The club statement we'll never see

[CHAPEL END CHARLIE]

Joint Statement on behalf of Mr Rupert Lowe & Michael Wilde .

 

 

We would like to thank Jan Poortvliet for his efforts this season and wish him well for the future but as we were fully responsible for this ill-conceived appointment we must accept that the resulting awful home form and descent into the relegation zone are both in truth our responsibility . With hindsight it's quite clear to us now that the appointment of a foreign coach with only a mixed record of success in lower league football and no experience of the English game was always likely to end in failure .

 

This is an appropriate juncture to issue a formal public apology to Mr Nigel Pearson , who we now accept is a able manager who should obviously have been offered a new contract last summer . We look forward to following his progress in the CCC next season .

 

It has become abundantly clear that the strategic direction we have taken the club has been fundamentally misguided , the over-reliance on employing inexperienced young players in the first team and the policy of spending much our all too limited transfer/wage budget on signing additional players in the same category was an mistake .

 

In the light of these serious errors of judgment we both feel that in the best interests of the club the only honourable course of action open to us is to resign from the board of SLH/SFC . We have jointly decided to cease with immediate effect all involvement with the running of the club and have given proxy rights to our shareholdings to Mr Leon Crouch , who will now resume his role as club Chairman .

[Mr X]

............ and then you woke up!

[WealdSaint]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I wish

[Stax]

Oh thats great news where did you find Ruperts speech for monday!

[docker-p]

That statement almost brought a tear to my eye, and a lump to my throat. If ony it were true

[St Landrew]

Joint Statement on behalf of Mr Rupert Lowe & Michael Wilde .

 

 

We would like to thank Jan Poortvliet for his efforts this season and wish him well for the future but as we were fully responsible for this ill-conceived appointment we must accept that the resulting awful home form and descent into the relegation zone are both in truth our responsibility . With hindsight it's quite clear to us now that the appointment of a foreign coach with only a mixed record of success in lower league football and no experience of the English game was always likely to end in failure.

 

This is an appropriate juncture to issue a formal public apology to Mr Nigel Pearson, who we now accept is a able manager who should obviously have been offered a new contract last summer. We look forward to following his progress in the CCC next season.

 

It has become abundantly clear that the strategic direction we have taken the club has been fundamentally misguided, the over-reliance on employing inexperienced young players in the first team and the policy of spending much our all too limited transfer/wage budget on signing additional players in the same category was an mistake.

 

In the light of these serious errors of judgment we both feel that in the best interests of the club the only honourable course of action open to us is to resign from the board of SLH/SFC. We have jointly decided to cease with immediate effect all involvement with the running of the club and have given proxy rights to our shareholdings to Mr Leon Crouch, who will now resume his role as Club Chairman .

 

That is extremely good stuff CEC. I'd apply to Southampton Football Club if I were you. They need someone who can put the right message across.

 

Just a short contract, of course.

[saintwarwick]

Joint Statement on behalf of Mr Rupert Lowe & Michael Wilde .

 

 

We would like to thank Jan Poortvliet for his efforts this season and wish him well for the future but as we were fully responsible for this ill-conceived appointment we must accept that the resulting awful home form and descent into the relegation zone are both in truth our responsibility . With hindsight it's quite clear to us now that the appointment of a foreign coach with only a mixed record of success in lower league football and no experience of the English game was always likely to end in failure .

 

This is an appropriate juncture to issue a formal public apology to Mr Nigel Pearson , who we now accept is a able manager who should obviously have been offered a new contract last summer . We look forward to following his progress in the CCC next season .

 

It has become abundantly clear that the strategic direction we have taken the club has been fundamentally misguided , the over-reliance on employing inexperienced young players in the first team and the policy of spending much our all too limited transfer/wage budget on signing additional players in the same category was an mistake .

 

In the light of these serious errors of judgment we both feel that in the best interests of the club the only honourable course of action open to us is to resign from the board of SLH/SFC . We have jointly decided to cease with immediate effect all involvement with the running of the club and have given proxy rights to our shareholdings to Mr Leon Crouch , who will now resume his role as club Chairman .

 

I like it but I'm sure Mr Barclays will have a big say on a lot of these points.