Are WHUFC right to ban kumb.com?
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From Journo's post:
“I cant help this feeling when I go to West Ham matches and meet former players, like Trevor Brooking and Billy Bonds, they are bonafied saints amongst the West Ham faithful,” says Gudmundsson who cant speak enough of the clubs supporters.
“Our supporters are unstoppable. They support their club no matter what. To hear them sing, scream and spur their team on sends shivers down my spine. The athmosphere is electric.”
“You dont understand how much it means to us to have the supporters on our side.”
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Apparently, it is he who does not understand if he's complicit in shutting out one of the main veins to the club's heart ( apoor metaphor, but you get what I'm saying).
“I cant help this feeling when I go to West Ham matches and meet former players, like Trevor Brooking and Billy Bonds, they are bonafied saints amongst the West Ham faithful,” says Gudmundsson who cant speak enough of the clubs supporters.
“Our supporters are unstoppable. They support their club no matter what. To hear them sing, scream and spur their team on sends shivers down my spine. The athmosphere is electric.”
“You dont understand how much it means to us to have the supporters on our side.”
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Apparently, it is he who does not understand if he's complicit in shutting out one of the main veins to the club's heart ( apoor metaphor, but you get what I'm saying).
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Last year they banned OLAS from interviewing players and now this for KUMB. It looks like WHU are trying to restrict all unauthorised reporting of West Ham, no doubt to try to make the home site worth reading more and so to boost profits of WHUTV.
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Whats the possibility that someone at the club may have read an off the cuff comment from a poster on this site took offense and has used their little Hitler ability to impose this ban?
I think its b*ll*x and thats my professional opinion! Kumb.com should be reinstated asap
Maybe the truth doesnt sit well with the Sunday rags but its what I want to hear!!!
I think its b*ll*x and thats my professional opinion! Kumb.com should be reinstated asap
Maybe the truth doesnt sit well with the Sunday rags but its what I want to hear!!!
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the old adage, keep your freinds close, and your enemies even closer comes to mind...clearly the Press dept doesnt subscribe to that.
who gets to gain and who loses?!....personally, I dont know what the fuss about the OLAS interviews are, they either fall into the " yeah , well, the boys knew it was going to be a tough game, and we stuck in there' " we're going through a bit of a rough patch.." " ive been waiting for the chance to play and then ive come in and felt my hamstring go ..." really, they might help sell the mag, but they are hardly enlightening, are they.
As for KUMB, well I think bide your time, now you are on the outside, you can investigate all sorts of wrong doings and say what you want - fuk 'em.!
and it firmly nails the new regimes colours to the mast, say one thing, do another...plus ca change hey...!
who gets to gain and who loses?!....personally, I dont know what the fuss about the OLAS interviews are, they either fall into the " yeah , well, the boys knew it was going to be a tough game, and we stuck in there' " we're going through a bit of a rough patch.." " ive been waiting for the chance to play and then ive come in and felt my hamstring go ..." really, they might help sell the mag, but they are hardly enlightening, are they.
As for KUMB, well I think bide your time, now you are on the outside, you can investigate all sorts of wrong doings and say what you want - fuk 'em.!
and it firmly nails the new regimes colours to the mast, say one thing, do another...plus ca change hey...!
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I do get what you're saying and - as a professional journalist for the past 25 years - completely agree. This is an appalling, foot-shooting decision by the club. Antagonizing and excluding major fanzines and fansites is a completely crazy way of getting, er ... fans on your side.WCpete wrote:From Journo's post:
“I cant help this feeling when I go to West Ham matches and meet former players, like Trevor Brooking and Billy Bonds, they are bonafied saints amongst the West Ham faithful,” says Gudmundsson who cant speak enough of the clubs supporters.
“Our supporters are unstoppable. They support their club no matter what. To hear them sing, scream and spur their team on sends shivers down my spine. The athmosphere is electric.”
“You dont understand how much it means to us to have the supporters on our side.”
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Apparently, it is he who does not understand if he's complicit in shutting out one of the main veins to the club's heart ( apoor metaphor, but you get what I'm saying).
Out of curiosity, UTJ, what excuse have they given? (Let me hazard one guess: they have to limit numbers for health'n'safety and/or security reasons ...)
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http://www.kumb.com/news.phpCountryboy wrote:
Out of curiosity, UTJ, what excuse have they given? (Let me hazard one guess: they have to limit numbers for health'n'safety and/or security reasons ...)
There you go mate.
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Of course it's down to Eggy, Duxbury and / or the Banker.
KUMB having access to the conferences was a great way for the real fans of the club and readers of this site to know what was said, not edited ***** in NOTW. It's also a good thing for the overseas fans. Last year I was based in the states and mainly used KUMB and some tiddly wink site to watch and read about the hammers.
Someone at Executive level has made this decision, not some media officer scrote.
Sort it out Banker :twisted:
KUMB having access to the conferences was a great way for the real fans of the club and readers of this site to know what was said, not edited ***** in NOTW. It's also a good thing for the overseas fans. Last year I was based in the states and mainly used KUMB and some tiddly wink site to watch and read about the hammers.
Someone at Executive level has made this decision, not some media officer scrote.
Sort it out Banker :twisted: