Message for Steve Bateman (and the rebels fans!)

[Cookham Rebel]

Steve Bateman, on 1 August 2011 - 11:28 AM, said:Cook ham Rebel or shall I call you Grant or Browny or another keyboard anon name ?

I am back from my family holiday on Wednesday and will be at training at the Polish Club this Thursday at 7.15pm. You are invited to come and find me....I'll be the tanned fella with blond hair...I'll give yo.u 10 minutes of my very valuable time to ask any questions you want regarding players, management and all matters football. What I wont accept is the [censored] stirring you seem intent on continuing. Please don't ever question my committment or professionalism.

 

 

Hi Steve

 

I find it very uncomfortable that you have singled me out, yes I started the debate but a few others have also had their say. It is the same at any club, some fans will agree with the managers methods, others will not, thats always been the way in football.

 

Regarding your request to meet, I am going to decline as I would not feel comfortable coming to speak to you about this as I am only stating my views on a fans forum, no more no less, coming to meet you in person would make me feel very uncomfortable as it could lead to me not wanting to support Slough anymore. I am not sh*t stirring, I am only stating my view and some people have agreed others haven't which I respect. Its only a forum debate after all. Having supported Slough since the Dolphin days, I have witnessed abuse towards past Slough managers that I do not agree with, I am human and will not agree when I see something I do not agree with, I've never been a yes man. I love watching our club and when the season is in full swing I don't abuse even in the face of defeat, my views which started after Saturdays friendly were just in pure frustration at the manner of the defeat and that we haven't seen our 1st choice team yet which worries me, I want you to take us up, I am not calling for you to be sacked, I would never do that!!!

 

Lastly, with regards to the "Cook ham Rebel or shall I call you Grant or Browny or another keyboard anon name?" comment, some people are comfortable with giving their proper names on here others aren't, thats the world we live in, call me a coward or whatever, but my name is not Grant or Browny, you are wide of the mark if you have assumed that!!!

 

Good luck for the season, I wish you all the best, I won't comment in future just view the forum as I didn't think this would cause this much trouble, so please accept my apologies and also I apologise to all the other Slough fans I have upset with my views.

 

Cookham Rebel