Bernstein and King Resign from the Board

[dave shelley]

He's buying one of those new apartments overlooking the River Rea.

[Chris Smith]

I think Zia intends to be Doug Mark2 which may or may not be a good thing.Or he may turn out to be a complete disaster .We shall watch and observe.

Xia for ffs. Its only 3 letters!

I wonder if he drives a Kia?

He has a wife called Tia.

He never takes the direct route, he always goes via...

[paul_e]

Is he being scrutinised by the cia?

[West Derby Villan]

I think Zia intends to be Doug Mark2 which may or may not be a good thing.Or he may turn out to be a complete disaster .We shall watch and observe.

Xia for ffs. Its only 3 letters!

I wonder if he drives a Kia?

He has a wife called Tia.

Her mates called Maria

[kippaxvilla2]

SH will be on in a minute demanding an end to ia puns.

[not3bad]

SH will be on in a minute demanding an end to ia puns.

That moment is near.

[West Derby Villan]

SH will be on in a minute demanding an end to ia puns.

That moment is near.

Have no fear

[cheltenhamlion]

As I was told it, the catalyst behind Bernstein and King going was that Lerner wouldn't let them recruit a manager until the sale was sorted. As left them with little to do they buggered off and made reference to the sale needing doing quickly.

The stuff about players texting Lerner to undermine Garde wouldn't surprise me. You can think what you wish of the competence of Fox but he was very derogatory about the behaviour of some of the players.

[passport1]

Turning that around, Mark Carney the current Bank of England governor, if you asked him, do you know a businessman called Tony Xia from China a country with a population of 1.357bn I would be amazed if he had heard of him too.

I suspect he could pick up the phone to one of his world wide banking contacts and find some information about him.

[ktvillan]

The stuff about players texting Lerner to undermine Garde wouldn't surprise me. You can think what you wish of the competence of Fox but he was very derogatory about the behaviour of some of the players.

A couple of years ago I managed a team who would go running to the organisation Director to complain to him about me every time I asked them to do something they didn't like or agree with.  It turned out they were throwing in all sorts of nonsense.  And the twat at the top was buying it all without allowing me to give my side.  My boss somehow thought it was good management practice to get such feedback from the lower levels and then swallow it without question, and that teams thrive on conflict.  He was the dumbest asshole and worst leader and manager I have ever encountered let alone work for, but had somehow got this senior position.  Sounds like Lerner is out of the same school of shit management.  So I can well imagine how Garde must have felt and what an impossible job it would have been for him.  You cannot win in a situation like that.

[cheltenhamlion]

Agreed. I walked in to be senior in a new department 8 years back and was mandated with "shake the fuckers up". I did. They complained to the old boss who asked me to shake them up and I very much came out as the bad guy for removing one for being incapable.

[kippaxvilla2]

Turning that around, Mark Carney the current Bank of England governor, if you asked him, do you know a businessman called Tony Xia from China a country with a population of 1.357bn I would be amazed if he had heard of him too.

I suspect he could pick up the phone to one of his world wide banking contacts and find some information about him.

That wasn't what the comparison was about though.  Mr King had never heard of him - he could also have phoned his contacts and found out or may not have had any.  Mr Carney himself would be unlikely to have heard of him directly I would have thought.

[Pat McMahon]

As I was told it, the catalyst behind Bernstein and King going was that Lerner wouldn't let them recruit a manager until the sale was sorted. As left them with little to do they buggered off and made reference to the sale needing doing quickly.

The stuff about players texting Lerner to undermine Garde wouldn't surprise me. You can think what you wish of the competence of Fox but he was very derogatory about the behaviour of some of the players.

I find it strange that the players had Lerner's number. I suppose because he was so remote I assumed he only delt with the manager and the CEO

[cheltenhamlion]

He likes good news stories so would occasionally surface for the awarding of a new contract. Or back slapping before a cup semi final.

[aev]

As I was told it, the catalyst behind Bernstein and King going was that Lerner wouldn't let them recruit a manager until the sale was sorted. As left them with little to do they buggered off and made reference to the sale needing doing quickly.

The stuff about players texting Lerner to undermine Garde wouldn't surprise me. You can think what you wish of the competence of Fox but he was very derogatory about the behaviour of some of the players.

The lack of manager once Garde went really peed me off. Once Garde left the whole club appeared as though it couldn't give a fk.

Whatever we think of Newcastle, they have given themselves the best chance of promotion. A manager who has had time to work out who he does and doesn't want, and now persuaded to stay on.