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Sandgaard Out! - massive secondhand embarrassment warning for p7.

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  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,075
    I'm still waiting for the European football he promised us this season


  • He did love a clean sheet win, unfortunately we never got many under his ownership 
    He just needed Nathan Jones as boss instead of discount Ted Lasso!
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,315

    5 years since he took over apparently. Am I in the minority that has warmth for him?

    Yes, he was an egotist, made some insensitive and poor decisions from hiring his family to do professional jobs, and didn't take us forwards.

    However, despite his incompetencies, I'll always be thankful that he saved us from the utter crooks which had tied our club in knots, that needed someone to come along and untangle. I was really worried for our future at that point, and delighted when he took over.
    I think his heart was in the right place….but he had no idea what he was doing and his ego would not allow him to engage to get help. 

    Not malevolent….but arguably more ‘dangerous’ to the club than old captain brown teeth
    Agree with everything apart from this. 
  • RC_CAFC said:
    Him saving the club 10/10

    Him running the club 2/10 (and I’m probably being kind)

    He’s no Matt Southall but he was still an egotist who believed it was his way or the highway. Which many loyal staff found out to their detriment.
    Agreed
  • YTS1978
    YTS1978 Posts: 1,705
    Was a disaster for him financially, but not for us. He saved the club and I'll always be thankful for that.
  • RonnieMoore
    RonnieMoore Posts: 4,509
    If it was not for TS taking us over in very difficult Financial Times we would not have a club … unfortunately no days one man can’t afford to run a club 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,643
    DDOUBLEE said:
    Him playing guitar before the first game of the season while Chris Gunter was preparing to play left back summed up his priorities 
    Why......should Sandgaard have been playing left back instead 😄
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,309
    Always thought his choice of guitars for someone with so much money was odd, distinct lack of taste.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,180
    Always thought his choice of guitars for someone with so much money was odd, distinct lack of taste.
    That’s pretty classic though, when it comes to musical instruments rich people tend to go for something flashy rather than something actually good 

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  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,309
    fenaddick said:
    Always thought his choice of guitars for someone with so much money was odd, distinct lack of taste.
    That’s pretty classic though, when it comes to musical instruments rich people tend to go for something flashy rather than something actually good 
    Suckers for a bit of Abalone inlay 🤷🏻‍♂️
  • We were a vehicle for his ego. He had no affinity for the club then or now - he had an affinity for himself. 

    When he dropped Red Red Robin from the first game of the season and replaced it with his own dirge, I started a thread on here whilst sitting in the Covered End saying it was not his history to change, and had plenty of responses along the line of "it's not important / it's his club he can do what he wants". That sentiment wasn't true then and it's not true now. 

    I'm glad he stepped in when he did, and I'm even gladder he stepped away when he did. 

    He will be remembered as more of a knob than a saviour. 
  • If it was not for TS taking us over in very difficult Financial Times we would not have a club … unfortunately no days one man can’t afford to run a club 
    Is that a fact?
  • AndyG said:
    His ownership was a disaster for us and him, we went downhill as did his bank balance. However I still firmly believe that if he had not of been crazy enough to take on the crooks when he stepped in we wouldnt have a club today, for that alone we owe him a vote of thanks.
    I firmly believe we would have. 
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,309
    fenaddick said:
    Always thought his choice of guitars for someone with so much money was odd, distinct lack of taste.
    That’s pretty classic though, when it comes to musical instruments rich people tend to go for something flashy rather than something actually good 
    It could be a question on one of those are you a narcissist tests: which of the following guitars would you choose! 
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,667
    He was mental but likeable. His Mrs was fit. End of.


  • He did love a clean sheet win, unfortunately we never got many under his ownership 
    He just needed Nathan Jones as boss instead of discount Ted Lasso!
    Don't think he would have spent enough money on players to get us promoted, Jones or not.
  • CL_Phantom
    CL_Phantom Posts: 5,520
    edited September 25
    Wasn't a massive fan, the ego was in full swing from the off all over twatter retweeting fans left right and centre.

    Thought he knew best, knew very little. The long qa he did where he came out with his plan and vision raised a few eyebrows and really wasn't any different to what Roland thought he could do, but Tom played guitar and went for a beer so all's good.

    Had a clear fan facing personality and from what people in and around the club said during his tenure had a very different one internally.

    Gave us some fantastic CL conspiracy theories though so eternally grateful for that and forum favourites such as:

    "He gets us"
    "Ged Roddy told him to say that"
    "Ged Roddy told him to do that"
    And that utter bellend who kept shouting "where's your 8 million" every time someone criticised him.

    And of course, Sandgaard junior's discovery of the Scottish Pirlo.

    Don't miss the twat at all.

  • Wish we had seen Martin Sandgaard attempt a crossbar challenge though, he would've snapped it in half.
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,702
    Always thought his choice of guitars for someone with so much money was odd, distinct lack of taste.
    Was also odd to make playing guitar his entire personality when he wasn't very good at it

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  • CAFCBill said:
    It all started so positively. I remember he appointed Ged Roddy for the football side and Wayne Mumford for the business side. It looked like he was going to be an owner who delegated jobs to people who seemed to know what they were doing. I actually think Ged would have been a great appointment if Sandgaard hadn't been so hands on. This is just an opinion; somebody who is ITK will possibly say otherwise. 

    Wasn't one of Ged Roddys key tasks to get us CatA academy.  Should have been a walk in the park for the bloke that wrote the EPPP nonsense, but he failed to deliver.  He stuffed us by putting that crap in place in the first place, then took a salary for himself and his son whilst he failed in getting us to CatA. Shite appointment.
    As for Sandgaard, undoubtedly woeful at owning a club, but he saved us so remains broadly a positive.
    Anyone have the video where he got Ollie and others to trial out firing hot dogs into the stands and they exploded in the air instead! 
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,309
    Always thought his choice of guitars for someone with so much money was odd, distinct lack of taste.
    Was also odd to make playing guitar his entire personality when he wasn't very good at it
    True, said a lot 
  • YTS1978
    YTS1978 Posts: 1,705
    DDOUBLEE said:
    Him playing guitar before the first game of the season while Chris Gunter was preparing to play left back summed up his priorities 
    Why......should Sandgaard have been playing left back instead 😄
    Would have been better than Gunter tbf!!!
  • Didn't think he was all bad,  but all the rock and that dreadful clean sheet song got to me. 
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,290
    Still think they should have played Addicks to Victory as one of the songs played after full time at Wembley just for a laugh 
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,358
    We have had a varied selection of owners but he definately rates low on the Cnutometer.

  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    NabySarr said:
    Still think they should have played Addicks to Victory as one of the songs played after full time at Wembley just for a laugh 
    Especially as it was a clean sheet win.
  • Richard J said:
    NabySarr said:
    Still think they should have played Addicks to Victory as one of the songs played after full time at Wembley just for a laugh 
    Especially as it was a clean sheet win.
    Stop now!
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,908
    edited September 25
    He saved us from the crooks, had a go at making a success of things, failed and turned a bit nasty  when it all went tits up - feel sorry for the staff who suffered as a consequence. All in all, a bit of a clown but god knows what would have happened if he hadn't stepped in.   
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,490
    edited September 25
    Think he was exactly what everyone saw -
    - Undoubtedly saved the Club when it needed saving (That's how desperate things were). Deserves credit for that
    - Was a complete narcissist. (Maybe that's exactly what was needed to complete a take-over the basket case of a Club that we were at the time.)
    - Bit of a c**t to work for in the "my way or the highway" sense