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13 minutes ago, Only coo in the village said:
Could be Arbroath facing relegations down to the LL in a few seasons as well. Not long ago Cowden were playing Hibs,Rangers et al in the Championship . No team is safe and that's how it should be.
Cowdenbeath fought for their existence in two relegation play-offs in two consequetive seasons and won their survival, at least for a while. Quite a few Berwick posters were crowing about us going down over the last few seasons and now they are about to be relegated into the LL themselves. Fear what you think can only happen to other teams.
In the meantime remain smug.
Next year the losses will wipe out the rainy day fund.
The following season we’ll have a budget of about 60k for a squad and management team. Yes we’ll still be around but in the bottom half of the Lowland League with no ambition other than to survive.
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Bunch of heartless, gutless b*****ds.
Great support today that never turned on the players yet apart from Jack Cook and Lewy Barr bolted down the tunnel at the end. A few turned on Barr and he then challenged somebody to fight. A sad sight.
We were getting pushed off the ball, out fought, out played and lacked bottle and quality.
Ross Brown the only player looking comfortable on the ball had little option when trying to pick out a forward pass. Healy won his aerial battles but the closest player in black and gold was in a different third of the pitch.
The last 35 years has been great fun but it’s over for us now. No point demanding mass resignations, let this lot carry the baby and see what happens when the money runs out. We’ll be fifth best if we are lucky in the Lowland League.
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1 hour ago, BerwickMad said:
Amazing the some are still getting involved in the ‘internal battles’ two days before our biggest game, and the leaks from the boardroom seemingly continue to flow like the Tweed.
Tomorrow will be very difficult and we’ve had a few horror days against Highland teams in the past. A little more promising that we kept the ball out the net for most of the match last week, and with another couple training sessions hopefully this side of things improves further. We have some pace to hit teams on the counter, but it’s difficult to know how successful that would be without much knowledge of Cove.Exactly BM.
Let's get everybody up for this, it's all about the football.
Haven't a clue what our best 11 is but whoever takes to the pitch will get loud support.
Even Toto is coming out of retirement. Everywhere we go......................................
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I couldn’t give a monkeys if they’ve got Mystic Meg or Mitch Megg. This is about us performing over two legs, giving it our all, having the belief we can win this tie and retain our league status.
The league season is over, needs to be erased and concentrate on a cup final played over two legs.
Come on Berwick, you can do this.
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41 minutes ago, dougster said:
Another director resigns, board within a board it seems or business as usual to others
Looks like we are going to finish the season where it started, ravaged by boardroom politics.
A new investor has brought in the new manager, the supporters organisations should sell him their shares and give him complete control. At least we would know who is in charge.
Hopefully the latest circus acts doesn't effect the new coaching team or players.
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15 minutes ago, DutchBorderer said:
I cannae imagine Yano would have walked away from WW for a three match/16 day contract at Berwick so I imagine it's for next season as well.
Deal is for next 3 games only. Obviously will be reviewed after second leg.
Im another that thinks EK will turn around their first leg deficit sparking a ticket frenzy for K-Park.
Saturdays result irrelevant, all about getting the team ready to peak at 100% the following week.
At our best there will be little in the two legs whoever we play, we must hit top standards and not what we have been achieving over the last month in particular.
A boring 4-4-2, with fight, commitment and organisation and we have a chance. That’s all we can ask for after a horrendous season.
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Almost everyone on here pushed for change.
The board have delivered change and rolled the dice.
Good luck to all, give it everything you’ve got.
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Just now, newcastle broon said:
He gave it his best at ww alright 1 win in his spell in charge.
Good luck wi that one ?
Add into the mix his senior is someone of 67 years of age that hasn’t managed since 2003.
Hope it works, but fear the worst.
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Astounded.
Colin Hallett must only be 5/4 for the next manager with these clowns in charge.
Welcome back Yano, give it your best bud.
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17 minutes ago, The_Judge said:
Sad that after 308 posts it's come to this BUT bearing in mind I've said for the last 14 years that you're a total spud I now realise you were right all along
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I really don’t care what people think of me, I invested and I signed over as a guarantor to the bank for any debt which was 150k at the time.
I put my money where my mouth was and gave up 25 hours per week to help run the club. If it went tits up we were personally responsible.
On my induction as a director we were 150k in debt when I left it was around 80k and we’d won a league title and been beaten on goal difference in another.
I’ll never turn my back totally on the club I love. I recently as two weeks ago had an investor who was willing to put 50k into the club but that offer was knocked back by the major shareholder. That bid isn’t over and tonight that party has just agreed some sponsorship for the playoffs. This time next year it will be worth £50.
I’m hurting badly but can’t help speak my mind, if that upsets a few people so be it. I wasn’t perfect, made loads of mistakes and won’t hide from any of the past.
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My final BRFC post ever, I’m done.
Supporters direct have a lot to answer for, they gave false belief to people with no money and no idea on how to run a football club.
15 years ago I said this was madness, today proved my point.
f**k the lot of you.
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JH’s post March interview.
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9 minutes ago, Disc Potato said:
Crickey, A Berwick v Pars game got me hooked on the club all those years ago. Think we were 3-0 and lost 3-4, possibly 86/87ish.
Just looked it up, it was 85/86 season 4-4. What a game.
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7 minutes ago, Poet of the Macabre said:
I’ve never seen Pars play at Berwick so I’ll be quite miffed if you lose the play-off.
Don’t know if Cove or EK would bring anything special to the SPFL so hope you guys do the businessCrickey, A Berwick v Pars game got me hooked on the club all those years ago. Think we were 3-0 and lost 3-4, possibly 86/87ish.
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19 minutes ago, gogsy said:
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Come to Central Park Kelty, its usually busier than Central Park Cowdenbeath
We’ll be there, everyone I speaking to not going to home games but picking away games.
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11 minutes ago, A Believer said:
If I may, I'm sorry, but if this is true, and you are a Director, you should resign immediately for breach of your code of conduct, betraying the trust placed in you by your fellow Directors, and all supporters of our Club by divulging priveledged information. Such behaviour from a Director of any organisation is reprehensible, devisive and destructive.
If you're not, how can you possibly know this? Unless you heard it from someone else on The Board who, in my opinion, is equally one who should get out of our club.
Any real BRFC supporter would want to know who's sticking the knife in; care to step up?Haha, I was in the ducket not the boardroom and FYI it wasn’t a director that told but me but somebody that knew. Nobody is sticking the knife in, just wanting common sense to prevail.
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2 hours ago, Pigeon English said:
Time for JC The Messiah!!
He was there today, spoke to him a few times. Says he’s done his stint and couldn’t be tempted back.
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2 minutes ago, berwicksfinest said:
Then said board members have condemned us to losing our league status
Thank you very much your contribution, this has devastated each and every Berwick Supporter
If you are a member of the supporters club or trust I encourage you to write in expressing your anger at the direction the club is heading. It is time our voices are heard and we are not dictated to.
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The board is split 4-2 on keeping Harvey so our chance in the playoffs is NONE.
GET OUT OF OUR CLUB, GET OUT OF OUR CLUB, YOU CLUELESS B******, GET OUT OF OUR CLUB.
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Another day has passed us by without any movement at the club. They are taking the absolute piss now.
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3 minutes ago, dougster said:
I agree with this Craig, we have had our differences but we both agree on wanting the best for Berwick Rangers. I certainly take no pleasure in what has happened and calling for him to go but enough is enough.
As above, Doing nothing is also a decision
Differences are in the past Doug. This is a critical period for the club we all love.
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel for Johnny as I do like him but 100% agree about the need to change the management team.
Its sad it’s got to this point, I was in the sponsors lounge for the cup-tie against East Fife. We went 2-0 down but got back to 2-1 and nearly earned a replay. Everything was so positive despite the defeat, there was a real buzz around the club, I honestly thought the only way was up from that stage. Couldn’t have been more wrong.
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4 minutes ago, BerwickMad said:
I’m not someone who’d consider themselves as trigger happy either, but I’d certainly take Coughlin even now. We’re getting absolutely nothing from the current manager and it seems like the players have downed tools. Even if it took a 5% chance to a 10% chance, I’d do it. If he succeeded, give him a bonus and build statue. If we still went down, I doubt anyone would be looking back saying ‘if only we’d kept Harvey’.
I still fear that Harvey is being looked at as the man for next season though. Frightening.Apart from one or two I don’t think anyone has been in trigger happy mode. We all wanted Harvey to succeed to bring some success on the pitch. The early signs were really good but in the end it hasn’t worked.
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Just looking back at previous Berwick managers since I started following the club in the early 80s.
Only two were poached from us to manage at a higher level, Jim Jeffries and Tom Hendrie. John Coughlin left and later took up the Stenhousemuir job.
Shows what a mammoth task it is to try and find a succesful manager for Berwick.
Looking at what is available and his previous record at the club, John Coughlin appears to be a good fit right now. Yogi isn't interested for people that put his name forward.
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I’ve seen relations of three players calling the manager since Saturday, suggests players have little confidence in him. Now departed youth coaches liking posts calling for the manager to go.
What more evidence is required to make the change?
It hasn’t worked for JH at Berwick, that’s football, he probably knows he made too many changes to the squad but there has to come a point when people with power admit to this and call it a day.
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Relegation Play-offs; Cove v. Berwick
in Scottish League 2 General Chatter
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The excuse of our budget this season is a poor one. Playing squad costing 120K with a management team of 30k. Above a few others and competitive with most. Money for transfer fees was also made available in Jan. We blew 5k on players from EOS playing two leagues below us.
The failure to attract experienced players and not recognising the Harvey term was sliding out of control soon enough has cost us our league status.