There’s a storm brewing. And it’s mainly one in a tea cup.
Fans are getting agitated that there isn’t almost constant feed of information
coming out the club about the latest on the takeover.
Quite what or why they demand this is a bit unclear to me.
They just demand UPDATES!
The club are not going to start dealing out updates as to
all intents and purposes it’s not them to deal with. This is a deal between one
man and another man (or group of men) buying a company. Things like this are
usually almost clandestine behind the scenes stuff till it’s all agreed and
then it can be announced that the second party has bought the first party’s
product.
If Forest had started updates as some fans demanded, then
this creates a rod for their own back. For one, how often do you provide
updates on something that might not have moved? Do you do a set periodic one
based on a timeframe, or every time someone does something and to what degree
do they want updating. And what if they said things look hopeful or optimistic?
Then a host of fans read everything into that comment and get angry when
something changes.
Some of them I swear want the whole negotiation being
dictated live over Twitter.
We live in era when many things do evolve almost live, but that
depends on the people involved. Fans over 4 years have grown accustomed to Fawaz
living his life over twitter, but the new owners don’t have that presence, so
will these fans get angry that some things are kept more secret.
The club could greatly improve its social media management.
Having a more active Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, and one where the fans
could feel they are responded to. You see many clubs with quite an interactive social
media presence and that connects fans to the club. Under Fawaz it was very much,
that interaction comes from him and the club acts as only a medium of news,
(But not exciting shiny news, that may only come from Fawaz to maximise the
Fawaz-love)
Barry Bloom, like Antonis Oikonimidis before him, became an unwitting centre of attention by
simply being able to relate some news. With connections to the people involved
in the deal they could at least relate that yes, it was on, and whether things
were moving in a certain direction. They then get bombarded by inpatient, at
times ridiculous, fans demanding information about the deal because they
happened to know a few details. Again, it’s the information age we live
in, everything has to be almost live
broadcast, no slow drip feeds, but NOW NOW NOW!
Then you get some people who treat this all as if it’s high
drama, rather than very slow careful business transaction. “Why isn’t it done
yet” well because people don’t want like rushing into multi million
pound/dollar investments. Due diligence and careful negotiation are key. Yes we
need to be done sooner, but I’m also sure JJ Mores doesn’t want to rush things
and inadvertently find he’s now responsible for something he could have avoid
through careful diligence.
People are so desperate for updates they will literally
believe anything before actually considering if this source is credible, is it
real, is it realistic, or if they are being duped. Some accounts have been
borderline crazed during the period of time since JJ Moores apparently landed in
the UK.
So when things have been a bit stale or stationary for a
number of days in come conspiracy theories. In come crazed ideas, or wild
speculation. Or plain straight made up stuff for attention. You know who you
are if you are reading this.
People are crazily refreshing twitter for news. Maybe just
maybe relax. It won’t change anything. This deal will or won’t happen without
or without your ramblings on Twitter. Go outside, or make a cup of tea. Just
don’t get obsessed with the ‘will they/won’t they’ element of it, because you
won’t change a thing. Other than make a few hairs go grey.
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