Time to call time?

It has gone on long enough. An insect which has long been known for its sting has now evolved into a blood-sucking parasite. The Hornet(s) (aka Rochdale Hornets Eggchasing RFLC or sommat)  needs to be swatted with a copy of the Rochdale Observer and the remains dropped into the anals of Rugby League history. Long suffering fans of Rochdale AFC know only too well that since their co-hosts entered into the binding marriage and screwed the football club, the result was the birth of the Stadium Company (otherwise known as Norburt). This marriage has caused no end of problems for Dale (the football club) as it seems to be totally one sided, with Dale doing all of the housework and bringing home the bacon, while Cruella (nuff said) just sits at the table waiting to be fed.

Now you would expect that when a marriage of convenience is entered into, there would always be a way out, when one of the marriage starts “playing around”. Cruella has done nothing but “play around” and all seemingly with the blessing of the chairman of Norburt, a Mr Rush, who beknown to me is nothing better than  the lowlife pictured above and likes to come across as a “big time charlie”. He does not have the best interests of Dale at heart, as he openly admitted one night in the Spread Eagle pub (in front of witnesses) when I questioned his and Cruella´s morality.

Now it seems that Cruella has gone one step further down the ladder of morality by conning innocent companies into parting with their hard earned money and promising things that are fundamentally impossible because they have no control over what they are promising. Cruella is also using an advertising agency to sell advertising space around the stadium. Nothing wrong with that you might think. But the monies that are obtained are thus going straight into Cruella´s purse, before she bleats she is broke. I imagine that Cruella’s board of directors know what underhand tactics her commercial staff are using, I am pretty sure that the directors of Dale do not.

Overall it is a sad indictment of the age we live in, when organisations who beg, borrow (without repaying) and steal from companies willing to support a towns sports teams, without thought to the consequences.

Of course Dale is not totally blameless, as he is employing failed business people and has been known to employ ex-convicts. Now the club shop department, which at one time could boast ¼ million pound profits on gates of less than 2000 fans, is now losing money hand over fist, because certain people who don´t know their arse from their elbow, are given job titles for which they have neither the ability nor experience to fulfill. These people were brought in by directors who are no longer on board (thank god) and unfortunately none of the present board has cottoned on to “Little Hitler” and his antics. But they will do soon enough. Anyone desperate enough to vote on a poll from a dozen or so different computers, has to be found out eventually. It is just a shame it will be too late as the club has been haemorrhaging money via the club shop for too long now and it cannot support itself. Stock is old and unsaleable and there is no money for the new stock or shirts for the clubs first appearance outside the bottom division in 36 years. Amazing that some people manage to stay employed when they fail to do their job even slightly well and are more intent on slandering and manipulating others. Don´t worry, I am not the slightest bit worried about being sued, as every word is true and “Little Hitler” knows it.

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