Khaldoon's End of Season Review Part 2 (Pg 14)

dadnlad said:
no ambition would be his snide reply
i do wonder how natalie pike gets on withhim when she presents 606 and he goes on about failure in champions league comp
Click to expand...
If pep had to win us the champions League then he has failed for 5 seasons, strange that he hasn't been sacked then?
Sutton is a chancer
 
Manchester33 said:
I disagree.

I think he’s done extremely well in a sporting/business sense, but I think it’s a stretch to say he ‘understands the fans and has a genuine relation with them’.

Some examples on the contrary (some aren’t signed off by him directly, but have happened on his watch):

- joining the ESL
- seasoncard price rises year on year
- no meaningful, regular contact with City supporters (I don’t consider CityMatters a success. Points of Blue back in the day was better).
- LED advertising boards instead of fans banners (electronic flags, oh my god).
- removing the cheapest seats in level 1 to make room for larger advertising boards.

They’re just off the top of my head.

There’s also a clear disillusionment among many local, ‘legacy’ fans who feel the club are prioritising new, global (and more financially lucrative) fans over their longstanding support.

Again, I’ll stress that he’s brilliant at pretty much everything else, but there is always room for improvement and an decent end of season review shouldn’t lead to us forgetting key elements of our ‘supporter experience’ that have been mishandled.
Click to expand...

Very reasonable points made.

I do think much of this goes with the territory nowadays. The rough that goes with the smooth. That's not my justification but just 'how it is'.

As for the experience of the fans, I do think they have done a great job with the ground and surrounds (eg fanzone area), in general. In my opinion, it's the best ground in the country. Not perfect, of course.
 
southamptonblue said:
Dmytro Chyhrynskyi says hi.
Click to expand...
Oh rignt. If you have to go back that far you are obviously struggling a bit. Thing is Pep and Txiki can get a transfer wrong , or a transfer just might not work who knows if we buy Phillips this might just be one and you can shout I told you so from the rooftops. However thinking you know better before a transfer happens than Pep or Txiki , or thinking he can’t improve and get the best from a player well thats just misplaced arrogance.
 
blueparrot said:
Oh rignt. If you have to go back that far you are obviously struggling a bit. Thing is Pep and Txiki can get a transfer wrong , or a transfer just might not work who knows if we buy Phillips this might just be one and you can shout I told you so from the rooftops. However thinking you know better before a transfer happens than Pep or Txiki , or thinking he can’t improve and get the best from a player well thats just misplaced arrogance.
Click to expand...
Not arrogance....it's called an opinion ;) just thinking everyone we buy will be a good buy is being a fanboy sheep. I wouldn't touch Phillips or Rice....England imo only, played both as neither was good enough on their own, and if they were, would have won the Euros....and we are a class above England....again, it's just an opinion.
Mentioning the Russian guy, whether it was years ago or recent, simply shows just how wrong they CAN get it.
 
jimharri said:
That's a bloody good point. He's hardly changed since our club was founded, almost 14 years ago. Maybe a bit of grey on the temples and the chin. Now, far be it for me to say that's a syrup he's touting there.

;-)
Click to expand...
Probably not having to worry about the energy bills has helped.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Unread Posts

Don't have an account? Register now and see fewer ads!

SIGN UP
Back
Top
✖
  AdBlock Detected
Bluemoon relies on advertising to pay our hosting fees. Please support the site by disabling your ad blocking software to help keep the forum sustainable. Thanks.