Otterspocket wrote:
BracknellDons wrote:
Otterspocket wrote:
FilthyDon wrote:
RedDotDon wrote:
End of the day the way Neilson and the club handled it was disgraceful and embarrassing.
Neilson was doomed to fail with this going on.
This. I'm bewildered by the few supporters that saw nothing wrong with how they handled Lewie being ostracized from the club. I've not being a fan of Lewie for a few seasons, but even I thought something was very wrong about it, and I'm still a bit surprised at how Pete dealt with it in that video interview, like he was covering for Neilson.
At the end of the day most of our supporters (myself included) had no idea what REALLY happened between Lewie and Neilson. You hear and read rumours, but until you hear it
directly from Lewie or Neilson that's all they are is rumours. Players fall out with Managers all the time, why would we respond to this any differently than the rumours in the past? As foir how it was dealt with what would you have liked to have seen them do differently?
In fairness I have.
I can confirm it was an absolute disgrace.
Which would affect how you felt and dealt with it, for the bulk of the fan base, even you vouching for what happened is still just rumour. It's the whole 'a bloke down the pub told me' thing, not doubting you BD but you see my point, to me 'the bloke on the forum said' isn't proof of wrong doing by the club. Unless you know someone who has heard it directly, you shouldn't be jumping on one bandwagon or the other. Which is why people didn't get all heated up by how the club handled it.
For the avoidance of doubt; this isn't a 'bloke down the pub told me' type story. I heard 1st hand from the horses mouth what happened, i even substantiated what I was told with others. I don't mind if you or anyone else doesn't take it as gospel, that's perfectly normal - it was an absolute disgrace.
I don't think the club acted badly, they backed the manager - I'm saying the whole situation was handled badly. A player of his stature shouldn't of been treated like that.
Lewie never said he should be starting every week, he only ever asked to be given an opportunity to compete for his place. It's his job.
I know of another on here you also spoke to Lewie about it - not naming names though.