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Thread | Friendlies
at 09:21 3 May 2017
Do we have any information on when they will be played, or who we can expect to be visiting spotland? |
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Reply | Bitter taste about Sweetmore
at 09:19 3 May 2017
The club should have had a statement released as soon as the decision was made, before Eden had the chance to tell his friends and it end up all over here. Or even before Sweetmore had the chance to tell any of his media friends he was staying.
To be honest i'm more bothered about our team for next season, not who reads the teams names out.
I do agree with several comments that if Eden had not been a friend of so many on here there would be none of this.
Sounds like Sweetmore doesn't get involved with the fans side of the club.
I'm sure we will hear from the club over the week and then we can just all just on with supporting the team, not the tannoyman. |
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Reply | Bitter taste about Sweetmore
at 21:43 2 May 2017
I don't know, i'm not a drinker and very rarely visit pubs Tvos.
It was a shame Sunday had so much spoke about the situation, it was a great presentation i thought. |
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Reply | The screen.
at 21:11 2 May 2017
People around me and my friends in the main stand (Sandy Lane end) thought the idea was good it just was maybe a bit small. Maybe the club could try another company / bigger screen. |
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Reply | Bitter taste about Sweetmore
at 21:06 2 May 2017
I'm merely telling of the conversation. I took the assumption many people were friends with Eden by the 'I Know him Comments'. Are you connected with the club? Tvos as in the programme? or is that just a name? Have been curious of that for a while when reading comments.
Steve. |
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Reply | Bitter taste about Sweetmore
at 20:18 2 May 2017
As i understood it was within a week. He told me he had moved to the Lakes on the Monday at the beginning of April and had returned by Friday the same week, quickly realising he wasn't ready to give up his music stuff and be as far away from his mates. He was very honest about it, saying the club were amongst the first to know and called in his replacement straight away to let him know the situation. Why its only just come out before the Bradford game and what made Eden change his mind i genuinely have no idea, this is all from one conversation with Sweetmore on Sunday, which as i said previously, i found him to be a very approachable, honest and likeable kind of guy. |
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Reply | Bitter taste about Sweetmore
at 18:35 2 May 2017
We dont know he wont. We don't know if Eden would still want the job.
A statement needs to be made by all three parties in my opinion.
Until that happens none of us know what the outcome will be. |
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Reply | Bitter taste about Sweetmore
at 18:32 2 May 2017
My friend i agree with you about the way in which the club have handled this situation, and the way Eden has (allegedly) been treated, the point i make is the disrespect on this forum for Dave Sweetmore is also just as uncalled for.
Steve. |
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Reply | Bitter taste about Sweetmore
at 18:08 2 May 2017
First time poster here, regular reader.
I have been coming to Dale games for 10 years and sit in the main stand with my brother and his son.
I felt the need to respond to this post, in disgust at some of these comments after meeting Sweetmore at the presentation night.
Firstly - i'm not a fan of his music, but i do appreciate how many fans are and how much publicity we get. I'd never spoke to him before Sunday but had seen him around the club, with a recognisable swagger and attitude that reminds me very much of Keith Hill.
He has been a long serving, and in most parts well respected servant to this club, and i would suggest there has never been, or never will be, a tannoy man in any of the football leagues that has got his club as much excellent media attention and exposure over the years. Sky Sports announcing his departure - has that ever happened with any other people in his role? will it ever happen again? The number of people i witnessed asking for their picture with him on Sunday showed to me how liked he is by the majority.
After seeing his tweet that night (now deleted) asking somebody to speak to his face rather than by social media i decided to myself go and meet the man. I didnt know what to expect, but what i got was the most approachable individual i could wish to meet.
I asked him about the situation in which he was obviously very saddened. He told me on the club finding out he was staying in the area, THEY had asked him to remain in the job. Other clubs (he said three) had offered him work when his statement was released about staying in Rochdale, but after being asked by Dale to stay he turned them down to remain here. He asked what the situation would be with the new gentleman and was told he would be offered to work alongside him. Sweetmore didn't want him to be 'just fired off' as he put it. The club agreed but couldn't speak to the new chap as he was on holiday.
On Sunday, the appointed person (Eden??) was called into the office on arrival where he was told Sweetmore would be staying (something which he had already been told was a possibility before his holiday). Agreed the club were wrong to tell him on the last day of the season.
Sweetmore then said that the new person had been asked to stay on and do announcements, working with him as he did the music. Dave told me he thought this would be a great idea and that the new chap was going to be a huge success.
Eden? (sorry if thats wrong) then changed his mind and walked out. I perhaps shouldnt write this but Sweetmore told me he had later asked Eden to meet him the the Dale bar after the game for a chat, as he had planned on offering to help him progress with his media career and give him some advice and ideas, through his own contacts. Eden declined.
I feel the abuse given to our current tannoyman is uncalled for, the amount he has done for this club, both across the media and with the events he hosts (i've never been but i really hope he doesn't stop if he reads this forum, i wouldn't blame him)
I did ask him if he did read the message boards and he said 'no i cant be doing with it its all negativity'
The newly appointed matchday announcer / tannoy person is obviously a friend of the handful of people who post in this group. The way the club have dealt with this is wrong. A statement needs to be made. It seems quite obvious they want our current man to remain in the role, which i for one fully understand.
Dave Sweetmore is / has been / will hopefully continue to be a great public ambassador for this club and if you cant see that then you must be very narrow minded.
My brother and i were excited to be hearing a new voice at spotland but were also happy when we found out our current man was staying.
I get that you are all friends with the new / maybe new tannoyman but some of the junk written on here is frankly embarrassing to the club.
Sweetmore is well respected in many parts and IF he has left we should be wishing him every success. IF he stays we should be grateful for the media exposure he gets the club.
As for Eden - lets hope something can be sorted, i dont know what, but the club need to make a decision and tell the fans NOW.
We are meant to support our club in any decision they make. This forum makes it seem like a forum versus club, constantly.
Its been handled badly - yes. But lets support the club - they know how to run a successful club, we don't.
The more i think about it and read, the more i hope Sweetmore stays. (But sorts out the awful sound system).
Up The Dale. |
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