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Quoted from KingsleysHair

https://twitter.com/mattdeanbbc/status/1617096547413401600?s=46&t=h6kvLKYfUeVnVjjaamdnew

Not looking for a replacement apparently?

So Jason admits the commercial department isn’t working well, but they don’t replace the Head?

Makes complete sense…

They may have a ready made replacement. We didn't advertise the role last time and Debbie hired her mate so if we are bringing someone in, hopefully we get someone with the necessary football experience.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

They may have a ready made replacement. We didn't advertise the role last time and Debbie hired her mate so if we are bringing someone in, hopefully we get someone with the necessary football experience.

It was advertised but she still hired her mate anyway

Quoted from KingsleysHair

It was advertised but she still hired her mate anyway

Nothing wrong with that if they're good.

Quoted from pen penfras

Nothing wrong with that if they're good.

And that’s the point…evidently she wasn’t.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

They may have a ready made replacement. We didn't advertise the role last time and Debbie hired her mate so if we are bringing someone in, hopefully we get someone with the necessary football experience.

You may have been labelled a Fishy moaner for highlighting some concerns around the commercial operation but unless the club gets feedback it can't develop and improve.

It appears that yourself and others contacted the club in a professional and discreet manner seeking to raise awareness.

The lack of a response to some emails etc. would be a red flag in any business.

Anyone who sounds off on a forum without using proper channels is more likely to be called a moaner of course.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

They may have a ready made replacement. We didn't advertise the role last time and Debbie hired her mate so if we are bringing someone in, hopefully we get someone with the necessary football experience.

Do you need football experience or commercial experience and the ability to build equitable relationships.

The late great Alec King didn’t play professional football.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Do you need football experience or commercial experience and the ability to build equitable relationships.

The late great Alec King didn’t play professional football.

I think it was easy to underestimate/take for granted the great work Dave Smith did. I don’t know Jo Taylor so wouldn’t know how she works but would suggest that they were pretty big shoes to fill.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Do you need football experience or commercial experience and the ability to build equitable relationships.

The late great Alec King didn’t play professional football.

At the end of the day, you employ footballers to play, managers to manage and people with good commercial experience to fill the coffers. I don't know the lady but obviously, she wasn't any of those three.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Do you need football experience or commercial experience and the ability to build equitable relationships.

The late great Alec King didn’t play professional football.

I think you need somebody with commercial football experience within the commercial team.

We've poached a few people from Lincoln on the football side but one thing they've done well in recent years is tap in to the towns and villages around Louth; areas that were traditionally black and white when I was growing up.

Like it or not most small successful local businesses who want to engage with the football club are run by over 50 year old males who want to do it because they like football and can entertain their customers in an environment they are comfortable with. Dave Smith seemed the perfect fit for that .
If the owners see commercial opportunities in a different direction then good luck to them but throwing the baby out with the bath water isn’t a good start.