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Author Topic: The future of Paul Faulkner?  (Read 9167 times)

Offline Nev

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Re: The future of Paul Faulkner?
« Reply #15 on: April 17, 2012, 02:23:27 PM »
It's probably bullshit but that story about him "high five-ing" the players as they came into the dressing room after the draw at Klanfield is enough for me to have him sacked.

And the colour of his hair obviously.
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Offline Rip Van We Go Again

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Re: The future of Paul Faulkner?
« Reply #16 on: April 17, 2012, 02:27:59 PM »
Quote from: Nev on April 17, 2012, 02:23:27 PM
It's probably bullshit but that story about him "high five-ing" the players as they came into the dressing room after the draw at Klanfield is enough for me to have him sacked.

True or not, it still can't beat McBeefcurtains clenched fist salute to the directors box after the draw with Stoke.
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Offline PaulWinch again

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Re: The future of Paul Faulkner?
« Reply #17 on: April 17, 2012, 02:29:41 PM »
He's done an appalling job from a football perspective, but a decent job commercially. So maybe he should have a commercial role and no involvement in the football side. We need someone who understands the game.
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Offline mr woo

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Re: The future of Paul Faulkner?
« Reply #18 on: April 17, 2012, 02:45:58 PM »
Quote from: John M'Zog on April 17, 2012, 01:51:19 PM
Quote from: mr woo on April 17, 2012, 01:41:39 PM
Isn't this the point where someone comes along and says "Paul Faulkner - when another McLeish thread just won't do"


Wink?


I would have gone with:-

Paul Faulkner - when another Randy Lerner thread just won't do.


Good shout, but perhaps I may suggest:-


Flame haired twat - when another ginger prick thread just won't do.
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Offline James

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Re: The future of Paul Faulkner?
« Reply #19 on: April 17, 2012, 02:54:09 PM »
Whether he has been a failure or not depends on exactly what his brief from his employer was, and that we don't know, do we? On the face of it, he has done a decent job commercially, but how well will that sit with our new kit makers, our sponsors etc if coupled with relegation?

He should be moved to a Commercial Director's role and a footballing man brought in as CEO to oversee the running of the whole shebang.

It won't, of course, happen though.
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Online LeeS

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Re: The future of Paul Faulkner?
« Reply #20 on: April 17, 2012, 04:01:32 PM »
Why do we need a "footballing man" to be CEO? We are a multimillion pound business. We need a business man to be CEO and a footballing man to be manager.

It wouldnt have taken a footballing genius to have made a better managerial appointment than McSweatybollox. Just someone with a modicum of common sense.
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Offline Concrete John

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Re: The future of Paul Faulkner?
« Reply #21 on: April 17, 2012, 04:18:31 PM »
Quote from: LeeS on April 17, 2012, 04:01:32 PM
Why do we need a "footballing man" to be CEO? We are a multimillion pound business. We need a business man to be CEO and a footballing man to be manager.

I don't think we do either, but we do need more footballing experience on the board to guide the CEO.
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Offline Risso

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Re: The future of Paul Faulkner?
« Reply #22 on: April 17, 2012, 04:24:29 PM »
Quote from: John M'Zog on April 17, 2012, 04:18:31 PM
Quote from: LeeS on April 17, 2012, 04:01:32 PM
Why do we need a "footballing man" to be CEO? We are a multimillion pound business. We need a business man to be CEO and a footballing man to be manager.

I don't think we do either, but we do need more footballing experience on the board to guide the CEO.

The CEO is supposed to be the person setting the strategy for the company.  It'd be helpful if he has a certain level of knowledge himself.
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Offline nigel

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Re: The future of Paul Faulkner?
« Reply #23 on: April 17, 2012, 05:09:00 PM »
Quote from: Risso on April 17, 2012, 01:46:28 PM
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on April 17, 2012, 01:38:39 PM
Doesn't "flame haired" mean "ginger haired"? He's more blond isn't he?

I'd say a definite ginger:

Warning, brings back bad memories
Strawberry Blonde ?
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Offline Tom Sawyer

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Re: The future of Paul Faulkner?
« Reply #24 on: April 17, 2012, 05:11:52 PM »
They're all moulding into one in my brain... Faulkner... McBeefBayonet... Grant... I want them all gone... Now!
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Offline villasjf

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Re: The future of Paul Faulkner?
« Reply #25 on: April 17, 2012, 05:12:43 PM »
Quote from: PaulWinch on April 17, 2012, 02:29:41 PM
He's done an appalling job from a football perspective, but a decent job commercially. So maybe he should have a commercial role and no involvement in the football side. We need someone who understands the game.
selling H & V or our programmes perhaps
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Offline Dave Cooper please

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Re: The future of Paul Faulkner?
« Reply #26 on: April 17, 2012, 06:00:18 PM »
Quote from: TheZogman on April 17, 2012, 02:16:56 PM
In my opinion, Bradley Branning is just Lerner's yes man

Wasn't he the bloke who gave all those documents to Wikileaks?
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Offline Steve67

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Re: The future of Paul Faulkner?
« Reply #27 on: April 17, 2012, 06:04:32 PM »
McLeish, Faulkner.  Can you imagine how ugly the babies would be?
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Offline Confusious says

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Re: The future of Paul Faulkner?
« Reply #28 on: April 17, 2012, 06:35:00 PM »
As some have said, Faulkner to stick to commercial intrests. A N Other to look after playing matters.  What about Ron Atkinson! he was a good wheeler dealer, just thinking about his signing of Dalian, Staunton,Richardson, Saunders, etc, Just what we needed after Dr Jo. as I say he is Quite savvy. or even Sir Graham who would be more diplomatic and able to give his football advice to Randy or even our new manager
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Offline PeterWithe

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Re: The future of Paul Faulkner?
« Reply #29 on: April 17, 2012, 07:49:23 PM »
Its always stuck me as odd that we would be prepared to pay £2/3m per year for a pretty ordinary player yet wouldn't appear to offer to pay someone like David Dein the same sort of deal to run things.
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