TNT Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 (edited) Rumour going around that he and his company have been booted out Edit......... Some might say hes banned himself Edited 10 January, 2010 by TNT update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 saw that on TUI the other day, wasn't sure if to believe it or not though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Must be a good reason I guess. It'd be interesting to hear it though, if this is even true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Have heard the same. If the reason given is true, Cortese really must have been having "one of those weeks" - it happened not long after the Echo ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 What WAS the reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red And White Barmy Army Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 thought benali was an ambassador for the community as well now? i can see many reasons for a company beeing banned but very much doubt benali would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Frannie should have been banned years ago....but for his defending!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bug187 Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 The Benali Biryani! Anyone remember that? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornseySaintsFan Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Cortese is a nasty piece of work. he regularly reduces employees to tears, and not approachable at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Cortese is a nasty piece of work. he regularly reduces employees to tears, and not approachable at all. You seem to know this as fact? How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Cortese is a nasty piece of work. he regularly reduces employees to tears, and not approachable at all. Lol. I love him. He is our saviour and when I spoke to him he was extremely approachable and friendly and enthusiastic about helping with my request. I'll use my own experience thanks rather than listening to rumour on this messageboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 In the absence of facts, I am just going to proceed along the lines that if this is true, NC must have had good reason (as with the Echo story). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Cortese is a nasty piece of work. he regularly reduces employees to tears, and not approachable at all. Sure you've not mixed him up with Andy Oldknow ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 In the absence of facts, I am just going to proceed along the lines that if this is true, NC must have had good reason (as with the Echo story). That's an intelligent assumption to make (for once ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 He only makes Pards cry when we lose...This will happen less and less.... Now Rupes made staff cry all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fareham saint phil Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Loved Franny as a player (not in a gay girlie way mind you) so if he was i would be sad, i always thought he had something to do with the community side so hopefully it isn't as it may appear. We still need the links to the old players thats what the fans like more than anything else, as long as he buys his ticket im sure hes welcome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyinthesky Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Apparently all to do with Cortese agreeing to rent Benali's (very luxurious) house at Chilworth. Benali moved out then Cortese reneged on the agreement much to Benali's annoyance. Frannie, quite rightly got the hump, and decided to withdraw his patronage and company use of office space at St Marys Real shame as we need new owners the Echo and club stalwarts etc to get on as the club moves forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornseySaintsFan Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 employee at the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornseySaintsFan Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Sure you've not mixed him up with Andy Oldknow ? no i'm not. a club employee told me. oldknow was also a pretty dirty chap. after a meeting with cortese, he abruptly cleared his desk, gone in a second with little explanation. frankly i'm not surprised about cortese, he's probably got where he has so quickly by being ruthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up and away Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Apparently all to do with Cortese agreeing to rent Benali's (very luxurious) house at Chilworth. Benali moved out then Cortese reneged on the agreement much to Benali's annoyance. Frannie, quite rightly got the hump, and decided to withdraw his patronage and company use of office space at St Marys Real shame as we need new owners the Echo and club stalwarts etc to get on as the club moves forward This is what I heard, but it does not make sense. If Cortese had an agreement to rent / buy Benali's house then he would be liable in some manner? So I can only assume there was no agreement and they were just considering it? Nothing different here to what you see with a high proportion of any such property negotiations. Must be something more as this just makes Benali look stupid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 I am told on very good authority that like all top business peeps..NC is firm but very fair...He does not suffer fools gladly.....No chance of me getting a job at St Marys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 But Benali was running his office from St Mary's (a business agreement). If he has been 'evicted' it would be for breach of contract, not because Cortese doesn't like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 no i'm not. a club employee told me. oldknow was also a pretty dirty chap. after a meeting with cortese, he abruptly cleared his desk, gone in a second with little explanation. frankly i'm not surprised about cortese, he's probably got where he has so quickly by being ruthless. I know he is not particularly liked by staff at his hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Cortese is a nasty piece of work. he regularly reduces employees to tears, and not approachable at all. Sounds like a good man to have at the helm then. Far far too many employees seem to think companies should be run in a manner which falls half way between a greek democracy and a vicars tea party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINIBARCELONASAINT Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 i go to skl with his son I will tell you whether this is true soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 I can confirm that Benali has not officially moved out of his house at this point in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 I've always found NC to be a combination of Princess Diana and Idi Amin, if the charm doesn't hook you the thinly veiled menace will! Great bloke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 I've always found NC to be a combination of Princess Diana and Idi Amin, if the charm doesn't hook you the thinly veiled menace will! Great bloke... He's our very own Michael Corleone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Saint Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Quote from source (don't ask) Apparently, Cortese is a tyrant who makes the dreaded Andy Oldknow look like Mother Teresa, and that's shown by the number of departures from the club, including Oldknow himself, who was sacked by Cortese. Appears a man who is not going to be derailed from his course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Not sure Liebherr would trust him with the running of the club if he really was that much of a tw*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Quote from source (don't ask) Apparently, Cortese is a tyrant who makes the dreaded Andy Oldknow look like Mother Teresa, and that's shown by the number of departures from the club, including Oldknow himself, who was sacked by Cortese. Appears a man who is not going to be derailed from his course. SFC has been run like an amateurish boys club for years, despite having had a mouthy chairman. IF NC is cutting through all that whilst delivering results, I have no problem with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 I think the man is an old softeee....Apparently after he has made you cry ..he always passes the box of tissues..He is all heart albeit the tissues are recycled from the previous departing staff members... NC top man..takes no prisoners. COYRs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Saint Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 SFC has been run like an amateurish boys club for years, despite having had a mouthy chairman. IF NC is cutting through all that whilst delivering results, I have no problem with that.Nor me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Saint Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Not sure Liebherr would trust him with the running of the club if he really was that much of a tw*t.Liebherr has absolute trust in Cortese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Not sure Liebherr would trust him with the running of the club if he really was that much of a tw*t. And, you don't become that successful in the cut throat capitalist world of international banking without being a bit of ******... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joesaint Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 What he cares about is what is important, don't get messed about mate. COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit2 Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Not sure Liebherr would trust him with the running of the club if he really was that much of a tw*t. Thats hit the nail on the head. NC / ML havent got where they are now by being easy walk overs. My main problem with this and it is not just NC it is most people in their positions they become mercenary like. I personally have had dealings with CEOs from companies like Cisco and Texas Instruments although very nice in the press etc etc you cross them you now it! They no morals when it comes to business and in most cases will always win the battle. They are not scared of anyone. An example of this is when a CEO from one of the above companies was working in our office and he wanted to know why we were not getting the full 512k broadband speed we were paying for and why it was was contended. I explained and next thing I know he had rung up the Chairman of BT to discuss the issue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobM Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 SFC has been run like an amateurish boys club for years, despite having had a mouthy chairman. IF NC is cutting through all that whilst delivering results, I have no problem with that. Perhaps we have been left with employees who don't meet the standards we need, or don't have the attitude we need, yet still think they can act in the same way they did with RL around? But now we have a serious and professional attitude at the top, the expectation is others below should follow suit. I've seen this myself... a new man comes in and people leave as they don't get on with the new style of leadership. It says more about the people leaving than it does the people in charge. Given the recent and obvious improvement in pretty much every aspect of SFC, I'm willing to bet we have the right person leading us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 I am told on very good authority that like all top business peeps..NC is firm but very fair...He does not suffer fools gladly.....No chance of me getting a job at St Marys... He sounds like me;) Dont really care what he is like as long as we get out of League 1 ASAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Perhaps we have been left with employees who don't meet the standards we need, or don't have the attitude we need, yet still think they can act in the same way they did with RL around? But now we have a serious and professional attitude at the top, the expectation is others below should follow suit. I've seen this myself... a new man comes in and people leave as they don't get on with the new style of leadership. It says more about the people leaving than it does the people in charge. Given the recent and obvious improvement in pretty much every aspect of SFC, I'm willing to bet we have the right person leading us Absolutely. I just hope some other business opportunity doesnt turn his head.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 With regards to NC I can back that up. One of my mates works at a hotel where he regularly goes for a meal, and he's been known to flare up and go nuts at the staff if something goes wrong. Most recently this was because his favourite table was taken and the staff weren't prepared to tell the people that were already on the table to clear off, at which point he promptly stormed out. *Disclaimer: This is NOT fact! Just what i've been told. (Please don't hurt me Nicola) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaroid Saint Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 oldknow was a sh!t-stirrer, cortese is a sh!t-kicker... ...the former is negative and reactionary, the later is progressive and proactive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Nelson Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 no i'm not. a club employee told me. oldknow was also a pretty dirty chap. after a meeting with cortese, he abruptly cleared his desk, gone in a second with little explanation. frankly i'm not surprised about cortese, he's probably got where he has so quickly by being ruthless. Who cleared his desk? Oldknow? Why does that make him a dirty chap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocco boxo Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 oldknow was a sh!t-stirrer, cortese is a sh!t-kicker... so was Benali a shi!t-kicker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Wish NC would take over South West Trains! At least they would then run on time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Wish NC would take over South West Trains! At least they would then run on time... Mussolini's principal attribute-the trains ran on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Porter Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Pretty embarassing if your boss can make you cry at work. Some people need to grow a back bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsacar saint Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 The club will be run properly as a business, but as long as we fans are treated with respect by the hierachy[as we are], what is the problem? AP can work with NC and ML, and that is the most important thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Pretty embarassing if your boss can make you cry at work. Some people need to grow a back bone. I mean your average employee wouldn't have anything much to do with Cortese anyway. Doubt if he makes the tea and hands out the biccys really.Must be a fairly senior person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 He sounds like me;) Dont really care what he is like as long as we get out of League 1 ASAP Firm and fair.....Someone told me you was old and grey like me.:wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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