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12 German Trialists
11 Club Accountants
10 Points all Season
9 Dodgy Keepers
8 Fitness Coaches
7 tin pot strikers
6 Hungry youngsters
5 Managers
4 court cases
3 Year plans
2 Reckless Owners
And a club that’s on the shit heap!!

 

Get rid of the squad deadwood , sort out the staff ----- Abbott and Drury need to go . Let DH bring his own men in , stop board interference on the pitch . Try to start building the fans trust back up , all these will help create the old VP fighting spirit .

 

With a bit of luck, he can cover off the non playing stuff so Edin can get properly stuck in on the training ground. That’ll sort us out.

 

Convince Hopkin & Gary Jones to work together

 

Gary Jones would be perfect right now. Even just as Mr Motivator.

 

And then in the afternoon.........

 

Why would you think Julian Rhodes would have anything to do with the footballing side of things, he will leave that to David Hopkin just as he and Mark left footballing matters to Phil Parkinson.

Don't meddle in things that you don't understand, that should be the first lesson Julian should teach Edin, don't you agree ?.

 

A seasoned CEO
An award winning player liaison officer
Fitness Coach
Assistant Manager of Hopkin’s choice
Rahic bought out/sacked
Accountant
U18 coach
Reserve Team
2 centre half, 1 left back, 1 right backs, 2 Nasty Centre Midfielders, 2 wingers & a big forrad

 

Bacon.
Eggs.
Milk.
Bread.
Potatoes.
Fish Fingers.


Oh bugger....
Wrong list .

 

And take 9% back in interest.

Seriously, I’d want him to start cancelling some of the contracts of players who quite clearly, are nowhere near good enough to be playing for this football club.

 

Get the fooking bulbs replaced on Bradford city sign! It's embarrassing

 

Whilst I agree many of the playing staff aren't up to standard, I've read several comments from fans saying we need to release players and pay up their contracts etc.....that simply isn't going to happen.

The squad is bare as it is, especially with injuries, so they simply aren't going to pay players up only months into their new deals when we are struggling to put out a squad!

We cannot realistically clear the decks until the summer, though we might be able to patch the squad up with a few free transfers and might be able to bring a few players in during January.

The problem that remains, however, is that you end up paying money for players in January, and would our chairmen (despite their recent talk) really be prepared to spend, for example, £200k on a League Two forward when we are most likely going to be relegated? We need promotion form just to stay up now. I cannot see them spending cash at all, personally, with relegation now a massive risk.

Rhodes knows what is needed off the pitch though. He will know who was employed in which particular roles before and that is where he can make the most impact as he attempts to get us resembling a football club again after the drastic cost cutting.

We need to restore that off the field structure and get the non-playing staff onside again as they have been leaving in their drovers (we need to get the players onside too but that is Hopkin's job). That will create a better environment. Rhodes can also help build bridges with the sponsors, the relationships with whom have become strained.

Rhodes was not a public face before, and he preferred Lawn to adopt that role when they were a partnership, but for the rest of the season the fans just don't want to see or hear from Edin again. I just hope Edin listens to the advice being given and starts to see himself as a silent investor (ala Stefan) more than a director of football/head scout and all of the other roles he has adopted etc. Sit back and let proper football people run the club - and that will mean bringing in fresh faces of course.

I also agree Abbott and Drury need moving positions. Fresh staff on the training ground will help the players. It cannot do any worse can it? Abbott can go back to scouting? Drury could be found another coaching role? Abbott especially has been a common denominator in some horrendous recruitment, along with Edin. Neither can be let loose on another transfer window- Hopkin needs full control and the chairmen just need to sign the cheques.

 

I hear we got a decent mark from the Ref for the pitch last night.

 

I'd ask Julian to purchase a couple of flight tickets care of lufthansa by Wednesday if possible.

 

Edited slightly. This could be our xmas song for the kop to sing to the tune of the twelve days of christmas.

**Edit: @Inspector got there ahead of me. Great minds...............

 

I think he does he does commentary for radio L666ds. Much better than Kiwom(yawn)a

 

Julian Rhodes is good with dealing with Administrations ...something that may come in useful...but hopefully not

 

Welcome to the board Borderlescott. A good first post. Where have you been lurking since C&B closed?

 

I would tell him not to get Lawn back whatever you do !