Glenn Ross thrown out of IFSA!!

[Zambia Bob]

Glenn Ross has contraversially been thrown out of IFSA as Dougie and Jamie feel that he is getting too big for his boots by taking over the strongman scene is Ireland.
He has been ditched as the Irish IFSA rep and the place was quickly filled by Trish Porter (who Glenn helped along and got her to WSM!) and also trained Trishs husband Phil, theres loyalty and gratitude for yer!

It all nearly boiled over in Zambia when after a heated conversation, Glenn chucked Dougies famous black hat into the bonfire!!!! The Holy grail as been set alight!

Also Bob Dalgleesh? was mentioned and will be sorted out by IFSA because he is starting to move into their territory!! so watch out Bob!

Bob

Also rumours that IFSAs contract with TWI up next year when they will be ditched and an American company will take over.


watch this space......

[Darren]

IF this is true,

I wonder what IFSA mean by 'sorting out' Bob Daglish for 'moving in on their territory'.

I haven't heard Bob say he was interested in setting up a self regulating, change the rules to suit you as and when you feel like it, do naf all to promote or further the sport of strength athletics and allegedly threaten anyone if they dare to finally get the sport of strength athletics off the ground.

I have never met or spoken to Mr Daglish (sorry if i've spealt it wrong Bob) but all I have seen from his entry's on this message board is a man who feel's as passionately about the sport as most of us on here and wants to do something about it.

Let's hurry up and get this show on the road and show 'the other blokes' how it should have been done.

Regard's to all, Darren

[Tony C]

would have liked to see Glen throw that hat on the fire! The revolution has begun.

[Expensive]

Rumour is that Dougie got into a strop when he saw Glenn's food bill!!

[GrahamDale]

got told what really pissed dougie off was when he came back from having a piss to find people round the fire taking photos topper

[Bob Daglish]

if it is true that ifsa is going to sort it out, i am willing to help show than the way it should be run. Anyway we are small fish in a big sea oneday our conucil will be the sea and ifsa will be a very small fish. By the way i don't have a big silly hat
Thank you for your support Darren

[LONGthingy]

OK BOB,
If its not to much trouble, could you please give us a breakdown of what you believe the problems are with the current way of doing things.
I see a lot of vague chat, lots of puffed up self important arrogance, but not a great deal of 'flesh on the bone'.
Now dont get me wrong IFSA and the complacent muppets therin, do need sorting ,but I was wondering if YOU, as the mouthpiece of some sort of group jostling for change, could present us with some details.

What do you believe needs changing, in copetition str ucture, and IFSA.

WHO in IFSA do you accuse directley of complacencey, if not downright incompetence!

What, if you were at the helm of IFSA, would you be doing right now???

I presume you are 'au fait', lock stock and barrel, with the IFSA financial situation, money avilable, expenses, etc??, and with this knowledge could present within 7 days a thorough, transparent breakdown of costs that will be incurred by the dealings of your new federation? over say,the next year? (if you have even pondered this point??)

Im also guessing you have copius contacts within not only strength sports, but also the wider iron game establishment, not to mention heavyweight corporate sponsorship connections, plus media contacts, after all you do seem sure as hell that IFSA have been sat on their fat arses doing f**k all, and if only they would make these contacts and do the right deals, everything would be rosie!!!!
Well come on Bob outline it for us, IF YOU CAN, if you really do have the capabilities and its not just piss and wind from a bunch a deluded, well meaning, but nonetheless deluded wannabe critics!!!
Give us a 12 month plan detailing, finances, costs, contacts, competition +federation structure etc, and then maybe ill throw my support behind you.
Believe me I dont want to knock just for the hell of it, after all no one knows more than me just how f**ked the whole game has become, but then again I am not the one who wants to be seen as the new MOSES!!!
So as I said, give me some sort of plan, then perhaps we can generate some momentum of support.
If however, as is possible, you have underestimated the task ahead, which is fair enough, then be upfront about this, and maybe we can all put our heads together and work towards a resolution.
HOWEVER, if it is merely arrogant puffery, then let me repeat my demand, put some flesh on th bone, as outlined above......or leave alone, shut up, and f**k off!!!

[very pleased]

;D ;D ;D

This is brilliant, Glenn is getting too big for his boots - literally!!!
If America takes over does this mean it will get more media coverage?

[Bob Daglish]

Mr Longthingy You are obviously a buisness man being primarily concerned about finances and rightly so but guys from all over the country have been holding competitions for years with their own sources of finance. all i wanted to do initially is to form a union of guys nationwide who can get together and collectively run competitions over the country as a feeder for bigger comps like ifsa.furthermore i do not want to be moses and dont want to be a leader but a member of a team correcting some flaws in the sport and helping the sport be nationally recognised.so thankyou for your input but i will continue with the plight and when we gather enough men/women and suport TOGETHER we will address issues such as finance.
i have a passion for the sport but not neccessarily the intelligence and buisness mind so perhaps together we could get somewhere!!

[wee man]

I agree with LONGthingy
Bob, you're always talking the talk , but, never walking the walk.
What you want will weaken the sport,everybody should
be trying to make IFSA the best it can be,therefor strengthening the sport.

[ken]

hi bob,as i see it we are at the moment,want to get thing set up and i like your forward thinking.you may agree,next year get it started and learn from it.it may take a couple of years,or longer ,so be it.i myself back this all the way and help for years to come.what day are you going to eddies comp?because maybe some of us could talk on the 4th oct?

[longthingy hater]

Nobody in my opinion does more to get guys started in strongman than bob, allways willing to help and hes allways there for advise. He organises events and trains new lads so in my opinion he is walking the walk
Bob, i think its just some idiot winding you up. take no notice mate.

[GrahamDale]

all i can say on the matter is at least bob has the balls to put his name to his posts and not hide behind a nondeplume such as longthingy - it must be some length cos were its positioned on your forehead its obviously blinkering your visions no one wants to oust ifsa if you feel so strongly at least be man enough to let yourself be known

[ken]

graham we may get alot of postings like this now as a person from strongman forum has moved to phils web site.hopefully this will be his last bulls**t posting and he will behave,but want hold my breath on that.
are you ready for next sunday?

[wee man]

Mr. Graham Dale,nobody has mentioned ousting IFSA so,i don't know where you got that from,what has been mentioned is that MR. BOB DALGLEISH is wanting to set up,with the help of others, a council to further the interests of strength athletics.
In my eyes ,this sounds great to everybody in theory, but ,the reality is it will cause a huge divide amongst all parties concerned.What MR. BOB DALGLEISH should have done,is approached IFSA with his thoughts and concerns,i'm sure that if it is true what has been mentioned (that he indeed walks the walk and not just talks the talk) DR. DOUGLAS EDMUNDS and MR. JAMIE REEVES would probably take on board his opinions.
But, the way MR. BOB DALGLEISH is going about it,that is ,mouthing off to all and sundry who will listen to him is wrong.
This is what went wrong with the British Powerlifting scene,BWLA is still on the go and getting tremendous support,but , look at the other Powerlifting Associations that have began as a result of persons not being happy at how things were going in the sport,this has caused a great divide in the Powerlifting fraternity.
The same can be said for Boxing.
IFSA is THE world governing body for strength athletics and all athletes should be getting behind it,the founds are well established and those can be built on.
so,why splinter away to set up a council when it can be set up under the auspices of IFSA.