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Post by sloth on Mar 23, 2015 6:05:55 GMT -6
The only reason the Jets are back is because of Darren Ford Thanks Darren !! It's true. Just ask him, he'll tell you. . Thank God for Darren believing in Pavs too. He's the only one in the world who did and because of that Pavs is playing well. If only someone would give him the credit he deserves
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Post by sloth on Mar 23, 2015 6:17:31 GMT -6
The truth is DF seemed like a good guy with good intentions in the beginning. Those of us that knew the return of the NHL was inevitable were tired of the negative "facts" used against the argument. DF had the right idea to create a website to propagate the truth.
But in time he changed. He thought he was apart of the Chipman/Thomson circle. He deleted posts from his forum when people began putting the Thomson connection together.
The day of the presser he was "running out the door" to attend and just had to get the scoop on team name and made the "Polar Bears, powder blue jerseys" post and later pretended he was joking rather than admit he was wrong.
He took a payoff from the free press to kill the website and try to divert members to the Freeps forum. That was probably the single biggest move that killed his credibility. Not only did that offend a lot of jets owner members who had contributed for years but it was a major boner. Even when people got a sneak peak at the freep forum and buried it he towed the compNy line. Tsk tsk
The shirts with his signature were just bizarre. I mean who would really want that? What happened to the money?
If you follow him online you see a guy that is a lot more the person he was at the end of the campaign then the beginning. A massive humble brag who just last week was angry because no one would give him credit for supporting Pavs.
It's sad because he deserves props for his effort but as time goes on people will remember the campaign but not the guy behind it because hes distasteful.
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Post by Tim on Mar 23, 2015 6:34:37 GMT -6
The only reason the Jets are back is because of Darren Ford Thanks Darren !! It's true. Just ask him, he'll tell you. . Thank God for Darren believing in Pavs too. He's the only one in the world who did and because of that Pavs is playing well. If only someone would give him the credit he deserves and if he Crap s the bed again Darren was just joking?
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Post by JordyRamone on Mar 23, 2015 7:39:03 GMT -6
The truth is DF seemed like a good guy with good intentions in the beginning. Those of us that knew the return of the NHL was inevitable were tired of the negative "facts" used against the argument. DF had the right idea to create a website to propagate the truth. But in time he changed. He thought he was apart of the Chipman/Thomson circle. He deleted posts from his forum when people began putting the Thomson connection together. The day of the presser he was "running out the door" to attend and just had to get the scoop on team name and made the "Polar Bears, powder blue jerseys" post and later pretended he was joking rather than admit he was wrong. He took a payoff from the free press to kill the website and try to divert members to the Freeps forum. That was probably the single biggest move that killed his credibility. Not only did that offend a lot of jets owner members who had contributed for years but it was a major boner. Even when people got a sneak peak at the freep forum and buried it he towed the compNy line. Tsk tsk The shirts with his signature were just bizarre. I mean who would really want that? What happened to the money? If you follow him online you see a guy that is a lot more the person he was at the end of the campaign then the beginning. A massive humble brag who just last week was angry because no one would give him credit for supporting Pavs. It's sad because he deserves props for his effort but as time goes on people will remember the campaign but not the guy behind it because hes distasteful. ummmmmm. I think the intentions were to shut the ROTJ forum down cause the jets were back. Sure he could have morphed it but I don't see a problem with what he decided to do. That polar bear thing I think that was actually what he was told. I don't remember him saying he was joking. I could be wrong. Maybe it was others speaking for him.
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Post by Tim on Mar 23, 2015 9:04:18 GMT -6
"He took a payoff from the free press to kill the website and try to divert members to the Freeps forum" It's so wrong for a guy to make a buck off of anything in Winnipeg, unless your the guy making the buck, then it's ok!
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Post by TheDeuce on Mar 23, 2015 9:20:54 GMT -6
I remember sitting around a campfire at lake of the woods with some friends bringing the topic up and every single one of them said no way not happening. One friend who had Moose season tickets said he was happy with the Moose liked the cheap tickets and beer haha! After reality set in he bought Jets tickets in an instant and has been ecstatic ever since...funny how things went. The big attraction to Jetsowner to me was that it showed that there were a heck of a lot of other people who thought the same thing that I did. People who were offended by CJOB's treatment of callers who opined that the ROTJ was possible. I remember the first time I mentioned ROTJ to my older brother (and I mean 20 years older). He just cut me off with a 'your crazy. Never. It will never happen'. No allowance for discussion, no chance of rational consideration of the facts. Just a quick, ill-thought 'it'll never happen' and that was it. In retrospect it all seems so clear to the point that the ROTJ, once the MTS Centre was built, was a logical inevitability. Why was it so hard for so many to see what was obvious from the other side of that point in history? Arguments made pre-2011 suggesting that the ROTJ were well-founded - and Jetsowner (and Manitoba Mythbusters) provided not only a place where we could see those foundations well laid out but could discuss the issue without the ill-conceived and irrational notions that the ROTJ was a non-starter. The naysayers had nothing to back up their position. I'm glad history has proven us right. Now it's time for the GDT! m.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2015 9:47:44 GMT -6
"He took a payoff from the free press to kill the website and try to divert members to the Freeps forum" It's so wrong for a guy to make a buck off of anything in Winnipeg, unless your the guy making the buck, then it's ok! It's not so much that he made a buck off the Free Press, as it is him telling forum members for years not to listen to MSM (mainstream media), and that MSM was too negative, and were the "enemies of the campaign," only to accept the first offer that came his way (Winnipeg Free Press). That was not lost on people. Having said that, it was a great place to share opinions with people who believed the Jets were coming back. 10 years ago, there were just a handful of us.
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Post by Tim on Mar 23, 2015 10:11:42 GMT -6
"He took a payoff from the free press to kill the website and try to divert members to the Freeps forum" It's so wrong for a guy to make a buck off of anything in Winnipeg, unless your the guy making the buck, then it's ok! It's not so much that he made a buck off the Free Press, as it is him telling forum members for years not to listen to MSM (mainstream media), and that MSM was too negative, and were the "enemies of the campaign," only to accept the first offer that came his way (Winnipeg Free Press). That was not lost on people. Having said that, it was a great place to share opinions with people who believed the Jets were coming back. 10 years ago, there were just a handful of us. He got a chance to make a buck, not like any other offers like that would come again, he took it, I have no problem with making money.
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Post by sloth on Mar 23, 2015 10:14:38 GMT -6
"He took a payoff from the free press to kill the website and try to divert members to the Freeps forum" It's so wrong for a guy to make a buck off of anything in Winnipeg, unless your the guy making the buck, then it's ok! Not a problem at all. Unless he got a really really big payoff he would have made more by monetizing the site over time. It wasn't that he moved on from having a forum it was that he let the free press pay to kill it thinking everyone wokld follow DF to their own site. When that didn't happen they quietly killed it. I can appreciate DF valuing the press credentials he got but it was a bad move in hindsight.
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Post by sloth on Mar 23, 2015 10:17:55 GMT -6
"He took a payoff from the free press to kill the website and try to divert members to the Freeps forum" It's so wrong for a guy to make a buck off of anything in Winnipeg, unless your the guy making the buck, then it's ok! It's not so much that he made a buck off the Free Press, as it is him telling forum members for years not to listen to MSM (mainstream media), and that MSM was too negative, and were the "enemies of the campaign," only to accept the first offer that came his way (Winnipeg Free Press). That was not lost on people. Having said that, it was a great place to share opinions with people who believed the Jets were coming back. 10 years ago, there were just a handful of us. This is also a great point. I remember when someone found the free press site before DF cut over and everyone was saying how awful it was and DF's silence made it clear what was happening. He then tried to reason with everyone. Then he tried to say that it was only beta and was being revamped and to give it a try. If I am correct he does not post on forums or very rarely. Doesn't slum with us common folk.
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Post by TheDeuce on Mar 23, 2015 10:55:40 GMT -6
Given the rough ride he got here I'm not surprised he's not active on any forums.
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Post by sloth on Mar 23, 2015 10:59:47 GMT -6
Given the rough ride he got here I'm not surprised he's not active on any forums. m. Was it deserved? I'm sure if he took his lumps and was gracious things would have been fine. Follow him on Twitter. He sure isn't gracious. Definition of humble brag
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2015 11:07:20 GMT -6
Given the rough ride he got here I'm not surprised he's not active on any forums. m. Was it deserved? I'm sure if he took his lumps and was gracious things would have been fine. Follow him on Twitter. He sure isn't gracious. Definition of humble brag I think this is the thread in question: jetshockeyforum.proboards.com/thread/1418/hello-darren-jetstreami would love to have Darren posting here. He did a lot for the Jets return, and it would be cool to hear some stories in regards to how he came to meet CHipman, and when he legitimately thought True North was going to bring back the NHL to Winnipeg.
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Post by Lions67 on Mar 23, 2015 11:28:30 GMT -6
interesting quote from Ric from that thread. i think i will post it here, rather telling. "We've said Darren's welcome here, and of course he is. Anyone who has past grievances (I'm well aware where they exist even if I don't know exactly why the seem to run so deep with some), hopefully you've gotten them off your chest once and for all. As we have made it clear from Day 1...personal attacks are off base." yeah,personal attacks are off base alright!... but please,carry on Read more: jetshockeyforum.proboards.com/thread/1418/hello-darren-jetstream#ixzz3VEMrT7OW
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Post by sloth on Mar 23, 2015 11:54:22 GMT -6
That was a lousy first post by DF. Lol.
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