The Board, consultancy fees, Mercs and how to identify a duck

[ronnie21]

I see a flaw in your theory. 

No shit Sherlock!!  Had to make it a bit tongue in cheek before the orange hat brigade came on here and had a field day!! 

[Berniman]

Who?

Who what?

[Honkytonk]

Who what?

Who what where?

[Saxondale]

When why?

[Berniman]

How?

[Honkytonk]

Which?

[4D]

Hunt?

[swindont]

Does anyone else think the stick the board are currently getting is now totally unmeritted?

I agree that when the new board arrived I was pesimistic and to some degree worried, hearing about the dramatic financial changes that were planned and all the rubbish about the Mercs. But in reality their doing things right arent they? The previous board, no matter how ambitous they were left us in tatters, with huge financial bills and another threat of administration which clearly demonstrated that that approach wasnt sustainable for our club. Now McCrory has come in and has removed the players on ridiculous wages in relation to there footballing ability (Rooney 8k a week?!, Miller etc) and looking to build a fresh new young team, which is surely the correct way to go, as for one its a much cheaper option, two they have the potential to be stars for the club and progress and push us on, and three it enables us to sell them at some point on make some money which then can be reinvested in the club to stregthen multiple areas of the team, which is very important look at clubs like Leeds, Rangers and Portsmouth who have done this wrong.

The new revenue steams coming in such as the deal with the matchday food and concerts will bring extra money into the club, ideas not brought forward by the previous regime. Which can then again be used to up the money being spent in our self-sustainable model. I feel that this is the correct way to go and the board need more recognition, look at Watford and Palace two teams who for years have spent within there means and look how well they did last season.

Its time to get behind the board and their new direction !

[Honkytonk]

Hi Jed. 

[Trashbat?]

ROAAARRR!

[4D]

I thought this was going to be a redundancies thread.

[Gnasher]

Hi Jed. 

Spelling and grammar too good for Jed. Hi Steve 

[Batch]

Not punchy enough for Steve.

Hi Crouchy ??! 

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I think its too early to praise or damn them either way yet. PH neutral on the litmus paper of life.

I think its OK for town fans to question things on a Town fan message board if they want. Its part of a message boards function.

Its not right having direct goes at Jed via Twitter mind, in my opinion. Then again I find the suck ups just as unpalatable!

[StfcRusty]

Now McCrory has come in and has removed the players on ridiculous wages in relation to there footballing ability (Rooney 8k a week?!, Miller etc)

Can we please stop quoting the fairytale that Rooney was "on" 8k a week.  He wasn't / isn't.

For those of you on PAYE, ask your employer what your total weekly/monthly on-cost to them is versus your weekly/monthly wage. The figures are very different.

Even if true (which I doubt), the 8k figure will be total on-cost, meaning Rooney would be "on" £4-5k a week.  Still a lot, I know, but it's just annoying when the £8k figure (which was clearly club propaganda IMHO) is bandied about as fact and, no doubt, will be for months to come.

[ronnie21]

I find it very tiresome that some continually snipe at the board/Jed when they have nothing factually to go on.  We were in the shit big time when Andrew Black pulled out, at least we have still got a club in League 1 to support!!  All this talk of asset stripping and financial mismanagement - and even who Jed follows on Twitter - does nothing for me.  That is not to say that I am totally behind this current board, I need to see a bit more positivity coming from within the club itself but I have to say I was totally won over by PDC and JW and where has that got me/us??