David Bernstein Speaks.

[Risso]

This sounds like we have a very clever and progressive board now. We could finally have something to believe in and start enjoying football again.

Dare I say it but the it does feel exciting.

Can we wait and see if the football gets better before we enjoy the football again?!

[Ian.]

This sounds like we have a very clever and progressive board now. We could finally have something to believe in and start enjoying football again.

Dare I say it but the it does feel exciting.

Can we wait and see if the football gets better before we enjoy the football again?!

I might be jumping the gun here! Ok we might not enjoy the football just yet, not until August...hopefully.

Mind you Exeter City were bloody good on Saturday.

[OCD]

For how long have we been saying there's not enough football knowledge on the board? Things could have been so much rosier if that had been addressed several years ago.

[Toronto Villa]

The thing about appointing a manager is that none of us really know how it is going to turn out. And there are so many other factors that can help or hinder the manager being successful. We have to trust that the  board will think the entire process through. At the end of the day we won't have a choice as to who that person is and it could very well be someone who not all of us agree with. We have to have faith though even if that is the case that they have made the best possible decision, without emotion, with their collective knowledge and experience, and based on a lot more information than we have.

[WarszaVillan]

The thing about appointing a manager is that none of us really know how it is going to turn out. And there are so many other factors that can help or hinder the manager being successful. We have to trust that the  board will think the entire process through. At the end of the day we won't have a choice as to who that person is and it could very well be someone who not all of us agree with. We have to have faith though even if that is the case that they have made the best possible decision, without emotion, with their collective knowledge and experience, and based on a lot more information than we have.

After the last few years you'll forgive me for not trusting the club to get anything right. I hope that things will get better, but its going to take a lot more than appointing an ex-Man City director and Brian Little onto a 'football board' to alter my default scepticism.

[Toronto Villa]

The thing about appointing a manager is that none of us really know how it is going to turn out. And there are so many other factors that can help or hinder the manager being successful. We have to trust that the  board will think the entire process through. At the end of the day we won't have a choice as to who that person is and it could very well be someone who not all of us agree with. We have to have faith though even if that is the case that they have made the best possible decision, without emotion, with their collective knowledge and experience, and based on a lot more information than we have.

After the last few years you'll forgive me for not trusting the club to get anything right. I hope that things will get better, but its going to take a lot more than appointing an ex-Man City director and Brian Little onto a 'football board' to alter my default scepticism.

That's entirely your call. I'll go with the theory that we have never had this kind of board before, certainly not in my time following the club. So I'll trust their judgement on this.

[Louzie0]

I'd like to know what Steve Stride thinks of the new Board.
I'd hope he feels optimistic for the Club in their hands.

[pbavfckuwait]

The statement that " We are not even fighting against relegation at the moment" or words to that effect, to me, means good bye Mr. Garde.
Bernstein could turn out to be a very very important addition, more so I believe than HWWOW, he has surely been around long enough not to do a Fox and have a list of one and also be taken in by managerial bull shit. Here's hoping the positive shoots are at last poking their head out of the dirt.

[Clampy]

The statement that " We are not even fighting against relegation at the moment" or words to that effect, to me, means good bye Mr. Garde.
Bernstein could turn out to be a very very important addition,

That first line stood out to me when I read it last night. As for Bernstein, I said the same to someone else on here recently. Bringing him in could turn out to be a very wise move.

[Risso]

The new board looks promising however a successful team will still largely depend on:
Appointing the right manager
Giving him enough funds to create a successful team
The manager buying the right players

We'll see how they get on with those soon enough I guess.

[WarszaVillan]

The thing about appointing a manager is that none of us really know how it is going to turn out. And there are so many other factors that can help or hinder the manager being successful. We have to trust that the  board will think the entire process through. At the end of the day we won't have a choice as to who that person is and it could very well be someone who not all of us agree with. We have to have faith though even if that is the case that they have made the best possible decision, without emotion, with their collective knowledge and experience, and based on a lot more information than we have.

After the last few years you'll forgive me for not trusting the club to get anything right. I hope that things will get better, but its going to take a lot more than appointing an ex-Man City director and Brian Little onto a 'football board' to alter my default scepticism.

That's entirely your call. I'll go with the theory that we have never had this kind of board before, certainly not in my time following the club. So I'll trust their judgement on this.

I'm sure they're bright people and can spot a decent manager. But unless the owner commits to proper funds to support an incoming manager, not just to get us out of the Championship but compete again in the top half of the Premier League, then we'll be left scrabbling around for a second rate manager. Time will tell, there have been too many false dawns and broken promises in recent years to just take their word for it this time.

[peter w]

Cardiff and Wigan? From European nights to relegation fights? Pfft.

[Des Little]

It sounds like we are going to get our shit together before the season ends, which gives us every chance to hit the ground running in August.  For once, the board appear to be planning ahead.

[Chris Smith]

The new board looks promising however a successful team will still largely depend on:
Appointing the right manager
Giving him enough funds to create a successful team
The manager buying the right players

We'll see how they get on with those soon enough I guess.

Agreed, it would seem highly improbable that the club would put the effort into this restructure if they were not serious about righting the wrongs. Problem is they have developed a talent for shooting themselves in the foot so nothing can be taken for granted.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Cardiff and Wigan? From European nights to relegation fights? Pfft.

Cardiff would be an international match.