Chris Heck - President of Business Operations

[dave.woodhall]

Any chance of Steve Stride?

Steve, incredibly,  is in his seventies now.

[N'ZMAV]

Any chance of Steve Stride?

Steve, incredibly,  is in his seventies now.

and I have no doubt he could run the show much better.

[Exeter 77]

Have I read it right that the new COO was at Manchester United then Roma but was last at Blackpool?

[Des Little]

Any chance of Steve Stride?

Steve, incredibly,  is in his seventies now.

and I have no doubt he could run the show much better.

To be fair, I think Steve Strange could. And he’s dead.

[OCD]

Have I read it right that the new COO was at Manchester United then Roma but was last at Blackpool?

But he was CEO at Blackpool though, overseeing the transition of ownership. So a promotion in role.

[Exeter 77]

Have I read it right that the new COO was at Manchester United then Roma but was last at Blackpool?

But he was CEO at Blackpool though, overseeing the transition of ownership. So a promotion in role.

I assumed it was something like that but the way it was phrased made it look very strange.

[Drummond]

I'd have been excited about this, however, in light of the shite service and lack of improvements to it, I'm underwhelmed. If he can lead this team to increase sponsorship revenue, have a far better offer for those attending games, bring in some better partners that make good kits and don't take gamblers' money, and generally improve facilities for everyone, then I may become whelmed.

[eamonn]

Four new appointments? Check out the headcount increase at VP. Good to see Coutinho's wages are being re-routed so efficiently.

[chrisw1]

Four new appointments? Check out the headcount increase at VP. Good to see Coutinho's wages are being re-routed so efficiently.

But if they can get us Adidas kits and flush out a better pie supplier then it will have been worth it.

[RamboandBruno]

Four new appointments? Check out the headcount increase at VP. Good to see Coutinho's wages are being re-routed so efficiently.

But if they can get us Adidas kits and flush out a better pie supplier then it will have been worth it.

If they can sort flushing full stop it might beca start

[Nii Lamptey]

OK, so honeymoon period is over - This Chris Heck fella has now been in the job for 4 months (appointed 17 May)....

The question is, has anything 'good' come of his tenure yet (or any little hints of progress)?

I'm going to include things which were maybe instigated before he joined, but they happened on HIS watch, so imo he is responsible as AVFC's 'President of Business Operations'....

• Calamitous badge fiasco
• Worst kit possibly ever released (inc. sponsorship)
• Extortionate Season ticket price hikes
• Removal of season ticket perks such as free cup game and Holte Social
• Away ticket policing
• Cup game pricing
• Acts of vandalism to our most prized stand - 'Terrace View' in the Holte
• ZERO improvement/possible decline in quality of service in general concourses around the ground
• Removal of chicken balti pies!

There is possibly more to add... but on this evidence, I'd say he's not doing a very good job so far.

[eamonn]

Harsh - go out for a pint with him, I'm sure you'll return and say he's great craic and a good fella.

[Simon Page]

That might be fine for choosing the next prime minister, but running the Villa is serious business.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'd be interested to see how Heck is going to fudge the numbers to the owners come the end of the season, assuming obviously that neither the Holte Terrace or the Lower Grounds go the way he expects. I really expected so much more from him, his claims that he really went out and got to know his audience in Phili seems the opposite here. Much has been said about the Lerner years but one positive was the General touring the stadium numerous times to see for himself the problems and how they could be resolved.

I'm really struggling to understand his thought process at the moment. It just doesn't make sense.

EDIT: I see Nil Lamptey beat me to it.

[chrisw1]

Kits are sorted over a year in advance, so you can knock that one off.

TV decision was also pre-Heck.