Henfield One
Well-known member
- Aug 5, 2003
- 459
Since 'PooGate', in your opinion, have the Board been:
Inert?
Inept?
Effective?
Decisive?
Inert?
Inept?
Effective?
Decisive?
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The Board - a poll
- Thread starter Henfield One
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Doing nothing is inert. They're not inept when projects like the training ground & academy have been achieved.
I don't know enough about 'The Board' to make an informed decision. It's a sizeable group of people (8?) with different roles.
Recent Player recruitment has been poor - really poor with the benefit of hindsight. So whoever is (ultimately) responsible for that has performed badly.
On the managerial side, they acted swiftly and 'decisively' to suspend Poyet, though with hindsight, many (myself included) question the route they chose, as the time it took,messed up preparations for the next season. The choice of Oscar was a good one - the second excellent choice in a row. Oscar then left because he was (delete according to your want) frustrated by the transfer set up / unstable / a bit cold / bored. At this point the club appointed Hyppia, who has not proved up to the mark, despite looking at the time a decent choice. No club gets every appointment right. Most would settle for 2 out of 3. They might act sooner to remove the poor one though.
You've gone on (and on, and on) about the loss of soul/commercialisation of the club, so they clearly been doing something - stuff you don't like - but it rules out 'inert'. They've also got the training ground and academy up and running, so not 'inert' or 'inept'.
So currently 'indecisive' over Hyppia's future, it seems.
Recent Player recruitment has been poor - really poor with the benefit of hindsight. So whoever is (ultimately) responsible for that has performed badly.
On the managerial side, they acted swiftly and 'decisively' to suspend Poyet, though with hindsight, many (myself included) question the route they chose, as the time it took,messed up preparations for the next season. The choice of Oscar was a good one - the second excellent choice in a row. Oscar then left because he was (delete according to your want) frustrated by the transfer set up / unstable / a bit cold / bored. At this point the club appointed Hyppia, who has not proved up to the mark, despite looking at the time a decent choice. No club gets every appointment right. Most would settle for 2 out of 3. They might act sooner to remove the poor one though.
You've gone on (and on, and on) about the loss of soul/commercialisation of the club, so they clearly been doing something - stuff you don't like - but it rules out 'inert'. They've also got the training ground and academy up and running, so not 'inert' or 'inept'.
So currently 'indecisive' over Hyppia's future, it seems.
I would agree with that. I have never been one of those "manager out/sack the board" types after a couple of games lost but even I think the time has come for Hyppia to go.
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
You will be surprised. There are alot of suits earning some big money so it wouldnt surprise me if Lennys comment is true.
However HKFC sums it up PERFECTLY.
However HKFC sums it up PERFECTLY.
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
In fact you could almost say decisive because they have kept the clueless Finn in charge. Thats decisive although I dont agree with it.
I think you're being generous.
I think there were better names in the mix when both Oscar and Sami were appointed. You could argue that a bit more homework might have revealed Oscars apparent frail personality, (what was the longest he'd been in a job).
Sami as the stats show fell apart at Bayer when his co-manager/Asst went.
Whilst the benefit of the doubt could be applied re Oscar, the Sami appointment was a complete no-brainer.
Edit - just read OP again, decisive with appointments, but largely agree with your summary - laziness on my part - apols.
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Yes, you are right, they have been decisive though with the appointments, albeit not necessarily the right ones.
Would love to be a 'fly on he wall', I mean who directs them on football related issues?
Return of the Rev
Well-known member
Where's arrogant fools?
Return of the Rev
Well-known member
the fly?
Lokki 7
WSU
I think we should sack the board, burn the Amex, hire Micky Adams part III and go bust hoofing long balls in a Withdean field chanting Attila's fantastic poetry.
Norman Baker suck my lozenge
New member
What's really upsetting about all this is that Poyet has been proved right,for some unbeknown reason the board have seemed determined to set this club back years.
We are going to be a league one club next season,let's not kid ourselves.
Not Andy Naylor
Well-known member
I don't see 'the board' as much more than a rubber stamp on football decisions.
If you look at the names, they're mostly all Tony Bloom appointees, apart from Martin Perry and Derek Chapman. I believe I'm right in saying that Robert Comer joined the board under Dick Knight, but mainly to look after TB's investment. Marc Sugarman was at school with TB and Adam Franks was at Manchester University with him. Peter Godfrey was the Amex contact.
So, to all intents and purposes, the board is Tony Bloom. I doubt there are many dissenting voices at board meetings.
If you look at the names, they're mostly all Tony Bloom appointees, apart from Martin Perry and Derek Chapman. I believe I'm right in saying that Robert Comer joined the board under Dick Knight, but mainly to look after TB's investment. Marc Sugarman was at school with TB and Adam Franks was at Manchester University with him. Peter Godfrey was the Amex contact.
So, to all intents and purposes, the board is Tony Bloom. I doubt there are many dissenting voices at board meetings.
I agree, but with a proviso - I agree that there would be no 'dissent', and certainly no agitating against TB. But - if he has surrounded himself with his MATES, then surely they wouldn't be afraid to tell him if they thought he was making mistakes - as opposed to say, paid employees?
Vegas Seagull
New member
- Jul 10, 2009
- 7,782
This may be part of the issue, Derek Chapman (apart from the Blooms) is the only long term fan/ST holder, which cannot be ideal
Mr Banana
Tedious chump
All this conjecture wouldn't exist if we were midtable. The board are effectively going to relegate us by ensuring we are several points behind safety at the start of the year if they don't sack Hyypia. There must be something logistical preventing them from doing so, otherwise the only conclusion is that they don't care for the best interests of the club.
Anyway, I agree with the post about Micky Adams II soundtracked by Attila's wonderful verse.
Anyway, I agree with the post about Micky Adams II soundtracked by Attila's wonderful verse.
Not Andy Naylor
Well-known member
I hope so. That's certainly true of my mates, but then I'm not a multi-millionaire. I imagine that might change things.
Maybe. Hopefully not.