By old faces, I mean ex players etc. The likes of Derek Ufton....Keith Peacock, Theo Foley, Brian Kinsey, Colin Walsh, Colin Powell, Bob Bolder......forgive me if I've missed a few.
Does Steve Sutherland ever bend her ear.......what about ex-directors etc?
Has anyone any knowledge of well established faces from the lounges telling her what they think.....surely somewhere along the line she's been taken to task by someone in full view of others?
Has anyone first hand knowledge of any such confrontation?
What is the general feeling on match days towards her....frosty.....indifferent....hostile......or even (god forbid), cordial?
Looking at the directors box nowadays, one hell of a lot of old faces are no longer to be seen, many of whom are conspicuous by their absence!
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In fact I will not name names but what I have seen appears to be the opposite, all jokes, smiles and banter.
She has no interest in what anyone but Roland thinks. He knows best and as she said Roland will run the club his way and we customers just have to accept it.
She is incapable of learning from dissenting voices as she feels they point out her lack of knowledge and skills (impostor syndrome) and so surrounds her self with sycophantic yes men such a Cajones and North Cyprus Joyes
Illogical, Captain.
If 'yes' then they are unlikely to raise their heads above the parapet
That person is Richard Murray.
Not only that but he seemed/seems to act as a surrogate Duchatelet.
Duchatelet once said it was 'his job' (or words to that effect) to defend Meire.
In the early press conferences look how quickly Murray jumps in to defend her - the 'its just a message board thing' being a prime example when she started to look uncomfortable talking about the level of protests.
I don't think people in the game generally do make adverse comments about owners/directors which makes Yann Kermorgant's comment 'I think they have ruined the club' all the more extraordinary.
Would like to have been a fly on the wall at conversations between Meire and Jose Riga. If ever there was a man who wanted to tell it like it is but for some reason is constrained then it's him.
Finally, at Boardroom level the FA have rules which are intended to prevent club officials making disparaging public comments about officials/directors/owners of other clubs. This is what prevented the Cheltenham Town programme editor from going fully to town about the failings of the Charlton ownership at the start of last season when we went there in the League Cup. I can't remember the exact words in the prog but he apologised in print for not being able to put what he had originally intended on orders from the club (or something similar).
Elsewhere, had Exeter City been promoted then I am certain that Meire would have received a cordial reception in the Board Room but she would have felt the frisson nevertheless from those running this fan-based club who know more than most what it is to be run by owners who do not have the best interests of the club at heart but instead have their own agenda.
She will be really nice when you first meet her. It would be quite easy to get along with her.
If you go the opposite way and you are not taken in by the charm she naturally intends to impose. Then she will rather quickly be someone on the list of people she hates...and she will act on it.
That's both men and women.
You hear a lot of things from people. She's either really really nice....or she's rather particularly cold and very much wants to piss on you.
I guess it's you treat her well and not question her, she will probably be nice to you in return.
You question anything about her, unless it's a tick box exercise, if she can, she will just instantly throw you out and dispose of you.
She is the CEO of the club.
Simply yes men who will be gone come the revoloution.