Christian Purslow - Resigned

[dave.woodhall]

In comparative terms they're probably not much richer than Lerner, allowing for football inflation. The difference is that he tried to bankroll us while they want us to generate our own income. We were his hobby and their business.

[john e]

I dare say Lerner’s reign would have been a lot better if he had picked the right managers

the difference is always the manager
we could have the same owners CEO etc but with a different manager we would be no where near as positive

[Toronto Villa]

MON was the right manager at the right time. He galvanized the club. But once that relationship soured it was one disastrous appointment after another with no semblance of a plan either in terms of management style or overall player recruitment strategy. What will be interesting to see here is how we look long term under our current governors. If things do start to get difficult do we stick with the manager and to the process?

[danno]

I think the money thrown around by Man City cut the legs off of both us and Arsenal, and perhaps to a lesser extent Everton.

[Toronto Villa]

Man City’s money changed a lot of things directly and indirectly for all teams. And not everyone could compete and arguably, maybe now with the exception of Liverpool anyone can. Not that they get everyone but there is no cap to what they can do it appears. And not every owner has the appetite let alone ability to go toe to toe. Randy got caught in the Chelsea/Man City crossfire coupled with his own worsening financial situation. Toss in MON not giving a shit and being MON, nobody to check him at the club and the rest is history.

[dave.woodhall]

I think the money thrown around by Man City cut the legs off of both us and Arsenal, and perhaps to a lesser extent Everton.

I agree. He also got caught in a perfect storm of global recession, his own personal circumstances changing, the general's illness and being shafted by two managers.

[Risso]

I think the money thrown around by Man City cut the legs off of both us and Arsenal, and perhaps to a lesser extent Everton.

I agree. He also got caught in a perfect storm of global recession, his own personal circumstances changing, the general's illness and being shafted by two managers.

Fundamentally though, he's just a bad businessman, and so it was all likely to come crashing down at some point. Who else would buy a multi-million pound asset, and then put two such completely unqualified people in charge like Faulkner and Krulak? A call-centre manager and his dad's mate, both with no relevant experience whatsoever.  The McLeish appointment showed perfectly that he just didn't get it, at all.  That post on here from Krulak about Lerner keeping the letter from Ferguson in his safe was just about the most cringe-inducing thing I've ever read.

[Davkaus]

That post on here from Krulak about Lerner keeping the letter from Ferguson in his safe was just about the most cringe-inducing thing I've ever read.

I found it somewhat romantically nourishing, myself. 

[Toronto Villa]

Alex Ferguson royally fucked us with that letter the red faced turnip.

[rob_bridge]

Well his subsequent assistance in recruiting his successors at ManU have thankfully backfired.

[danno]

Alex Ferguson royally fucked us with that letter the red faced turnip.

The memory is a little hazy but wasn't the letter after the fact?

e.g. "Well done Randy for appointing Big Eck. I managed wee breaded ham face years ago in Aberdeen. he's a great lad blah blah" love Suralex.

I disliked the premier leagues Emperor Palpatine more than most but am almost positive we appointed Mcleish then got the letter.

[eamonn]

If you get divorced because your wife spent all your money you will never move on if you think every other woman is going to do the same.

You have to judge Purslow on his own merits and so far so good.

This is a good point. Lots of men exhibit this characteristic too!

#NotAllWomen

[Toronto Villa]

I don’t properly recall Danno. You might be right. Either way it was fucking embarrassing to not just know it existed but that we got to know about it as some sort of validation for the appointment.

[danno]

I don’t properly recall Danno. You might be right. Either way it was fucking embarrassing to not just know it existed but that we got to know about it as some sort of validation for the appointment.

Yes mate, it was toe curlingly cringe inducing on so many levels. 

[rob_bridge]

I don’t properly recall Danno. You might be right. Either way it was fucking embarrassing to not just know it existed but that we got to know about it as some sort of validation for the appointment.

Yes mate, it was toe curlingly cringe inducing on so many levels.

Jeeps up there with the great low points this century. Totally inexplicable on every level.