Takeover News/Rumours - Part 42

[Father Jack Hackett]

Nor were Wycombe. Not convinced Rotherham were either.

I agree RE Wycombe but Rotherham would have been fine for at least play offs. We'd played 2 more games than a couple. We weren't going up.

 

[Sons of The Wear]

They were two of the most miserable hate filled people I’ve ever heard in my life. Ended up getting into an argument with them so just moved seats. Couldn’t be arsed with their shite every week.

Lot of anger in there it seems, going to watch SAFC in the third tier was never gonna calm you down....

 

[sir rowell cummins]

Things don’t have to be black or white like.

It’s fair to be happy there is imminent change. I’ve had a few snippets from @prehab26 via PM and it’s all been on the money. Hopefully it will result in big sweeping changes from top to bottom.

That of course doesn’t need to then stop you remaining naturally sceptical about the current owners retaining involvement. It’s a case of once bitten; twice shy so you’ve got to be able to understand both points of view.

All this little sniping at each other is nee good like but we need to be more pragmatic when the new owners are known. Hopefully they are professional enough to not need to nip round the tavern for a pint to get people onside and we can judge them by their immediate actions not some empty words on a fan podcast or because they allowed fans a selfie.

Spot on. Sensible rational forward thinking business and football decisions needed. Actions not spin. Don’t mind them PRing some positives just not arrogant smooth talking bullshite a la Methven

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Things don’t have to be black or white like.

It’s fair to be happy there is imminent change. I’ve had a few snippets from @prehab26 via PM and it’s all been on the money. Hopefully it will result in big sweeping changes from top to bottom.

That of course doesn’t need to then stop you remaining naturally sceptical about the current owners retaining involvement. It’s a case of once bitten; twice shy so you’ve got to be able to understand both points of view.

All this little sniping at each other is nee good like but we need to be more pragmatic when the new owners are known. Hopefully they are professional enough to not need to nip round the tavern for a pint to get people onside and we can judge them by their immediate actions not some empty words on a fan podcast or because they allowed fans a selfie.

I doubt they'll even be in the country much of the time. And there certainly won't be a running podcast commentary. Communication, I would think, would be via the liaison meetings. The key is getting the right people to run the day-to-day.

 

[riffraff]

A company that needs PR isn’t doing it right in the first place and lacks a conscience.

 

[Mickdundee]

A company that needs PR isn’t doing it right in the first place and lacks a conscience.

Every reasonable sized company on the planet uses PR of some sort.

 

[GarethQ]

Lot of anger in there it seems, going to watch SAFC in the third tier was never gonna calm you down....

Lot of anger from me?

 

[Deleted User 18963]

Be funny to watch the people who said JR runs the show and appointment would be underwhelming and a sham.

Nah.

All wrong.

 

[magic snood]

Be funny to watch the people who said JR runs the show and appointment would be underwhelming and a sham.

Nah.

All wrong.

If it's Poyet, I certainly wouldn't class it as underwhelming as he'd probably give the club the biggest lift out of all the candidates mentioned so far.

For me though there's still question marks around how much he could get out of this current squad, particularly with limited room to manoeuvre in Jan. I think the SpD is the more important appointment right now, do you think it's likely that they'll be announced together or is one further along than the other?

 

[Billy Batts]

I’ve seen it a number of times in life, a lot of people would rather be right than happy.

This. There's a couple on here.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Lot of anger from me?

I think he means the two behind you.

 

[Nicky Winterwasp]

If it's Poyet, I certainly wouldn't class it as underwhelming as he'd probably give the club the biggest lift out of all the candidates mentioned so far.

For me though there's still question marks around how much he could get out of this current squad, particularly with limited room to manoeuvre in JanF. I think the SpD is the more important appointment right now, do you think it's likely that they'll be announced together or is one further along than the other?

That applies to whoever comes in probably

 

[Billy Batts]

If it's Poyet, I certainly wouldn't class it as underwhelming as he'd probably give the club the biggest lift out of all the candidates mentioned so far.

For me though there's still question marks around how much he could get out of this current squad, particularly with limited room to manoeuvre in Jan. I think the SpD is the more important appointment right now, do you think it's likely that they'll be announced together or is one further along than the other?

The Brighton team he took over were absolutely shocking. He turned them around.

 

[Shibby Safc]

If it's Poyet, I certainly wouldn't class it as underwhelming as he'd probably give the club the biggest lift out of all the candidates mentioned so far.

For me though there's still question marks around how much he could get out of this current squad, particularly with limited room to manoeuvre in Jan. I think the SpD is the more important appointment right now, do you think it's likely that they'll be announced together or is one further along than the other?

you could makle the same argument for appointing Pep. Still is a top appointment regardless.

 

[oddbod]

The Brighton team he took over were absolutely shocking. He turned them around.

He could probably get game even now!Poyet is a winner and a cut above league one!

 

[Sons of The Wear]

Lot of anger from me?

Loads of us been angry mate, its been a shit show for too long, can only hope things will get better soon for us all....

 

[magic snood]

That applies to whoever comes in probably

Yes it does but to varying degrees. Although Poyet has won promotion from this league before, I find it highly unlikely he's been keeping tabs on the division and will know the players and playing styles of the teams in the league. He'd need to be brought up to speed on our squad and the attributes of certain players, which could cost us points during that transition period as he learns about the squad.

You could argue that someone like Cook with more recent experience of the division and having worked with players in the squad before would be better suited to the immediate task in hand, though i'll admit that was part of the logic behind the Parkinson apppointment. Poyet probably a better long term shout but I think would take a bit longer to get results this season. The good thing is that he'd be afforded more time than most and would give the club a big lift.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Yes it does but to varying degrees. Although Poyet has won promotion from this league before, I find it highly unlikely he's been keeping tabs on the division and will know the players and playing styles of the teams in the league. He'd need to be brought up to speed on our squad and the attributes of certain players, which could cost us points during that transition period as he learns about the squad.

You could argue that someone like Cook with more recent experience of the division and having worked with players in the squad before would be better suited to the immediate task in hand, though i'll admit that was part of the logic behind the Parkinson apppointment. Poyet probably a better long term shout but I think would take a bit longer to get results this season. The good thing is that he'd be afforded more time than most and would give the club a big lift.

Depends on his back room staff. If he got someone like Catts in as a coach, or offer Grant a player/coach job, he could use them as a sounding board. I think he's bright enough to know what he'll need.

 

[LukeJH96]

Could be the end of Bally’s involvement with this club this. They hated each other don’t they? I know Bally’s son has been quite vocal on Twitter in the past about Poyet.

 

[magic snood]

Depends on his back room staff. If he got someone like Catts in as a coach, or offer Grant a player/coach job, he could use them as a sounding board. I think he's bright enough to know what he'll need.

Agreed, I think he would need to bring in a coach who has experience of the squad/division, someone like Catts would be great if he fancied it and would be another big boost for the supporters, maybe they might even keep Taylor on.

Something I feel Ross got wrong was not having a seasoned L1 coach on the backroom staff, his whole team had no experience of the division and you could tell, given how naive we looked when faced with some of the darker arts of L1 in that first season. That can be the problem, sometimes managers are either too stubborn or too loyal to their team when the situation requires that they mix it up a bit.