Another departure

Seems that Sam Strandt left GTFC yesterday.

Hopefully he’s got something good lined up as we always found him to be really helpful and a great ambassador for the club.

I’m sure it was entirely his decision and he has just left to spend more time with his family etc etc

I think this was his first job after leaving uni (could be wrong on that), which he's held for a number of years now. Hardly a surprise to see him move on if he wants to progress his career.

He's definitely improved our social media presence and has made transfer deadline days a good laugh.

Quoted from MarinerDevil

I think this was his first job after leaving uni (could be wrong on that), which he's held for a number of years now. Hardly a surprise to see him move on if he wants to progress his career.

He's definitely improved our social media presence and has made transfer deadline days a good laugh.

I heard he was drunk off with goings on in the office.

Not true. In simple terms, Sam did absolutely everything for GTFC and work never stopped for him, quite literally. An absolute credit to our club. It was his dream job but you can’t imagine the money reflects this? Some people just want their lives back!

Quoted from arryarryarry

I heard he was drunk off with goings on in the office.

You need a different “reliable source” then.

Quoted from GyMariner

Not true. In simple terms, Sam did absolutely everything for GTFC and work never stopped for him, quite literally. An absolute credit to our club. It was his dream job but you can’t imagine the money reflects this? Some people just want their lives back!

You’re definitely guessing at ‘not true’.

Who cares? He’s gone, not arsed why, good luck to the lad…

Quoted from HertsGTFC

You need a different “reliable source” then.

You know for a fact then?

Bit like Dave Smith leaving to spend time with his family then within days gets another job.

Quoted from arryarryarry

You know for a fact then?

Bit like Dave Smith leaving to spend time with his family then within days gets another job.

Yes....but after spending time with his family he soon realised he wanted to be out of the house all day again 🤣

Quoted from pontoonlew

You’re definitely guessing at ‘not true’.

Go on then, enlighten everyone.

Quoted from arryarryarry

You know for a fact then?

Bit like Dave Smith leaving to spend time with his family then within days gets another job.

But you can still get another job and do that…your comment means nothing.

I left a higher paid, higher profile job to spend more time with my family but didn’t just stop working? Doesn’t mean the establishment was the issue. I mean, all this sentiment is wonderful but has anyone perhaps thought the people that have left or been shown the door just weren’t up to the job, their good nature and personality isn’t enough to keep someone in a job.

I’ve always said it, off the pitch and plenty on it should’ve have gone when Fenty copulated off. Clear the lot out…

Quoted from aldi_01

But you can still get another job and do that…your comment means nothing.

I left a higher paid, higher profile job to spend more time with my family but didn’t just stop working?

I’ve always said it, off the pitch and plenty on it should’ve have gone when Fenty copulated off. Clear the lot out…

Exactly. No disrespect to anyone but Dave Smith’s new job is at a small, local company selling vans. It probably is a less stressful job. Good luck to him and the company.

Quoted from arryarryarry

You know for a fact then?

Bit like Dave Smith leaving to spend time with his family then within days gets another job.

Like you I have no facts.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Like you I have no facts.

We all know who it’s time for…

Quoted from aldi_01

We all know who it’s time for…

I think he’s long gone ……. Thank the lord, and I’m not religious.

Quoted from GyMariner

I have facts because he interviewed with us most recently. Stop spreading false information and just appreciate what a good job this lads done for our club.

End of thread?

Quoted from HertsGTFC

End of thread?

Nah, easier for folk to stick to the false narrative that the leadership use bullying tactics to move people on etc…ironic really…

Quoted from aldi_01

Nah, easier for folk to stick to the false narrative that the leadership use bullying tactics to move people on etc…ironic really…

Especially when that kind of behaviour was something that possibly could have been pinned on the previous “custodians”.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Especially when that kind of behaviour was something that possibly could have been pinned on the previous “custodians”.

I’m quite shocked by that comment.

I honestly can’t think of anyone who left the office during the Fenty years - possibly because there were so few in there.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

End of thread?

I absolutely love the new owners and everything they’ve done for the club, I even think they’ve probably got this one right but I guarantee you there will be another thread on this in a few weeks/months time.

One of the worst things about the social media age and football, is how hungry people get for news and gossip about their club. Honestly, what is with this obsession on who is and who isn’t working in the back offices? Did anyone give a excrement in the 90s??

And I mean no disrespect to the lad at all, or any other employees that have left recently.

It’s going well on the field, by and large, so people just have to find other ways to have a dig at our custodians who have done nothing but put their hand in the pocket for the club, come across as decent people and given us a promotion in their short time here.

Leave the business and the HR side to the successful business men and women, and get back to moaning/celebrating what happens on the pitch ffs

Quoted from pontoonlew

I absolutely love the new owners and everything they’ve done for the club, I even think they’ve probably got this one right but I guarantee you there will be another thread on this in a few weeks/months time.

Either stop shít stirring or back it up with some evidence.

Quoted from sam gy

One of the worst things about the social media age and football, is how hungry people get for news and gossip about their club. Honestly, what is with this obsession on who is and who isn’t working in the back offices? Did anyone give a excrement in the 90s??

And I mean no disrespect to the lad at all, or any other employees that have left recently.

It’s going well on the field, by and large, so people just have to find other ways to have a dig at our custodians who have done nothing but put their hand in the pocket for the club, come across as decent people and given us a promotion in their short time here.

Leave the business and the HR side to the successful business men and women, and get back to moaning/celebrating what happens on the pitch ffs

Bit like Mr Shut up…his comment that night proved he was their status and nothing else. As you sat, who really gives a excrement who works for the club. At most clubs I’d imagine the vast majority of fans couldn’t tell you who’s on the board or who works in the office, and why would they?

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Either stop shít stirring or back it up with some evidence.

What exactly is excrement stirring about calling out false information on here? I’m simply saying it’s factually incorrect to suggest it’s a really rosy departure because it 100% is not. I’ve even said I’d even back the owners side so there’s none of this ‘the owners aren’t what they seem’ shite that gets churned out on threads like this.

What you actually seem keen on is getting the ‘gossip’ yourself. I’ve got no place in gossiping about something that continues to be ongoing, but I will call out completely false information if I see it.

Quoted from sam gy

One of the worst things about the social media age and football, is how hungry people get for news and gossip about their club. Honestly, what is with this obsession on who is and who isn’t working in the back offices? Did anyone give a excrement in the 90s??

Can't wait for @officialgtfc to announce the new cleaner.

Quoted from sam gy

One of the worst things about the social media age and football, is how hungry people get for news and gossip about their club. Honestly, what is with this obsession on who is and who isn’t working in the back offices? Did anyone give a excrement in the 90s??

And I mean no disrespect to the lad at all, or any other employees that have left recently.

It’s going well on the field, by and large, so people just have to find other ways to have a dig at our custodians who have done nothing but put their hand in the pocket for the club, come across as decent people and given us a promotion in their short time here.

Leave the business and the HR side to the successful business men and women, and get back to moaning/celebrating what happens on the pitch ffs

Except Sam was at the heart of dragging the back offices out of 'the 90's' and the rollout of the new OS, ticketing, Mariners TV, Twitter snips etc. Many Exiles struggling with ticketing site log ins, site outages and the like had excellent service from Sam. Never met him but every issue I had with all of the above was answered, often in his own time.

I suspect this is simply a case of a good professional moving on. As the saying goes 'If you want something doing, find a busy man' He will certainly take some replacing. Good luck Sam.

Quoted from Croxton

Except Sam was at the heart of dragging the back offices out of 'the 90's' and the rollout of the new OS, ticketing, Mariners TV, Twitter snips etc. Many Exiles struggling with ticketing site log ins, site outages and the like had excellent service from Sam. Never met him but every issue I had with all of the above was answered, often in his own time.

I suspect this is simply a case of a good professional moving on. As the saying goes 'If you want something doing, find a busy man' He will certainly take some replacing. Good luck Sam.

I’d imagine this is very much the case. Whenever I’ve had an issue, a couple of emails later and Sam’s usually sorted it.

Perhaps the lads ambitious and he’s used the owners and potential contacts etc to further his career?

Fans always seem to assume that people working for a club must be fans as well which isn’t always the case so it’s merely a job, and like any other job, people move about.

Quoted from pontoonlew

What exactly is excrement stirring about calling out false information on here? I’m simply saying it’s factually incorrect to suggest it’s a really rosy departure because it 100% is not. I’ve even said I’d even back the owners side so there’s none of this ‘the owners aren’t what they seem’ shite that gets churned out on threads like this.

What you actually seem keen on is getting the ‘gossip’ yourself. I’ve got no place in gossiping about something that continues to be ongoing, but I will call out completely false information if I see it.

GyMariner said "Not true" in relation to someone saying he was annoyed at the goings on in the office and you originally accused that comment of "Not true" of being a guess, implying that there is something going on in the office.

Nobody batted an eyelid if someone left under Fenty but there always seems to be an axe to grind when people move on under 1878.

Quoted from Croxton

Except Sam was at the heart of dragging the back offices out of 'the 90's' and the rollout of the new OS, ticketing, Mariners TV, Twitter snips etc. Many Exiles struggling with ticketing site log ins, site outages and the like had excellent service from Sam. Never met him but every issue I had with all of the above was answered, often in his own time.

I suspect this is simply a case of a good professional moving on. As the saying goes 'If you want something doing, find a busy man' He will certainly take some replacing. Good luck Sam.

As I said, I mean it as no slight on the guy or any other recently departed members of staff. More a general observation about the overly keen interest on the HR/back office staff side of things. People move on from businesses all the time, it’s really not that interesting IMO.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Nobody batted an eyelid if someone left under Fenty but there always seems to be an axe to grind when people move on under 1878.

Jealousy? The need to always find something to have a pop at? Not sure if it’s a Grimsby thing or not but it seems to be prevalent.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

GyMariner said "Not true" in relation to someone saying he was annoyed at the goings on in the office and you originally accused that comment of "Not true" of being a guess, implying that there is something going on in the office.

Nobody batted an eyelid if someone left under Fenty but there always seems to be an axe to grind when people move on under 1878.

And if they have an axe to grind then that’s down to them, I don’t get it but their voices are in the minority.

Every single business in the world contains unhappy people, to suggest ours doesn’t would be naive but it doesn’t mean it’s the fault of 1878. I’d suggest the years of low standards at the club have caused a slight culture shock to some.

FWIW I thought Sam was an absolute asset to the club and our social media was always worse off when he was on holiday. Hope he gets something else fixed up soon and he thrives in that.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

GyMariner said "Not true" in relation to someone saying he was annoyed at the goings on in the office and you originally accused that comment of "Not true" of being a guess, implying that there is something going on in the office.

Nobody batted an eyelid if someone left under Fenty but there always seems to be an axe to grind when people move on under 1878.

I’m really not bothered about who knows what. It just winds me up seeing people stir the pot about anything they can get their hands on when you know for a fact it’s a load of excrement. We’ve a club full of good people. A proper non story.

Quoted from Croxton

Except Sam was at the heart of dragging the back offices out of 'the 90's' and the rollout of the new OS, ticketing, Mariners TV, Twitter snips etc. Many Exiles struggling with ticketing site log ins, site outages and the like had excellent service from Sam. Never met him but every issue I had with all of the above was answered, often in his own time.

I suspect this is simply a case of a good professional moving on. As the saying goes 'If you want something doing, find a busy man' He will certainly take some replacing. Good luck Sam.

Clearly Sam’s a talented lad and looking at the stuff he’s good at he could well do that for someone else and get paid more or even work for himself.

Maybe the problem was pre 1878 there wasn’t enough people in the organisation who were ambitious and maybe the departures we’ve seen make way for an improved level of talent.

As for those knocking 1878 (who are IMHO building something accessible to all and for the betterment of all stake holders and the community the club sits in) and having a pop being a Grimsby thing I have to say I was born here and I’ve lived away in various places of the UK and the narrative of knocking those who better things or themselves is something I’ve not really experienced with such regularity and fervour other than in my home Town.

I was thinking it, you said it  

In a recent interview with DN35 Jason Stockwood said he creates workplaces that, ideally, are so good that you never want to leave.

But, at the same time, if you're able to create that kind of workplace, people will develop professionally, excel and want to move on.

And he said he'd never stop people moving on.

I don't know Sam, never spoken to him, but he'd been there for six or seven years I think, and given he served most of that time under the Fenty regime, I'd say he's leaving for the reason above.

Quoted from GyMariner

Not true. In simple terms, Sam did absolutely everything for GTFC and work never stopped for him, quite literally. An absolute credit to our club. It was his dream job but you can’t imagine the money reflects this? Some people just want their lives back!

Good to read. Sad to see the lad go.

Got some more important news for you - I left Hewitt Bros.in 1964

Quoted from GyMariner

I’m really not bothered about who knows what. It just winds me up seeing people stir the pot about anything they can get their hands on when you know for a fact it’s a load of excrement. We’ve a club full of good people. A proper non story.

If that was aimed at me then you missed by a mile. I wasn't excrement stirring, just passing on some info I was told from within the club.

Quoted from arryarryarry

If that was aimed at me then you missed by a mile. I wasn't excrement stirring, just passing on some info I was told from within the club.

So you have gossiped about information, not from the individual themselves, but from someone else who allegedly works within the club. Not that this other (supposed) person couldn’t have their own agenda, or be spreading stuff around to try and stir sh8t, or because they know you are going to come on here and peddle their agenda for sh8ts and giggles.

If that is not sh8t stirring then god knows what is 😂

Back to my original point, who really cares? He’s gone, simple as that. No point speculating about reasons why; some with an alleged source in the club who seemingly only share ‘negative’ information, some with sources that share ‘positive’ information and some just making it up.

Quoted from aldi_01

Back to my original point, who really cares? He’s gone, simple as that. No point speculating about reasons why; some with an alleged source in the club who seemingly only share ‘negative’ information, some with sources that share ‘positive’ information and some just making it up.

I don't really care, the new owners will shape the club in the way they see fit. But they aren't getting rid of people, people are leaving. Normal turnover in an office is about 10% per year, we're way higher than that.

The bit I do care about is this spouting of B-corp and the wonderful working conditions we're creating for people to work in, when they're leaving in their relative droves to get away from the place. Something is clearly wrong in there. I have no idea why Sam left, but I know why several others left and it is not the happy work environment we're being sold publicly.

Quoted from pen penfras

I don't really care, the new owners will shape the club in the way they see fit. But they aren't getting rid of people, people are leaving. Normal turnover in an office is about 10% per year, we're way higher than that.

The bit I do care about is this spouting of B-corp and the wonderful working conditions we're creating for people to work in, when they're leaving in their relative droves to get away from the place. Something is clearly wrong in there. I have no idea why Sam left, but I know why several others left and it is not the happy work environment we're being sold publicly.

'droves' is quite the stretch.  Whilst i'm sad to see Sam leave, it would appear he did a cracking job - there's always going to be a natural turnover of staff when your going through a modernisation as quick as GTFC needed too.  Maybe the quick change wouldn't have hurt as much if your friend JF had made even the slightest effort to progress the football club, instead of leeching off it for 15 years.

Quoted from GhostDan

'droves' is quite the stretch.  Whilst i'm sad to see Sam leave, it would appear he did a cracking job - there's always going to be a natural turnover of staff when your going through a modernisation as quick as GTFC needed too.  Maybe the quick change wouldn't have hurt as much if your friend JF had made even the slightest effort to progress the football club, instead of leeching off it for 15 years.

I said relative droves, we don't employ enough people for droves to be appropriate, but we've lost a huge amount of backroom staff, and I know for a fact one of the ones portrayed as amicable was done so out of professionalism and not wanting to stir the pot. I don't really care if the owners want to take an authoritarian approach behind the scenes, but I'd prefer not to keep being told how great a place it is to work when the employee's actions don't marry up with this.

Not sure why you're bringing JF up, this is nothing to do with him. Many on here said people hated working for him, yet we had a high staff retention. This isn't people being let go, this is people quitting.

Quoted from GhostDan

'droves' is quite the stretch.  Whilst i'm sad to see Sam leave, it would appear he did a cracking job - there's always going to be a natural turnover of staff when your going through a modernisation as quick as GTFC needed too.  Maybe the quick change wouldn't have hurt as much if your friend JF had made even the slightest effort to progress the football club, instead of leeching off it for 15 years.

There’s an argument that perhaps people are leaving because they had it easy for a few years and now they’ve actually got to earn their money? And, as you say, natural wastage and career progression…

I know of someone making quite derogatory comments about the club; turns out he used to receive a handful of tickets for the odd job he did for the club, they won’t hand him them now…

Quoted from pen penfras

Normal turnover in an office is about 10% per year, we're way higher than that. I know why several others left and it is not the happy work environment we're being sold publicly.

I would expect turnover to be higher in the first year or two after a change of management.

However, if people are being mistreated then we need to know about it. I wish someone would put some meat on the bone rather than constant winks and nudges.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Seems that Sam Strandt left GTFC yesterday.

Hopefully he’s got something good lined up as we always found him to be really helpful and a great ambassador for the club.

No job to go to, a shame he decided to leave, wish him all the best in the future, always helpful and did a good job.

Quoted from The Yard Dog

No job to go to, a shame he decided to leave, wish him all the best in the future, always helpful and did a good job.

🤔

https://gtfc.co.uk/vacancy-media-communications-officer/

If I was only being paid £22-24k to do a job with that array of responsibilities (plus requiring working unsociable hours, access to a car and a driving licence) I'd have quit to find another employer who'd actually pay me appropriately for my skillset too!

Quoted from The Yard Dog

No job to go to, a shame he decided to leave, wish him all the best in the future, always helpful and did a good job.

Having seen what they intend to pay his replacement I don't think anyone can blame the lad.

Remember the other week when the club was patting itself on the back for paying the living wage? I didn’t realise it meant every role regardless of job description.

£11 per hour for all the responsibility!
You can earn that doing mundane boring jobs.
Good luck with that.

Quoted from Morris Minor

£11 per hour for all the responsibility!
You can earn that doing mundane boring jobs.
Good luck with that.

The club pay £10.90 an hour to pint pullers now they’re on the Real Living Wage. Sums it up.

One assumes that that’s what the salaries have always been but with new owners perhaps the expectation was that they’d increase or be reviewed?

Thing is, people will do it, people will want it and football being the closed shop, close knit profession it is, people will do it for many a reason; kudos, ego, professional reasons, career progression or Becauee it suits them…

Given how helpful and accessible Sam was whenever I dealt with him, there’s no wonder he jacked if that’s the pay level. That’s lamentable given the responsibility involved.

To be fair to the club I think I’d like to understand the market rate to be honest.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

To be fair to the club I think I’d like to understand the market rate to be honest.

I think I was of the impression that 1878 would be looking to attract talent rather than just fill a role.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

🤔

I heard he didn't have a job to go to just fed up of working in an environment that he didn't like.

Now some may be fed up of nods and winks but I am certainly not going to reveal my source.

Now he/she could be telling me porkies and it may all be a big pile of BS but there is no reason why he/she should.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

I think I was of the impression that 1878 would be looking to attract talent rather than just fill a role.

The owner of the club has more experience in the web based world than I do so i guess I’m happy to trust that it’s in line with the role expectation. Feels like a relatively entry level appointment which in most sectors means an entry level salary.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

The owner of the club has more experience in the web based world than I do so i guess I’m happy to trust that it’s in line with the role expectation. Feels like a relatively entry level appointment which in most sectors means an entry level salary.

Do you honestly think Jason has that much say on the day to day of the club? Can almost guarantee Debbie is the one making all the decisions on a floor level

Quoted from KingsleysHair

Do you honestly think Jason has that much say on the day to day of the club? Can almost guarantee Debbie is the one making all the decisions on a floor level

And so she flipping should, that’s what CEOs do, not like the last wage grabber in that role. And, when a time comes to performance manage, supervision and the likes, that’s when Debbie is answerable to Jason/Andrew and the board, if they aren’t happy then she’s gone. They’ve made that clear from the offset. I’m not entirely sure you become as successful as Jason and Andrew without being harsh or firm along the way but also trusting the system until it can no longer be trusted.

Sam was always great but this thread is just going around in circles now, speculation, those who clearly still feel a loyalty to the previous regime, those glad to see the back of them, those in favour of everything 1878 do and those who couldn’t give a rats bottom about who works and leaves the club and for whatever reason.

Let’s face it, if we weren’t a tinpot league 2 club that’s spent more time in non league in the last 15 years than the league and we’re kicking about the top half of the championship nobody would give a rats bottom.

People claim to know things, then don’t shed any light, other speculate with no basis, others blow smoke up the clubs bottom…people always have.

We’ve got a match tomorrow, see ya there…

Quoted from arryarryarry

I heard he didn't have a job to go to just fed up of working in an environment that he didn't like.

Now some may be fed up of nods and winks but I am certainly not going to reveal my source.

Now he/she could be telling me porkies and it may all be a big pile of BS but there is no reason why he/she should.

Similarly, I’m not revealing mine!

Quoted from aldi_01

And so she flipping should, that’s what CEOs do, not like the last wage grabber in that role. And, when a time comes to performance manage, supervision and the likes, that’s when Debbie is answerable to Jason/Andrew and the board, if they aren’t happy then she’s gone. They’ve made that clear from the offset. I’m not entirely sure you become as successful as Jason and Andrew without being harsh or firm along the way but also trusting the system until it can no longer be trusted.

Sam was always great but this thread is just going around in circles now, speculation, those who clearly still feel a loyalty to the previous regime, those glad to see the back of them, those in favour of everything 1878 do and those who couldn’t give a rats bottom about who works and leaves the club and for whatever reason.

Let’s face it, if we weren’t a tinpot league 2 club that’s spent more time in non league in the last 15 years than the league and we’re kicking about the top half of the championship nobody would give a rats bottom.

People claim to know things, then don’t shed any light, other speculate with no basis, others blow smoke up the clubs bottom…people always have.

We’ve got a match tomorrow, see ya there…

Spot on, there's too many "in the know" on here that want to shoot shots saying all is not well behind the scenes.
Well, I've got news for you, the club is being run by 2 very successful business men, like it or not, but the club is being dragged into the 21st century and they'll be casualties along the way.

Quoted from aldi_01

And so she flipping should, that’s what CEOs do, not like the last wage grabber in that role. And, when a time comes to performance manage, supervision and the likes, that’s when Debbie is answerable to Jason/Andrew and the board, if they aren’t happy then she’s gone. They’ve made that clear from the offset. I’m not entirely sure you become as successful as Jason and Andrew without being harsh or firm along the way but also trusting the system until it can no longer be trusted.

Sam was always great but this thread is just going around in circles now, speculation, those who clearly still feel a loyalty to the previous regime, those glad to see the back of them, those in favour of everything 1878 do and those who couldn’t give a rats bottom about who works and leaves the club and for whatever reason.

Let’s face it, if we weren’t a tinpot league 2 club that’s spent more time in non league in the last 15 years than the league and we’re kicking about the top half of the championship nobody would give a rats bottom.

People claim to know things, then don’t shed any light, other speculate with no basis, others blow smoke up the clubs bottom…people always have.

We’ve got a match tomorrow, see ya there…

Nailed it!!

Quoted from Chrisblor

https://gtfc.co.uk/vacancy-media-communications-officer/

If I was only being paid £22-24k to do a job with that array of responsibilities (plus requiring working unsociable hours, access to a car and a driving licence) I'd have quit to find another employer who'd actually pay me appropriately for my skillset too!

So we have a Media & Communication Officer a Marketing and Communication. Manager a Digital Content Creator a Head of Commercial .Must be the biggest marketing department in the Town

Quoted from KingsleysHair

https://twitter.com/jackspringfilm/status/1586317096971034624?s=46&t=MitM-sD2X2t-gGtAROykOA

By the sounds of it, he was dragging the club into the 21st century

Wouldn't be surprised if he put his people and media skills to work for a budding film maker for a while, just to see how things turn out. Any thing Spring to mind?