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ees complicated no?

New member
Apr 3, 2011
4,075
Hove, United Kingdom
Paul Barber (chief executive) & David Burke (head of football operations) at the club......

Do we really need them to progress as a club?

How much say do they have in the running the club?

Would it be bad news if either were to leave soon???

Do they play a big part in tranfers?

Are they just a waste of money?
 


dougdeep

New member
May 9, 2004
37,732
SUNNY SEAFORD
Yes we do need people like them.
 


ozseagull

New member
Jun 27, 2013
772
Both are very well respected in their fields of expertise. We may not agree with everything they do but other clubs wouldn't turn their nose up at the chance to have them.
 


wellquickwoody

Many More Voting Years
NSC Patreon
Aug 10, 2007
13,584
Melbourne
Paul Barber (chief executive) & David Burke (head of football operations) at the club......

Do we really need them to progress as a club?

How much say do they have in the running the club?

Would it be bad news if either were to leave soon???

Do they play a big part in tranfers?

Are they just a waste of money?

TB probably has very little interest in ensuring the toilets are clean, that the shop has a newly designed T-shirt, or that Sky TV would like an extra power feed for the next televised match. So yes, Paul Barber is an essential part of the club.

David Burke? We need a chief scout, the rest?
 


martyn20

Unwell but still smiling
Aug 4, 2012
3,080
Burgess Hill
Paul Barber (chief executive) & David Burke (head of football operations) at the club......

Do we really need them to progress as a club?

How much say do they have in the running the club?

Would it be bad news if either were to leave soon???

Do they play a big part in tranfers?

Are they just a waste of money?

They are vital to keep the club moving forward in a way that is sustainable. If you don't understand football is a business and we need business people to run it successfully you need to educate yourself on the facts
 




Pogue Mahone

Well-known member
Apr 30, 2011
10,719
Yes we do need people like them.

Why do you bother to respond in this manner? This answer adds absolutely nothing to the discussion - it is dismissive and arrogant. If you can't be bothered to back up what you have to say with some sort of explanation of what you believe, then don't bother to respond at all.
 


Yes we do need people like them.

This.

Why do you bother to respond in this manner? This answer adds absolutely nothing to the discussion - it is dismissive and arrogant. If you can't be bothered to back up what you have to say with some sort of explanation of what you believe, then don't bother to respond at all.

This.
 






KZNSeagull

Well-known member
Nov 26, 2007
19,691
Wolsingham, County Durham
Paul Barber is TB's man on the ground implementing the wishes of the board. TB does not want to be involved in the day to day running of the club. So is his position vital - Yes.

David Burke does all the legwork on the transfer front, leaving the Head Coach to get on with coaching the players we have. Is his position vital - not necessarily but I can see the merits in it, particularly as we have a Head Coach who has never dealt with transfers before. Is he a waste of money - dunno yet. There is an interesting comment on another thread about the club being burnt by loans before, so if he stops that happening, then I can see why the club have employed him.
 




whitelion

New member
Dec 16, 2003
12,828
Southwick
Who are the people like Paul Barber and David Burke that we don't need?

Or is it Paul Barber and David Burke that you're alluding to?
 






DavidinSouthampton

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NSC Patreon
Jan 3, 2012
16,536
There was a fairly good article in yesterday's programme about the scouting set-up - looks professional.

And Barber seems to do a pretty good job of making sure that everything "works", and of actually caring about what happens for the fans.
 


Sergei's Celebration

Well-known member
Jan 3, 2010
3,603
I've come back home.
This and everything the previous poster said "this" to.

Trying to work out whether this is a serious question or not. Asking why we need a Chief Executive ? Christ on a fecking bike :facepalm:

You not figured out that the OP is actually Gus Poyet and this is part of a larger psychological operation campaign against these individuals. It's all part of a conspiracy.
 






glasfryn

cleaning up cat sick
Nov 29, 2005
20,261
somewhere in Eastbourne
They are vital to keep the club moving forward in a way that is sustainable. If you don't understand football is a business and we need business people to run it successfully you need to educate yourself on the facts

this is very true
business starts with getting the small stuff right
" SEAGULLS PLAYER" RARELY WORKS PROPERLY
so why the **** can't any of them get just that right
 


drew

Drew
Oct 3, 2006
23,007
Burgess Hill
Why do you bother to respond in this manner? This answer adds absolutely nothing to the discussion - it is dismissive and arrogant. If you can't be bothered to back up what you have to say with some sort of explanation of what you believe, then don't bother to respond at all.

Because the thread is purely a fishing trip and seems to have caught a few. If it isn't, then it is just a dumb thread. You might as well say why do you need a manager/coach when it is the players on the pitch that actually play the game.
 


Seagull over Canaryland

Well-known member
Feb 8, 2011
3,549
Norfolk
Be careful what you wish for - do away with Barber and Burke and we could very easily be on a knife edge in terms of being viable. It would be a crime to return to the bad old days. Its not that long ago when Dick Knight was Chairman and we were losing money at a ridiculous rate with no prospect of balancing the books, let alone building The Amex. Before that we had been staring into the abyss because of years of neglect at Board level. It is remarkable that we are still in business and Tony Bloom is largely responsible for that. He is shrewd enough to know that the Club now needs to be run on a secure business footing by experienced professionals who he can entrust his very large investment to.

Plus the football hasn't been too bad (well mostly) in that time.

I agree that most other Clubs would give their right arm for our managerial team. I'm not sure that we would fully appreciate the job they do until they leave.
 



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