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Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Tom Fox interview in The Independent
« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2017, 11:21:29 PM »
"I loved it and I'd do it all again" God that's terrifying!

Don't call us Tom......we'll never call you I think to that.

He was never qualified to be a chief executive anyway. At least Wyness has held that position at two other clubs.

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Re: Tom Fox interview in The Independent
« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2017, 11:38:57 PM »
"He appointed much-maligned recruitment pair Hendrik Almstadt and Paddy Riley". 

Nothing more to be said.

"He appointed notorious charlatan and bell-end Tim Sherwood" probably has to be said.

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Re: Tom Fox interview in The Independent
« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2017, 11:39:34 PM »
Amongst all the mud slinging though I was startled to read we only increased our non television revenue by 14m over the decade Lerner was in charge.

When teams at the top of the premier league are getting their training grounds sponsored for big money, you realise how we failed to cash in on regular top 6 finishes on and off the pitch.

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Re: Tom Fox interview in The Independent
« Reply #18 on: November 21, 2017, 11:43:44 PM »
Amongst all the mud slinging though I was startled to read we only increased our non television revenue by 14m over the decade Lerner was in charge.

When teams at the top of the premier league are getting their training grounds sponsored for big money, you realise how we failed to cash in on regular top 6 finishes on and off the pitch.
That comment did not make any sense to me.

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Re: Tom Fox interview in The Independent
« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2017, 11:45:28 PM »
"He appointed much-maligned recruitment pair Hendrik Almstadt and Paddy Riley". 

Nothing more to be said.

"He appointed notorious charlatan and bell-end Tim Sherwood" probably has to be said.

While correct I still cannot bring myself to truly dislike Sherwood. He should never have been appointed, but he was and he gave us a few good days days in a truly awful run of years there. Chancer, sure but he did a few good things for us.

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Re: Tom Fox interview in The Independent
« Reply #20 on: November 22, 2017, 12:16:27 AM »
"He appointed much-maligned recruitment pair Hendrik Almstadt and Paddy Riley". 

Nothing more to be said.

"He appointed notorious charlatan and bell-end Tim Sherwood" probably has to be said.

Appointed without entertaining the thought of recruiting anyone else and snuggled up to him in full public view in the Directors box while Lambert was doing his thing right below. Think what you want about Lambert but that was a shit thing to have done.

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Re: Tom Fox interview in The Independent
« Reply #21 on: November 22, 2017, 01:28:49 AM »
"He appointed much-maligned recruitment pair Hendrik Almstadt and Paddy Riley". 

Nothing more to be said.

"He appointed notorious charlatan and bell-end Tim Sherwood" probably has to be said.

Appointed without entertaining the thought of recruiting anyone else and snuggled up to him in full public view in the Directors box while Lambert was doing his thing right below. Think what you want about Lambert but that was a shit thing to have done.
They could have chucked garbage at Lambert from the Directors box as far as I was concerned  by then.
Another on the list of charlatans that have besmirched this club.

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Re: Tom Fox interview in The Independent
« Reply #22 on: November 22, 2017, 01:45:37 AM »
Top 10 Charlatans of the Lerner Era
1 Randy I was not quite as bad as Doug
2 Martin shyster Oniel
3 Tom Fox
4 Paul Lambert
5 Gabby
6. Zogbia
7 Micah
8 Black
9 Faulkner
10 Lescott
Have I left any one out?

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Re: Tom Fox interview in The Independent
« Reply #23 on: November 22, 2017, 01:59:16 AM »
Top 10 Charlatans of the Lerner Era
1 Randy I was not quite as bad as Doug
2 Martin shyster Oniel
3 Tom Fox
4 Paul Lambert
5 Gabby
6. Zogbia
7 Micah
8 Black
9 Faulkner
10 Lescott
Have I left any one out?

I would drop MON a few notches and raise Faulker a few but as a list.. its pretty good.

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Re: Tom Fox interview in The Independent
« Reply #24 on: November 22, 2017, 05:59:26 AM »
The General is not on the list.

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Re: Tom Fox interview in The Independent
« Reply #25 on: November 22, 2017, 08:06:41 AM »
No mention of being a higher paid CEO than many clubs whose turnover was greater than ours. No wonder he'd do it all again. In the meantime we can pay for his tan and daughter's American education.

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Re: Tom Fox interview in The Independent
« Reply #26 on: November 22, 2017, 08:17:38 AM »
Top 10 Charlatans of the Lerner Era
1 Randy I was not quite as bad as Doug
2 Martin shyster Oniel
3 Tom Fox
4 Paul Lambert
5 Gabby
6. Zogbia
7 Micah
8 Black
9 Faulkner
10 Lescott
Have I left any one out?

Gabby was good for the first 5 years.

Put Stephen Ireland in instead of him

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Re: Tom Fox interview in The Independent
« Reply #27 on: November 22, 2017, 08:45:18 AM »
Top 10 Charlatans of the Lerner Era
1 Randy I was not quite as bad as Doug
2 Martin shyster Oniel
3 Tom Fox
4 Paul Lambert
5 Gabby
6. Zogbia
7 Micah
8 Black
9 Faulkner
10 Lescott
Have I left any one out?

Gabby was good for the first 5 years.

Put Stephen Ireland in instead of him

Good point. Also, have we forgiven Habib Beye so soon? I would hope not.

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Re: Tom Fox interview in The Independent
« Reply #28 on: November 22, 2017, 09:04:46 AM »
Top 10 Charlatans of the Lerner Era
1 Randy I was not quite as bad as Doug
2 Martin shyster Oniel
3 Tom Fox
4 Paul Lambert
5 Gabby
6. Zogbia
7 Micah
8 Black
9 Faulkner
10 Lescott
Have I left any one out?

Eric Black.

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Re: Tom Fox interview in The Independent
« Reply #29 on: November 22, 2017, 09:19:50 AM »
Top 10 Charlatans of the Lerner Era
1 Randy I was not quite as bad as Doug
2 Martin shyster Oniel
3 Tom Fox
4 Paul Lambert
5 Gabby
6. Zogbia
7 Micah
8 Black
9 Faulkner
10 Lescott
Have I left any one out?

Eric Black.

The one at number 8?  ;)

 


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