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I agree, you don't get that rich by being naive so he's definitely not blameless there for sure

 

That's just rubbish. Rupp and Rahic paid what was asked to Lawn and Rhodes for the football club. It is of no fault of theirs how it was run after they had left. And I'm not Rhodes biggest fan but fair play to him coming back at the request of Rupp, he didn't have to.

 

But Rupp himself was seemingly tricked by Rahic. When the bought the club they made all the right noises, here for the long term, investing in bringing through young talent, aiming for the premier league, not changing the way things were done. It was only after the play off defeat that the wheels started to come off.

I’m no great fan Rhodes but I’m not sure what else he could have done four years ago. Hindsight is amazing.

 

Completely agree Den, I cannot believe for one minute a very successful businessman worth well into the millions would buy a business with a 'partner' he hardly knew, effectively fund the whole thing yet not have a clue what was really going on behind the scenes. Naivety like that does not make you a wealthy business man. Or if has been alluded to on here that Stefan was happy to go with the Rahic narrative he was being told then he ie equally as culpable of the mess created. The fact he's stayed around to try and right some of that wrong is or isn't admirable depending on your own agenda. The salary cap has saved his bacon somewhat as the outgoings should be met in the long term by the clubs turnover.

 

Progress up the leagues at all or any costs. It sounds exciting but when the wheels come off it's very distressing.

 

At least McCall is only here till end of the season too, should be a clean sweep.

no mention of how he screwed up appointing Bowyer and how he is leaving us with possibly our worst squad ever.

 

Good post @Faithful Bantam I just think you're being harsh and over critical with regards Julian, his intention was never to stay long term, he was Stefans appointment once he uncovered Rahic debacle, we needed someone in quickly and as we all know Rupp wouldnt have known where to turn so Julian was brought in short term.
He had someone lined up, I'm sure you lads on TCA know all about it, he was let down and had to start again looks like he may have found someone, as you say new guy at the helm let's hope he brings his vision as you say.

 

Baldwin's six month notice with the EFL fits that timeline..

 

A somewhat depressing interview.

Yes, we are fortunate to be in a stronger position than most and fans are grateful for that.

But we also want something to get behind. Hoping to achieve promotion one day, doesn't get the juices flowing. Much of it has already been said but where's the foresight with management succession, long term recruitment, club infrastructure? It just isn't there. A generation of City fans know nothing but the bottom two tiers. That isn't good enough I'm afraid.

We were told upon the first relegation to L2 in 2007 that we had a five year plan to be back in the Championship, we're still waiting 13 years later. In that time Yeovil, Burton, Scunny, Donny, Blackpool (even reaching the Prem), Wycombe, Luton (following 5 years in the National League) have all surpassed us and reached the Championship. Have any of those thrown cash at it? Are any of those better placed than us to have reached that level? Heck, even Harrogate look ahead of us now. It's not simply about more cash, it's about being wiser with the cash we do have.

The below list of 57 players has been posted by someone on Twitter today which kind of sums it all up nicely. 57 players over the last 3 years - how many a success?

 

Huw Jenkins maybe?

 

I believe that's what they do think. Perhaps if the club engaged more openly with fans they're quick to dismiss, they'd better understand the nature of the feedback they get. I can't think of many successful businesses who succeed on the basis of dismissing where its customers tell it that its going wrong.

 

Look at the varied responses on this forum. There are some who are notoriously 'glass is half full' who only ever see positives, there are some who are right at the other end, and most are somewhere in the middle, talking openly with a mixture of curiosity and concern about how we're being run and what our forward looking plan is. 'Ambition' is a generic term whereby I think fans just want to see something credible as to how we're planning for a better future, for sustainable improvement and to address obvious gaps in and around the club. The leader of this club clearly doesn't see that and in my opinion hes shown contempt for a significant portion of the fanbase. The sooner he's replaced by someone who wants to be here, who can re-engage the wider fanbase in a plan and who spends more time talking about how to make the football team better than justifying our budget lines, the better.

 

People still wonder why we struggled to sign players

 

'It's disappointing when you get the know it alls passing negative comments constantly'.

Can't help but think this bit is aimed at you.

 

With the wage cap in place we have the money (allegedly) to bring players if Stuart so wants. It’s outside of the playing side where the tiny acorns should be planted for the future. There’s no sign of that at Valley Parade. We’re all second guessing what the owner wants to do with us. Until he makes a definitive statement, we may as well go and sit by the riverbank, swing our legs to and fro, stare at our shoelaces then watch the league go by.

 

Let's hope Rhodes assessment of suitability for his replacement is better than his suitability assessment when Messrs Rupp and Rahic came calling.

 

Wonderful thing is hindsight I must buy some, as it seems more and more Bradford City fans have it in abundance.

At the time of the sale there were no fans suggesting it was the wrong decision selling to Rahic & Rupp, what happens after is irreverent to the sale, Rhodes & Lawn can't be held responsible for them not doing what the promised.

I'd have given your comments more credibility if they had not taken us to Wembley during their first season at the club.