benjii

Stay off the beans then.

Did Cosimo Sarli score?

They certainly missed a couple of chances. Couldn't see anything wrong with either of our two disallowed net-busters though.

Oh please! For god's sake. Never has a moniker been less apposite. Lowe was trumpeting the "Revolutionary" setup. The "fast, attacking, passing football". The "seamless integration" of the entire playing staff. The board were embroiled in the tactics and setup of the first team as much as the manager.

It is a myth.

Who cares about last season? This thread is about Lowe's incompetent bumbling, meddling and record of hitting upon a decent manager about once every 4 appointments and, whether surplus to requirements or timely reminder, it is spot on.

I'm not quite sure what you're moaning about here to be honest.

I agree with everyone as it happens. I suppose this was more about recognition for J-P S than JP.

I suspect you may be right. I was feeling charitable!

In my opinion this guy is just as important to us as Saga. Wotte is starting to make Poortie's reign look utterly inept, however, he has had the benefit of Saiejs in the team. So, if JPS was signed at Poortie's behest then fair-play to Jan - at least he left us with something.

Yep, fair play. Nice to have a proper manager.

Does everyone think that we are winning now because the boysh, want to do it more, and we have to do it, to want to do it, to be there to make the succesh for the goals, to be there as the team? Or is it something to do with training properly and playing to a system with a game plan?

Before the Revolution.

Is it 4 yet?

It's funny, when we were at uni we managed to run a sports club with 90+ paying members and four full-time teams, liaise with the relevant governing bodies, utilise top class facilities, organise travel to matches many miles away, organise numerous social events with other clubs, obtain sponsorship from large multinational organisations, come to arrangements with pubs / bars, organise overseas tours, maintain an operating profit, get absolutely plastered.... God knows how we managed it; we were lazy mongs who spent most of the day in bed.

TBF if someone wants to buy their own pint when it's my round, I'm fine with that.

When you have a drunk hand-shandy and it stings a bit and you feel like you need a slash for ages after.

I really think that continued concerns about Admin are unfounded. I doubt we would go into admin even if we were relegated. The whole strategy of the board seems to have been to make the club solvent, going forward, whether relegated or not. Clearly football success has taken a backseat to cost saving; I don't see how anyone can possibly argue with this premise. IMO Wilde and Lowe came back in to make the club sustainable, bugger what division it is in in the short term. I disagree with their strategy and think they have missed the point. I disagree with the notion that a football club should be run for the benefit of a few small-time shareholders. I don't doubt, however, that they have slashed costs to the extent that our cash outflow is now such that the relevant bank will want to continue supporting us. It is worth noting that we only need to find about £3m a year to pay what we owe to Barclays and Aviva - there is nothing in it for them to wind us up unless they think we can't find £3m a year or unless they think our position is irretrievably bleak. Bear in mind that they couldn't care less if we're in League 1 or not, as long as we have this circa £3m and we're not on a massive downward spiral financially.

If it was any other bunch of incumbents I would find the notion of a meeting only every three weeks quite galling. As it's this bunch, I am quite relieved they are rarely around.

It's ok. I actually felt a bit of a tool when I read the OP again because he was quite specific and stated "football chairmen". On second thoughts though, I make no apology for giving Stanley's post only a cursory read.

Stu, did you do this?

Mao.

He's looking for an enigneer. FFS.