The Conte Thread

[11Drogba 2,000]

Like Special Juan said Leif should have been banned months ago (when he wrote Jews must be stopped). Toxic guy. Don't confuse currently active mods/admins with the other two.

Anyway I think there is still hope for the forum. People always say that everything was better years ago. It means we are getting old.:D

[manpe 10,861]

14 minutes ago, 11Drogba said:

Like Special Juan said Leif should have been banned months ago

Why wasn't he then?

[11Drogba 2,000]

2 minutes ago, manpe said:

Why wasn't he then?

Different admins have different opinions. I am just saying that two admins, the one that banned members for being negative/controversial  and the one who thought Leif should not be banned for that statement are not active anymore. They post once in a while but I am not going to blame Jason or Special Juan for the current state of the forum, imho no one should.

[manpe 10,861]

1 minute ago, 11Drogba said:

Different admins have different opinions. I am just saying that two admins, the one that banned members for being negative/controversial  and the one who thought Leif should not be banned for that statement are not active anymore. They post once in a while but I am not going to blame Jason or Special Juan for the current state of the forum, imho no one should.

The banning of Leif wasn't even the point of my post, so I'm not interested in discussing it in the Conte thread. You named names, I didn't blame anybody specifically and I will not.

[11Drogba 2,000]

8 minutes ago, manpe said:

The banning of Leif wasn't even the point of my post, so I'm not interested in discussing it in the Conte thread. You named names, I didn't blame anybody specifically and I will not.

You are the one who brought up Leif's banning in Conte's thread and criticized admins. I am just saying Special Juan's decision was justified and right. Don't confuse Leif's banning with others.

If you miss Leif's antisemitic comments there are other forums to read such things.

[manpe 10,861]

7 minutes ago, 11Drogba said:

You are the one who brought up Leif's banning in Conte's thread and criticized admins. I am just saying Special Juan's decision was justified and right. Don't confuse Leif's banning with others.

If you miss Leif's antisemitic comments there are many forums to read such things.

I brought it just as the latest example only, you are the one who "brought it up" per se. One of my other gripes is that I asked for how long he was banned because the "banned/warned members" thread isn't being used anymore, but never got a reply. Poor show. His banning might have been justified if he was warned before properly, I don't know, maybe. All I know is that his presence brought something different to this forum, made it more interesting to read and will be missed here, and I wonder if it was considered before banning, or it was done on a whim because his last unfortunate post was directed at an admin. Now if you want to continue this discussion, pls quote me in a more appropriate thread.

[Jase 43,479]

3 hours ago, Iggy Doonican said:

Member of the month is not a good sounding competition keep thinking it's people sending in dick pics.

I recall Jim (think it was him) redirecting the banned members to the 'meat spin'.  

[11Drogba 2,000]

1 hour ago, manpe said:

banning of good and respected posters by egomaniacal mods/admins due to personal grudges

 

You posted this in Conte's thread manpe. Don't cry when I reply to you here. I am done with you. If you have further question you should ask directly to @Special Juan  and tell him how special Leif was for you and how much you miss him.

[manpe 10,861]

Just now, 11Drogba said:

You posted this in Conte's thread manpe. Don't cry when I reply to you here. I am done with you. If you have further question you should ask directly to @Special Juan  and tell him how special Leif was for you and how much you miss him.

 

 

 ok mate.

[Jase 43,479]

1 hour ago, manpe said:

Also, one more thing I'm sure is contributing to not getting many new members, is that TC's main focus has shifted to being a shit tabloid wannabe. As somebody already mentioned forum isn't being promoted in any way anymore, Jim doesn't appear in the forum at all anymore, totally disinterested, only the main page with crap articles for clicks clicks clicks from people who don't care about the forum. I'm grateful for all Jim did, but he's a sell-out. Articles used to be created by the community and they were always thoughtful and insightful, now all we get is clickbait shit from Don Balon and the likes... and those same articles are spamming the shit out of the forum feed as well. I have stayed only because of loyalty and habit, but truth be told - the forum is crap and inactive now, I'm giving it a few more years before it's completely dead and TC turns into a laughing stock "news" source.

The quality of articles may be questionable but in Jim's defence, he needs revenue to keep this site/forum going. Donations have dried up long time ago and couldn't sustain the amount of donations from members, especially with the site's cost going up from time to time. And it's the same case with the articles, couldn't sustain doing the thoughtful/insightful pieces as members' life changes and weren't even getting paid. 

[manpe 10,861]

22 minutes ago, Jason said:

The quality of articles may be questionable but in Jim's defence, he needs revenue to keep this site/forum going. Donations have dried up long time ago and couldn't sustain the amount of donations from members, especially with the site's cost going up from time to time. And it's the same case with the articles, couldn't sustain doing the thoughtful/insightful pieces as members' life changes and weren't even getting paid. 

I know, I would understand it if any attention was paid to the forum, but it's not. Also I doubt how much more revenue bullshit articles bring, I suspect there would be more readers if there was quality reading. I have for example blocked ads on the main page (not forum) because I don't intend to support that direction of TC.

[Jase 43,479]

This is becoming a farce now, if it hasn't already.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/17/antonio-conte-looks-to-fa-cup-after-chelsea-exit-europe

That is a deeply frustrating situation for Conte to find himself in, as he made clear when asked to assess the importance of winning the FA Cup. “A lot of times we compare good season, bad season, if you win something. You have to know which is our level now,” he said. “Last season we did a fantastic job. Also in this season we are doing a fantastic job. But you have to understand which is your position in this moment, which is your level.”

[the wes 7,212]

Even Enrique rather go to arsenal than Chelsea cause he knows our board are nightmare to work with 

[Antonio8 736]

the problem of this board is the incompetence in football affairs. 

With a figure like lampard instead of marina, things should go better 

 

[Special Juan 28,132]

@manpe your a good act but your on too long, change the fucking record your boring now. Or quite simply you go the way leif went, and that's easy done.