AveryDave
Well-Known Member
Publicity / attention grabbing nonsense like Tamplin is seeking to perpetuate is like a fire - all the time it gets oxygen, it will keep going. And the longer it's given oxygen, the bigger it gets and the harder it is to put out.
He's chucking out these boasts and sound bites so he can crow about them if they come off, and for people to react to if they don't. All the time creating more noise and more attention and keeping the fire going.
I find him an intensely objectionable human being, but continuing to talk about him or comment about him on social media or otherwise is playing into his hands. He can clearly be rubbed up the wrong way quite easily, and that might be what some are after (and I can see there's an angle in trying to get him to do something stupid), but ultimately whether it provokes a reaction or not, it just keeps the fire going.
To my mind, the best approach is to not engage with or about him directly or publicly online, and if you feel he's overstepped the mark, go through the appropriate authorities, and keep the pressure on them to deal with it. I've got email addresses for those at the Isthmian League and the FA who have been involved in investigating his behaviour so far this season, and I'd be happy to share them via DM for those who are interested in contacting them.
And from a personal point of view, I'm bored to death of the twat. It's highly likely he's going to buy the league this season, and whilst that's a shame on many levels, he's not doing anything wrong in investing in the club he owns. I'd love for them to come unstuck, but he's got more money than sense, and it's more likely that he's just going to keep spending until he gets what he wants. I'd rather focus on our team and our season to come (fingers crossed we'll only have to deal with him once more), starting with today and the return of the South London derby.
He's chucking out these boasts and sound bites so he can crow about them if they come off, and for people to react to if they don't. All the time creating more noise and more attention and keeping the fire going.
I find him an intensely objectionable human being, but continuing to talk about him or comment about him on social media or otherwise is playing into his hands. He can clearly be rubbed up the wrong way quite easily, and that might be what some are after (and I can see there's an angle in trying to get him to do something stupid), but ultimately whether it provokes a reaction or not, it just keeps the fire going.
To my mind, the best approach is to not engage with or about him directly or publicly online, and if you feel he's overstepped the mark, go through the appropriate authorities, and keep the pressure on them to deal with it. I've got email addresses for those at the Isthmian League and the FA who have been involved in investigating his behaviour so far this season, and I'd be happy to share them via DM for those who are interested in contacting them.
And from a personal point of view, I'm bored to death of the twat. It's highly likely he's going to buy the league this season, and whilst that's a shame on many levels, he's not doing anything wrong in investing in the club he owns. I'd love for them to come unstuck, but he's got more money than sense, and it's more likely that he's just going to keep spending until he gets what he wants. I'd rather focus on our team and our season to come (fingers crossed we'll only have to deal with him once more), starting with today and the return of the South London derby.
