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A lot of what he says regarding the football side of things, identity etc are exactly the sort of things that Sir Les said when he started as DoF, and also the sort of things that we all say as it's bloody obvious. Time will tell whether he can actually deliver on his words.
If I was a beleaguered CEO doing a job in much harder circumstances than anyone ever gave me credit for for eight years, and I could pick my replacement, I’d probably go for a 26 year-old smoothie in his first salaried job. See how you like dem apples, I’ll be in St Louis
One thing to consider though, if either Beale or Ainsworth had taken us to 7th last season with those same players we’d consider that minor success but would still be in the same financial position right now.
The problems with this club are accumulative and decades old, not a sudden calamitous result of the last 18 months.
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True, but getting the decision right after Warburton was our last chance at redemption before emptying the jam jar completely and leaving us penniless and unable to retrieve the situation.
Our new CEO has now confirmed that there is not a penny available to improve the squad this month and that will all but relegates us. If we can field our best eleven every game from now until the end of the season, we may have a chance, but with our bunch of crocks, there is no chance whatsoever.
What’s done is done and on reflection I’m sure the departing Hoo’s will concede that, apart from the new training facility, the last 10 years has been an unmitigated disaster.
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New CEO appointed on 14:13 - Jan 13 with 2093 views
Now here you and I are aligned. Several of the lines in that interview felt cherry picked from QPR socials and message boards.
Is that a terrible thing? These people aren’t fans, and no matter how much they try we all know that - a good executive should be a bit removed from it all imo. Doing their research into what the mood music is doesn’t particularly trouble me, shows some care and a degree of seriousness
This is where I’m at, I think. Sceptical but I don’t think any investors or experienced CEOs are willing to go near us presently.
Ruben was an executive Director as Westports Malaysia at 30, CEO at 40. 18th biggest seaport in the world. Tony Fernandez started Air Asia at 31 Richard Reilly President of Rough Brothers in his early 30s.
Granted they all had 4 or 5 years on him when they took over their roles, and to be fair Ruben and Reilly were taking over family businesses and were tailored for them.
But you can see why our owners won't necessarily see age as an impediment to ability when you look at their profiles.
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New CEO appointed on 20:38 - Jan 13 with 1355 views
New CEO appointed on 20:14 - Jan 13 by swisscottage
Ruben was an executive Director as Westports Malaysia at 30, CEO at 40. 18th biggest seaport in the world. Tony Fernandez started Air Asia at 31 Richard Reilly President of Rough Brothers in his early 30s.
Granted they all had 4 or 5 years on him when they took over their roles, and to be fair Ruben and Reilly were taking over family businesses and were tailored for them.
But you can see why our owners won't necessarily see age as an impediment to ability when you look at their profiles.
Oh, of course, I can see why they appointed him. It’s natural that people who have been appointed into top jobs at a young age don’t see age as an obstacle to success. It’s obvious.
But it doesn’t make it right.
Our owners aren’t necessarily great businessmen. They are lucky. They might be good businessmen. There is huge amounts of nepotism involved in their wealth and opportunities, and there is luck (as there is with everyone successful), and in Fernandes’ case, a huge amount given the business he could pick up at the time he did.
How much of their wealth relates to decisions they’ve made in their career? Subjective.
Capitalism has a weird thing of making people believe that the people with lots of capital and assets (especially) and high income are automatically smart. It’s more true of the latter (but not always) and less true of the former, which is often due to the previous generations (or huge luck based on macro scenarios).
Hopefully this fella is a genius. Hopefully he has new ideas. Hopefully he has fresh vision and approach. And most importantly, hopefully he can get stuff done. That skillet is vastly underrated and rarely one consultants have (or some types of Oxbridge grads too).
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New CEO appointed on 20:42 - Jan 13 with 1336 views
Oh, of course, I can see why they appointed him. It’s natural that people who have been appointed into top jobs at a young age don’t see age as an obstacle to success. It’s obvious.
But it doesn’t make it right.
Our owners aren’t necessarily great businessmen. They are lucky. They might be good businessmen. There is huge amounts of nepotism involved in their wealth and opportunities, and there is luck (as there is with everyone successful), and in Fernandes’ case, a huge amount given the business he could pick up at the time he did.
How much of their wealth relates to decisions they’ve made in their career? Subjective.
Capitalism has a weird thing of making people believe that the people with lots of capital and assets (especially) and high income are automatically smart. It’s more true of the latter (but not always) and less true of the former, which is often due to the previous generations (or huge luck based on macro scenarios).
Hopefully this fella is a genius. Hopefully he has new ideas. Hopefully he has fresh vision and approach. And most importantly, hopefully he can get stuff done. That skillet is vastly underrated and rarely one consultants have (or some types of Oxbridge grads too).
He can put some lipstick on us, then roll us in glitter.
'You didn't know that was wrong, but now you do. If you do it again, I'll know you are doing it on purpose.'
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New CEO appointed on 21:43 - Jan 13 with 1183 views
One thing to consider though, if either Beale or Ainsworth had taken us to 7th last season with those same players we’d consider that minor success but would still be in the same financial position right now.
The problems with this club are accumulative and decades old, not a sudden calamitous result of the last 18 months.
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They're not decades' old though. We were promoted to the Premier League as Champions in 2011, so less than 13 years.
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New CEO appointed on 21:53 - Jan 13 with 1161 views
If I was a beleaguered CEO doing a job in much harder circumstances than anyone ever gave me credit for for eight years, and I could pick my replacement, I’d probably go for a 26 year-old smoothie in his first salaried job. See how you like dem apples, I’ll be in St Louis
If I was a beleaguered CEO doing a job in much harder circumstances than anyone ever gave me credit for for eight years, and I could pick my replacement, I’d probably go for a 26 year-old smoothie in his first salaried job. See how you like dem apples, I’ll be in St Louis
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