Rahic Interview

Thanks but that is one season.

 

I'm not so sure that some of the things being addressed could have been put off any longer. So yes in that way the club is having to rob Peter to pay Paul but in a positive light these expenses are in capital projects which won't occur again for some time. However in creating a sustainable model should other high expense items occur the club would hopefully be in a better position to be able to deal with them.

I think that the sustainable model isn't that the owners won't put any money in just that they aren't shelling out every week for running costs, once those are met from the clubs own income then you have a viable project and the addition of extra funds into players transfer/wages makes more sense as in principal you are directly adding value to the club in more valuable assets in a better quality of playing staff. This is perhaps when you may see the owners start dipping in their own pockets as then those assets will have some recoverable worth, in principal anyway. No club is immune from buying players that don't cut the mustard. Until that scenario or similar is reached it's just a money pit.

One thing about our ability to attract players is the size of the crowds, a factor no doubt but a factor that far overrides that in my opinion is facilities. So I'm on the painful but necessary side of the argument on this one.

 

I would agree with that comment if we were maybe a Championship club where player would expect a certain standard of training facilities but we are league one, signing the likes of McCartan, Reeves, Poleon,
McCartan said when he came here it was a different world training wise to Accrington they meet at a sports center I assume similar to Richard Dunns, I very much doubt Reeves or Poleon had better facilities at Wimbledon, the facilities down at Rawdon Meadows are very good for a league one club, now I would agree that once we start climbing the leagues the money generated should be put to use on better training facilities, but there really is nothing wrong with our present facilities.

 

Blooding youngsters, great thats a tick in the box. Playing good football, yeah happy with that too. Promotion to the championship any time soon, I really cant see it.

He kept referring to Shrewsbury as the team to use as an example, but we are not a Shrewsbury or a Burton. Unfortunately we have a fan base that expects to be challenging for promotion and its just not realistic under the current circumstances. I admire his confidence and its great PR, but unless we go crazy with the wage and transfer budget, its not going to happen.

Having said all that, I'm happy we seem to have stability and an owner (whilst a a bit non standard to say the least!) who does seem to care. If we can get the 2 things which are more realistic right i.e. bring on the younger players and try and entertain, then anything else is a bonus. Its a bit boring, but people forget how much we would have given for some stability not that long ago. No one wants relegation, but like others have mentioned we are not knee jerk Leeds fans, we are City fans that need to get back to connecting with the club again. Whatever happened in the past has gone now, time for a fresh start. Someone pass me another beer!

 

Not true, the previous owners got away with doing a masking job and so did our current owners until they had no choice. Remember when a tiny bit of rain came down and we were the only team in football to have had a game called off? That's the stage we were at with the drainage system. The situation had gone from being bad to drastic. A simple masking job won't suffice for an asset which is now completely out of life. Unless we want half of our home games postponed next season we had no choice but to replace it all together, which is why they are doing it.

 

Of course they could have bridged it again with a short term fix. But hopefully they have got to the bottom of it

 

I'm not Edins biggest fan but think he came across well in this interview and FairPlay for doing it. We wanted clarity and we've got it, it's also evident that Edins interpretation on certain things is at odds on how they are perceived. The bit on not sacking McCall was hilarious, it wasn't a sacking because he wasn't just told to "bugger off", it was discussed 2 games in advance and done with respect! The plan is ambitious and will be difficult to achieve but it's clear what the plan is and the owners are sticking with it.

Edin thinks one of his mistakes is not being able to get his vision across
to everyone at the club rather than anything he has particularly done wrong, he knows there are dissenters letting out snippets of information and to be fair this is not good for the club.

Totally agree with you on the likelyhood of promotion and what we should be expecting.

The interview was a reaction to a video/podcast posted by Dick and Liddy but Edin hinted the importance of communication from the club is sinking in, hopefully there is more like this to come.

We have a plan, we may not like it but we are not getting another. Fingers crossed we get the Head Coach appointment right.

 

It is a very welcome development, forced upon us or not. I look forward to much better drainage next season. Wonder what project we might have done in the next off season?

 

Dunno, maybe a huge storm will blow T L Dallas down and that'll have to be replaced.

 

Keep believing that. I'm sure it's just a sheer coincidence we are replacing the entire drainage system the moment it's gone past it's official lifespan.

 

Actually, we pretty much are a Shrewsbury. We'e probably occupied similar league standings for most of our history.

 

It's clear from that video that he sees the biggest issue from last season being the friction caused by those that didn't buy into his grand plan.

This year, there'll be no resistance.

 

Hopefully, other owners will let us have their starlets on the cheap, and they will play mainly for the love of the game!

To be fair, Rahic does have a point. It isn't helpful if people aren't working towards a shared idea. Many of us have our doubts, but it will have more chance of working if all in the club are on the same page.

 

I agree with that in principle. But objectivity, done in the right way, is important too. Behind closed doors you people with the skill and experience to challenge you. And as a leader you have to be willing to listen and adapt.

The principles of his model I agree with. Completely. But where we're missing key ingredients:

You need money to target the right players of sufficient quality and potential. Our approach seems scattergun - sign 10 and hope one comes good.

You need quality and informed scouts. Peterborough consistently target the best players in League two and the conference- I wonder if this is a factor in our interest with McCann?

You have to pay the going rate for the right players.

So it' the right model, just not quite ambitious/realistic enough.

 

I'm not sure fans have that bigger influance regarding buying into his dream, I believe listening to that video he is generaly talking about other people in a more senior role at the club,.
We have seen in the past things he's tried to introduce have not gone down well with those very people he himself has employed, Greg and Stuart told him things he wanted to do were not viable at a club like Braford City with 19,000 fans expecting sucsess on the pitch, and I'm sure James Mason has had differeces of opinions, so you'd would think although he sees that certain things might not meet with his immediate plans they could be introduce slower.
Most things in life end with a compromise unfortunatly this guy wants it his way from the word go, and I get the arguement its his train set (I dont agree with it) Bradford City football club is far bigger than any individual but IMO he doesnt have time for employees with a different view even though they are the very employees with in some cases life time experiance of the ins and outs of a football club.

 

Agree with this, and I hope this is part of the lessons learned.

Clearly it is going to take time for all of this to bed in. There will need to be a bit of patience from us fans as well as within the club.

I hope the manager/head coach gets sorted ASAP and has some input into the players we are looking at. That should be an important influence on the scatter gun approach.

 

I think there is something creepy about only having people who agree with your plan within the club. Good leaders know how to persuade people to give your ideas and plans a go without necessarily sending them on their way.

We have to move on, safe to say a number of fans are unsure it will work, but despite that we will all be there next season.

 

First time I have seen this interview today and what a good one. Full marks to the interviewers much better than their usual piffle some straight questions and answers.I fully agree with Edin clubs that pull together with great team spirit stand a good chance of overachieving.

 

Don't know if that's a good or a bad thing

 

Or in the case of what was actually said
If you don't buy into the way this club is going to be run
"There's the door "