how they benefit from being involved. I can tell you now a players wardrobe is never clincher of any deals.

Then you will know that even Aston Villa now require a dress code and that extends to visitors to the corporate boxes.
and this
[i"First impressions are key these days and what better way to give you that extra confidence boost and get the edge on your competitors than by knowing that you are showing the best you have to offer."[/i Not my words but working in a commercial dept. I'm sure you'll have come across such advice. So look at the bigger picture, raise the bar etc. What I'm suggesting isn't revolutionary, in fact over the years Trinity, particularly in the 60s, expected the players to make an effort when representing the club.

Jeremy Smith will be sponsored by Sandal Post Office next season so they have not been put off by his appearance in the photograph.

Maybe so but had he had a suit and tie on he could have been sponsored by Royal Mail.

BINGO!

Let me just put you straight:
He wasn't dressed in the teams tracksuit cept for the top maybe.

Who mentioned short back and sides?

Who mentioned "clean shaven"?

He wasn't in "warming up" kit and more importantly, the occasion wasn't a "warming up" exersize.

Please keep up and look at the original full length photo and don't twist my words to suit your argument.

Look, you all obviously want Trinity's image to be stuck in a 90s grunge / chav un-proffesional timewarp and that's your choice, I would like to see better. Simple as. However, you know best...good luck.

PS
I only made a passing comment at how scruffy I (as a potential sponsor) found the guy and therefore the clubs presentation. I'v no doubt he will appeal to the majority of terrace fans, chavs corner especially. I wasn't impressed, simple as.