Anyone who thinks that having the owner’s unqualified son in a position of authority in the football set-up is remotely sensible is clearly capable of any mental gymnastics necessary to believe what they want to believe. It’s the same delusional thinking which has sought to justify the spivs, Duchatelet and ESI. It doesn’t of itself make Thomas Sandgaard the same as any of those, but it’s unlikely to be a good thing.
We all want things to be better and to get out of this shitty division, but we are here because of a succession of toxic owners, not toxic fans. As long as the club continues to fail there will be people looking for explanations. They are not the problem.
Spot on the money as usual.
Guys- before Peter Varney took over his first role at the football club - had he ever worked at a football club before ? Before I became a CEO for the first time, I’d never been a CEO before. Before I became a Company Chairman, I’d never been a Chairman before . Before I started a training company , I knew nothing about training. I have no idea about Martin Sandgaard’s capabilities and generally I agree that nepotism is a bad thing and I wouldn’t hire my son into any of my businesses. However, just because he hasn’t got a football background, doesn’t mean he can’t be good at this job . I think he needs to be judged on the results and I’ll give you a more informed view at the end of this season. Let’s give the guy a break !
Anyone who thinks that having the owner’s unqualified son in a position of authority in the football set-up is remotely sensible is clearly capable of any mental gymnastics necessary to believe what they want to believe. It’s the same delusional thinking which has sought to justify the spivs, Duchatelet and ESI. It doesn’t of itself make Thomas Sandgaard the same as any of those, but it’s unlikely to be a good thing.
We all want things to be better and to get out of this shitty division, but we are here because of a succession of toxic owners, not toxic fans. As long as the club continues to fail there will be people looking for explanations. They are not the problem.
Spot on the money as usual.
Guys- before Peter Varney took over his first role at the football club - had he ever worked at a football club before ? Before I became a CEO for the first time, I’d never been a CEO before. Before I became a Company Chairman, I’d never been a Chairman before . Before I started a training company , I knew nothing about training. I have no idea about Martin Sandgaard’s capabilities and generally I agree that nepotism is a bad thing and I wouldn’t hire my son into any of my businesses. However, just because he hasn’t got a football background, doesn’t mean he can’t be good at this job . I think he needs to be judged on the results and I’ll give you a more informed view at the end of this season. Let’s give the guy a break !
OK judge on results. Result one- one of our best players wasn't offered a contract and has today signed for a championship club after MS apparently leaked to him that he might not get a contract because new manager might not fancy him before incumbent manager even knew he was leaving.
Anyone who thinks that having the owner’s unqualified son in a position of authority in the football set-up is remotely sensible is clearly capable of any mental gymnastics necessary to believe what they want to believe. It’s the same delusional thinking which has sought to justify the spivs, Duchatelet and ESI. It doesn’t of itself make Thomas Sandgaard the same as any of those, but it’s unlikely to be a good thing.
We all want things to be better and to get out of this shitty division, but we are here because of a succession of toxic owners, not toxic fans. As long as the club continues to fail there will be people looking for explanations. They are not the problem.
Spot on the money as usual.
Guys- before Peter Varney took over his first role at the football club - had he ever worked at a football club before ? Before I became a CEO for the first time, I’d never been a CEO before. Before I became a Company Chairman, I’d never been a Chairman before . Before I started a training company , I knew nothing about training. I have no idea about Martin Sandgaard’s capabilities and generally I agree that nepotism is a bad thing and I wouldn’t hire my son into any of my businesses. However, just because he hasn’t got a football background, doesn’t mean he can’t be good at this job . I think he needs to be judged on the results and I’ll give you a more informed view at the end of this season. Let’s give the guy a break !
OK judge on results. Result one- one of our best players wasn't offered a contract and has today signed for a championship club after MS apparently leaked to him that he might not get a contract because new manager might not fancy him before incumbent manager even knew he was leaving.
Can't understand why some fail to recognise this as unacceptable !
Does it not indicate the unprofessional manner in which this family conducts its business ?
Sadly, I believe that this is becoming a worrying theme in other areas of our club & the word is that it's a less than comfortable environment in which to work these days.
Let me explain again why having the owners son involved in the management of the company is a really big problem.
A couple of years back I was working for a very big company.
The CEO thought it would be a really good idea, for reasons that escape me, to bring in his partner to an executive role in the marketing team, she wouldn’t have been reporting to him but would have been reporting to a GM who did.
He was told this would have to be approved by the board and they refused point blank, saying that this would create an extremely unfair situation for the GM and the entire marketing function.
The reality that no proper - certainly not a listed firm - would EVER appoint a senior executive that didn’t have relevant experience or qualifications, not least because the board of directors are ultimately responsible for staffing decisions and wouldn’t take that risk.
At Charlton though we have NO BOARD, it’s just Sandgaard and that’s a real problem because he has nobody to push back against his decisions.
Its a very weird obsession about what MS does or doesnt do. Honestly, it really is.
Er…no, it’s not weird at all.
Recruitment is THE most critical aspect of running a football club.
We have given a critical role to the owners son who has zero football experience or contacts.
If people can’t see a problem there it’s because they don’t want to see it.
Giving jobs to you kids is a really, really stupid idea, it does them no good and wreaks havoc across the organisation, not just because of their incompetence but because you are short circuiting the chain of command.
How many people will stand up to Martin Sandgaard knowing he will run straight to Daddy? That results in bad decisions.
Its a huge problem.
It is weird to constantly talk about it. It's the same conversation over and over again with no change in end result. Did you read the performance analyst role for spurs? You don't even need a coaching licence. I said myself this could go wrong but let's face it, he could help identify players with our scouts and bring in some good players and people like you will find things to keep up the witch-hunt.
Its a very weird obsession about what MS does or doesnt do. Honestly, it really is.
Er…no, it’s not weird at all.
Recruitment is THE most critical aspect of running a football club.
We have given a critical role to the owners son who has zero football experience or contacts.
If people can’t see a problem there it’s because they don’t want to see it.
Giving jobs to you kids is a really, really stupid idea, it does them no good and wreaks havoc across the organisation, not just because of their incompetence but because you are short circuiting the chain of command.
How many people will stand up to Martin Sandgaard knowing he will run straight to Daddy? That results in bad decisions.
Its a huge problem.
It is weird to constantly talk about it. It's the same conversation over and over again with no change in end result. Did you read the performance analyst role for spurs? You don't even need a coaching licence. I said myself this could go wrong but let's face it, he could help identify players with our scouts and bring in some good players and people like you will find things to keep up the witch-hunt.
He's been doing the job for 18 months already.....
Its a very weird obsession about what MS does or doesnt do. Honestly, it really is.
Er…no, it’s not weird at all.
Recruitment is THE most critical aspect of running a football club.
We have given a critical role to the owners son who has zero football experience or contacts.
If people can’t see a problem there it’s because they don’t want to see it.
Giving jobs to you kids is a really, really stupid idea, it does them no good and wreaks havoc across the organisation, not just because of their incompetence but because you are short circuiting the chain of command.
How many people will stand up to Martin Sandgaard knowing he will run straight to Daddy? That results in bad decisions.
Its a huge problem.
It is weird to constantly talk about it. It's the same conversation over and over again with no change in end result. Did you read the performance analyst role for spurs? You don't even need a coaching licence. I said myself this could go wrong but let's face it, he could help identify players with our scouts and bring in some good players and people like you will find things to keep up the witch-hunt.
He's been doing the job for 18 months already.....
Then apart from mentioning a training change...what has he actually done that has pissed people off so much apart from his last name being Sandgaard?
Its a very weird obsession about what MS does or doesnt do. Honestly, it really is.
Er…no, it’s not weird at all.
Recruitment is THE most critical aspect of running a football club.
We have given a critical role to the owners son who has zero football experience or contacts.
If people can’t see a problem there it’s because they don’t want to see it.
Giving jobs to you kids is a really, really stupid idea, it does them no good and wreaks havoc across the organisation, not just because of their incompetence but because you are short circuiting the chain of command.
How many people will stand up to Martin Sandgaard knowing he will run straight to Daddy? That results in bad decisions.
Its a huge problem.
It is weird to constantly talk about it. It's the same conversation over and over again with no change in end result. Did you read the performance analyst role for spurs? You don't even need a coaching licence. I said myself this could go wrong but let's face it, he could help identify players with our scouts and bring in some good players and people like you will find things to keep up the witch-hunt.
He's been doing the job for 18 months already.....
Then apart from mentioning a training change...what has he actually done that has pissed people off so much apart from his last name being Sandgaard?
The people that seem personally affronted by the criticism are more baffling that the serial moaners
Its a very weird obsession about what MS does or doesnt do. Honestly, it really is.
Er…no, it’s not weird at all.
Recruitment is THE most critical aspect of running a football club.
We have given a critical role to the owners son who has zero football experience or contacts.
If people can’t see a problem there it’s because they don’t want to see it.
Giving jobs to you kids is a really, really stupid idea, it does them no good and wreaks havoc across the organisation, not just because of their incompetence but because you are short circuiting the chain of command.
How many people will stand up to Martin Sandgaard knowing he will run straight to Daddy? That results in bad decisions.
Its a huge problem.
It is weird to constantly talk about it. It's the same conversation over and over again with no change in end result. Did you read the performance analyst role for spurs? You don't even need a coaching licence. I said myself this could go wrong but let's face it, he could help identify players with our scouts and bring in some good players and people like you will find things to keep up the witch-hunt.
He's been doing the job for 18 months already.....
Then apart from mentioning a training change...what has he actually done that has pissed people off so much apart from his last name being Sandgaard?
The people that seem personally affronted by the criticism are more baffling that the serial moaners
Not affronted..looking to be shown why he is so awful? I've already said hiring him is a risk but that's not confirmed yet so I'll ask again...why is it so bad?
It shouldn't. It's a totally verified quote from someone who clearly absolutely knows what they're talking about
It’s just an opinion, several qualified people at Chelsea thought it was a good idea to sell Salah and De Bruyne for peanuts. The footballing world hailed Rangnick as a genius before flopping at United.
It’s a young manager with a small sample of results to look at, no one knows if he’ll end up doing well or badly.
I’m at the point where I have the same philosophy as I did the takeover thread - every post gets us closer to it being done, in this case a new manager/head coach being appointed.
So imo, the real reason Sandgaard starting telling people he was still interviewing after Cawley had got the scoop is because he knew there was a good chance that Garner would go away and think about his shitty terms and tell him to poke it.
It shouldn't. It's a totally verified quote from someone who clearly absolutely knows what they're talking about
It’s just an opinion, several qualified people at Chelsea thought it was a good idea to sell Salah and De Bruyne for peanuts. The footballing world hailed Rangnick as a genius before flopping at United.
It’s a young manager with a small sample of results to look at, no one knows if he’ll end up doing well or badly.
Mourinho was manager and he is either a terrible judge of young footballers or he didn't want to leave two of the best footballers in Premiership history to the next manager to get credit as he only ever had a 3 season plan before moving on to the next job and being paid mega bucks in compensation.
Because of the success of De Buyne and Salah Chelsea now prefers to have players go out on loan for years just in case.
Obviously It was early in their career, but how can a special one not see the latent talent in Kevin and Mo ?
Can't knock the trophies that Jose has won but I still find it amazing how not one of the coaches at Chelsea could see the potential in the two super stars of tomorrow that obviously reached the top because cream does given a chance.
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Before I became a CEO for the first time, I’d never been a CEO before.
Before I became a Company Chairman, I’d never been a Chairman before .
Before I started a training company , I knew nothing about training.
I have no idea about Martin Sandgaard’s capabilities and generally I agree that nepotism is a bad thing and I wouldn’t hire my son into any of my businesses.
However, just because he hasn’t got a football background, doesn’t mean he can’t be good at this job .
I think he needs to be judged on the results and I’ll give you a more informed view at the end of this season. Let’s give the guy a break !
Does it not indicate the unprofessional manner in which this family conducts its business ?
Sadly, I believe that this is becoming a worrying theme in other areas of our club & the word is that it's a less than comfortable environment in which to work these days.
A couple of years back I was working for a very big company.
The CEO thought it would be a really good idea, for reasons that escape me, to bring in his partner to an executive role in the marketing team, she wouldn’t have been reporting to him but would have been reporting to a GM who did.
He was told this would have to be approved by the board and they refused point blank, saying that this would create an extremely unfair situation for the GM and the entire marketing function.
The reality that no proper - certainly not a listed firm - would EVER appoint a senior executive that didn’t have relevant experience or qualifications, not least because the board of directors are ultimately responsible for staffing decisions and wouldn’t take that risk.
At Charlton though we have NO BOARD, it’s just Sandgaard and that’s a real problem because he has nobody to push back against his decisions.
I said myself this could go wrong but let's face it, he could help identify players with our scouts and bring in some good players and people like you will find things to keep up the witch-hunt.
Yep. It’s completely irrelevant but like I said it helps get us closer to Jackson’s replacement being announced:
Mourinho was manager and he is either a terrible judge of young footballers or he didn't want to leave two of the best footballers in Premiership history to the next manager to get credit as he only ever had a 3 season plan before moving on to the next job and being paid mega bucks in compensation.
Because of the success of De Buyne and Salah Chelsea now prefers to have players go out on loan for years just in case.
Obviously It was early in their career, but how can a special one not see the latent talent in Kevin and Mo ?
Can't knock the trophies that Jose has won but I still find it amazing how not one of the coaches at Chelsea could see the potential in the two super stars of tomorrow that obviously reached the top because cream does given a chance.