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Brian Jokat confirmed to be new COO (p4), Sacked (p5) 🙄

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,242
    Rothko said:
    Lincsaddick said:
    Rothko said:
    Lincsaddick said:
    from wiki .. ' During the Second World War, AEG worked with the Nazi Party and benefited from forced labour from concentration camps.'
    Different companies 
    more like the old one cleaned up .. there is a book out next week, 'Nazi Billionaires' .. or have a look here .. Category:Companies involved in the Holocaust - Wikipedia .. OK it's history but still bear in mind what went on in Germany and is now pretty much airbrushed over and forgotten .. anyway .. digression OVER
    They are completely different companies, ones an American owner owned Sports Entertainment company launched in 1994 and ones a Germany electrics companies started in 1912. 
    Yeah, but they sound similar
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,602
    Zlatan Ibrahimovic nailed on to be our first signing of the summer  :) 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,794
    edited April 2022
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AEG acquired in 1996 by https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolux

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anschutz_Entertainment_Group founded in 1994, prior to Electrolux’s acquisition of the German company two years later.
  • GlassHalfFull
    GlassHalfFull Posts: 2,351

    Two totally different companies.

    Anschutz Entertainment Group
    Allgemeine Elektricitats GmbH

  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,242
    GlassHalfFull said:

    Two totally different companies.

    Anschutz Entertainment Group
    Allgemeine Elektricitats GmbH

    Yeah, but, no, but
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,042
    I'm not 100% on this, but i think they might be 2 different companies. Can anyone confirm?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,242
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    I'm not 100% on this, but i think they might be 2 different companies. Can anyone confirm?
       :)
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,794
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    I'm not 100% on this, but i think they might be 2 different companies. Can anyone confirm?
    While you’re at it, does anyone know the Yeovil score?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,461
    Shame we didnt have AEG as our owners.

    We'd have hoovered up the talent and we'd have long washed our hands of League One Football
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    OK OK .. excuse my muddled mind !! ((:>)

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  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,813
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGex0kLgNok
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,794
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Shame we didnt have AEG as our owners.

    We'd have hoovered up the talent and we'd have long washed our hands of League One Football
    We could’ve got Hugo Boss on board to supply the uniforms, sorry kits.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    Callumcafc said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Shame we didnt have AEG as our owners.

    We'd have hoovered up the talent and we'd have long washed our hands of League One Football
    We could’ve got Hugo Boss on board to supply the uniforms, sorry kits.
    Wehrmacht grey or SS black away kits ?
  • Vfrf
    Vfrf Posts: 797
    His CV looks to be strong in partnerships but nothing I can see heading up an operations department? Would make more sense as Commercial Director than COO.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,242
    edited April 2022
    Vfrf said:
    His CV looks to be strong in partnerships but nothing I can see heading up an operations department? Would make more sense as Commercial Director than COO.
    Chief Executive Officer, London Knights Ice Hockey ClubChief Executive Officer, London Knights Ice Hockey Club
    Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) - GermanyAnschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) - GermanyMay 1999 - Sep 2001 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    He also ran a venue for AEG for two years.

    But I agree more Commercial and CEO type experience than COO
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,242
    Also noted on Linkedin that he has connections to David White (former CAFC Director and CACT trustee), Peter Varney (former CAFC CEO and CACT trustee) and Steve Sutherland (won 15 to 1 on Channel 4)
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,745
    Henry Irving said:
    Also noted on Linkedin that he has connections to David White (former CAFC Director and CACT trustee), Peter Varney (former CAFC CEO and CACT trustee) and Steve Sutherland (won 15 to 1 on Channel 4)
    I must have missed that but I did hear he was on the radio once.
  • MickeyBennett
    MickeyBennett Posts: 677
    Henry Irving said:
    https://uk.linkedin.com/in/brian-jokat-9a34884

    The Icelandic 62 year old was rumoured to be our new COO on twitter by @churchyruns and by @RedRobin here on the Tony Keohane thread.

    Jokat was CEO of the London Knights Ice Hockey side and worked for AEG for five years as well as being an ice hockey coach.

    He's had various sports consultancy roles too and has been based in Europe for over  20 years.

    He has a degree in Sports Administration.

    Rumours say COO not CEO although that might, IMHO, be a title to allow TS to remain CEO while Joket is the on the ground, de facto CEO. My speculation only.

    Nothing official so WIOTOS but @RedRobin said Joket has said it himself.
    I actually know some of the big wheels from the London Knights. 

    One of them described Brian as a 'cheat code' in the British Ice Hockey Superleague. 

    Fingers crossed his talents translate to League One of the EFL.
  • ElliotCAFC
    ElliotCAFC Posts: 2,553
    GlassHalfFull said:

    Two totally different companies.

    Anschutz Entertainment Group
    Allgemeine Elektricitats GmbH

    Splitters! 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,042
    MickeyBennett said:
    Henry Irving said:
    https://uk.linkedin.com/in/brian-jokat-9a34884

    The Icelandic 62 year old was rumoured to be our new COO on twitter by @churchyruns and by @RedRobin here on the Tony Keohane thread.

    Jokat was CEO of the London Knights Ice Hockey side and worked for AEG for five years as well as being an ice hockey coach.

    He's had various sports consultancy roles too and has been based in Europe for over  20 years.

    He has a degree in Sports Administration.

    Rumours say COO not CEO although that might, IMHO, be a title to allow TS to remain CEO while Joket is the on the ground, de facto CEO. My speculation only.

    Nothing official so WIOTOS but @RedRobin said Joket has said it himself.
    I actually know some of the big wheels from the London Knights. 

    One of them described Brian as a 'cheat code' in the British Ice Hockey Superleague. 

    Fingers crossed his talents translate to League One of the EFL.
    Someone on here described Inniss as a league one cheat code a couple of weeks ago.

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  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 2,867
    Early days, but the signs are encouraging.

    Black suit - check
    Scandi origins - check
    North American accent - check

    Wonder if he thinks like Sandgaard?
  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,180
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    MickeyBennett said:
    Henry Irving said:
    https://uk.linkedin.com/in/brian-jokat-9a34884

    The Icelandic 62 year old was rumoured to be our new COO on twitter by @churchyruns and by @RedRobin here on the Tony Keohane thread.

    Jokat was CEO of the London Knights Ice Hockey side and worked for AEG for five years as well as being an ice hockey coach.

    He's had various sports consultancy roles too and has been based in Europe for over  20 years.

    He has a degree in Sports Administration.

    Rumours say COO not CEO although that might, IMHO, be a title to allow TS to remain CEO while Joket is the on the ground, de facto CEO. My speculation only.

    Nothing official so WIOTOS but @RedRobin said Joket has said it himself.
    I actually know some of the big wheels from the London Knights. 

    One of them described Brian as a 'cheat code' in the British Ice Hockey Superleague. 

    Fingers crossed his talents translate to League One of the EFL.
    Someone on here described Inniss as a league one cheat code a couple of weeks ago.

  • RoanRedNY
    RoanRedNY Posts: 1,149
    Surely the main criteria for such appointments is the multiple of English Football knowledge greater than an average sky viewer.  I have heard the benchmark for our recruitment team is 10x, so assume we have set a reasonable bar at at least 12 x for c suite appointments?
    Without these sorts of in depth technical reviews and background checks for key Club appointments I am starting to doubt that the stated goal of walking into the Premier League in 4 years is realistic.

  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,894
    So this new guy, who may or may not be joining, he wears Hugo Boss suits and has a powerful ice hockey shot?
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,873
    edited April 2022
    Off_it said:
    So this new guy, who may or may not be joining, he wears Hugo Boss suits and has a powerful ice hockey shot?
    He's also a Nazi (possibly, but probably not).


  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,943
    I am 99% certain this appointment will involve some kind of pre existing link to somebody at the club or TS himself.

    I think I mentioned before, an industry friend of mine has a CV that includes CCO Aston Villa (plus acting CEO for a 6 month period), C Suite roles at the FA and also two F1 teams.

    Basically a CV that shat all over this guys.

    We submitted his CV to the club with any future roles in mind a few months ago and heard nothing back. 

    He could sort this place out with his eyes shut, so the fact he didnt even get an interview suggests:

    1) A guy was already in place.
    2) He was recognised as being vastly overqualified / too expensive.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Feck knows why Jonathan Acworth doesn’t seem to be in the frame.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,361
    Lincsaddick said:
    from wiki .. ' During the Second World War, AEG worked with the Nazi Party and benefited from forced labour from concentration camps.'
    Even if you had the right AEG you're digging out an electrical appliances firm for something they did when their country was run by Nazis. I doubt many organisations said no to Hitler and his masses. Just ask Hugo Boss.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,300
    DamoNorthStand said:
    I am 99% certain this appointment will involve some kind of pre existing link to somebody at the club or TS himself.

    I think I mentioned before, an industry friend of mine has a CV that includes CCO Aston Villa (plus acting CEO for a 6 month period), C Suite roles at the FA and also two F1 teams.

    Basically a CV that shat all over this guys.

    We submitted his CV to the club with any future roles in mind a few months ago and heard nothing back. 

    He could sort this place out with his eyes shut, so the fact he didnt even get an interview suggests:

    1) A guy was already in place.
    2) He was recognised as being vastly overqualified / too expensive.
    Quick Google suggests your mate is vital to the health of a football club's entire body? 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,870
    London Knights ice hockey and AEG?

    we are officially moving to a new ground on the peninsula…

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