Jack, let me put it another way. Your last comment on twitter was that the atmosphere was quiet. You weren't there so assume that was reported elsewhere?
It's no coincidence that was the last tweet.
The lack of atmosphere was reported elsewhere on other official channels and by people at the game, hence that specific tweet.
I think that tweet has nothing to do with the removal, again - the statement infers that the removal of access has nothing to with the tweets, but the decision to leave and as such supporting a Rowley out movement.
I find it interest that its a protest many other club volunteers took part in (Rocky Robin, a club shop volunteer another high profile club member even created the rowley out posters) yet its me that's been removed.
Jack, thanks. To me its pretty clear that this tweet triggered the lockout. The club had every chance to do it earlier and were aware of the walkout and your involvement. I suspect certain individuals within the club were already upset at the situation and that saying the atmosphere was quiet whilst not even in the ground was inflammatory and seen as the final straw. The club were quite happy with the situation before that. I think they had some just reason to be upset by that, its a bit of a smack in the face, regardless of any real intent of the tweet and if anything it just demonstrates the real conflict of interests that was caused, this is after all the clubs official twitter page. What I really take issue with though is the circumstances caused by the club that allowed it to happen in the firs place and the subsequent handling of the matter which has been an embarrassment.
The statement is a complete spin on the events to save face and is utterly bizarre. They changed the password of an account and later apologise and say it should have been changed temporarily for one person as a precaution against.... what exactly? Thats not even technically possible on twitter, and such piffle going out in a club statement about how naive we are to the new world of social media and the associated user account management functions is as odd a statement as the club has made in the last 2 years. It was a snap decision made far too late, most likely by the wrong person and reacted to by the club in such a slow and poor manner that they only have themselves to blame for the consequences. The consequences by the way will be significant because I don't believe the club will find a finer social media team than the one they have lost. They would have to pay good money to replace like for like and its just not in the current boards mindset to invest well in people (see recent and current roster of paid employees that frequently wear club colours). Essentially you only have worth if you're willing to work for free at Alty. This was definitely nothing personal Jack, its just a made up response to try and put an official spin on what was a very poorly handled situation at the midst of a plethora of poorly handled situations.
Regards to the comments by Paul ((S)Alty). Definitely uncalled for to be labelled as you were and you were quite right to be upset about it. I think we should all avoid getting too personal about this, as bad as the comments were I think if anything it was just a way of trying to further stick the knife in the club so to speak following 'twittergate'. Nobody was to know your situation and had they done i'm pretty sure the frustration would have been directed elsewhere. The club cant do right for wrong at the moment in most of our eyes and unfortunately I think you've suffered the consequences. What I will say is that expecting you to make the twitter updates with lack of experience and personal circumstances as you had, even though you willingly volunteered, just shows how desperately out of touch the club are with fans and the environment they operate in these days. What a shame!
As a side note, I also noticed at BPA we were belittling their ground improvements on the official twitter last weekend. Classy stuff. Just shows how far we are falling and the pace we are falling at is yet to recede. Anyone who thins that this all stops as soon as the seasons over and a new management team are in place is in for a shock, its going to get worse for some time before its gets better under the current regime.
I'll get back in my box now. I said I wouldnt post but this topic has had my full attention due to the number of personal messages relating to it and a number of other related threads which have caused people to report posts. Lets try and leave the personal stuff out now and agree to disagree where necessary. When the volunteers of the club and fans are upsetting each other we should all calm down a bit and stick together.