Most liked posts in thread: Ryan Sparks (New Poll As At 28 March 2024)

Tell @Rogered Tart

 

Who said I was happy. What I said was let us see how he does instead of a closed mind. I would prefer someone with ambition who probably sees himself in the future much higher than us. Than someone just wanting an extra pay day before retirement

 

Interview shminterview

 

Nice to meet you Mr Sparks senior.

 

He's painting his tunnel...

 

Not sure what to think, needs to start talking open and honestly to the fans though if he has any desire to sell season tickets.

I dont trust Rhodes judgement so i apologise in advance to him for that. Could well be doing him a dis-service, he might thrive in the role and prize enough cash out of Rupp to give us a decent team, who knows.

 

Be honest what can you honestly expect? Ideas cost but so do seasoned CEOs (I'm guessing?). We have really showed our hand this season, in assembling a terrible team, devoid of value.
To be honest, at the moment the Sparks thing is insignificant to the on field issues. It is so important we retain our football league status (ridiculous scenario ain't it) and acquire some team value.
Rupp is the big problem for me. Yes we need a buyer. All these problems or however you see it has been under his watch. Been in Germany is no excuse for his absence in driving this club forward.

I wish Sparks the best of times. Its a real tough baptism.

 

No

 

Nail. On. The. Head.

 

I absolutely agree with this paragraph.

I think Ryan has a Herculean task.

There is SO MUCH to fix on the pitch, everything from employing a good fitness coach, to having staff at the club who know which footballers are available either as free agents or in January, to having good, fruitful links with other clubs that actually benefit us (Leeds aside)... Then there's a massive vision that needs instilling that has to be right and that fans have to be able to buy into...

It's a huge job, and if someone like Huw Jenkins had come in, his reputation would fill in an awful lot of blanks without him actually needing to outline the full scale of his plans. Ryan, quite obviously, doesn't have that luxury, so he's going to have to be CEO, salesman, spokesperson, the person to whom Stuart answers in the first instance, the person who drives the club and Stuart to fill the obvious gaps in the club's staffing AND squad, an extremely innovative person, someone with a preternatural ability to connect with fans and understand what they actually want and what's actually valid in the midst of some pretty ludicrous demands (looks at @Fordy117)...

Deep breath...

It's a gargantuan undertaking to turn around an oil tanker the size of Bradford City. If he's not allowed to surround himself with great minds courtesy of either Rupp or the budget, it's going to be too much of an ask IMHO. Julian Rhodes hasn't come close to achieving what Ryan needs to IF he's to avoid looking like the cheap appointment you're saying, Monkey.

 

Look how Shaun Harvey at the EFL worked out.

 

Tell me what exactly? I wish him good luck but i would have much prefered an experienced CEO to come to oversee the rebuilding of what is rapidly sinking ship. This club desperately need outside influence from people with a proven success record.

 

He’s the new director of communications.
Fits all the criteria
Under qualified. Check
No interview needed. Check
Already in Rhodes contact list. Check
Square peg and all that. Check

 

What was also worrying how he claims he said I wanted it to be now that it was announced. It's like Rupp isn't taking the club seriously at all. The club is in deep deep trouble and now you like a novice decide when to take over! The club is in its worse position for years.

Since Rupp walked into the club its just like he doesn't care. Passes the book and just not interested in it at all.

 

Shaun did well for Shaun that was my point, after listening to Ryan's interview I have no doubt even though he's a Bradford lad if he's sucsessfullI I dont think he'd hesitate to move on, and why shouldn't he, lets hope for us City fans he does the former first.

Dave Baldwin had and sold his business he did so well in his position at Valley Parade he was head hunted by a few clubs eventually leaving for Burnley because the offer was too good to turn down as his wife was having their first child, finishing up as CEO at the EFL and look how that turned out maybe it's the people at the top of the EFL we should question.

 

We do have a fitness coach, he was interviewed in the T&A just the other day.

https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/18875125.amp/?__twitter_impression=true

From reading that his remit seems to be the same as a fitness coach anywhere else.

 

Hindsight is indeed a wonderful thing but amazing how many folk actually nailed what was coming all them years ago

His time at the club has been one massive fail and if he cannot see thst then we really are fooked and judging by his interview on radio Leeds then god help us.

Simply not a matter of us chucking our toys out of the pram on the back of one season its now the norm for years now

 

So that what he meant by not excepting mediocrity????
Hes tenure has seen us rise a huge 3 places.
Well all is forgiven Ryan

 

I don’t think I commented either way, but I have checked the no catagory. Read a few comments, some ppl were absolutely spot on and others were wide of the mark.

 

Most people have had some shit off you recently, ya little grump pot.