The Bard Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 14 hours ago, Ziderarmy said: Pintua isn’t our player any more. Malins Genge Sinkler Vui Luatua Ravouvou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, ExiledAjax said: Gosh and he'd only just managed to settle his feet under the desk. Normal practice would be to keep the CEO in position until the sale completes, then change it. In my experience normal practice, if a sale is pending, is to get a CEO in to make that sale happen, so maybe no sale pending imminently or the situ has changed since PA came in and PA is now not the CEO with the right experience to facilitate the sale? Edited September 18, 2023 by Tinmans Love Child Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 8 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said: At what point was Gould sh1t exactly. As far as I can see none. Jon Lansdown has frequently been lacking, less said about Mark Ashton the better and NP being classed as such shows a major lack of understanding of the situation we had for some time. In respect of Lansdown senior, not so bad at times, poor indeed in others. Cornick okay but could he better for sure. Your post seems more than a tad reductionist really. For the purposes of the comedic post he was 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 7 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said: I believe the planning for the next window happens right about now? I also believe Dave that most of the groundwork on transfers happens outside of the window. Once we've identified our targets we'll begin talks with their agents/clubs. Planning begins but we certainly can’t talk to other clubs or agents, in an official capacity. Seeing as we have repeatedly been told of late we are at the top of our budget this seems irrelevant unless the ownership changes by then, which I would doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 6 hours ago, exAtyeoMax said: Gould wasn’t shit? Alex Scott was the shit 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 7 hours ago, Scrumpty said: If true, Scott Murray is sh1t or will be soon ps. From personal experience he’s not, he’s a top top geezer. Certainly not Scott top bloke and he will save the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 8 hours ago, Scrumpty said: Looking through OTIB, I conclude… Ashton was sh1t Gould was sh1t Alexander was sh1t Pearson was sh1t, but might not be quite as sh1t as he once was Jon Lansdown is sh1t Steve Lansdown is sh1t Harry Cornick is sh1t Duck me, what a bunch of belters! Thank god OTIB followers aren’t representative of most City fans! Gould and Pearson definitely not shit according to the OTIB. Alexander was shit until last night when he made clear he is Team Pearson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redland Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 It’s 13 years since Steve Coppell parted company with the club after just one game as manager and we still haven’t been told why he left. I’m not holding my breath waiting for an explanation from the club as to why PA has departed. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 When SL came out and said that he got involved in the Scott deal because of the amount of money involved, alarm bells rang for me. The guy would have been involved in big deals at Palace...so something felt ' off' when SL said what he did. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 1 minute ago, spudski said: When SL came out and said that he got involved in the Scott deal because of the amount of money involved, alarm bells rang for me. The guy would have been involved in big deals at Palace...so something felt ' off' when SL said what he did. SL ego got him involved with the Scott deal. Especially with the Guernsey link. IMO. Only time we’ve heard from him 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shauntaylor85 Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 33 minutes ago, Redland said: It’s 13 years since Steve Coppell parted company with the club after just one game as manager and we still haven’t been told why he left. I’m not holding my breath waiting for an explanation from the club as to why PA has departed. Wasn’t it allegedly something to do with a clash with the owner of transfers? Where have we heard that before. 6 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said: SL ego got him involved with the Scott deal. Especially with the Guernsey link. IMO. Only time we’ve heard from him The boss taking the glory it appears whilst the CEO did the hard work. Hmmmm. Who knows what really happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, spudski said: The guy would have been involved in big deals at Palace...so something felt ' off' when SL said what he did. He was NOT involved in big deals when at Palace. Read this reply to my post on their forum when he joined: https://www.holmesdale.net/page.php?id=106&tid=181641 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, headhunter said: He was NOT involved in big deals when at Palace. Read this reply to my post on their forum when he joined: https://www.holmesdale.net/page.php?id=106&tid=181641 I can't see in the reply that he wasn't involved in finance. The response said he wasn't involved in player recruitment. CEOs are involved in financial issues...which would involve transfers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nest Egg Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, TomF said: Why are you hear then? Ever looked at social media and see the stuff posted elsewhere But oh no, it's ALWAYS otib that gets battered isn't it Thank **** I'm heading out of here soon. It's a bit odd, isn't it? Really that post is just a different flavour of negativity. Plus it isn't as if you hold us captive here, it's remarkably easy to leave if they don't like it. A reminder that 'BRISTOL CITY TILL I DIE' is for those that find this place too highbrow - imagine that! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderwithtommy Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 Two things stand out for me: 1) if you appoint someone senior and they leave inside 12 months then it’s on the employer, simple. You didn’t get the right person. Ideally someone at the club with some humility would own that and explain but that’s doubtful 2) if you are say, a billionaire chairman, and appoint a C suite to lead the company, your role becomes a figurehead. Cutting ribbons, nice interviews, community work, aspirational stuff. You wouldn’t and shouldn’t be a day to day person, that’s what you employ people to do. If you find yourself getting “hands on” perhaps in fact you are still to some extent an active C suite member yourself in all but title, which is far from ideal, and leads to a lack of clarity in the business itself. neither of these points are specific to our club, but resonate to me. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shauntaylor85 Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 12 hours ago, Davefevs said: Do you know what? I actually don’t want to hear from SL. I’m not really interested in what he has to say these days. Pretty much every time I hear him speak, he goes lower and lower in my estimation. There. Said it! Think you are being harsh on SL there. Whilst I too think we need a change and he needs to sell, we cannot forget the incredible vision with the stadium and HPC. Though I do agree, when it comes to footballing decisions it leaves a lot to be desired! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedontplayinblue Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, Shauntaylor85 said: Think you are being harsh on SL there. Whilst I too think we need a change and he needs to sell, we cannot forget the incredible vision with the stadium and HPC. Though I do agree, when it comes to footballing decisions it leaves a lot to be desired! Is providing a stadium and a training ground, in todays age for a championship club incredible Vision? Our ground for example is near enough a copy of pride park that was put in 1997, If anything we were massively massively behind with the ground and training complex for a long long time. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 40 minutes ago, spudski said: When SL came out and said that he got involved in the Scott deal because of the amount of money involved, alarm bells rang for me. The guy would have been involved in big deals at Palace...so something felt ' off' when SL said what he did. I thought that as well. It's an unusual departure, but I feel in my bones that at its heart it's because the Bristol City "vision" Alexander was sold when he came here didn't match the reality of the job. Probably he was allowed less independence and creativity than he thought he'd have, so a clash occurred and it was "agreed" he'd leave. Of course, we may never know the actual reason. I no longer know anyone who works or plays for the club, so I'm as in the dark as 99% of this forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolman Block B Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 Could there be something in Neil Warnock leaving Huddersfield to take up the CEO here ? 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuber Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 50 minutes ago, spudski said: When SL came out and said that he got involved in the Scott deal because of the amount of money involved, alarm bells rang for me. The guy would have been involved in big deals at Palace...so something felt ' off' when SL said what he did. It's odd, as PA messaging was basically that he worked on the deal, but he didn't really mention completing it. Id speculate whether SL got involved, PA got annoyed - had planned out reinvestiture, but was overriden. Hence stepping down due to disagreements at the board level. It's all very very strange. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, Dolman Block B said: Could there be something in Neil Warnock leaving Huddersfield to take up the CEO here ? What do you reckon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show Me The Money! Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 7 hours ago, exAtyeoMax said: Gould wasn’t shit? Alex Scott was the shit Alex Scott was sick! Get down with the kids man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: I thought that as well. It's an unusual departure, but I feel in my bones that at its heart it's because the Bristol City "vision" Alexander was sold when he came here didn't match the reality of the job. Probably he was allowed less independence and creativity than he thought he'd have, so a clash occurred and it was "agreed" he'd leave. Of course, we may never know the actual reason. I no longer know anyone who works or plays for the club, so I'm as in the dark as 99% of this forum. Another thing that crossed my mind, considering Alexander's financial dealings in the past, as to whether he was brought in not just to oversee the financial side of running the club...but also to help oversee/ negotiate any possible takeover. We know SL wants an investor... Edited September 18, 2023 by spudski 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, Show Me The Money! said: Alex Scott was sick! Get down with the kids man! See later post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, spudski said: Another thing that crossed my mind, considering Alexander's financial dealings in the past, as to whether he was brought in not just to oversee the financial side of running the club...but also to help oversee/ negotiate any possible takeover. We know SL wants an investor... If you put all the recent goings ons together then it does look like a takeover could be imminent. However the total lack of any rumours doesn't make me think there could be. However these things are of course subject to confidentiality. New owners often bring in their own people. So that could make sense, especially as the club didn't include "we will now begin a vigorous recruitment process" in the statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, spudski said: Another thing that crossed my mind, considering Alexander's financial dealings in the past, as to whether he was brought in not just to oversee the financial side of running the club...but also to help oversee/ negotiate any possible takeover. We know SL wants an investor... That may be so, but as a takeover doesn't appear to be imminent, according to those that know, that provides no reason for his departure. I suppose - *maximum conjecture mode engaged* - it's vaguely possible that Lansdown thinks Alexander bollocksed up negotiations with one prospective purchaser/investor and wanted him out because of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 Not read all the threads Surely if you resign you work a notice period??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 14 hours ago, exAtyeoMax said: I mean…that's a bit petty, isn't it I am currently reading Jonathan Wilson's Brian Clough biography, and if you think that pettiness is beyond people that run football clubs, manage football clubs or have a lot of money, you are very much mistaken (I don't think you are, AMax). Au contraire. Not that I am saying anything about this particular development at AG. Only that all human foibles and many flaws can be found amongst the great, the good and the Guernsey in football. Truly, football clubs, at times, are like the fowl on the water: serene above ("all under control, nothing to see here"), thrashing about wildly underneath ("wtf is going on!") 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Shockwave said: Not read all the threads Surely if you resign you work a notice period??? Maybe read the threads? That's all been done to death already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 All very bizarre. Just don’t understand what’s going on. That ‘dead bat’ interview of Radio Bristol, an ultra-low profile, the parting statement referencing solely Nige and Brian - it’s all very suspect. Think with the Lansdown’s you have to tread a very delicate path. Gould got it just right. Ashton played a blinder and treated them like royalty - but just for his own interests. Alexander, I suspect, was too strong-willed. Quite where this leaves Nige I’ve no idea. If the Lansdown’s wanted him out, they had the opportunity after that West Brom match around Xmas. They stood by him though. If Nige wanted out he could just walk. Let’s just hope there is a plan and that Nige and Brian are signed to it. Need some clarity soon before the Club becomes unsettled. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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