seagull_special
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Saved our club from oblivion and achieved the impossible, will be remembered in years to come as a true hero. He has made mistakes and can appear arrogant but I wouldn't swap him for any other chairman
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Dick Knight best chairman in football league?
- Thread starter seagull_special
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Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
You want to get out more
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
Is Dick still waiting for you to kiss his arse in the centre spot at Withdean or will that happen on the opening day at Falmer ?
Taybha
Whalewhine
Wouldnt mind kissing k bradys if theres a chairman swap 
Hoops Seagull
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- Nov 17, 2008
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No - far from it
Scotty Mac
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- Jul 13, 2003
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behave
I`d swap him for anyone who has more dosh than he does............
So.... thats all 71 chairman of The Football league then.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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There are Big Issue sellers out there with more disposal income to invest in football clubs than our Richard Knight ffs!
The Large One
Who's Next?
Past and present...
Ken Bates
Greg Stanley
Bill Archer
The tosser who took Wimbledon to Milton Keynes
Rupert Lowe
Mike Bamber
Ken Richardson
Darren Whathisface at Chesterfield
You'd prefer any of them?
Best? No idea. Most accessible and approachable - definitely.
dougdeep
New member
There are Big Issue sellers out there with more disposal income to invest in football clubs than our Richard Knight ffs!
Yes, he's spent over £2million on us to reach that poverty mark though.
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
Slightly contentious, I would have thought. Without the Bamber era we might still be a provincial side with plans to move into a 10,000 seater identikit stadium.
Not too sure about the West Ham chairman - didn't he have all his dosh in an Icelandic bank?
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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I am very happy with DK but I would definitely prefer the man who oversaw the arrival of the best players, teams, style of football, and league position that this club has ever had
The negatives about spending have to be taken in context imo, after the death of Keith Wickenden and the descent to division 2, we were in disarray to the tune of about 7 million but we still had a ground.
It was the incompetence of those that followed that continued the descent, sacking Cattlin being a prime example from Bedson. I have no doubt we would have been challenging for a return to the 1st division if he'd stayed.
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Knotty
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It has always been my impression that, despite the success on the field in the Bamber era, the overspending during that time created problems that had far-reaching effects on the club's future.
Are we not still a 'provincial' side?
Icy Gull
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Bedson and Stanley especially have to take most of the flak imo.
lethaldrizzle
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The Large One
Who's Next?
I am very happy with DK but I would definitely prefer the man who oversaw the arrival of the best players, teams, style of football, and league position that this club has ever had
The negatives about spending have to be taken in context imo, after the death of Keith Wickenden and the descent to division 2, we were in disarray to the tune of about 7 million but we still had a ground.
It was the incompetence of those that followed that continued the descent, sacking Cattlin being a prime example from Bedson. I have no doubt we would have been challenging for a return to the 1st division if he'd stayed.
In his autobiography, Alan Mullery indicates the turning point of his relationship with Mike Bamber was the death of Harry Bloom in 1980. From that, one could easily make a case for the start of our descent with that moment there.