Knightmare?

[The Laughing Bluebird]

Not at all. We still had player contracts to sort out then.

A new manager could have done that. Besides, I believe that almost all player contracts run until the end of June.

 

[The Large One]

The timing of McGhee’s sacking (and that’s what it was, despite other comments) looks like an act of desperation by Knight. I don’t know how much influence we on NSC have had (I really hope not much) but I can see another Boardroom bust-up as the main driver.

If that is the case then I wonder how long Knight will be able to control the Board. At the moment he looks like a lame duck at the mercy of the other, more predatory, Board members. If this change of manager doesn’t work out then I can see Knight being forced out by the end of the year. After all, he only controls about 25% of the shares.

I can’t see today’s action as any reason to rejoice or to look confidently to the future – quite the opposite in fact.

I don't think it's a board that needs 'controlling'.

And the end of the day, all of the board members are Albion fans and were not happy with the way things were progressing on the pitch. It's possible (maybe even probable) Knight wanted McGhee out before this - but finances were an issue. Who knows - the money earmarked for transfer fees now may have to be money used for McGhee's (and Booker's) severence pay? But that's wild speculation.

Above and beyond that, where are the lines of battle? Are they/have they been drawn up? I don't think so, unless there is stuff going taking place in smoky rooms involving things we just don't know. Finding a replacement manager is also the preserve of the entire board is it not? So do you believe Dick Knight is under pressure from the rest of the board to find a decent (i.e. someone higher/better than we could have expected - as per his track record) manager, or are they going to take some responsibility themselves?

And who would win in a power struggle? I would say ultimately no-one. Unless Dick is preparing to step down (and from the Fans' Forum last month, it sounds as though he has no intention on doing that) rocking the boat could cause more harm than good. Derek Chapman apparently has no designs on being chairman (he has his own company to run), the word is the Blooms would not be particularly desirable, Fatboy Slim isn't interested. So a new chairman would, in theory, be someone from the outside with new money. Then we're back to the age-old question - who?

 

[Titanic]

Re: Re: Knightmare?

...So a new chairman would, in theory, be someone from the outside with new money. Then we're back to the age-old question - who?

One of this lot...

Brighton and Hove is a millionaires' playground with the eighth highest number of mega-rich residents in the UK.

Russian oil magnates, city slickers and showbiz stars are among the 836 millionares living in the city, according to market researchers EuroDirect. [/url]

 

[Rougvie]

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the word is the Blooms would not be particularly desirable

Is that the 'word' of Andy Naylor.

 

[Turkey]

A new manager could have done that. Besides, I believe that almost all player contracts run until the end of June.

He could have, but he wont have them in training. So he doesn't know their strengths and weaknesses. Granted he could watch videos or ask the assistant etc.

Regardless, who cares, he's gone.

 

[The Large One]

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Is that the 'word' of Andy Naylor.

No. If I can quote someone close to the Albion (no names, so don't ask) - 'I wouldn't trust Tony Bloom to run a whelk stall on Southend Pier...'

Not sure about this, but I don't think he made his fortune by being a shrewd businessman, did he? Uncle Ray might have, but Tony...?

 

[Ernest]

I confidently PREDICT that by Christmas Dick Tight and his poodle Perry will be long gone and we will have competent people driving the club forward instead of a couple of mugs

 

[The Large One]

Guess what, Worzel - I think we heard you first time...

 

[Seagull73]

I confidently PREDICT that by Christmas Dick Tight and his poodle Perry will be long gone and we will have competent people driving the club forward instead of a couple of mugs

Good job you don't bet on these things, you'd be homeless by now.

Gobshite.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

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No. If I can quote someone close to the Albion (no names, so don't ask)

Come on TLO you know it winds you up when other people put that!!!

 

[Frutos]

I love that programme, it' still my favourite kids TV show of all time, even at the age of 22.

Oh, you mean this isn't about the TV show? Damn...

 

[3gulls]

The timing of McGhee’s sacking (and that’s what it was, despite other comments) looks like an act of desperation by Knight. I don’t know how much influence we on NSC have had (I really hope not much) but I can see another Boardroom bust-up as the main driver.

If that is the case then I wonder how long Knight will be able to control the Board. At the moment he looks like a lame duck at the mercy of the other, more predatory, Board members. If this change of manager doesn’t work out then I can see Knight being forced out by the end of the year. After all, he only controls about 25% of the shares.

I can’t see today’s action as any reason to rejoice or to look confidently to the future – quite the opposite in fact.

Just rejoice that the clown has gone at last!

 

[The Large One]

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Come on TLO you know it winds you up when other people put that!!!

No, it doesn't. It winds me up when people say 'I heard that...' and when you get to the bottom of it, you realise it was some pissed up bloke in the pub on his usual jaunt of fantasy.

Ernest did this the other day, when he said 'someone close to the club...' I wouldn't put it beyond him, or anyone else, to know people close to the club, so I believe him. I don't necessarily believe the person that told him, but that's another issue.