Dulwich v Concord Sat 23 Sep 2023

[Paula_G]

I had just left my job as Head of Media at a football club, I'd probably prefer that randomers on a message board weren't speculating about why.

If you want to know why that person has left, perhaps you could ask them, or maybe save it for the next Q&A at the club.

I actually know why but out of courtesy to those that have spoken to me about this I would rather the club made its own statement.

 

[Al Crane]

I actually know why but out of courtesy to those that have spoken to me about this I would rather the club made its own statement.

So you knew, but decided to speculate the reasons why that might be anyway?

 

[Hamlet Pete]

First casualty of a post Tom Hamlet?

 

[AveryDave]

We apologise for any inconvenience but not to the extent we’re going to tell you why. Unless you want to email the new media lead who’s in Netherlands watching England.

Got to say, this is all going very well so far.

 

[gnar182]

Massive loss if it wasn't his choice. Definitely deserves a statement, was a big part of the growth of the club with his Comms and dedication.

 

[editor]

What the fuck is happening with this club? baleboy_93 put in a shitload of work over the years and it feels like he's just been erased from the club.

 

[AveryDave]

baleboy_93 put in a shitload of work over the years and it feels like he's just been erased from the club.

The majority of which was as a volunteer. No wonder people can't be bothered to give their time.

 

[Latahs]

Who would have thought that repeatedly criticising the clubs communication strategy might’ve got the clubs long-standing comms guy into hot water?

 

[AveryDave]

Yeah, should probably ignore everything and hope it sorts itself out.

 

[Cyclodunc]

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[Cyclodunc]

loved Tom’s work.

 

[editor]

Who would have thought that repeatedly criticising the clubs communication strategy might’ve got the clubs long-standing comms guy into hot water?

Oh right. So it's the fans' fault?

 

[gnar182]

Who would have thought that repeatedly criticising the clubs communication strategy might’ve got the clubs long-standing comms guy into hot water?

Can I nominate this for urban wank post of the year award?

You can only communicate the information you're given and allowed to disclose. Problem is higher up and lack of direction.

 

[Paula_G]

So you knew, but decided to speculate the reasons why that might be anyway?

Did it occur that I might have been contacted privately after that initial post? That wasn’t actually the case but that post was designed to elicit a response.

 

[Al Crane]

Did it occur to you that maybe speculating on someone's livelihood isn't helpful if you don't have all the facts? Any recognition that the person being discussed might read this stuff and how it might affect them personally given the situation basically boils down to them not having as much money to live off? It's clearly a sensitive subject so well done on your post "designed to elicit a response" and for deciding not to correct your speculative thoughts when you did know the answer so more people could read them.