The club, the board and the future

[Rousseau 11,011]

2 minutes ago, Franc Ergs said:

Patrick Stewart talked a lot ,but said nothing at all.

What were you expecting? 

 

What were you wanting him to say? 

[RANGERRAB 3,884]

3 minutes ago, lenny3k said:

Unless something drastic happens, Clement won't be in charge next season. The interview just makes me think that no replacement will be sourced until after the 'external review'. Thats not to say Clement won't be sacked before then, but there will likely just be a stand-in until the review is completed. 

The interview makes me think that at present they’ve no idea who they’d replace Clement with. 

[lenny3k 703]

I think the external review is a really good thing, but, it remains to be seen if Stewart will be given the licence to implement any changes that are suggested 

Edited Saturday at 16:21 by lenny3k

[CammyF 8,677]

1 hour ago, lenny3k said:

I think the external review is a really good thing, but, it remains to be seen if Stewart will be given the licence to implement any changes that are suggested 

I, maybe due to clutching at straws, think he will. He has to, or he's just another waste of a wage. 

[ranger_syntax 4,505]

1 hour ago, Franc Ergs said:

Patrick Stewart talked a lot ,but said nothing at all.

Unpredictable.

[Bluedell 5,785]

1 hour ago, Franc Ergs said:

Patrick Stewart talked a lot ,but said nothing at all.

I thought what he said sounded good. It's unrealistic to expect that he's got all the answers immediately.

 

My main issue is that we have heard most of it in the past as well, and there's been a failure to deliver. Hopefully he's got both the ability and the power to deliver. 

[Blue Moon 1,418]

I actually thought what he said was quite measured and covered most of the issues that concern the fans.  Most of what he said has been said by people on here.  Good to know about the external review and that Clement basically has a stay of execution which is fair given the circumstances he is working in. 

[Sutton_blows_goats 5,668]

*Taps the OP*

 

Stewart confirms what needs to happen but no one wants to hear it. 
 

 

[rbr 1,278]

I really don't know what some amongst our support expected , given what we all know , the ridiculously bad player trading under Beale and GVB , we simply cant bin managers every time . 

 

I really liked and am glad that at long last there is going to be an in depth external review of our entire football operations , god , how many times have we said that the clubs a shambles etc etc , well now hopefully we get this done and find out exactly what's going wrong and sort it .

 

What would be the point in sacking PC , finding out that there were fundamental flaws and that there was nothing he could have done about it , also remember the amount of players that he still  has been left with that need shifted , Dessers , Matondo , Lawrence , Dowell ,also the youth players that are obviously not going to feature , Lowry , Devine ,King etc 

 

This season is a write off , we wont win the league , we wont finish 3rd , we need to give the new CEO and Chairman a chance to sort things out internally .

 

We are heading , albeit slowly in the right direction imho.

[weebluedevil 1,278]

"Changing a manager is not a silver bullet solution". Yes we know that well, Patrick. 

 

However, nor is implementing the findings from an external review to ensure the club is run better and doesn't need to be underpinned by shareholder loans... but at least it's a start, a move in the right direction given the shambles we find ourselves in. I would expect we will see our annual losses decrease, even break even, accompanied by a fanfare of trumpets. 

 

Anyway, let's say the club find a way to become more financially sustainable, let's say that takes 2 years, and in that time we consistently still lag behind our rivals, then we change the manager? How long does he (or she) get if we don't win a title in that time? 3 years? Then the next manager? Will we move from sacking managers for failure every year to 18 months, to every 2-3 years? 

 

Okay, okay one step at a time. Financial stability first, then some profit, player trading improves, more profit. We are out of the woods. Meanwhile, in the east, they continue to bank CL cash, more transfer cash, more commercial and season ticket revenue. Wouldn't we still be relying on them having an awful season to be able to compete? But they don't. Are we back to needing to find that silver bullet with a new manager? 

 

Glass half empty, I know, but I don't hold out much hope for our plans. A better plan would be for every fan to don thawbs at matches from now on until it catches the attention of some Saudi Prince. Inshallah.