bcdc Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 41 minutes ago, Red_Alligator said: He was a tank commander. Could this mean that SL plans to shell out on players? Or is it simply a smoke screen and he's trying to cover his tracks. Either way, he's got us over a barrel. And no, I don't have turrets syndrome. Turrets syndrome ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Just seen the appointment and absolutely delighted. Proven at high level as CEO and with a football background by family and previous appointments. Welcome Richard even if your Dad punched a cross into the net at Villa instead of a simple header! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Top man is Richard, and pleased to see this appointment...which I suggested from day one. Ahem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 He went to BGS. I can remember playing rugby against him when his dad was manager of the gas. We were not a great rugby side but, he did get some 'special' treatment as 5 or 6 of us were city fans. He didn't complain - fair play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, mozo said: I'm very concerned that we've not gone for a an experienced football CEO Irrelevant. He's CEO, not Director of Football. And he's worked for City before. He's very well respected and was an obvious choice. Nice bloke, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 38 minutes ago, Merrick's Marvels said: Define gashead. If it's a bloke from Coventry who played for Cov, Wolves, West Brom, West Ham and us before having anything to do with that shower... then Yes! Cough...Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, mozo said: I'm very concerned that we've not gone for a an experienced football CEO Didn't we just have one of those? Or have I just been well and truly whooshed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturny Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 All i know is, it surely can't be worse than MA over the past couple of years. So this is an improvement no matter what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Rocky said: Gregor saying we're also going to appoint a DOF or Head of Recruitment, spread the responsibility! Excellent. (If true - dodgy Source!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrascal2 Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, headhunter said: I'm never one to claim to be ITK but heard from a reliable source that this appointment will be announced soon. Would be a good choice IMHO. Why would he be a good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.G.Red Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, mozo said: I'm very concerned that we've not gone for a an experienced football CEO But we have gone for an experienced sport CEO . He's had 10 successful years at Surrey CC, and comes from a football family. See it as a good appointment. Welcome back to Bristol Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseybean Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 52 minutes ago, David Brent said: That’s from Twitter so I’m not sure I believe it. For the avoidance of doubt....https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/richard-gould-appointed-city-ceo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, LoyalRed said: Was his dad officially a Gas head? My dad was a gas head Does it matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Wonder if they appointed him to save on relocation expenses? (For clarity, this is a reference to every occasion when we were looking for a new manager, and Bobby was linked with the role for no other reason than 'he still has a house in the area'). And we think the standard of report in the post these days is poor, back then your property buying decisions seemed to qualify you as a candidate for a role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.G.Red Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, Jerseybean said: For the avoidance of doubt....https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/richard-gould-appointed-city-ceo/ https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/surrey/surrey_chief_executive_richard_gould_leave_county_after_decade_charge.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Sounds like an excellent choice to me and significant upgrade on Ashton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street red Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Welcome aboard happy with this and knows the club from previous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 30 minutes ago, SecretSam said: Irrelevant. He's CEO, not Director of Football. And he's worked for City before. He's very well respected and was an obvious choice. Nice bloke, too. Not "irrelevant" is it. Football and cricket are two very different sports, with very different "customer" bases. The bodies, rules and regulations governing football are different to cricket. Surrey CC's structure is very different to the one at AG. The levels of money involved are very different. He's worked in cricket for the past 15 years - the majority of his career in this type of role. He hasn't worked in football to my knowledge since 2005 and a fair amount has changed in that time. He was involved in a couple of notable gaffs in his time at City, most infamously the worst kit design that has ever been witnessed in the history of football, and revealing a new poorly designed club badge without consultation if I recall. I hope it works out but there are some legitimate concerns about this appointment. As an aside, I wonder if anyone else was approached about the role? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Just now, Kid in the Riot said: Not "irrelevant" is it. Football and cricket are two very different sports, with very different "customer" bases. The bodies, rules and regulations governing football are different to cricket. Surrey CC's structure is very different to the one at AG. The levels of money involved are very different. He's worked in cricket for the past 15 years - the majority of his career in this type of role. He hasn't worked in football to my knowledge since 2005 and a fair amount has changed in that time. He was involved in a couple of notable gaffs in his time at City, most infamously the worst kit design that has ever been witnessed in the history of football, and revealing a new poorly designed club badge without consultation if I recall. I hope it works out but there are some legitimate concerns about this appointment. As an aside, I wonder if anyone else was approached about the role? It's about transferrable skills. Commonly companies appoint execs from other sectors, to benefit from cross-cultural learning. And most of his skills from cricket will apply to football. At Surrey he would have managed a huge sports facility, large staff, commercial directorate, etc. Ticks all of City's boxes. And someone else will be doing the DoF role, that's not what he's coming here for. Football he can learn; sports admin and management is what he's been recruited for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street red Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Dave L said: An excellent appointment. I know Richard from his work at City and at Somerset. He has a proven track record, and understands the club and the fan base. This is the big thing for me he has the understanding of the fan base which in every football club is crucial,Something the club has been failing on from previous. Very happy with this appointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Robin Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 I hope that Nige presents all his suggestions and recommendations and Gouldy just rubber stamps them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Kid in the Riot said: He was involved in a couple of notable gaffs in his time at City, most infamously the worst kit design that has ever been witnessed in the history of football, and revealing a new poorly designed club badge without consultation if I recall. He was also the man that would have been responsible (if we had beaten stoke) for the City mascot at the time being the person to climb the steps a Wembley to be presented with the trophy. Something to do with it being family friendly I recall. I also remember the dumbfounded looks on the faces around us when they played the club anthems pre match. Stoke had Delilah, our turn came with everyone ready for The Wurzels and what came out of the tannoy was Hi Ho Silver Lining. That, along with the Champagne shirts and the kit/badge debacle make me wonder. He certainly didn't understand football fans back then, I hope he has learnt with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Corner Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Red_Alligator said: He was a tank commander. Could this mean that SL plans to shell out on players? Or is it simply a smoke screen and he's trying to cover his tracks. Either way, he's got us over a barrel. And no, I don't have turrets syndrome. If we can sign sherman then we might even end up challengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 12 minutes ago, richwwtk said: He was also the man that would have been responsible (if we had beaten stoke) for the City mascot at the time being the person to climb the steps a Wembley to be presented with the trophy. Something to do with it being family friendly I recall. I also remember the dumbfounded looks on the faces around us when they played the club anthems pre match. Stoke had Delilah, our turn came with everyone ready for The Wurzels and what came out of the tannoy was Hi Ho Silver Lining. That, along with the Champagne shirts and the kit/badge debacle make me wonder. He certainly didn't understand football fans back then, I hope he has learnt with time. Nah, I'm sure being 15 years in charge of large sports organisations won't have taught him a thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseybean Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 18 minutes ago, Top Robin said: I hope that Nige presents all his suggestions and recommendations and Gouldy just rubber stamps them. Given RG’s military background and NP aspiring to be in the RAF there might be some entertaining moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmNick Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 20 minutes ago, richwwtk said: He was also the man that would have been responsible (if we had beaten stoke) for the City mascot at the time being the person to climb the steps a Wembley to be presented with the trophy. Something to do with it being family friendly I recall. I also remember the dumbfounded looks on the faces around us when they played the club anthems pre match. Stoke had Delilah, our turn came with everyone ready for The Wurzels and what came out of the tannoy was Hi Ho Silver Lining. That, along with the Champagne shirts and the kit/badge debacle make me wonder. He certainly didn't understand football fans back then, I hope he has learnt with time. If as CEO his biggest gaffes end up being along the lines of a naff kit, playing a crap song over the tannoy, and a stupid mascot I think he'll have done pretty well. That's all obvious stuff but not really what I care about when it comes to running our club effectively at CEO level, personally...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 minute ago, IAmNick said: If as CEO his biggest gaffes end up being along the lines of a naff kit, playing a crap song over the tannoy, and a stupid mascot I think he'll have done pretty well. That's all obvious stuff but not really what I care about when it comes to running our club effectively at CEO level, personally...! I always heard that the naff kit was because the Board at the time wanted to cash in - we'd won the kit toss, but gave it to Stoke so we could sell more jerseys. Whether Gould chose the kit (or how much choice he had) is another matter. Oh, and we did the same thing in the 1987 FRT final - we wore a (naff) white kit, rather than red, against Mansfield - no kit clash there. Obvs, Gouldy wasn't involved, he was still at school... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 42 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: Not "irrelevant" is it. Football and cricket are two very different sports, with very different "customer" bases. The bodies, rules and regulations governing football are different to cricket. Surrey CC's structure is very different to the one at AG. The levels of money involved are very different. He's worked in cricket for the past 15 years - the majority of his career in this type of role. He hasn't worked in football to my knowledge since 2005 and a fair amount has changed in that time. He was involved in a couple of notable gaffs in his time at City, most infamously the worst kit design that has ever been witnessed in the history of football, and revealing a new poorly designed club badge without consultation if I recall. I hope it works out but there are some legitimate concerns about this appointment. As an aside, I wonder if anyone else was approached about the role? If all we have to worry about are shit kit designs as opposed to the cluster ***ks we have had to deal with these past few years (which include a shit badge as a minor footnote) then I for one will be a very very happy man. We’ve just got rid of someone who was involved here as CEO purely for his and his mates own substantial gain and replaced them with someone who we know has the clubs and the regions interests very much at heart (sure he will be very well reimbursed as well of course) . Let’s get behind him, from the start at the very least, because he sure as hell beats Ashton and his team of cronies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Yeh, he made some mistakes back in the early days (who hasn’t?). Main thing is he learns from them going forward, of which that *** Ashton never did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Alligator Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 34 minutes ago, SecretSam said: I always heard that the naff kit was because the Board at the time wanted to cash in - we'd won the kit toss, but gave it to Stoke so we could sell more jerseys. Whether Gould chose the kit (or how much choice he had) is another matter. Oh, and we did the same thing in the 1987 FRT final - we wore a (naff) white kit, rather than red, against Mansfield - no kit clash there. Obvs, Gouldy wasn't involved, he was still at school... That "naff kit" you're referring to is one of my favourite shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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