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Just read down various other posts on that site, and it looks like cobblers, if nothing confirmed by 9 i will delete the thread. I think i may have got a little excited too quicklyš
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Just read down various other posts on that site, and it looks like cobblers, if nothing confirmed by 9 i will delete the thread. I think i may have got a little excited too quicklyš
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Has he got phil brown on speed dial!
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Damn you Hagrid!
Im sorry ! Im clinging onto a small bit of hope that its true |
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I doubt heāll have been sacked after yet another game where we were the best team and should have won
If only the opposition would stop scoring goals that win the games we might be up there with a shout for the top spot š
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Ahh.... I get it now heās been sacked and Nathan Arnold is the new manager š
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I doubt heāll have been sacked after yet another game where we were the best team and should have won
If only the opposition would stop scoring goals that win the games we might be up there with a shout for the top spot š
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I read something on the internet. It must be true.
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I read something on the internet. It must be true.
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Ahh.... I get it now heās been sacked and Nathan Arnold is the new manager š
I've heard JF is quitting the club, investing in a string of barber shops and taking Russ with him as a model for the marketing campaign.. |
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Hagrid.....the new Matt Dean
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Hagrid.....the new Matt Dean
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Just had a phone call from an unknown number ranting something about ā losing trustā?
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Just read down various other posts on that site, and it looks like cobblers, if nothing confirmed by 9 i will delete the thread. I think i may have got a little excited too quicklyš
That used to happen to me when I was about 19! |
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Got back into town at 19:30 and floodlights still on wondered if there was a public hanging taking place
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Got back into town at 19:30 and floodlights still on wondered if there was a public hanging taking place
No, the last man locking up forgot to turn them off. |
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Got back into town at 19:30 and floodlights still on wondered if there was a public hanging taking place
Luton have gone home and we are still trying to score. |
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Would turn a excrement day into a better day if this is true.
Needs to be true.
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Why would the floodlights be on if Slade was having a meeting?
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search slade on wikapedia..think thats how you spell it...says hes been sacked today and is looking for a job
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Why would the floodlights be on if Slade was having a meeting?
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Looks to be keeping to the same standards as previous press releases, we'll soon see Monday. Has Matt Dean's boardroom spy said anything to him yet. |
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Why would the floodlights be on if Slade was having a meeting?
They're obviously having the meeting in the centre circle. |
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Other rumours Iāve heard today:
Nathan Arnold is signing.
Nathan Arnold isnāt signing.
Slade and Wilkinson donāt get on at all and have a difficult working relationship.
Slade is lodging at Fentyās house.
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search slade on wikapedia..think thats how you spell it...says hes been sacked today and is looking for a job
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Anybody know if the floodlights are still on at BP?
No statement yet so it seems untrue.
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Other rumours Iāve heard today:
Nathan Arnold is signing.
Nathan Arnold isnāt signing.
Slade and Wilkinson donāt get on at all and have a difficult working relationship.
Slade is lodging at Fentyās house.
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Not going to happen end off, apparently lampard looking for a job some of your may not like it but could do very well look at harry kewell at Crawley
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Not going to happen end off, apparently lampard looking for a job some of your may not like it but could do very well look at harry kewell at Crawley
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In the state we are in at present, why would Kewell consider Grimsby?
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If it's not going to happen "end of" why would someone look at Kewell? What's Lampard got to do with anything?
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Do you really think it going to happen and they was suggestions
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I would think on his rumoured 135k a year salary he would be able to afford his own gaff
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I'm sure Ollie can speak for himself but I think his post has been read wrongly.
I read it as him saying the Lampard is looking for a Manager's job, and that the appointment of a high-profile ex-player might not be a bad thing - as can be seen by Crawley doing ok under Harry Kewell.
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I would think on his rumoured 135k a year salary he would be able to afford his own gaff
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Why would the floodlights be on if Slade was having a meeting?
The lights are on, but no one's home, sadly. |
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I'm sure Ollie can speak for himself but I think his post has been read wrongly.
I read it as him saying the Lampard is looking for a Manager's job, and that the appointment of a high-profile ex-player might not be a bad thing - as can be seen by Crawley doing ok under Harry Kewell.
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I originally subscribed to the idea that sacking Slade would achieve nothing. The guy might be a deeply unpopular but I thought he had enough about him to bring a bit of stability.
But I'm changing my mind very quickly. I really do think we could get relegated with this clown in charge.
He's afforded more time given his matey relationship with Fenty, but if he was anyone else he'd have been sacked by now.
The problem, however, will always be - who would be our next manager? Who trusts Fenty to get it right, given his track record?
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Luton have gone home and we are still trying to score.
Just managed to sneek back in to Blundell Park just before 10 pm tonight and we have just gone 2 nil down to a Luton team that left hours ago. |
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But Slade says we've had lots of possession!!!
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Just read down various other posts on that site, and it looks like cobblers, if nothing confirmed by 9 i will delete the thread. I think i may have got a little excited too quicklyš
Why haven't you deleted this thread? Stupid rumours in the artificial world of social media are doing us no favours. |
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Just managed to sneek back in to Blundell Park just before 10 pm tonight and we have just gone 2 nil down to a Luton team that left hours ago.
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Why haven't you deleted this thread?
Stupid rumours in the artificial world of social media are doing us no favours.
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"If nothing confirmed by 9"
We sacked Newell at 10pm on a sunday night!
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Wouldnt say it was a stupid rumour at all. And tbh i forgot, my life doesnt revolve around the fishy
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Neither does mine, but what a stupid thread to start if you weren't prepared to keep tabs on it.
There is nothing wrong with wishful thinking that he has been sacked |
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Who got out the wrong side of bed this morning?
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The next two games will decide.
Win both and our concerns should go away re relegation
Lose both and a sacking must follow
Two draws?
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Probably a sneaked 0-0 draw at Yeovil would be deemed a good result by the club, but a home defeat to that hateful bunch from Cheltenham would see an angry reaction from supporters, even if we did deserve to win but lost 3-0.
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Same source is sticking to his story, saying an annoucement should be made tomorrow?
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Hagrid I really hope it's true mate .
As I ain't spending a penny while slade still in charge..
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Hagrid I really hope it's true mate .
As I ain't spending a penny while slade still in charge..
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Sunday is an unusual day to sack a manager?
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Sunday is an unusual day to sack a manager?
Tomorrow's Monday. |
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Wasn't Newell sacked on a Sunday?
Slade's team reminds me so much of that side. A massively bloated squad of nothingness, masquerading as a football team.
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Wasn't Newell sacked on a Sunday?
Slade's team reminds me so much of that side. A massively bloated squad of nothingness, masquerading as a football team.
I think with Newells team there were talented nontryers eg Sweeney and people who although were effective on their day eg Barry Conlon let himself down with his drinking habits.Put that in the mix and you are bound to struggle. |
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Think the timing would be bizarre given transfer window ends on Wednesday and if Nathan Arnold rumours are true why let RS bring in two players with the sack as a sandwich.
Alternatively Nathan may be a J.F. signing which RS truly knows nothing about. Personally expect him to get the next two games and anything less than four points may see the trap door open
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Why would they say announcement tomorrow, either RS doesn't know he getting sacked or the announcement is something that else, Arnold maybe. I think now is the right time for RS to go but we need to wait for official announcement before speculating.
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Who's saying there is an announcement tomorrow?
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As Wilkinson does not have much clout on who or how we play because Slade knows best, I would take Wilko in charge until the end of the season, He can't do any worse can he ? |
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As Wilkinson does not have much clout on who or how we play because Slade knows best, I would take Wilko in charge until the end of the season, He can't do any worse can he ?
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Why would the floodlights be on if Slade was having a meeting?
So he can properly show his flowcharts and Powerpoint display. |
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Clever move by Fenty as he signs Arnold behind Slade's back who then spits his dummy out and resigns. All of a sudden fans are happy, hero back, Slade gone and Fenty smells of roses. Wilko and Mooro in charge until the end of the season
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Clever move by Fenty as he signs Arnold behind Slade's back who then spits his dummy out and resigns. All of a sudden fans are happy, hero back, Slade gone and Fenty smells of roses. Wilko and Mooro in charge until the end of the season
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Been told apparently he had the vote of confidence late last night .
Seems he will survive another week.
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Clever move by Fenty as he signs Arnold behind Slade's back who then spits his dummy out and resigns. All of a sudden fans are happy, hero back, Slade gone and Fenty smells of roses. Wilko and Mooro in charge until the end of the season
I haven't seen or heard anything to make me think that Wilko should stay if Slade is fired. |
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Serious question. Like most people on this forum I go through a performance appraisal process. If I didnāt perform Iād be given a performance improvement plan, if I still didnāt perform Iād be managed out and, if the process was followed correctly would have no hope of undeserved compensation. Is Slade immune to this and if so, given his history of failure, why?
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Been told apparently he had the vote of confidence late last night .
Seems he will survive another week.
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Clever move by Fenty as he signs Arnold behind Slade's back who then spits his dummy out and resigns. All of a sudden fans are happy, hero back, Slade gone and Fenty smells of roses. Wilko and Mooro in charge until the end of the season
When JT asked RS if Nathan Arnold is signing his reply was "not that I know of" so if he signs he was either lying or indeed he was signed behind RS's back. Watch this space. |
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Who told you that.. your hamster?
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When JT asked RS if Nathan Arnold is signing his reply was "not that I know of" so if he signs he was either lying or indeed he was signed behind RS's back. Watch this space.
Fenty has just not signed Nathan behind Slades back he has persuaded The Cowleys to come with other Lincoln players as well. Sorry about that, woke up now, it must have been a dream. |
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If there is an announcement tomorrow it will probably be an announcement that Slade has signed a new 5 year deal.
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If there is an announcement tomorrow it will probably be an announcement that Slade has signed a new 5 year deal.
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People will be jumping off tall buildings around town if that happens.
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Been told apparently he had the vote of confidence late last night .
Seems he will survive another week.
If there was a vote by the board then that must include the Trust member so do those that run the Trust get to know? |
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If there was a vote by the board then that must include the Trust member so do those that run the Trust get to know?
Not that they would spill the beans there is a strict confidentiality code within the boardroom so even if our representative spoke to the powers that be in the trust, the trust could not speak of it |
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i have an inkling that given all the fuss when RS signed about him having a clear goal for this season..ie promotion contenders/ play offs then i think the board may have some small print in the contract that will give them a "cheap" get out of Slade option....given the club probably cant afford to just "sack" him now ......then i think they will gamble on sticking now and hoping to avoid relegation this season with Slade.... and ride out the bumpy road to the end of the season and if he hasnt achieved his goal then get rid.
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You could say if any of the managers were performing like this at Five star when he had it they would have been down the jobcentre by now.
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Not that they would spill the beans there is a strict confidentiality code within the boardroom so even if our representative spoke to the powers that be in the trust, the trust could not speak of it
In spite of paying Ā£30k for a seat at the table, whilst the combined shareholding of Marley, Day & Chapman is Ā£5k. This is why the current situation wreaks of yes-men. |
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In spite of paying Ā£30k for a seat at the table, whilst the combined shareholding of Marley, Day & Chapman is Ā£5k. This is why the current situation wreaks of yes-men.
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Not that they would spill the beans there is a strict confidentiality code within the boardroom so even if our representative spoke to the powers that be in the trust, the trust could not speak of it
The only people who benefit from secrecy are control freaks,this club needs the disinfectant of sunlight. |
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Agree almost seems pointless If the trust rep canāt report back to the membership , whatās the point of being there ?
The trust rep needs to present the trust in a professional manner to maintain its presence, which means it has to maintain discretion... but it also needs to represent its members wishes...which is something i dont think they actually have an effective handle on....without having a clear mandate from its members then what views can the trust rep present ? We may think the trust rep, as a board member, should call for a vote of no confidence in RS BUT is that what a majority of trust members actually want ? By the time the trust can organise a vote/ gather opinion Slade may have won 5 on the bounce....or may have already been sacked....the trust need to figure out how to tap into the pulse of its members so it can be fully reflective, adaptive and reactive throughout a season. |
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The trust rep needs to present the trust in a professional manner to maintain its presence, which means it has to maintain discretion... but it also needs to represent its members wishes...which is something i dont think they actually have an effective handle on....without having a clear mandate from its members then what views can the trust rep present ?
We may think the trust rep, as a board member, should call for a vote of no confidence in RS BUT is that what a majority of trust members actually want ? By the time the trust can organise a vote/ gather opinion Slade may have won 5 on the bounce....or may have already been sacked....the trust need to figure out how to tap into the pulse of its members so it can be fully reflective, adaptive and reactive throughout a season.
The Trust is in effect a representative democracy. We elect board members, just as we elect MPs, to make decisions on our behalf. We delegate responsibility to them when we elect them, so there's no need to consult on every issue. Just as you have options if you don't like what your MP has done you have options regarding Trust board membership. The big difference is that not many people want to put themselves forward for the Trust board so there is little in the way of a contested election. |
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There's no point in having a pop at the Trust. The problem lies with the other board members.
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There's no point in having a pop at the Trust. The problem lies with the other board members.
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But does the Trust have a constitution if not it can be whatever each individual member perceives it to be.
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I was in the Crommie this afternoon and the word was that it was nailed on that Slade had been sacked and Phil Brown was taking his place . I was over the moon but unfortunately it was a false dawn because there is no confirmation on The Fishy or anywhere else. Talk about a right let-down. The thought that Nearly Man is still in charge is really depressing me and questioning whether I will still be going to BP after the end of this season.
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Phil Brown was exciting you?
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We may think the trust rep, as a board member, should call for a vote of no confidence in RS BUT is that what a majority of trust members actually want ? By the time the trust can organise a vote/ gather opinion Slade may have won 5.
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When the floodlights turn grey, we know a new manager has been appointed
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Phil Brown was exciting you?
Certainly the appointment of Phil Brown would excite me more than the appointment of Slade last season. |
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I was in the Crommie this afternoon and the word was that it was nailed on that Slade had been sacked and Phil Brown was taking his place . I was over the moon but unfortunately it was a false dawn because there is no confirmation on The Fishy or anywhere else. Talk about a right let-down. The thought that Nearly Man is still in charge is really depressing me and questioning whether I will still be going to BP after the end of this season.
So you only go to BP if you like the manager? Its a wonder you have been to any games. I am getting a bit cheesed off coming on to the Grimsby Town supporters site, for so many people saying they don't know whether they can go to the games because of the current manager, the board, the stadium, the parking, the facilities, the PR, the players, or anything other excuse they can find. I detest the non chairman but if he ends up being in the hot seat for the next 30 years that will not stop me going to support my team, a team that means so much to us all. Things change all the time, but surely the one thing that unites us is the support for the actual team?? |
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So youād replace our current manager who was a recently sacked League One manager when we appointed him with a recently sacked League One manager?
If we sacked Slade we should find someone willing to be caretaker until the end of the season whilst employing a manager recruitment consultant to find us a manager who would fit into a plan for where we want to find ourselves in five years time. We canāt just keep treading water with managers and we need to plan ahead because otherwise you end up signing journeymen to play for merry-go-round managers.
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If we appoint Phil Brown is there room in the managers office for his sunbed?
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So you only go to BP if you like the manager? Its a wonder you have been to any games.
I am getting a bit cheesed off coming on to the Grimsby Town supporters site, for so many people saying they don't know whether they can go to the games because of the current manager, the board, the stadium, the parking, the facilities, the PR, the players, or anything other excuse they can find.
I detest the non chairman but if he ends up being in the hot seat for the next 30 years that will not stop me going to support my team, a team that means so much to us all. Things change all the time, but surely the one thing that unites us is the support for the actual team??
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Certainly the appointment of Phil Brown would excite me more than the appointment of Slade last season.
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If we appoint Phil Brown is there room in the managers office for his sunbed?
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Let's be right about this - the only successful manager we've had since Buckley got the job by default when his mate got sacked.
Letās be honest I have been going for 55 years and how many successful managers have we had? I can remember being underwhelmed when Newman got the job, but he built on foundations Casey had started and Kerr took it from there, but would Kerr have got the job if he had not been with the club? Same with Booth after him and going back to Kerr not sure he had any success elsewhere unless taking Lincoln into the conference back in the 80ās counts. McMenemy had been sacked by Doncaster and basically inherited the side Kennedy built and had finished previous season pretty well. What point I am trying to make is selecting a good Manager is bloody hard and affects not only town and how many of us would have thought Hurst would do so well with a number of ex-town players none of which were universally mourned when they left. I am sure our next appointment will be the same, loads ecstatic half never going again if said person is going to be in charge, already happening with debate over Dis and Phil Brown. Managers like players fit certain clubs, would we have wanted the god following Luton Manager when he was a coach at Brighton or Clarke who was on the staff at BR? RS was not a wise choice after his previous stay but J.F. appeared to panic after six months of Marcus madness. I dont particularly want RS to stay but Bristol City had a worse run last year and that seems to have worked out. Damned if you do and damned if you donāt but pretty sure the next two games will determine RSās fate. |
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Just a point on the āsackingā, I want the twit gone as much as anyone, but if you had been sacked, would you want it leaked to all and sundry before youād had chance to manage your exit properly?
It needs to be done properly and professionally, I know this might be a radical departure for some at GTFC, but you know, letās start somewhere.
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Us do something professional? Where have you been for the last 17 years?
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Us do something professional? Where have you been for the last 17 years?
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Has he got phil brown on speed dial!
I flipping hope not. I said in December the most Grimsby town thing to happen will be to wait until the end of Jan to get rid of the potato so that any new manager coming in wonāt be able to add any players to the squad. It looks like thatās now the case. Iām all for Slade going but Jesus wept. He should have gone after the Morecambe game at home. The whole club is a catalogue of errors. One after another after another. |
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But does the Trust have a constitution if not it can be whatever each individual member perceives it to be.
It does but I can't find it at the moment. I'm sure Barra or Bax could post a link if you're interested. |
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It takes 2 minutes to setup a WhatsApp group chat! Not a whole season
What if you're a member who doesn't do WhatsApp (doesn't want to or doesn't do computers/smart phones)? |
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Ring them? Carrier pigeon? Go and knock on their door?
A criticism I would have of the Trust is that the board members are effectively whoever wants to be one. If the board (which imo has too many people sitting on it*) was elected by the membership then the wider fan base might be more accepting of them using their judgment to make decisions at club and Trust board level. In exceptional circumstances the Trust could decide to take wider polls of the membership.
*We are told every year that there are spaces available on the Trust board. A board should be concise I think. For a hardcore supporter base of 4500 (even less as the Trust itself) why are we needing more than 5-7 people? Why not have a smaller board with those boards heading seperate, smaller committees who focus on the different areas the trust focuses on?
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It takes 2 minutes to setup a WhatsApp group chat! Not a whole season
Thing is not every trust member has Whatsapp..or a mobile...or an e -mail.....if as was indicated in an earlier reply, full consultation is not required anyway as the members of the trust board are elected and therefore seen to be a democratic representation of its members then .... as the Board of Directors recently gave unequivocal support to RS then the Trust rep must have supported it. If the trust board feel they are no longer happy then surely, on behalf of its members, it should request a board meeting for another review of the positon ? |
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Is āunequivocalā the same as unanimous?
Thing is not every trust member has Whatsapp..or a mobile...or an e -mail.....if as was indicated in an earlier reply, full consultation is not required anyway as the members of the trust board are elected and therefore seen to be a democratic representation of its members then ....
as the Board of Directors recently gave unequivocal support to RS then the Trust rep must have supported it.
If the trust board feel they are no longer happy then surely, on behalf of its members, it should request a board meeting for another review of the positon ?
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Is āunequivocalā the same as unanimous?
absolute; unqualified; not subject to conditions or exceptions, so the Trust rep voted to keep Slade. |
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So youād replace our current manager who was a recently sacked League One manager when we appointed him with a recently sacked League One manager?
If we sacked Slade we should find someone willing to be caretaker until the end of the season whilst employing a manager recruitment consultant to find us a manager who would fit into a plan for where we want to find ourselves in five years time. We canāt just keep treading water with managers and we need to plan ahead because otherwise you end up signing journeymen to play for merry-go-round managers.
Russell Slade - prior to joining GTFC he had been sacked from 3 clubs in the space of 9 months and has never had a team promoted. Phil Brown - promotions with Hull to the Premiership and Southend to consecutive play-offs and eventual promotion to the 1st Division where he had been for almost 5 years. Who's credentials would you trust ? |
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absolute; unqualified; not subject to conditions or exceptions, so the Trust rep voted to keep Slade.
Might be worth a thread of itās own. Big problem here in that this Jon Wood doesnāt seem accountable to anyone at the Trust. |
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So where did the Trust derive it's mandate for this vote.
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LH: there are no elections to the Trust board because there aren't a lot of volunteers willing to stand. if more people came forward then there'd be more competition and therefore contested elections. But there seems to be either apathy or contentment about the way things are going. Or is there a lack of self-confidence?
Friskney, the Trust derives its mandate from its membership. What vote are you talking about?
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So where did the Trust derive it's mandate for this vote.
You have regularly posted negative posts about the Trust Friskney. The members of the trust elect the Trust Board to act on their behalf. If the membership dont like the way the Trust Board is operating they have the option to vote others in to take their place. Look forward to reading your manifesto shortly |
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So you only go to BP if you like the manager? Its a wonder you have been to any games.
I am getting a bit cheesed off coming on to the Grimsby Town supporters site, for so many people saying they don't know whether they can go to the games because of the current manager, the board, the stadium, the parking, the facilities, the PR, the players, or anything other excuse they can find.
I detest the non chairman but if he ends up being in the hot seat for the next 30 years that will not stop me going to support my team, a team that means so much to us all. Things change all the time, but surely the one thing that unites us is the support for the actual team??
I have been supporting town since the mid sixties and seen so many successes and failures at BP - that is par for the course in following your hometowns team. I never wanted to see Slade back here as a manager for GTFC but that is a situation I had to accept, like many previous managers who's appointments I wasn't particularly thrilled with.. However, now I am a pensioner on a fixed income, I find it hard to pay for my ST , even though I get the discount for being a pensioner. The football has been dire under Slade , certainly worse than I thought it would be. The thought of paying out more money in the summer to watch another season of this dross certainly fills me with dread and is the reason why I questioned my intentions to buy another ST. |
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The vote supporting Slade.
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You have regularly posted negative posts about the Trust Friskney. The members of the trust elect the Trust Board to act on their behalf. If the membership dont like the way the Trust Board is operating they have the option to vote others in to take their place. Look forward to reading your manifesto shortly
Wow asking quite legitimate question in terms of how the trust derives it's mandate is now regarded as negative,not once in any of my post have I made a negative comment about the Trust,I am only attempting to ascertain the Governance of the Trust. Think you are being overly sensitive and hyper- vigilant mmm who else do we know whose's like that. |
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I have to say that Iām totally gutted and I was hoping that today was his last with us!!! Now I can see him going to Yeovil and getting something and then suggesting that we have āturned a cornerā bull poop!!
I think today was the day he should have left but it would appear that the board are extremely hesitant to protect their 5k investment and donāt want to pay him off.
My question to the board is that Do they actually give a sh1te about what the Town/Fans/Community (and possibly players) want?
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The vote supporting Slade.
The statement used the word unequivocal which is not the same as unanimous. So someone may have not voted in favour of Slade. We won't know if and who because they don't publish the way board members vote. Whichever way Jon Wood voted he had the mandate to make that decision as the duly appointed Trust board member. So there's a lot of 'IFs' in this: If there was a vote and; If JW voted in favour of Slade and; If that was the wrong decision (and there isn't unanimity about whether it would be wise to sack the manager at this point of the season - it being either too late or too soon, or too disruptive, or there being slim prospects of recruiting a better manager now, and that it's always a risk, and whether there's confidence in the right manager being appointed given the track record of you know who) That's a tough decision and I'm happy for Jon Wood to take it. If he did |
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LH: there are no elections to the Trust board because there aren't a lot of volunteers willing to stand. if more people came forward then there'd be more competition and therefore contested elections. But there seems to be either apathy or contentment about the way things are going. Or is there a lack of self-confidence?
I accept that although I know myself and others have offered help in the past and havenāt heard anything for a while. As weāre seeing on a different thread now though a Trust board member who has been nominated for the club board position by his colleagues (if I remember correctly) is coming under fire for making/not making a decision at club board level. Surely this is a prime example of why the Trust board should be elected? So that the fans opinion can be truly measured. I can see why some on social media get a bit arsey about it but I also accept that there might be apathy in taking part in votes. Itās not something for immediate change but maybe something to look at in the future. Iād also like to see straw polls taken for things like manager approval and club decisions so that the trust can feed back stats to back up statements on behalf of the fans to the club. |
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I have been supporting town since the mid sixties and seen so many successes and failures at BP - that is par for the course in following your hometowns team. I never wanted to see Slade back here as a manager for GTFC but that is a situation I had to accept, like many previous managers who's appointments I wasn't particularly thrilled with.. However, now I am a pensioner on a fixed income, I find it hard to pay for my ST , even though I get the discount for being a pensioner. The football has been dire under Slade , certainly worse than I thought it would be. The thought of paying out more money in the summer to watch another season of this dross certainly fills me with dread and is the reason why I questioned my intentions to buy another ST.
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I accept that although I know myself and others have offered help in the past and havenāt heard anything for a while.
As weāre seeing on a different thread now though a Trust board member who has been nominated for the club board position by his colleagues (if I remember correctly) is coming under fire for making/not making a decision at club board level. Surely this is a prime example of why the Trust board should be elected? So that the fans opinion can be truly measured. I can see why some on social media get a bit arsey about it but I also accept that there might be apathy in taking part in votes.
Itās not something for immediate change but maybe something to look at in the future. Iād also like to see straw polls taken for things like manager approval and club decisions so that the trust can feed back stats to back up statements on behalf of the fans to the club.
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I accept that although I know myself and others have offered help in the past and havenāt heard anything for a while.
As weāre seeing on a different thread now though a Trust board member who has been nominated for the club board position by his colleagues (if I remember correctly) is coming under fire for making/not making a decision at club board level. Surely this is a prime example of why the Trust board should be elected? So that the fans opinion can be truly measured. I can see why some on social media get a bit arsey about it but I also accept that there might be apathy in taking part in votes.
Itās not something for immediate change but maybe something to look at in the future. Iād also like to see straw polls taken for things like manager approval and club decisions so that the trust can feed back stats to back up statements on behalf of the fans to the club.
If you wish to join the board message me and I'll invite you to our next meeting. You can't elect board members if there are more places than people willing to stand for them! It is standard practice on the Trust that board members are elected. It's just that for the five or so years I've been involved there's never been a process where there are more candidates than places. |
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If you wish to join the board message me and I'll invite you to our next meeting.
You can't elect board members if there are more places than people willing to stand for them! It is standard practice on the Trust that board members are elected. It's just that for the five or so years I've been involved there's never been a process where there are more candidates than places.
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Not quite. After operation promotion we figured increasing the numbers would enable us to do more, increase the skill base and allow us to build on what we achieved with OP. Iām not sure if any of those who joined the board at that time are still with us!
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Does the Trust ever email members! I've heard nothing since paying during OP...
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Yes, we message members about every two months on average.
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Yes, we message members about every two months on average.
Really Bax? I'm a founder member and have cannot remember the last time I got an email Ps those still reading this thread might like to reflect that the trust board only reflects what goes on in every parish council. My villages council has only just got enough members and if anyone resigns then whoever volunteers gets the job. Doesn't make them less worthy of representative - they are there to be 'shot at' every month! |
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Yes, we message members about every two months on average.
Well I joined, paid my subs and although I've e mailed two or three times I haven't heard anything since, so don't have any details of my membership! That's a bit poor. Can you advise please? |
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Our Membership Ended Sep 17 and Syd Junior and I would rejoin..
Although didnāt get any / many communications whilst we were members
Though TBH I canāt say what I would have wanted to receive communications about?
Some communication about first team manager selection in hindsight would have been very beneficial šš
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Our Membership Ended Sep 17 and Syd Junior and I would rejoin..
Although didnāt get any / many communications whilst we were members
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