Club for sale etc.

Looks like the data pre-dates Hughes job before us, because to a man, everyone he has signed is pants. Most significantly, the loans.

 

So basically, keep going as we are?

 

Why not? It’s working great we aren’t Bury m8.

 

Recruit managers who live up to their CV and reputations it’s not a CEOs job to interfere in the football side except to recruit offield staff and provide finance

 

Yeah it is nonsense. I was taking the pizz (you wouldn’t have known if you hadn’t seen it), about the muddy school as somebody suggested we are picking injuries up using a wet/muddy plain at Apperley Bridge for training. Load of bollox I reckon as it never hampered Allenby/Parky.

 

Tordoff used to block signings that Dolan wanted to make due to them being over 30 and supporters were angry that Tordoff got involved. Now apparently Sparks is supposed to go against Hughes and Gent and say “He’s not good enough “. The animosity towards Sparks is now beyond ridiculous.

 

Right. So as an example, you don't think in January Sparks should have said to Hughes, 'fair enough if you want to bring Derbyshire in because you've worked with him before and think he can improve us, but it's a deal until the end of the season and then we look at it again in the summer or nothing. Because I think he should and if he had any footballing acumen at all, he would have done.

 

@NorthernMonkey
@WilsdenBantam used the “B” word.

 

Because that's working so well for us Park?

You realise most other clubs have long since evolved beyond just leaving it all to the manager?

 

Exactly. A proper DoF vetoes that deal. And vetoes the deal for an out and out target man like Oliver on a 3 year deal when he clearly didn't fit one iota into Hughes style.

 

If it helped make him decide to go back to his specialist subject of being a webmaster, then bring it on.

 

The thing is what does he do now ????

We all wanted the manager he brought in apart from McCall van you really blame him for that ???
I cannot recall mass protests when Bowyer,Adams and Hughes where brought in.
Was it Ryan's fault that Bowyer decided that using a strike force that was the envy of the league was not the way forward ???
Was it his fault that Adams simply bored the crap out of everyone????
Was it his fault that Hughes had us playing the Man City way without the Man City players ????
If he does go then what ????? We bring a football man in who would have probably hired the manager Ryan has done

 

His whole recruitment is a litany of this exacmple.

McDonald - two years after only being back in the game six months
Oliver - Three Years
Odusina
Young
East
Derbyshire - 18 months when he's not played in the UK since before Pointon could walk
In hindsight - Cook on a 3 year deal was also madness, when we should have tied him to a new two year deal at Xmas 2022.
Ash Taylor - Two Years.

Hughes has effectively tied our recruitment hands until the summer 2025 window, unless someone can work miracles shifting out certain players. If there is an £11m deal on the table, half of that could be the cost of paying off our bloated, uninspiring and uniterested squad.

 

I agree. Let’s sign up one of Nick Allenby. Why don’t we ring Nick up and ask him to recommend someone?

 

Yes. And it speaks to the ‘what does he do now’ question. The reason it’s his fault, is because he’s responsible for setting the footballing vision and philosophy for the club. How we play, our identity, the principles that guide our managerial, scouting and recruitment approach. If he’s brought in a manager whose whole outlook was always going to sit at odds with the expectation of fans and the ‘norm’ for the league, then of course he’s at fault. That’s how accountability works.

As for what he does now, I don’t relish him doing anything, because I think he’s entirely out of his depth. His CV indicates he’s been over-promoted or certainly promoted before he’s ready. A genuine CEO would have clarity on the points above, and a strong network of contacts that would proactively identity the best managerial candidates to fit that vision. The search wouldn’t be limited to only unemployed managers and indeed, such is the materiality of the appointment we should be willing to stump up the compensation required to bring in a successful manger who’s not unwanted elsewhere. If our finances are believed, we have £5m+ of revenue that isn’t going into the playing budget, so you can’t tell me we can’t find a couple of hundred grand from somewhere. And the mandate for the manager needs to be clear from the outset - principles on playing style, player type, squad size, recruitment approach.

 

I vote you be our next CEO @Faithful Bantam

 

There will be no clubs leaving it to CEOs picking players they leave that to the professionals. Yes some have DOFs but that’s just another football professional opinion

 

No one’s suggesting that the CEO picks players.

 

Stevenage Football Club has appointed Mike Pink as their new Chief Executive Officer, effective February 1st 2023…

The 46-year-old has a long history in the sports world and joins Stevenage from Leyton Orient, where he was Chief Commercial Officer. He held the same position at Bolton Wanderers in 2021 and was the Head of Consumer Sales at Crystal Palace for seven years before that.

He has also held various positions at Wembley Stadium, QPR, and Fulham with a wealth of experience and contacts.


Chairman Phil Wallace said, “Mike impressed us from the beginning. His extensive background in the commercial environment stands him in good stead and we believe he is ready to step up to the next level. He joins us at an exciting time as we fight to achieve promotion.

He will get support from Chris Ross and myself in the early days, but we believe Mike can take us to new levels of income as well as oversee the management of the Club”.

Mike Pink said, “I am delighted and very grateful to be given this opportunity at Stevenage, it's an exciting time to be joining the Club and I am really looking forward to working with the Chairman, the Board, the Staff and getting to know our supporters and partners”.


Stockport County appoints new Chief Operating Officer

Demonstrating continued investment into the growth and continued success of the club, Stockport County Football Club have appointed Tom Mahon as Chief Operating Officer.

Mahon joins the club from Manchester City where he gained over 14 years’ experience rising through the ranks in sales and hospitality to finish as Head of Hospitality Relations.

A new role for the club, Mahon will oversee all aspects of the club’s operations as it continues to develop its matchday experience, wider commercial offering and invests into infrastructure, pushing for progression through the football pyramid.

Stockport County, Chief Executive Officer, Jonathan Vaughan said: “Highly regarded within the industry, Tom brings a wealth of experience to the club gained at the very topflight. We’re excited to draw on this valuable knowledge as we invest further into matchdays and the wider offering here at Edgeley Park. Tom joins at a great time, the guest experience has never been better, excelled by the superb food and drink available at the County Courtyard, and our wider programme of events and work within the community continues to grow. It’s with Tom’s help and the local community’s support that this club will continue to go from strength-to-strength.”

Tom Mahon, Chief Operating Officer for Stockport County said: “Stockport County’s is one of the most exciting stories unfolding within professional football. The ambition, the investment, and the vision shared within the club, all make it an incredibly compelling narrative, one I’m proud to now be a part of. I’m excited to get started, building on the great foundations already laid, helping to take Stockport County onto the next level.”



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These are the CVS and duties of two successful CEOs of successful lower league clubs. No inside football knowledge there

 

Yes sorry a bit slow today. You are right, there arnt many better in all honesty. A lot of money has been invested there.