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Post by whopper1 on Apr 22, 2017 22:32:29 GMT
Relegation certs next season with that tool in charge, get out of our club u clueless tool
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Post by whopper1 on Apr 22, 2017 22:34:35 GMT
The tool was clapping today at 4-0 down, we're a laughing stock
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Post by MPW on Apr 22, 2017 22:43:58 GMT
Personally I'm optimistic for next season and excited to see where we can get with a fresh start and injured players back and raring to go. I wish I shared your optimism! Personally, I'm relieved that the season is over next week and looking forward the break. But I'm struggling to see how Macca will take us forward next season. Aiming for safety again won't being back the fans, but I'm sure that will be the target again. |
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Post by Memory Man on Apr 23, 2017 6:42:27 GMT
For the first time time since 2009 it feels like there will be no buoyancy at all around the club in the run-up to the new season. We at least went into the past couple of seasons off the back of winning runs (and in 2015 had finished in a decent mid-table spot) and even in 2014 there was great relief at having got the reprieve and a feeling we could now progress under Burr.
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Post by billyw on Apr 23, 2017 7:45:41 GMT
For the first time time since 2009 it feels like there will be no buoyancy at all around the club in the run-up to the new season. We at least went into the past couple of seasons off the back of winning runs (and in 2015 had finished in a decent mid-table spot) and even in 2014 there was great relief at having got the reprieve and a feeling we could now progress under Burr. Agreed. Season ticket sales are going to be poor as confidence in McCarthy is zero and his continuation in the role will lead to the demise of this club. No ifs or buts, The Board must bring someone in within the next few weeks, either as a replacements for him or as a Director of Football to save the club otherwise I see a drastic reduction in income and a Telford scenario. |
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Post by gomango on Apr 23, 2017 8:06:53 GMT
As I've said on other threads, the board are a big part of the problem. They have little nous of running a professional football club and use a "directorship" as adding a line on their personal CVs or Linkdin accounts. At the first sign of unrest they step down for "personal reasons" never to be seen again. They now "co opt" friends to the board again with little knowledge of what they need to achieve ie David Otoole (a 21 year old assistant accountant) to oversee CFU membership??? What is his previous experience in this field? We seriously need to take stock of how we go forward starting with the board down. This is a professional football club in the 5th tier of the Football pyramid not a Sunday pub team
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Post by soulseal on Apr 23, 2017 9:13:33 GMT
I've said on other thread HE'S NOT WALKING - he's met his season target HE'S NOT GETTING SACKED - he's met his season target and WE CAN'T AFFORD IT. He's here next season, honestly can't see why people getting so crazy about it, not worth venting your spleen for something YOU CANT CHANGE. He gets 3 months next season to show it was simply the players downing tools when we were safe Agreed. It is probable that some will never support Macca now, and we need to replace him. But only in these circumstances at the best otherwise we will have no budget for the squad. |
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Post by Andy CFC on Apr 23, 2017 9:26:22 GMT
As I've said on other threads, the board are a big part of the problem. They have little nous of running a professional football club and use a "directorship" as adding a line on their personal CVs or Linkdin accounts. At the first sign of unrest they step down for "personal reasons" never to be seen again. They now "co opt" friends to the board again with little knowledge of what they need to achieve ie David Otoole (a 21 year old assistant accountant) to oversee CFU membership??? What is his previous experience in this field? We seriously need to take stock of how we go forward starting with the board down. This is a professional football club in the 5th tier of the Football pyramid not a Sunday pub team Utter bilge. There's no one willing to step up, it's not like there's a queue of people which these co-opted people are jumping ahead of. |
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Post by Harry Lime on Apr 23, 2017 9:28:45 GMT
As I've said on other threads, the board are a big part of the problem. They have little nous of running a professional football club and use a "directorship" as adding a line on their personal CVs or Linkdin accounts. At the first sign of unrest they step down for "personal reasons" never to be seen again. They now "co opt" friends to the board again with little knowledge of what they need to achieve ie David Otoole (a 21 year old assistant accountant) to oversee CFU membership??? What is his previous experience in this field? We seriously need to take stock of how we go forward starting with the board down. This is a professional football club in the 5th tier of the Football pyramid not a Sunday pub team That was identified by the previous Chairman as a real problem. Well intentioned amateurs can't run a football club at this level. That's why the Chief Executive position was created, putting a professional into run the club for us. It maybe that without them we'd be even worse off. We need to judge the CE on his results. Did he make the right call on Sam's transfer fee? Does he bring in new sponsors. Does he hold onto the existing ones too. That may not be as easy as some people think. How the hell he is going to shift season tickets during the summer, I don't know. Not an easy job given the past few months. We need to judge the Board on their results too. For me a few of them are yet to deliver. Remember though that not all are on football part of the board. Some do CFU or promotion stuff. One real, and apparent issue are the lack of people putting themselves forward for election to the Board. What happens is those with less credentials end up there, making us weaker. What happens when we can't even put a board together, never mind an effective competent one? |
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Post by gomango on Apr 23, 2017 10:01:15 GMT
I understand what you're saying but shouldn't we only co opt people who have a desired skill set together with the resilience required to undertake a Directorship or just accept someone onto the board because they want to do it? Remember that the club was rebuilt because we thought we could manage it better than the Vaughans, Smiths, Guttermans of this world and we have had 7 years to try to get it right butto me we are no further forward than 7 years ago. Maybe the euphoria of those first few years has had a detrimental effect on our longer term future.
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Post by Third party on Apr 23, 2017 10:29:52 GMT
I understand what you're saying but shouldn't we only co opt people who have a desired skill set together with the resilience required to undertake a Directorship or just accept someone onto the board because they want to do it? Remember that the club was rebuilt because we thought we could manage it better than the Vaughans, Smiths, Guttermans of this world and we have had 7 years to try to get it right butto me we are no further forward than 7 years ago. Maybe the euphoria of those first few years has had a detrimental effect on our longer term future. The Club seemed to be more open in those earlier years and accepted help from partners such as MBNA. Remember Steve Ashton being seconded to act as CEO. This may be obvious but if we lack skills or expertise, rather than just muddling through, have we not approached or reached out to business partners, sponsors, cwac or even the university in the last 12 months for administrative or technical assistance ? - given that we are an important Community organisation in the City. And if they are willing to help, couldn't representatives of our partners etc, be co-opted onto the Board in a technical capacity ? |
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Post by tarvinblue on Apr 23, 2017 10:41:33 GMT
I think some people were put off by the behind the scenes campaigns that went on a couple of years ago. Certain prospective candidates went out of their way to personally attack others. That was utterly appalling at the time. Some of those elected on at that point have delivered nothing. One such member doesn't even know how much it is to sit in the Community Stand.
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Post by Lino2 on Apr 23, 2017 11:01:01 GMT
I think some people were put off by the behind the scenes campaigns that went on a couple of years ago. Certain prospective candidates went out of their way to personally attack others. That was utterly appalling at the time. Some of those elected on at that point have delivered nothing. One such member doesn't even know how much it is to sit in the Community Stand. You're getting a bit mixed up there. There's nobody on the board now that was there at the time of that election fiasco or even elected immediately after it. |
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Post by tarvinblue on Apr 23, 2017 11:03:14 GMT
Really? At the time Grenville left there was a mass influx of board members, some of whom are still on the board.
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Post by Lino2 on Apr 23, 2017 11:09:37 GMT
Possibly, but the election you're talking about was a couple of years earlier. The one where they asked us to vote for others on their manifestos.
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Post by tarvinblue on Apr 23, 2017 11:19:54 GMT
That was the one I was referring to. There was a huge influx at that point and some of those, not all, are still on the board.
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Post by Lino2 on Apr 23, 2017 11:25:15 GMT
No, none of those are on the board now, all have resigned. Nobody on the board now has been on for more than three years
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Post by tarvinblue on Apr 23, 2017 11:34:08 GMT
I'll take your word for it, there's been so much movement. My point still stands that across that period, the board very much came across as a closed shop. The tactics employed to ensure some people wouldn't be elected was massively damaging. And there are some members of the current board who are unaware of the price of tickets in parts of the ground, but look to take people on with false information. That's deeply embarassing.
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