blandy Posted August 6, 2021 Moderator Share Posted August 6, 2021 STAY ON TOPIC PLEASE. THERE ARE OTHER THREADS FOR JACK & TRANSFERS ETC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 6, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 6, 2021 So good having Purslow. He's got a really high profile media presence as well so his smooth, professional conduct reflects well on us. I mean outside the top 3 or 4 could any other fan name another teams Chief Exec? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I wonder if he will come out with a statement over the Argentina farce as it’s had a severe negative impact on us given FIFAs decision regarding the Brazilian players who didn’t travel. Someone has screwed up massively on this with v.poor judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 10 minutes ago, thabucks said: I wonder if he will come out with a statement over the Argentina farce as it’s had a severe negative impact on us given FIFAs decision regarding the Brazilian players who didn’t travel. Someone has screwed up massively on this with v.poor judgement. Don't think they'll be a statement. There's been no screwup from Villa's side at all. We asked them not to go, they said we're going anyway. What can we do, chain them up? Other clubs asked their players not to go and they didn't go. If they had took our advice and not gone they probably would have watched on at the BRA v ARG farce and people stopping Tottenham players thought 'Ah yeah, Villa were probably right' We aren't even out of the woods yet. Wouldn't be surprised if one of the five training out in Croatia tests positive just to really put the nail in the coffin of the shitshow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Brazilian players free to play, Fifa backed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted September 11, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 hour ago, foreveryoung said: Fifa backed down They didn’t. The Brazilian and the other 2 SA FAs backed down. I’m assuming in part because Brazil want to keep FIFA sweet, given their game abandonment is under investigation by FIFA. I mean the players they called up couldn’t even have played in Brazil, due to the Brazil 10 day quarantine rule for people travelling from the UK. The whole thing has been an utter farce. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 06/08/2021 at 14:52, sidcow said: So good having Purslow. He's got a really high profile media presence as well so his smooth, professional conduct reflects well on us. I mean outside the top 3 or 4 could any other fan name another teams Chief Exec? Daniel Levy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WHY Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 If he wasn’t part of our club he is 100% the type of bloke, I would hate, loves the cameras. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nick76 Posted September 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) 57 minutes ago, StanBalaban said: In hindsight in 10 years time I may feel different because sometimes you do about owners and CEO's of clubs when things come out that you didnt know at the time but at the moment there isnt a person in a senior position from owners to management that I'm not delighted with....our owners do what they say they are going to do, our CEO is respected and seems to do everything right, does what we want from him and also what we dont know we want from him (i.e. the post Grealish video he did I thought was great and was unexpected imo) and then our Management/Coaching team. I cant be more happy with Dean in charge, proud of how he keeps on growing and developing despite some saying he has a ceiling...well I cant see that ceiling, he keeps improving all the time. Very happy! Edited September 22, 2021 by nick76 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Caught a glimpse of him on BBC news tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 22, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 22, 2021 14 minutes ago, gwi1890 said: Caught a glimpse of him on BBC news tonight Yeah, said we MIGHT be interested in taking part in the now going ahead trial for standing in grounds. However it was very cagey. I can't see them installing rail seats between now and January so expect those clubs which have already done this to be the test cases. Can rail seats increase capacity at all? I'm hoping if they do this it's kept to the lower North. These old legs don't want to stand for whole games anymore. I've sat in the Lower Holte since it was built, same seat and I don't want to move now. I've done my time on the proper Holte so not really interested in a sterile version of it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, sidcow said: Yeah, said we MIGHT be interested in taking part in the now going ahead trial for standing in grounds. However it was very cagey. I can't see them installing rail seats between now and January so expect those clubs which have already done this to be the test cases. Can rail seats increase capacity at all? I'm hoping if they do this it's kept to the lower North. These old legs don't want to stand for whole games anymore. I've sat in the Lower Holte since it was built, same seat and I don't want to move now. I've done my time on the proper Holte so not really interested in a sterile version of it. Yes, I was only half watching to be honest , he seem a bit caught off guard when asked didn’t he? I have no idea if it raises capacity if it doesn’t I can’t see the benefit to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 22 minutes ago, sidcow said: Yeah, said we MIGHT be interested in taking part in the now going ahead trial for standing in grounds. However it was very cagey. I can't see them installing rail seats between now and January so expect those clubs which have already done this to be the test cases. Can rail seats increase capacity at all? I'm hoping if they do this it's kept to the lower North. These old legs don't want to stand for whole games anymore. I've sat in the Lower Holte since it was built, same seat and I don't want to move now. I've done my time on the proper Holte so not really interested in a sterile version of it. Dortmund get 15000 less for Champions League games when standing is not allowed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 It will be a 1-2-1 basis in the UK … Slightly OT. Have a lot of very fond memories of standing in the Holte in the early 90’s… But also a few scary ones when the crowd surged forwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Rumour surfaced in the Smith thread - that Purslow is leaving us in the summer. Worrying if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, hippo said: Rumour surfaced in the Smith thread - that Purslow is leaving us in the summer. Worrying if true. Was it “Football Insider?” 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, hippo said: Rumour surfaced in the Smith thread - that Purslow is leaving us in the summer. Worrying if true. It’s only worrying if we don’t get a better replacement. I’d say he’s done ok to date, but no way is he irreplaceable. Not under NSWE anyway. However it would be a big disruption. Sometimes that’s a positive sometimes a negative. As I say it depends who follows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, hippo said: Rumour surfaced in the Smith thread - that Purslow is leaving us in the summer. Worrying if true. Yeah I’m not having that, a bloke who knows a bloke who knows Purslow’s chauffeur and who Purslow has told the Chauffeur he’s leaving next summer. Does that sound plausible? Not to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, nick76 said: Yeah I’m not having that, a bloke who knows a bloke who knows Purslow’s chauffeur and who Purslow has told the Chauffeur he’s leaving next summer. Does that sound plausible? Not to me. Really hope not. If true imo it would be priming us for a sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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