The Original OTIB Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 (edited) Just found this, bit random: Edited March 19 by The Original OTIB 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelksRed Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 (edited) Long story short - skint and likely to fold (eventually). Unless we can get to the Prem (with the more expensive players, higher wage bills.....) Can't wait for the land of milk and honey! (Clearly this is tongue in cheek!) Edited March 19 by MelksRed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 7 hours ago, MelksRed said: Long story short - skint and likely to fold (eventually). Unless we can get to the Prem (with the more expensive players, higher wage bills.....) Can't wait for the land of milk and honey! (Clearly this is tongue in cheek!) If ever we get to the Prem it will be the land of bread and water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 Why doesn’t it show the transfer fees for Antoine and Alex? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 9 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said: Why doesn’t it show the transfer fees for Antoine and Alex? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 (edited) Someone posted on another thread, can’t find it and can’t remember who… that Nige was possibly fired because the bods panicked because of a financial requirement for this season. I might have misinterpreted or misread the post but it did make me wonder why there was this acute cost saving at the beginning of the season with PA going too. Was it because JL was told there was no more money? The nest egg was put into hibernation? Edited March 20 by exAtyeoMax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 22 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said: Someone posted on another thread, can’t find it and can’t remember who… that Nige was possibly fired because the bods panicked because of a financial requirement for this season. I might have misinterpreted or misread the post but it did make me wonder why there was this acute cost saving at the beginning of the season with PA going too. Was it because JL was told there was no more money? The nest egg was put into hibernation? Nah, just think they were being petty with Nige, and then invented a back story to make it fit, forgetting they’d already said things like “plan a with Alex / plan b without Alex”. PA didn’t seem comfortable trying to explain it on SOTC. Not sure whether between him and Nige they decided they’d give slightly different messages to highlight the “hostage” situation! Nige talking about wages, PA talking about transfer fees in relation to the budget. Bit like Arnie asking about “wolfie” in Terminator 2, knowing that wasn’t the dog’s name. A case of “your CEO and Manager are sacked” rather than “Your foster parents are dead”!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 13 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Nah, just think they were being petty with Nige, and then invented a back story to make it fit, forgetting they’d already said things like “plan a with Alex / plan b without Alex”. PA didn’t seem comfortable trying to explain it on SOTC. Not sure whether between him and Nige they decided they’d give slightly different messages to highlight the “hostage” situation! Nige talking about wages, PA talking about transfer fees in relation to the budget. Bit like Arnie asking about “wolfie” in Terminator 2, knowing that wasn’t the dog’s name. A case of “your CEO and Manager are sacked” rather than “Your foster parents are dead”!! Why didn’t they appoint a new CEO then? Why haven’t they appointed a new head of medical? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 14 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Nah, just think they were being petty with Nige, and then invented a back story to make it fit, forgetting they’d already said things like “plan a with Alex / plan b without Alex”. PA didn’t seem comfortable trying to explain it on SOTC. Not sure whether between him and Nige they decided they’d give slightly different messages to highlight the “hostage” situation! Nige talking about wages, PA talking about transfer fees in relation to the budget. Bit like Arnie asking about “wolfie” in Terminator 2, knowing that wasn’t the dog’s name. A case of “your CEO and Manager are sacked” rather than “Your foster parents are dead”!! Not sure who in our scenario is the "foster parent" , but it sure as shit makes me think that the sacking was mild 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 8 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said: Why didn’t they appoint a new CEO then? Why haven’t they appointed a new head of medical? My only guess is they needed to keep everything in their “circle of trust”. No idea on the medical stuff, although I did hear a story they offered one of the roles internally and he turned them down. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 2 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said: Why didn’t they appoint a new CEO then? Why haven’t they appointed a new head of medical? I get the feeling they have no idea of succession planning . Once SL undermined PA , it made getting a quality replacement difficult . I think the role is earmarked for BT. Same in a way for HoM , they will stumble along until someone eventually comes up with a name. We don't have anyone at the Club with the links to know names that would suit. The person with most Football experience and contacts would be Tinnion and he doesn't strike me as having made lots of close contacts. Pearson had the pull , the network and contacts to rebuild the backroom previously. Manning hasn't built those connections yet IMO. We would be relying on recommendations and again , at the top we don't seem to have an abundance of Football connections. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 2 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: I get the feeling they have no idea of succession planning . Once SL undermined PA , it made getting a quality replacement difficult . I think the role is earmarked for BT. Same in a way for HoM , they will stumble along until someone eventually comes up with a name. We don't have anyone at the Club with the links to know names that would suit. The person with most Football experience and contacts would be Tinnion and he doesn't strike me as having made lots of close contacts. Pearson had the pull , the network and contacts to rebuild the backroom previously. Manning hasn't built those connections yet IMO. We would be relying on recommendations and again , at the top we don't seem to have an abundance of Football connections. The club is trying to do it on the cheap 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 6 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said: The club is trying to do it on the cheap Nail...head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 It's not just Bristol City. Football, as a business is financially unsustainable. In any other field, dozens of clubs would face bankruptcy. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, 1960maaan said: I get the feeling they have no idea of succession planning . Once SL undermined PA , it made getting a quality replacement difficult . I think the role is earmarked for BT. Same in a way for HoM , they will stumble along until someone eventually comes up with a name. We don't have anyone at the Club with the links to know names that would suit. The person with most Football experience and contacts would be Tinnion and he doesn't strike me as having made lots of close contacts. Pearson had the pull , the network and contacts to rebuild the backroom previously. Manning hasn't built those connections yet IMO. We would be relying on recommendations and again , at the top we don't seem to have an abundance of Football connections. Brian Tinnion - nah, no way he can be being groomed as CEO. CEO isn’t a role for someone with “football experience”. It’s a “whole of football business” role, not just football - the playing and recruitment side. It’s completely the wrong role for Tins, nor is he remotely qualified. Would be as ludicrous a decision as you could make. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 43 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Brian Tinnion - nah, no way he can be being groomed as CEO. CEO isn’t a role for someone with “football experience”. It’s a “whole of football business” role, not just football - the playing and recruitment side. It’s completely the wrong role for Tins, nor is he remotely qualified. Would be as ludicrous a decision as you could make. So it’s likely to happen then @Davefevs 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityReds Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 With the way BS handles Commercial deals and ticketing and Ashton Gate Stadium runs itself BCFC shouldn’t need a CEO but it definitely needs to strengthen its footballing ranks either above (unlikely) or below Tinnion to add strength and support not only within recruitment but also to LM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 3 hours ago, myol'man said: It's not just Bristol City. Football, as a business is financially unsustainable. In any other field, dozens of clubs would face bankruptcy. Correct. Haven't watched the video but I intend to. People say "Oh in what other Sector can Business Owners be told what they can and cannot spend on their Business". *The obvious rebuttal is that in what other Sector does a Business need (many clubs) persistent Cash, Equity top ups or loans to keep on trading. *=Excluding the first few years of an Investment cycle under new ownership, incurring some major losses to reach a Balance, Breakeven and Profitability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigate Red Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 4 hours ago, exAtyeoMax said: The club is trying to do it on the cheap Yep - can't help but think the phrase "...knows the price of everything but the value of nothing" applies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkev Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 3 hours ago, Davefevs said: Brian Tinnion - nah, no way he can be being groomed as CEO. CEO isn’t a role for someone with “football experience”. It’s a “whole of football business” role, not just football - the playing and recruitment side. It’s completely the wrong role for Tins, nor is he remotely qualified. Would be as ludicrous a decision as you could make. Why not keep the ludicrous decisions going , we’re quite good at them arnt we Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 (edited) 4 hours ago, myol'man said: It's not just Bristol City. Football, as a business is financially unsustainable. In any other field, dozens of clubs would face bankruptcy. I should also add, this will sound harsh but the fans are absolutely part of the issue at times. "Spend, spend" "That extra player" Etc. Weak or reckless owners can lead or go along with it. Calculated gamble v reckless is always a matter of debate of course. Look at Reading and Dai Yongge. Live Fast Dai Yongge was across the Internet when times were good. Turning down bids for players, swerving FFP through loopholes until they crashed spectacularly 3 years ago. This is why my sympathy is somewhat tempered. Not just Reading but a lot of clubs. Edited March 20 by Mr Popodopolous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 10 hours ago, Major Isewater said: If ever we get to the Prem it will be the land of bread and water. If we ever get to the Premier League, we'll all be too pissed to remember it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 This has already been posted on here, last Tuesday think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topper 123 Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 23/24 end of season pod cast on YouTube -Chris honour /richard Latham very interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.