Barber Out?

[Guinness Boy]

everything was rosy till he arrived

Don't we all know that is bollocks

Not often I'd defend Skylar but I have to make a point here. Back in the last season in League One we were building a mighty brand. We had a successful, title winning squad and a feel good factor that meant we sold out The Amex (in its old configuration) every week. Poyet had said he would introduce a footballing philosophy, club wide, and he did. He said he would improve every season and he did. Then we bring in Paul Barber because of our losses. Poyet goes. Garcia goes. We regress every season on the pitch. And Tony Bloom is STILL putting in ONE MILLION POUNDS a month. We have gone from speculating to accumulate, full circle, to "managing expectations". I simply cannot believe the entrepreneur Tony Bloom has settled for a soundbite spouting, spreadsheet manager. On 450k a year.

 

[Barnham Seagull]

He's clearly not, assuming 'this mess' is the Albion languishing third bottom right now.

He doesn't choose the players we buy, he doesn't train the players, he doesn't pick the players, he doesn't give choose the playing tactics and he doesn't make the substitutions.

Tony Bloom has gone on record to say that the club are spending more on playing wages than ever before in the history of the club. To be able to do that, assuming it is true, requires the commercial side of the club to be working hard. That's where Paul Barber's sits.

I get people don't like some aspects of the commercialisation of the Albion which reflects the 'modern football' theme that rankles with many. Criticism there is, at the very least, correctly aimed.

Blaming Barber for the on-the-pitch stuff though? Nah.

In your opinion and I have had others from people close to different aspects of the club do you think Barber has influenced the policies and strategies of the club with regards to how the playing and recruitment structure is set up?

I also get then impression the Albion is not a great place to work at, at present. Again I only have this impression from people I speak to.

 

[Bozza]

Bozza always seems to pipe up to defend Paul Barber.

I strongly suspect that there has been dialogue between the two...

You'd be wrong.

I couldn't tell you the last time I spoke to him on the phone - it may not even have been in 2014.

Checking my emails, the last email from him was on November 12th. It was also included [MENTION=31]El Presidente[/MENTION] and it was Paul providing us some further information on the Football League vote on FFP rules reform to allow [MENTION=31]El Presidente[/MENTION]'s article on NSC to be more informative.

The last email exchange before that I had with him directly was on 16th October and, looking at it, it must have been where he was answering some direct criticisms on here, his responses which I posted verbatim on NSC. It was around the time of the BBC Price of Football survey.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Bozza always seems to pipe up to defend Paul Barber.

I strongly suspect that there has been dialogue between the two...

Let's not cloud this with conspiracy theories. Bozza knows a certain club employee, who really doesn't hide his identity, from the Gillingham days. Bozza has posted threads up on here directly on behalf of Paul Barber. No smoke and mirrors.

What I'd be asking myself is how much the supply of inside info to the Proper Writings section would dry up if a number of anti club personnel op-eds appeared in the same.

 

[doogie004]

Blooms puppet bloom before barber just doing as he is told

 

[Bozza]

In your opinion and I have had others from people close to different aspects of the club do you think Barber has influenced the policies and strategies of the club with regards to how the playing and recruitment structure is set up?

I really have no idea. You seem to be more informed than me.

I also get then impression the Albion is not a great place to work at, at present. Again I only have this impression from people I speak to.

Again - I have no idea. The few people I know who work at the club seem to work long and hard hours which isn't typical of a disenfranchised workforce, but it's a small sample size.

 

[y2dave]

Barber is running the commercial side effectively, its the football side that's in turmoil.

 

[Bozza]

I just hope Bozza understands his importance as a representative of the fans.

I hope he doesn't become seduced by PB's corporate tongue and forget that's what he is.

No, no I'm not.

 

[Hungry Joe]

I just hope Bozza understands his importance as a representative of the fans.

He is not, and to my knowledge has never claimed to be, a representative of the fans.

 

[Bry Nylon]

If we were winning games this wouldn't even be an issue.

 

[El Turi]

It seemed like Gus Poyet and Bloom were building something special with the playing side of things. I don't know enough about what happens behind the scenes to know he is to blame but it seems like since Barber came in the playing side of the club has been reduced to the absolute shambles we are experiencing this season.

 

[jamie the seagull]

http://aftncanada.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/paul-barber-he-came-he-saw-he-failed.html

Read the article and something sounded familiar....

"We're not sure where all the money went. The fans saw little reward, as we covered previously, and it certainly didn't bring big name, quality players to Vancouver or help put a winning team on the pitch."

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Simple yes or no. Do you want Barber gone?

What a stupid queston and poll.
What the fuk has Hyppia's tactical stupidity and lack of bollox got to do with Paul Barber.
He has followed Tony Blooms orders, kept us within the required field of FFP, and has no say about the team selection, tactics or the purchase of new players.

 

[Hungry Joe]

What a stupid queston and poll.
What the fuk has Hyppia's tactical stupidity and lack of bollox got to do with Paul Barber.
He has followed Tony Blooms orders, kept us within the required field of FFP, and has no say about the team selection, tactics or the purchase of new players.

You don't like it then?

 

[Don't get me started]

Not often I'd defend Skylar but I have to make a point here. Back in the last season in League One we were building a mighty brand. We had a successful, title winning squad and a feel good factor that meant we sold out The Amex (in its old configuration) every week. Poyet had said he would introduce a footballing philosophy, club wide, and he did. He said he would improve every season and he did. Then we bring in Paul Barber because of our losses. Poyet goes. Garcia goes. We regress every season on the pitch. And Tony Bloom is STILL putting in ONE MILLION POUNDS a month. We have gone from speculating to accumulate, full circle, to "managing expectations". I simply cannot believe the entrepreneur Tony Bloom has settled for a soundbite spouting, spreadsheet manager. On 450k a year.

Spot on ... now why didn't I say that!!

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

It's Burke, along with Sami who should go.

I don't like some of what Barber's done, and some of what he stands for, but he is not responsible for the shambles on the pitch.

 

[BensGrandad]

Why should he get the sack as he appears to be doing the job TB employed him to do.

 

[Ernest]

Burke, Jones and Hyypia and a proper clear out of the under performing squad need to go

 

[BensGrandad]

Burke, Jones and Hyypia and a proper clear out of the under performing squad need to go

Wouldnt argue with that but why Barber?

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

No reason for Barber to go. Unless I have missed something.