https://www.wanderersways.com/forum/discover/Wanderers Ways. Neil Thompson 1961-2021 - All ActivityenYou are wrong. I never said that at anytime. I started off by talking about Sharon saying she was here because as she said herself, it was God who sent her to be here (or whatever her exact words were) and defined her reason for God sending her as being 'to do good and change people's lives'. I then went on to say this... Which is true. Even Desperado agrees to that... I actually said I was happy for Sharon to pour money into the club... ...then went on to point out the contradiction to what Sharon said was her (and Nick Luckock's), raison d'etre (reason for being) - 'to do good and change people's lives' I refer you again to Desperado's quote above, There is nothing there that isn't true, she was sent by God (her words not mine) to be here (BWFC) 'to do good and change people's lives'. Well football clubs are a money pit aren't they? How is throwing her millions into a financial black hole effective in anyway, wouldn't it be better to achieve her 'reason for being' by spending those millions on doing good and changing people's lives than paying off annual trading losses? Yes I get that she facilitated the raising of £4.4m to do good things but she had £84.4m and could have used every penny of it, if that was her aim, couldn't she? Has for my 'pearls' as you call them, am I wrong, is there not more to life than football, don't people openly fawn over 'Aunty' Sharon, 'she saved us', 'I'm eternally grateful', 'she can never do anything wrong in my eyes' - type comments? Football is not the be all and end all in anyone's life and if it is then that is not normal. I'm passionate about BWFC too, I've been following them for longer than many on here but I'm rational and level headed as well, At least one person needed to be told that the club isn't more important than cancer... As for this - wrong again.. I DIDN'T compare a 'private football infrastructure investment (what ever that is?) to charity work, I said if Sharon wants to do good and change people's lives then doing it a debt ridden football club isn't the most obvious place to do it and wouldn't it be better instead of paying £14m to cover the last reported trading loss by spending it instead 'doing good and changing people's lives - well wouldn't it? I got called out by a number of the usual suspects (no surprise there), Desperado was perhaps the most tenacious but even he acknowledge some of my points as valid, Krimzon called me a condescending prick, believes the club to be more important than dealing with cancer (despite the fact he worked in oncology himself) and yourself basically - and it is clear that you have misunderstood me as I've had to list it out as to what I was actually saying. And I'm always going to get bad press off some... Must be a right laugh in his pub if everyone has a cancer deathbed stories to tell, don't you think?Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:54:07 +0000I thought we were behind the goal last time, and then wasn't that terracing that they gave to away fans too? Or am I thinking of another club there?Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:50:19 +0000Like that wanker we all know.. Doesn't matter what you say "But think of the " Heaven forbid somebody WANTS to own a football club, WANTS to interact with the fans and WANTS to build into that community. And if she hadn't we wouldn't be here chatting on Wanderersways.. we'd all be off on Wiganways.. or Buryways That's why real fans think she's pretty amazing. Of course, you've admitted you don't go to matches so you'll not have experienced the full buzz for a while.. maybe you should..Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:47:56 +0000My flabber is gasted.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:29:07 +0000nothing to do with it i can access it as normal, same words same days, only difference is I can do it nine hours before UK get to do it I just forgot to it today's is one of my favourite words Wordle 1,888 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:28:09 +0000@Sluffy back to "getting it" way I see it we've all seen there are various ways football clubs get run, some considered, some reckless Sharon got into it because she has a vision that a football club can be ran in a certain way that can bring success and not put the club in the precarious position many find themselves in, like the one when she took over her ambition is to do that here and get us into the PL, so far so good, we've gone from L2 to Championship she needs investors to help her she sells them her vision they get it in that they understand process, they know what is being asked if them, and want to get involved because they believe it can work out well for both them and the club and if we get to the PL everyone gets an ROI in both finance and a sense of satisfaction and achievement there's certainly nothing cultish about appreciating her efforts and enjoying the ride all seems straightforward to me I'm sure they give to charity too they certainly help the community with BWFCITCWed, 19 Aug 2026 23:22:56 +0000This is the Transfer section 🤔, is he on the list? 😁Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:59:35 +0000We all could. Mind boggling. Don't cut out the cancer, wrap it in cotton wool and hope that it goes away.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:59:26 +0000🤣You need to Google the word 'propaganda' mate. Just lefties offering succour to other lefties. Ulezzers should know this.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:56:48 +0000Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:53:36 +0000Let's be fair though, many of that 'they' felt that engaging in suicidal empathy was more important. You reap what you sow.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:50:40 +0000It's a good indicator of why we are fucked. We were taught to respect our elders and that was a policy which paid off. They were willing to teach me so much in return. The gradual decline/descent into the abyss we are seeing is interwoven with this overall attitude of lack of respect for most things - the law, other peoples property, pride in personal appearance etc. As the ever increasing population wends its merry way, there is only one way this is all heading. All of us on here will be well gone but dog eat dog, every man for himself anarchy will ensue prior to inevitable oblivion. Mother Nature reclaiming her minerals.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:47:58 +0000Sounds good to me.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:36:38 +0000I agree 100%, it is hte illegal migrants that cause the furoreWed, 19 Aug 2026 22:33:20 +0000Isn't it just about plurality of her identity? You seem to be asking the question as someone who's possibly English and that's it? I used to think most Irish favoured a united Ireland but an Irish guy I worked with said most people accept Northern Ireland. They'll always be "brothers" whatever and that's why Irish supporters accept this plurality. Perhaps @fatolive can offer a view.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:32:12 +0000And I think you’ll find I said ‘fucking massive’ Ta very muchWed, 19 Aug 2026 22:31:32 +0000I’ve paid in. Or summatWed, 19 Aug 2026 22:29:50 +0000Means testing pensioners didn’t go down when Starmer tried it with the winter fuel allowance. The paradox with means testing pensions is that those who contributed most (via higher income / NI tax payments) would be the ones who would get least. The ones who couldn’t afford to “pay in” much would be rewarded with bigger pensions. So your suggestion of basing it on contributions would seem fairer - but those with least would suffer.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:12:52 +0000The pension question has been discussed many times on here. Going forward, it’s obvious to me it should be ‘means tested’ those with a ‘fucking big pension pot’ should get nothing from the tax payer. Those further down the social economic spectrum should get payments relative to their contribution to society. We could however, have a pension system similar to the rest of Europe. It isn’t difficult.🤷‍♂️Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:04:15 +0000Quite some game that, Celtic could have been two down (two disallowed) then scored three worldiesWed, 19 Aug 2026 21:56:19 +0000Well to be fair they weren’t exactly looking for a goal at 3 up so it’s probably understandable they wouldn’t be throwing attacking subs on. At least he was in the squad this time so isn’t injured.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:55:48 +0000McAtee is a support striker all day long. Not sure what people are seeing but there's no ambiguity there. At Barnsley he played on the right of their front 3 mainly because they played a rigid 433 and in his first season here when Evatt had lost his mind he also played on the right of our front 3 in a 343. However for both teams he would drift infield and support the main central striker, and ever since Evatt went the only position he has played is either the one behind the striker on a 4231 or a few times SS has put him fully up top in a 352.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:46:42 +0000I would say you started this tangent because you said you didn't get why £80m shouldt be spent on a football club because there are "more deserving causes." Krimzon was simply pointing out investors choose where to put their own money based on their own interests, and as a Bolton fan, he’s glad they chose our club rather than a charity. Then we get pearls such as: "There's more to life than just football. You will learn that one day." "I'm beginning to get the feeling that several of you are getting a bit enraptured in a sort of 'cultish' way - Sharon can do no wrong, Sharon is our saviour, sort of way." "I just want to spell out football is not the be all and end all for anyone (at least it shouldn't be) and that there are more important things in life" thanks, we all know that, but this is a forum where we come to talk about one of the most "important" things in our lives that we're all passionate. we don't need to be told on here that the club isn't more important that cancer. Nobody is buying the "I'm just a victim getting undeserved bad press" routine. You started a nonsensical argument comparing private football infrastructure investment to charity work, got called out by half the forum for talking nonsense, gave some rather patronising replies, and now you're claiming to be misunderstood.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:36:49 +0000Pass it on to quite a few reform councillors when youve doneWed, 19 Aug 2026 21:13:21 +0000I could probably do with a copy of thatWed, 19 Aug 2026 21:12:07 +0000