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The Katrien Meire Prize for incompetence

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  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,521
    Tutt-Tutt said:

    When the going gets tough, Katrien goes on holiday.

    The next protest could have a holiday theme, to bring attention to the fact that the CEO pissed off on holiday at a crucial time in the relegation battle. Didn't Celtic fans wear holiday hats and take in various inflatables to an old firm game, to mock the Rangers fans about their UEFA Cup final in Seville? sOmething like that?

    Perhaps CARD could design a leaflet with a Dubai holiday brochure theme, in English & Flemish, get it on Twitter and make sure the press get a copy.

    Beachballs? ;-)

  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,866
    So the staff at Cafc new nothing of her holiday until she was actually out there?

    Is this just a way for her to say "I can do what I want"

    Sounds like it's Roland's that's her bitch!
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    Tutt-Tutt said:

    When the going gets tough, Katrien goes on holiday.

    The next protest could have a holiday theme, to bring attention to the fact that the CEO pissed off on holiday at a crucial time in the relegation battle. Didn't Celtic fans wear holiday hats and take in various inflatables to an old firm game, to mock the Rangers fans about their UEFA Cup final in Seville? sOmething like that?

    Perhaps CARD could design a leaflet with a Dubai holiday brochure theme, in English & Flemish, get it on Twitter and make sure the press get a copy.

    How about CARD branded knotted handkerchiefs and free ice creams for everyone?

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  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,734
    edited April 2016
    Weegie Addick said:

    Alwaysneil said:

    Oh, that's not a 10 day holiday then. Thanks for clarifying.

    My mistake for buying into the 10 day holiday idea posted above.

    I had believed she was coming back on 20th.


    I still hope that it's 1.

    Err...surely depends when she went. Was she at QPR?
    I've been told that she went last Wednesday and is due back at work either Friday or Saturday.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Airman Brown said:

    Weegie Addick said:

    Alwaysneil said:

    Oh, that's not a 10 day holiday then. Thanks for clarifying.

    My mistake for buying into the 10 day holiday idea posted above.

    I had believed she was coming back on 20th.


    I still hope that it's 1.

    Err...surely depends when she went. Was she at QPR?
    I've been told that she went last Wednesday and is due back at work hanging around either Friday or Saturday.
    For accuracy.

  • mogodonman
    mogodonman Posts: 237
    People are being unfair to Ms Meire. She has been under considerable pressure lately spearheading our relegation fight, and in addition has spent a considerable amount of time personally answering fan emails, meeting with unhappy supporters and charming the media with a series of charming and witty interviews.
  • mogodonman
    mogodonman Posts: 237
    Airman Brown said:

    Weegie Addick said:

    Alwaysneil said:

    Oh, that's not a 10 day holiday then. Thanks for clarifying.

    My mistake for buying into the 10 day holiday idea posted above.

    I had believed she was coming back on 20th.


    I still hope that it's 1.

    Err...surely depends when she went. Was she at QPR?
    I've been told that she went last Wednesday and is due back at work either Friday or Saturday.
    Lucky it wasn't an important match at the weekend. But at least she missed an away game, meaning she will be back to face the full brunt of loathing at the next home game.
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,312
    I see the deluded Katrien deciple Sue Parkes is defending her on the Facebook group once more.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Have not got facebook, but I can't see what the justification could be.
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  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,312
    seth plum said:

    Have not got facebook, but I can't see what the justification could be.

    And I quote " I think people are trying to stir up more trouble "
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    I can't imagine even senile old Roly would entrust the sale of the club to Meire.

    He lacks the empathy to give her the personal space required to consider resignation.

    My guess is that it's an escape from a highly stressful situation she is ill equipped to cope with.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    Weegie Addick said:

    Alwaysneil said:

    Oh, that's not a 10 day holiday then. Thanks for clarifying.

    My mistake for buying into the 10 day holiday idea posted above.

    I had believed she was coming back on 20th.


    I still hope that it's 1.

    Err...surely depends when she went. Was she at QPR?
    It's on the way to Heathrow, so probably !
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    J BLOCK said:

    seth plum said:

    Have not got facebook, but I can't see what the justification could be.

    And I quote " I think people are trying to stir up more trouble "
    It's not difficult to do when KM keeps providing the ammunition.
  • mogodonman
    mogodonman Posts: 237
    seth plum said:

    Have not got facebook, but I can't see what the justification could be.

    She is arguing that none of us know how hard Squirrel Face works. Oh, that she was any bloody good at it ...
  • mogodonman
    mogodonman Posts: 237
    edited April 2016
    Oh dear. She just can't help herself when KM is under fire ...

    Sue Parkes "You really cannot know how many hours are involved in the work during the summer unless you live with it on a daily basis. Seems nothing that the Club does is palatable to a lot of supporters these days. They can't win in any way at all. Some people just wish to stir up trouble about everything."
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,650
    Some of the protest fund could be used for counselling sessions for Katrien for when she gets back, I still can't get my head round this one actually being true given our current plight , it's like a 2 fingers up at the fans , but then I can't believe half of the crap that has gone on for the last 2 years, how does she get away with it?
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Who says it is trouble?
    The CEO is on holiday and we're commenting on it, I wonder why any comment would be seen as 'troubling'?
    Maybe anybody with common sense could see......
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,806
    Davo55 said:

    I can't imagine even senile old Roly would entrust the sale of the club to Meire.

    He lacks the empathy to give her the personal space required to consider resignation.

    My guess is that it's an escape from a highly stressful situation she is ill equipped to cope with.

    Whenever she went, and whenever she returns, it's pathetic.

    If I were employed to do her job, CEO, I would be putting in 18 hour days, every day
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    Maybe she took Patrick Bauer with her to make sure she got her towel on the sunbed nice and early?

    I'm looking forward to an article on the OS explaining how she signed up a taxi driver to buy a season ticket on the trip from Dubai International.

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  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,371
    mogodonman said:

    Oh dear. She just can't help herself when KM is under fire ...

    Sue Parkes "You really cannot know how many hours are involved in the work during the summer unless you live with it on a daily basis. Seems nothing that the Club does is palatable to a lot of supporters these days. They can't win in any way at all. Some people just wish to stir up trouble about everything."

    Correct. Absolutely nothing this club does is palatable anymore - because it usually involves statements slagging off the fans and and endless stream of lies.

    And correct again - they can't win. That's another bloody issue that most of us have!
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    Is it really necessary to keep dragging quotes from Sue Parkes across from Facebook in order to slag her off without even the opportunity to defend herself? Agree or disagree with her, she is entitled to her opinion and has a right to voice it. Personally not particularly comfortable with her being singled out, especially as most of the people doing it are hiding behind an anonymous alias on a message board while she posts openly under her real name.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,806
    I agree it isn't necessary or even right to be quoting Facebook posters.

    Not for the reasons mentioned though.

    Anyone can post here under an alias or their real name. Broadly, the same is true in Facebook despite that site pretending they have checks that mean contributors supply their real name.

    Do not post onto the Internet if you do not want your comments to be available to al the users of the Internet.

    I could use my Facebook profile and less people would know who I am than using @Alwaysneil.




  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,042
    Exiled_Addick said:

    In terms of what she actually has to do around the place, now is probably as good a time to take a holiday as any. I guess there may be some contract negotiations to undertake, but there probably isn't much going on in terms of transfer deals to be done etc.Possibly some planning for next season but if that hasn't already started (and I wouldn't be surprised if it hasn't) then 10 days probably won't make much difference. From here on in she won't be able to do much to influence the fate of the team this season and, as much as she may be disliked, she is as entitled to a holiday as the rest of us.

    BUT... from a PR perspective it looks very bad and, at a time when the club is under fire from it's supporters customers and is about to get relegated on her watch, the lack of leadership it shows is staggeringly bad.

    It's probably going to do minimal material harm to the club's fortunes, but holy shit she'd have been well advised to cancel it or at least postpone to the close season.

    I can't work out if this bunch just don't give a shit what we think, or are just so out of touch with what we expect that they are just haplessly blundering form one PR disaster to the next.

    I think the final paragraph comes down to a bit of both.
  • TellyTubby
    TellyTubby Posts: 3,550
    Exiled_Addick said:

    Is it really necessary to keep dragging quotes from Sue Parkes across from Facebook in order to slag her off without even the opportunity to defend herself? Agree or disagree with her, she is entitled to her opinion and has a right to voice it. Personally not particularly comfortable with her being singled out, especially as most of the people doing it are hiding behind an anonymous alias on a message board while she posts openly under her real name.

    Sue has attacked fans via that platform and although mild, this latest critism is of wider interest to this forum.

    I don't know how to see her fb comments so am grateful for the quotes here.

    Sue is in a special position at the club and carried a lot of influence on km and rd and with her views may be a barrier to most fans getting out views across to the regime.

    She chooses to take a public support of the regime. I have no idea why. She fails to make any case from the quotes I have seen, just attacks the great unwashed for not going along with things.
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,312
    Exiled_Addick said:

    Is it really necessary to keep dragging quotes from Sue Parkes across from Facebook in order to slag her off without even the opportunity to defend herself? Agree or disagree with her, she is entitled to her opinion and has a right to voice it. Personally not particularly comfortable with her being singled out, especially as most of the people doing it are hiding behind an anonymous alias on a message board while she posts openly under her real name.

    Are we not allowed to express our disagreement in her opinion then?
  • daveydanger
    daveydanger Posts: 1,338
    edited April 2016
    If she posts criticism of fans on a public forum, it is fine to quote and comment on it, so long as everything stays clean and the comments are not personal digs.

  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    edited April 2016
    Well i hope she has a lovely break. Although i cant decide whether arm, leg or neck!
  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    Sue is right of course. Katrien will need to be around, as soon as the season finishes, to sign off all those player sales.
  • daveydanger
    daveydanger Posts: 1,338
    I have never cancelled a holiday due to the poor performance of my employer, but then again I'm not a CEO - and my employer hasn't ever gone into meltdown.

    So are we saying she missed the QPR game then? Didn't we have an international break a couple of weeks ago?

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