Christian Purslow - Resigned

[luke95]

Do recent events change anyone's opinion of him?

No , always had him down as nothing more than a smarmy PR  guru .
It wouldn't surprise me if it was Purslow behind Jack's 'my club-my city' nonsense . Was never taken in by that either.

[dave.woodhall]

Do recent events change anyone's opinion of him?

No , always had him down as nothing more than a smarmy PR  guru .
It wouldn't surprise me if it was Purslow behind Jack's 'my club-my city' nonsense . Was never taken in by that either.

Yup.

[paul_e]

Personally no, not really.

Shirt - Not to everyone's taste but nothing ever will be. Some of the reactions (worst shirt we've ever had style comments) are clearly bullshit.
Sponsor - Worth significantly more than the last one in an environment where increasing our income was vital to our future plans. Ethical concerns are important though and he failed on that front, as has the entire sport for a very long time.
Badge - No, I thought it was a mistake all along, but not a big enough to get worked up over.

Far more importantly He joined us as a midtable championship club and left with us qualifying for Europe, that's the only legacy that really matters for me.

That's a fair summary, although I really like the new badge.

I didn't mind the badge/crest Purslow went with, I just think it looks a bit cluttered if you make it small to put on a favicon/keyring/etc. A broader brand identity with options that incorporate key parts of the crest as standalone elements just works better as modern branding.

[Toronto Villa]

Personally no, not really.

Shirt - Not to everyone's taste but nothing ever will be. Some of the reactions (worst shirt we've ever had style comments) are clearly bullshit.
Sponsor - Worth significantly more than the last one in an environment where increasing our income was vital to our future plans. Ethical concerns are important though and he failed on that front, as has the entire sport for a very long time.
Badge - No, I thought it was a mistake all along, but not a big enough to get worked up over.

Far more importantly He joined us as a midtable championship club and left with us qualifying for Europe, that's the only legacy that really matters for me.

yep. His time will always split opinion. At a high level he left behind better than he found us. Even if you disagree with the specific details.

[boozey182]

Apologies if this is being discussed elsewhere, but apparently we're appointing Ben Hatton as our new CEO. Don't know much about him other than he was at Blackpool for a bit.

Great that we're getting someone in because it's all felt a bit rudderless recently -  no idea if this is the man for the job.

[dave shelley]

Chief Operations Officer not CEO.  Any relation to Bob Hatton ex-Nose who also played for Blackpool?

[boozey182]

Chief Operations Officer not CEO.  Any relation to Bob Hatton ex-Nose who also played for Blackpool?

Yes, my mistake. Not really sure how the board is structured at this point, or who reports to who. Most importantly, I don't know who's in charge of sorting out the catering/toilets etc in the Upper Holte!

[Des Little]

Can you get a place on the board by buying a Terrace View season ticket?

[ChicagoLion]

Chief Operations Officer not CEO.  Any relation to Bob Hatton ex-Nose who also played for Blackpool?

Yes, my mistake. Not really sure how the board is structured at this point, or who reports to who. Most importantly, I don't know who's in charge of sorting out the catering/toilets etc in the Upper Holte!

That all comes under Operations, so Hatton it is then.

[Steve67]

Chief Operations Officer not CEO.  Any relation to Bob Hatton ex-Nose who also played for Blackpool?

So, COO not CEO!  Hope he does well for us.

[Sexual Ealing]

They're making announcements for COOs now?! They might as well publish the coffee rota and do press conferences when there's a birthday card going around the office to be signed.

[Gareth]

Does this mean we will be signing the donkeys off Blackpool beach?? What the Heck….

Need that role filling so good luck to him

[Brazilian Villain]

Does this mean we will be signing the donkeys off Blackpool beach?? What the Heck….

If that's the case, you can leave your Hatton...

[AV82EC]

Did the previous COO ( can't remember his name) leave at the same time as Purslow?

[dave.woodhall]

Did the previous COO ( can't remember his name) leave at the same time as Purslow?

Paul Tyrell and it seems so.