Christian Purslow - Resigned

[Drummond]

That would be good eamonn but I would really, really love *KK voice* a parody of Alan Partridge trying to keep his job.

Personally I think a bit of Monkey Tennis at half time would lift the spirits and mood of everyone. Even though it will inevitably be accompanied by the crowd chanting 'sign them up' and Bruce possibly doing so.

As a Right Back, to play left midfield.

[eamonn]

Does anyone know why he left Chelsea? Just reading his Wiki page, he over-acieved in terms of commercial success and Chelsea seemed very impressed with him when he departed. Just wondering is he someone who embraces challenges and then leaves once they're done...I mean, if he's a great chief exec we'll want to him to hang around for more than three years.

[eamonn]

Actually I just remembered he has equity in the club so there's an incentive to keep building us.

[Pvb1968]

Would have thought an interview with the gentlemen would have surficed by now through the club website.

[Drummond]

Would have thought an interview with the gentlemen would have surficed by now through the club website.

I suspect that won't be far away in any event... Perhaps Sunday or Monday...

[Malandro]

Would have thought an interview with the gentlemen would have surficed by now through the club website.

I suspect that won't be far away in any event... Perhaps Sunday or Monday...

Holding a large scythe.

[Drummond]

Would have thought an interview with the gentlemen would have surficed by now through the club website.

I suspect that won't be far away in any event... Perhaps Sunday or Monday...

Holding a large scythe.

Dressed all in black.

[dave.woodhall]

I hope we never hear from him. Let him get on with his job and leave it at that. 

[ChicagoLion]

I hope we never hear from him. Let him get on with his job and leave it at that.

I have to say I agree with this sentiment, we will know how effective a CEO we have by his actions.

[Drummond]

I hope we hear from him when we're getting promoted, winning cups and dominating the league.

[ktvillan]

Is that really a disaster, that we go on a good run?

In a sense it's the worst of all possible worlds, Bruce possibly doing enough to keep himself employed, but not enough to get us up.  Unless he can sustain it over the season it just keeps us in limbo.  Since history indicates he can't sustain it, best to take the long term view and bin Bruceball.

I really don’t understand this way of thinking, I don’t care who is the manager as long as the team I’ve supported all my life wins more often than it loses

It's a shame you don't understand it because it's frequently the type of thinking adopted by very successful individuals or organisations.  It's called, among other things,  long term thinking.  It involves seeing the bigger picture and recognising that, sometimes,  short term sacrifices,  setbacks etc. can and often do lead to better outcomes further down the line. We have a recent pertinent example -  losing the play-off final was apparently a major setback, and then verged on a disaster when the financial repercussions were revealed. With hindsight,  it may well be the best thing that's happened to us recently as it brought us new owners with new funds, and now a new CEO. Hopefully it will soon bring us a Manager or Coach worthy of the name.  Winning that game may have seen us in the PL, but also continuing to be run like a basket case by Xia and Wyness.   

Winning more games than you lose won't necessarily get you promoted, or become the foundation of any longer term success. It may satisfy you but for me it's a real "head in the sand" approach. 

And do you honestly think that if we'd gone up we'd be winning more games than we'd be losing?

[cdward]

I like to tell the Bluenoses that they did us a favour by beating Fulham, as it set in motion a chain of events which led us to where we are now. Getting shot of Xia, Wyness etc' and putting us on a path of more sustainable ownership and success.

[tomd2103]

Is that really a disaster, that we go on a good run?

In a sense it's the worst of all possible worlds, Bruce possibly doing enough to keep himself employed, but not enough to get us up.  Unless he can sustain it over the season it just keeps us in limbo.  Since history indicates he can't sustain it, best to take the long term view and bin Bruceball.

I really don’t understand this way of thinking, I don’t care who is the manager as long as the team I’ve supported all my life wins more often than it loses

It's a shame you don't understand it because it's frequently the type of thinking adopted by very successful individuals or organisations.  It's called, among other things,  long term thinking.  It involves seeing the bigger picture and recognising that, sometimes,  short term sacrifices,  setbacks etc. can and often do lead to better outcomes further down the line. We have a recent pertinent example -  losing the play-off final was apparently a major setback, and then verged on a disaster when the financial repercussions were revealed. With hindsight,  it may well be the best thing that's happened to us recently as it brought us new owners with new funds, and now a new CEO. Hopefully it will soon bring us a Manager or Coach worthy of the name.  Winning that game may have seen us in the PL, but also continuing to be run like a basket case by Xia and Wyness.   

Winning more games than you lose won't necessarily get you promoted, or become the foundation of any longer term success. It may satisfy you but for me it's a real "head in the sand" approach. 

And do you honestly think that if we'd gone up we'd be winning more games than we'd be losing?

I do think there is an obvious need for a long term plan at the club, but feel we also can't overlook the short term goal of getting up and staying there for that first season.  I think Bruce was never really a long term option, he was seen as a short term option who could potentially get us up and keep us up in that first season.  If that can be achieved, then you are working from a much stronger base and with the extra financial muscle that the Premier League money gives you. 

If Bruce were to go now, we'd wouldn't really be in a position to put long term plans in place just yet.  We would be looking at someone who could come in and galvanise the squad for the rest of this season and begin the longer term planning in the summer. 

[The Edge]

Is that really a disaster, that we go on a good run?

In a sense it's the worst of all possible worlds, Bruce possibly doing enough to keep himself employed, but not enough to get us up.  Unless he can sustain it over the season it just keeps us in limbo.  Since history indicates he can't sustain it, best to take the long term view and bin Bruceball.

I really don’t understand this way of thinking, I don’t care who is the manager as long as the team I’ve supported all my life wins more often than it loses

It's a shame you don't understand it because it's frequently the type of thinking adopted by very successful individuals or organisations.  It's called, among other things,  long term thinking.  It involves seeing the bigger picture and recognising that, sometimes,  short term sacrifices,  setbacks etc. can and often do lead to better outcomes further down the line. We have a recent pertinent example -  losing the play-off final was apparently a major setback, and then verged on a disaster when the financial repercussions were revealed. With hindsight,  it may well be the best thing that's happened to us recently as it brought us new owners with new funds, and now a new CEO. Hopefully it will soon bring us a Manager or Coach worthy of the name.  Winning that game may have seen us in the PL, but also continuing to be run like a basket case by Xia and Wyness.   

Winning more games than you lose won't necessarily get you promoted, or become the foundation of any longer term success. It may satisfy you but for me it's a real "head in the sand" approach. 

And do you honestly think that if we'd gone up we'd be winning more games than we'd be losing?

I do think there is an obvious need for a long term plan at the club, but feel we also can't overlook the short term goal of getting up and staying there for that first season.  I think Bruce was never really a long term option, he was seen as a short term option who could potentially get us up and keep us up in that first season.  If that can be achieved, then you are working from a much stronger base and with the extra financial muscle that the Premier League money gives you. 

If Bruce were to go now, we'd wouldn't really be in a position to put long term plans in place just yet.  We would be looking at someone who could come in and galvanise the squad for the rest of this season and begin the longer term planning in the summer.

So are you suggesting that sticking with Bruce is the best option for long term success?

[tomd2103]

Is that really a disaster, that we go on a good run?

In a sense it's the worst of all possible worlds, Bruce possibly doing enough to keep himself employed, but not enough to get us up.  Unless he can sustain it over the season it just keeps us in limbo.  Since history indicates he can't sustain it, best to take the long term view and bin Bruceball.

I really don’t understand this way of thinking, I don’t care who is the manager as long as the team I’ve supported all my life wins more often than it loses

It's a shame you don't understand it because it's frequently the type of thinking adopted by very successful individuals or organisations.  It's called, among other things,  long term thinking.  It involves seeing the bigger picture and recognising that, sometimes,  short term sacrifices,  setbacks etc. can and often do lead to better outcomes further down the line. We have a recent pertinent example -  losing the play-off final was apparently a major setback, and then verged on a disaster when the financial repercussions were revealed. With hindsight,  it may well be the best thing that's happened to us recently as it brought us new owners with new funds, and now a new CEO. Hopefully it will soon bring us a Manager or Coach worthy of the name.  Winning that game may have seen us in the PL, but also continuing to be run like a basket case by Xia and Wyness.   

Winning more games than you lose won't necessarily get you promoted, or become the foundation of any longer term success. It may satisfy you but for me it's a real "head in the sand" approach. 

And do you honestly think that if we'd gone up we'd be winning more games than we'd be losing?

I do think there is an obvious need for a long term plan at the club, but feel we also can't overlook the short term goal of getting up and staying there for that first season.  I think Bruce was never really a long term option, he was seen as a short term option who could potentially get us up and keep us up in that first season.  If that can be achieved, then you are working from a much stronger base and with the extra financial muscle that the Premier League money gives you. 

If Bruce were to go now, we'd wouldn't really be in a position to put long term plans in place just yet.  We would be looking at someone who could come in and galvanise the squad for the rest of this season and begin the longer term planning in the summer.

So are you suggesting that sticking with Bruce is the best option for long term success?

No because as I said above, I think he was only seen as short term appointment anyway.  Someone to get us up and keep us up for a season or two while other longer term plans were put in place.  He has failed at that and had it not been for the pretty exceptional circumstances we found ourselves in at the time, I think he would have been gone after the play off final.