Cooper to have talks with the wendies

[Batch]

Why on earth is there outcry that our defacto director of football is having an influence on..... Football? It's a management team of four. Standing, Power, Cooper, Williams. All bringing their own skills to the table. Why is that worrying, or a problem.....

Is Standing employed by the club/been doing this all season? I had no idea (Standing was involved). In which case I apologise for going off on one.

Would still like more transparency about things. I'm not comfortable with things being hidden given our history, and to be honest I've never 100% trusted Power even though everything he has said and done has been seemingly spot on. That's definitely because of recent history.

I'd still like to see Cooper stay mind, think he handles "front of house" exceedingly well.

(edit for clarity)

[stfc1975]

Loved Lee Power on twitter sending Cooper out shopping while the rest discussed tactics. Sounds about right actually.

[Ginginho]

I've never heard of him before, but after a brief google search, he seems to be an unofficial director of football and consultant to Lee Power.

He also runs a sports management company, is agent to Gareth Barry and is also his best friend.
http://www.firsttouchpro.co.uk/

[Reg Smeeton]

Is Standing employed by the club/been doing this all season? I had no idea (Standing was involved). In which case I apologise for going off on one.

Would still like more transparency about things. I'm not comfortable with things being hidden given our history, and to be honest I've never 100% trusted Power even though everything he has said and done has been seemingly spot on. That's definitely because of recent history.

I'd still like to see Cooper stay mind, think he handles "front of house" exceedingly well.

(edit for clarity)

The first rule of being an STFC fan should be never trust the chairman...

[Exiled Bob]

Agree with that to a large extent. But to be totally frozen out in the way he was seemed bizarre and to be honest a bit shoddy to me.

I don't agree. Ward said himself that it happens all the time in football and that he implied that he didn't really have a problem with it - clubs have budgets and, particularly clubs like Swindon, they can't overspend. Besides, players know when they sign the contract that it's likely to happen that way. 

[Exiled Bob]

To me Tijane was a simply a gamble that didn't pay off. He'd been highly rated in the past, hadn't lived up to the hype for whatever reason, so we took a chance on him. Can't imagine he was on a lot and when it became clear we weren't the ones to finally unlock his potential we got rid.

Don't see it as a suspicious signing at all

I saw his first game at Peterboro on the first game of last season and he was brilliant. Shame he got injured....

[pauld]

Read between the lines, it seems to me it was financial as his contract specified a certain number of games - he stopped at 79!

You don't have to read between the lines, he explicitly states it was financial, a clause in his contract
"I think everyone will know about the financial side in my contract about playing a certain amount of games.

There is a budget, it’s there and I appreciate that. It happens in football, I wasn’t the first and I certainly won’t be the last."

[Flashheart]

why do people always jump into 'everything is awesome' whenever there is anything remotely worrying.

Has anybody done that?

[Batch]

why do people always jump into 'everything is awesome' whenever there is anything remotely worrying.

Has anybody done that?

all the time

[Levi lapper]

Has anybody done that?
all the time

Most of the people who were noshing of JEd a year or two ago have short memories

[fittons_coaching_badge]

Most of the people who were noshing of JEd a year or two ago have short memories

I spent far to long on Twitter trying to put right people who thought Jed was the dream ticket!

Re Cooper ..... His worth is pretty high atm with regards to other clubs looking in.  Given the chance it would have been a good time for him personally to have moved on. (This does not mean I wanted him to leave).  With practically a brand new team next year if we start badly his stock could fall pretty quickly.

[Flashheart]

The 'we want jed back' petition was cringeworthy. Other than that, the only 'support' of him I saw in here was people saying he shouldn't be judged too soon. So he turned out to be a cock-womble, but then many were also rather quick to judge Power as soon as he put his foot in the door.....

[kerry red]

I think any incoming owner has to win the fans over by action, not rumours or perceived dodginess or even by what he says.

There are still some fans, not just ours, who think owners must only put in and never take out.

Jed was the exception - he just oozed shit from the start which was clear to see

[Honkytonk]

I also remember people getting all riled up about Power not being in the country, how he was leeching off the club etc. Etc.

Essentialy people are too quick to jump to conclusions with little to no evidence to back it up.

[Reg Smeeton]

I think any incoming owner has to win the fans over by action, not rumours or perceived dodginess or even by what he says.

There are still some fans, not just ours, who think owners must only put in and never take out.

Jed was the exception - he just oozed shit from the start which was clear to see

Don't do Twitter, but it if as it seems that was where the Jedophiles hung out, there were definitely a few of his accolytes on here.

As regards Power, there are still plenty of question marks....just not as many as when he fiirst arrived.