No conspiracy theory needed. CCharlton wanted him. He wanted to come. Unfortunately he has been unable to sell his shares so the deal is off
I note your spelling of Charlton is the same "mistake" as the spelling of "Aaron" on Elvis's grave. He didn't die in 1977 and you are clearly a part of the Charlton CEO coverup.
We definitely do not need a CEO. As Chairman, GC acts as the central point ensuring football and non-football related activities are working in harmony, and also the primary conduit to GFP ownership group. An issue there is that GC also has a day job of his own but would appear to be the ideal person.
Structure with three board directors:
Chairman
Chief Operating Officer (Ed Warwick/ANO) with the following responsibility - football experience is not a prerequisite.
- Finance (HoF is enough, an FD is not required)
- C&B and Hospitality
- Third Party Commercial Partnerships/Sponsorship
- Marketing/Comms
- Ticketing
- HR
- Stadium and Training Ground Facilities Operations incl H&S/Maintenance/Security
- Admin/Secretarial
Director of Football (Jim Rodwell/ANO) with the following responsibility in close cooperation with First Team Manager - football experience is a prerequisite.
- First Team and Academy Operations
- Player Performance Analysis - existing and potential new recruits
Why would the Dane Murphy have any bearing on Knibbs joining or not in the first place?
He was the last person to have the cheque book, and now he's gone we had to place a stop on it, Reading wouldn't accept luncheon vouchers or an IOU until the replacement chequebook arrived and so told us to go boil our heads.
We definitely do not need a CEO. As Chairman, GC acts as the central point ensuring football and non-football related activities are working in harmony, and also the primary conduit to GFP ownership group. An issue there is that GC also has a day job of his own but would appear to be the ideal person.
Structure with three board directors:
Chairman
Chief Operating Officer (Ed Warwick/ANO) with the following responsibility - football experience is not a prerequisite.
- Finance (HoF is enough, an FD is not required)
- C&B and Hospitality
- Third Party Commercial Partnerships/Sponsorship
- Marketing/Comms
- Ticketing
- HR
- Stadium and Training Ground Facilities Operations incl H&S/Maintenance/Security
- Admin/Secretarial
Director of Football (Jim Rodwell/ANO) with the following responsibility in close cooperation with First Team Manager - football experience is a prerequisite.
- First Team and Academy Operations
- Player Performance Analysis - existing and potential new recruits
- Medical and player welfare
- Scouting
- Player Acquisition
Got a lot of time for Gavin Carter but not only does he have another job, he is based on a different continent.
Yes, technology means he can stay in touch but he is still very much a non-executive Chairman as well as a minority shareholder.
Titles mean little and are often as much for external viewing or individual status (see the use of Vice-president in US companies) but I think we do need one, on the ground, leader whether we call them a CEO or something else.
We definitely do not need a CEO. As Chairman, GC acts as the central point ensuring football and non-football related activities are working in harmony, and also the primary conduit to GFP ownership group. An issue there is that GC also has a day job of his own but would appear to be the ideal person.
Structure with three board directors:
Chairman
Chief Operating Officer (Ed Warwick/ANO) with the following responsibility - football experience is not a prerequisite.
- Finance (HoF is enough, an FD is not required)
- C&B and Hospitality
- Third Party Commercial Partnerships/Sponsorship
- Marketing/Comms
- Ticketing
- HR
- Stadium and Training Ground Facilities Operations incl H&S/Maintenance/Security
- Admin/Secretarial
Director of Football (Jim Rodwell/ANO) with the following responsibility in close cooperation with First Team Manager - football experience is a prerequisite.
- First Team and Academy Operations
- Player Performance Analysis - existing and potential new recruits
We definitely do not need a CEO. As Chairman, GC acts as the central point ensuring football and non-football related activities are working in harmony, and also the primary conduit to GFP ownership group. An issue there is that GC also has a day job of his own but would appear to be the ideal person.
Structure with three board directors:
Chairman
Chief Operating Officer (Ed Warwick/ANO) with the following responsibility - football experience is not a prerequisite.
- Finance (HoF is enough, an FD is not required)
- C&B and Hospitality
- Third Party Commercial Partnerships/Sponsorship
- Marketing/Comms
- Ticketing
- HR
- Stadium and Training Ground Facilities Operations incl H&S/Maintenance/Security
- Admin/Secretarial
Director of Football (Jim Rodwell/ANO) with the following responsibility in close cooperation with First Team Manager - football experience is a prerequisite.
- First Team and Academy Operations
- Player Performance Analysis - existing and potential new recruits
- Medical and player welfare
- Scouting
- Player Acquisition
Got a lot of time for Gavin Carter but not only does he have another job, he is based on a different continent.
Yes, technology means he can stay in touch but he is still very much a non-executive Chairman as well as a minority shareholder.
Titles mean little and are often as much for external viewing or individual status (see the use of Vice-president in US companies) but I think we do need one, on the ground, leader whether we call them a CEO or something else.
The club needs a leader who is also its public face, especially as the substantive owners don’t want that role. Gavin Carter isn’t going to be able to do it, as you say, and I don’t think Rodwell or Warrick fits the bill.
We definitely do not need a CEO. As Chairman, GC acts as the central point ensuring football and non-football related activities are working in harmony, and also the primary conduit to GFP ownership group. An issue there is that GC also has a day job of his own but would appear to be the ideal person.
Structure with three board directors:
Chairman
Chief Operating Officer (Ed Warwick/ANO) with the following responsibility - football experience is not a prerequisite.
- Finance (HoF is enough, an FD is not required)
- C&B and Hospitality
- Third Party Commercial Partnerships/Sponsorship
- Marketing/Comms
- Ticketing
- HR
- Stadium and Training Ground Facilities Operations incl H&S/Maintenance/Security
- Admin/Secretarial
Director of Football (Jim Rodwell/ANO) with the following responsibility in close cooperation with First Team Manager - football experience is a prerequisite.
- First Team and Academy Operations
- Player Performance Analysis - existing and potential new recruits
- Medical and player welfare
- Scouting
- Player Acquisition
Got a lot of time for Gavin Carter but not only does he have another job, he is based on a different continent.
Yes, technology means he can stay in touch but he is still very much a non-executive Chairman as well as a minority shareholder.
Titles mean little and are often as much for external viewing or individual status (see the use of Vice-president in US companies) but I think we do need one, on the ground, leader whether we call them a CEO or something else.
The club needs a leader who is also its public face, especially as the substantive owners don’t want that role. Gavin Carter isn’t going to be able to do it, as you say, and I don’t think Rodwell or Warrick fits the bill.
Indeed and Murphy seemed much more suited to that side of it.
We definitely do not need a CEO. As Chairman, GC acts as the central point ensuring football and non-football related activities are working in harmony, and also the primary conduit to GFP ownership group. An issue there is that GC also has a day job of his own but would appear to be the ideal person.
Structure with three board directors:
Chairman
Chief Operating Officer (Ed Warwick/ANO) with the following responsibility - football experience is not a prerequisite.
- Finance (HoF is enough, an FD is not required)
- C&B and Hospitality
- Third Party Commercial Partnerships/Sponsorship
- Marketing/Comms
- Ticketing
- HR
- Stadium and Training Ground Facilities Operations incl H&S/Maintenance/Security
- Admin/Secretarial
Director of Football (Jim Rodwell/ANO) with the following responsibility in close cooperation with First Team Manager - football experience is a prerequisite.
- First Team and Academy Operations
- Player Performance Analysis - existing and potential new recruits
We definitely do not need a CEO. As Chairman, GC acts as the central point ensuring football and non-football related activities are working in harmony, and also the primary conduit to GFP ownership group. An issue there is that GC also has a day job of his own but would appear to be the ideal person.
Structure with three board directors:
Chairman
Chief Operating Officer (Ed Warwick/ANO) with the following responsibility - football experience is not a prerequisite.
- Finance (HoF is enough, an FD is not required)
- C&B and Hospitality
- Third Party Commercial Partnerships/Sponsorship
- Marketing/Comms
- Ticketing
- HR
- Stadium and Training Ground Facilities Operations incl H&S/Maintenance/Security
- Admin/Secretarial
Director of Football (Jim Rodwell/ANO) with the following responsibility in close cooperation with First Team Manager - football experience is a prerequisite.
- First Team and Academy Operations
- Player Performance Analysis - existing and potential new recruits
- Medical and player welfare
- Scouting
- Player Acquisition
Got a lot of time for Gavin Carter but not only does he have another job, he is based on a different continent.
Yes, technology means he can stay in touch but he is still very much a non-executive Chairman as well as a minority shareholder.
Titles mean little and are often as much for external viewing or individual status (see the use of Vice-president in US companies) but I think we do need one, on the ground, leader whether we call them a CEO or something else.
The club needs a leader who is also its public face, especially as the substantive owners don’t want that role. Gavin Carter isn’t going to be able to do it, as you say, and I don’t think Rodwell or Warrick fits the bill.
Spot on, @AirmanBrown. An on the ground leader, directly in touch with day to day club develoments, must surely be an absolute necessity.
No conspiracy theory needed. CCharlton wanted him. He wanted to come. Unfortunately he has been unable to sell his shares so the deal is off
I note your spelling of Charlton is the same "mistake" as the spelling of "Aaron" on Elvis's grave. He didn't die in 1977 and you are clearly a part of the Charlton CEO coverup.
It does rather highlight than no one in charge has ever run a football club and is figuring it out on the job. From what we've seen it appears that communication with fans is lower on their priorities than marketing
It does rather highlight than no one in charge has ever run a football club and is figuring it out on the job. From what we've seen it appears that communication with fans is lower on their priorities than marketing
We have a named Head of Communications. He is choosing for the club to stay silent on the matter and not take responsibility. Says it all for the quality of the management team under the SMT.
It does rather highlight than no one in charge has ever run a football club and is figuring it out on the job. From what we've seen it appears that communication with fans is lower on their priorities than marketing
We have a named Head of Communications. He is choosing for the club to stay silent on the matter and not take responsibility. Says it all for the quality of the management team under the SMT.
The comms have been poor but it's pretty obvious that the Head of Comms can't make the decision to apologise on behalf of the club. They could have made the decision to communicate the re-routing better, the statement could have acknowledged that but the Head of Comms doesn't choose whether or not the whole organisation apologises, that's above their head
Say what you want about her period in charge, but she was never short of something to say. Most of it was bollocks, of course, but is saying something better than saying nothing at all?
Say what you want about her period in charge, but she was never short of something to say. Most of it was bollocks, of course, but is saying something better than saying nothing at all?
It does rather highlight than no one in charge has ever run a football club and is figuring it out on the job. From what we've seen it appears that communication with fans is lower on their priorities than marketing
We have a named Head of Communications. He is choosing for the club to stay silent on the matter and not take responsibility. Says it all for the quality of the management team under the SMT.
The comms have been poor but it's pretty obvious that the Head of Comms can't make the decision to apologise on behalf of the club. They could have made the decision to communicate the re-routing better, the statement could have acknowledged that but the Head of Comms doesn't choose whether or not the whole organisation apologises, that's above their head
Agreed, and good comms cannot disguise, still less improve, a bad product, decision or outcome.
It does rather highlight than no one in charge has ever run a football club and is figuring it out on the job. From what we've seen it appears that communication with fans is lower on their priorities than marketing
We have a named Head of Communications. He is choosing for the club to stay silent on the matter and not take responsibility. Says it all for the quality of the management team under the SMT.
The comms have been poor but it's pretty obvious that the Head of Comms can't make the decision to apologise on behalf of the club. They could have made the decision to communicate the re-routing better, the statement could have acknowledged that but the Head of Comms doesn't choose whether or not the whole organisation apologises, that's above their head
I disagree. In the absence of a decision maker, the heads of comms should be pushing a strategy to manage the situation and start to repair the damage. Nothing about the current comms dept leads me to believe it has effective leadership, including and not limited to, the example you provided.
Airman’s point re: Wembley tickets is another example of a monumental comms fail.
It does rather highlight than no one in charge has ever run a football club and is figuring it out on the job. From what we've seen it appears that communication with fans is lower on their priorities than marketing
We have a named Head of Communications. He is choosing for the club to stay silent on the matter and not take responsibility. Says it all for the quality of the management team under the SMT.
The comms have been poor but it's pretty obvious that the Head of Comms can't make the decision to apologise on behalf of the club. They could have made the decision to communicate the re-routing better, the statement could have acknowledged that but the Head of Comms doesn't choose whether or not the whole organisation apologises, that's above their head
I disagree. In the absence of a decision maker, the heads of comms should be pushing a strategy to manage the situation and start to repair the damage. Nothing about the current comms dept leads me to believe it has effective leadership, including and not limited to, the example you provided.
Airman’s point re: Wembley tickets is another example of a monumental comms fail.
If the head of comms had an assertive personality he wouldn’t have survived multiple regimes, several of them mad. Olly had opinions and was removed by Sandgaard.
The problem is that the culture at board level is wrong. The comms failures are a product of that. A decent chief exec could sort that out.
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Don't listen to him sheeple.
Harvey: "Wait, you're not hiring Dane Murphy... DANE MURPHY... Of all people after all... Squiff that, I'm staying at Reading
Yes, technology means he can stay in touch but he is still very much a non-executive Chairman as well as a minority shareholder.
Titles mean little and are often as much for external viewing or individual status (see the use of Vice-president in US companies) but I think we do need one, on the ground, leader whether we call them a CEO or something else.
There is more chance of hell freezing over.
Rumbled at last.
I never entirely understood Murphy's role. A massive amount of duplication with Rodwell, rather than someone to run the non football side.
Say what you want about her period in charge, but she was never short of something to say. Most of it was bollocks, of course, but is saying something better than saying nothing at all?
The problem is that the culture at board level is wrong. The comms failures are a product of that. A decent chief exec could sort that out.