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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

;-)
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Probably not having to worry about the energy bills has helped.
 
stan bowles said:
Haven't seen one media outlet (other than the OS) mention that CIty have won the the PL, the PL2 and U18 titles back to back. Hadn't realised myself it was back to back until Khaldoon said it in this interview.
That's phenomenal.
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I betcha knew which team won the u18 FA cup, playing at home with a 60000 £1 a ticket crowd, as the BBC thoughtfully had Simon Stone available to go and write a preview, match report and iirc follow up
 
BlueMoonRisin’ said:
Sorry but I'm not gonna blow smoke up his arse. Tells us how much local working class fans mean to the club but every season (bar one) they have increased the prices. And the club have moved long seated fans so they can turn more of the stadium into corporate seats. If you've got the money to absorb the price increases it's all well and good, but if you haven't you've been(or will soon be) priced out and on your arse watching on TV.
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sad but true.
 
BlueMoonRisin’ said:
Sorry but I'm not gonna blow smoke up his arse. Tells us how much local working class fans mean to the club but every season (bar one) they have increased the prices. And the club have moved long seated fans so they can turn more of the stadium into corporate seats. If you've got the money to absorb the price increases it's all well and good, but if you haven't you've been(or will soon be) priced out and on your arse watching on TV.
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I think the overall experience as a fan at City is pretty good and the majority of tickets are reasonably priced. Gauge what we get compared with what crap other fans are getting often for much more money.
 
bluealf said:
They must be cracking players then.

You say it is nonsense then agree that they are not as good as Rodri, which is what I said, again quote me the part that says they are not really good players?

Not fit to lace Rodri's boots is what I said.

Also, get the guy's name right if you are going to call somebody else's post nonsense.

K
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You said they aren’t fit to lace Rodri’s boots and called them both ‘fillers’. Anyone with half a brain cell knows they’re very good players and a much higher standard than anyone currently playing in our academy.

Rodri is a great player but also a great example of a footballer who has come on leaps and bounds under Pep. His first season was very uninspiring, but he’s come good this season. The same can be said about most of Pep’s signings.

That’s my point about Phillips and Rice. Clearly Pep would take them to another level. That’s not to say they aren’t already very good. I think Declan Rice in particular could exceed Fernandinho/Rodri if he was coached by Pep for a few seasons.

Your OP was overly critical.

All this is very off topic so I’ll leave it there.
 
TBH, bar the usual PR guff, the only decent snippet was more players coming in.

Off the pitch tomorrow. Could be better? Thought that previously, and it wasn't, so I'm not getting overly excited.
 
Part one was pitched perfectly. Celebrated our success, talked about the hunger for next season, hinted at how rosy everything was between pep and the board, and gave us a nice bit of info on further signings.

Now I hope part 2 tackles meatier subjects like our choice to join the super league and the regret (I hope) we have.
 
bugsyblue said:
Part one was pitched perfectly. Celebrated our success, talked about the hunger for next season, hinted at how rosy everything was between pep and the board, and gave us a nice bit of info on further signings.

Now I hope part 2 tackles meatier subjects like our choice to join the super league and the regret (I hope) we have.
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Unlikely. It might shed light on why the women’s team has been dismantled in the last couple of weeks.
 
Churchlawtonblue said:
I think the overall experience as a fan at City is pretty good and the majority of tickets are reasonably priced. Gauge what we get compared with what crap other fans are getting often for much more money.
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Majority of the tickets(PL match) are £60 plus, how is that reasonably priced? : /
 
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