Who is Paul Faulkner?

[MarkM]

Paul Faulkner = A rubbish Smithers

[David_Nab]

Majority of Player recruitment under PF has been disaster ,why he is still in charge of this is crazy.

Randy could of saved Millions and made millions with a good scouting a player recruitment strategy

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I don't blame him. He doesn't make the big decisions, Randy does.
Faulkner has done a good job increasing commercial revenue and the daily running of the club back office. That afterall is his remit.
He can now add to that 'Lerner's scapegoat'.

Has he increased commercial revenue though? I'd suggest any increases in club revenue in the last 3 season's would be down to TV revenue pure and simple. The man has been an unmitigated disaster in my view.

He has. You're wrong on the first point so that would make you also wrong on your second point.

Have you any stats or data to back that assertion up?  I'm sure I recall looking through the y/e accounts for the last 3 year's and they showed that whilst revenue increased that was predominantly down to TV revenue? 

The last accounts show a 22% increase in 2011 compared to the previous 12 months, not bad for such tough economic times and without a paying sponsor.

[bertlambshank]

2011 FXPro were sponsors.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

2011 FXPro were sponsors.

2011 the 2010 accounts were made public.

[bertlambshank]

2011 FXPro were sponsors.

2011 the 2010 accounts were made public.

If your on about 2010 correct.i don't get accounts at all.

[AV82EC]

I don't blame him. He doesn't make the big decisions, Randy does.
Faulkner has done a good job increasing commercial revenue and the daily running of the club back office. That afterall is his remit.
He can now add to that 'Lerner's scapegoat'.

Has he increased commercial revenue though? I'd suggest any increases in club revenue in the last 3 season's would be down to TV revenue pure and simple. The man has been an unmitigated disaster in my view.

He has. You're wrong on the first point so that would make you also wrong on your second point.

Have you any stats or data to back that assertion up?  I'm sure I recall looking through the y/e accounts for the last 3 year's and they showed that whilst revenue increased that was predominantly down to TV revenue? 

he last accounts show a 22% increase in 2011 compared to theprevious 12 months, not bad for such tough economic times and without a paying ote]

So we're relying on data that's 2 years out of date on how he's performing now. If the next set of data shows commercial income to have increased against a backdrop of McLeish AMD Lambert then hats off to the fella but I'm fully expecting to see turnover flatlining or possibly dropping. The fabled £100 million barrier to meet his stated objective of top 20 in Delloites list seems a distant if not unrealistic dream at the moment.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

The trouble is there is pretty much nobody else involved on the board as well. He is wet behind the ears kid who is woefully out of his depth running us.

I think this sums it up about right and is also a large reason why we lurch from one fuck up to the next.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I don't blame him. He doesn't make the big decisions, Randy does.
Faulkner has done a good job increasing commercial revenue and the daily running of the club back office. That afterall is his remit.
He can now add to that 'Lerner's scapegoat'.

Has he increased commercial revenue though? I'd suggest any increases in club revenue in the last 3 season's would be down to TV revenue pure and simple. The man has been an unmitigated disaster in my view.

He has. You're wrong on the first point so that would make you also wrong on your second point.

Have you any stats or data to back that assertion up?  I'm sure I recall looking through the y/e accounts for the last 3 year's and they showed that whilst revenue increased that was predominantly down to TV revenue? 

he last accounts show a 22% increase in 2011 compared to theprevious 12 months, not bad for such tough economic times and without a paying ote]

So we're relying on data that's 2 years out of date on how he's performing now. If the next set of data shows commercial income to have increased against a backdrop of McLeish AMD Lambert then hats off to the fella but I'm fully expecting to see turnover flatlining or possibly dropping. The fabled £100 million barrier to meet his stated objective of top 20 in Delloites list seems a distant if not unrealistic dream at the moment.

2010/2011 accounts show an increase of commercial revenue of 16% year on year.

The real interesting stuff should be the 2011/12 accounts which are out at the end of next month.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

If the day ends with only one signing, I'm expecting Paul Faulkner to resign. Not because of what he's done but what he's failed to do, that being to convince Randy Lerner that we needed additional funds to stay up. Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming Faulkner, he has no control over the finances, it's a very awkward position for any CEO to find themselves, it's not as if he can go out there and find new investors into the club or arrange financing through the banks. The man's hands have been tied behind his back and if has any self pride he'd resign and walk away from what is turning out to be a bloody circus.

[Ads]

The man is a disgrace and should have been sacked for his ineptitude years ago.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Ads, do you think any other CEO would have done things differently? A the end of the day, whoever is in there is powerless.

[Villafirst]

If the day ends with only one signing, I'm expecting Paul Faulkner to resign. Not because of what he's done but what he's failed to do, that being to convince Randy Lerner that we needed additional funds to stay up. Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming Faulkner, he has no control over the finances, it's a very awkward position for any CEO to find themselves, it's not as if he can go out there and find new investors into the club or arrange financing through the banks. The man's hands have been tied behind his back and if has any self pride he'd resign and walk away from what is turning out to be a bloody circus.

Agree, but the "buck" or dollars stops with someone who can't be arsed to cross the Atlantic more than about 3 times a year if wer'e lucky to be graced with his presence. The guy's interest started to wane in August 2010, and it's got to point where he just doesn't seem that bothered anymore. The novelty has well and truly worn off.

[Risso]

The last accounts show a 22% increase in 2011 compared to the previous 12 months, not bad for such tough economic times and without a paying sponsor.

I think you want to check your maths on that one.  £16.7m compared to £14.4m the year before on commercial, a £2.3m or 16% increase on the year before.  Not bad of course, but wouldn't even cover Stephen Ireland's wages for a year, and was also offset by a bigger fall in matchday income, such that overall income only rose by £1.1m.

[paulcomben]

Majority of Player recruitment under PF has been disaster ,why he is still in charge of this is crazy.

Randy could of saved Millions and made millions with a good scouting a player recruitment strategy

Could have