Is it time for dick Knight to step down

[tedebear]

but he needs to be going out and searching for that person

Bizarre proposition - you're saying he should sack himself and find his own replacement - just imagine the stink you'd kick up at work if your colleagues asked you to do that...."sorry we don't want you to do the job anymore but please find someone else to replace yourself before you head out the door"...

You couldn't forgive him for appointing a pygmie from the tribes of the delta congo then really, could you? Bit of revenge.....

 

[beardy gull]

Bunch of arse. Scrap this. I voted NO to the thread title not the poll question.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

Yeah but no, but yeah

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Ted, I not sure I see it that way. He is, in effect, a caretaker and should have an idea of a potential successor. He is not in the role for the money (He doesn't draw a wage) and obviously has the best interests of the club at heart.

Is Lord B deliberately trying to mislead us? Is he set to launch a coup? Will we hear about this on the phone it?

 

[tedebear]

Ted, I not sure I see it that way. He is, in effect, a caretaker and should have an idea of a potential successor. He is not in the role for the money (He doesn't draw a wage) and obviously has the best interests of the club at heart.

Is Lord B deliberately trying to mislead us? Is he set to launch a coup? Will we hear about this on the phone it?

But if he is indeed a caretaker (which I can well agree with) then surely he should remain in that role til the job is complete. He must have extensive amounts of knowledge re the planning, and knowledge re potential or already agreed financing, so why chuck him out now, when it would take someone else months to get up to speed with the detail and fine points?

 

[Statto]

I think Knight will go when falmer is built.

 

[tedebear]

I think Knight will go when falmer is built.

I tend to agree.

 

[The Large One]

Time to step down? No

Time to accept he cant take this club any further and invite future investors/chairman in for a chat? Yes

It has been an open invitation to anyone for over 10 years.

 

[Scotty Mac]

Bizarre proposition - you're saying he should sack himself and find his own replacement - just imagine the stink you'd kick up at work if your colleagues asked you to do that...."sorry we don't want you to do the job anymore but please find someone else to replace yourself before you head out the door"...

You couldn't forgive him for appointing a pygmie from the tribes of the delta congo then really, could you? Bit of revenge.....

its different though as chairman isnt it - he has to have the best interests of the company at heart, and realise when he cant take it any further. its then for the best he goes out there and searches, hand picks if you like, a replacement to take over so that the company he has built can progress and become bigger for its shareholders

i certainly will feel a lot better knowing that dick knight found the man to take this club to the next level than it being bought by potentially another archer

 

[The Large One]

its different though as chairman isnt it - he has to have the best interests of the company at heart, and realise when he cant take it any further. its then for the best he goes out there and searches, hand picks if you like, a replacement to take over so that the company he has built can progress and become bigger for its shareholders

i certainly will feel a lot better knowing that dick knight found the man to take this club to the next level than it being bought by potentially another archer

Fair enough with that last point, but he is taking the club further.

With every day that passes, we are closer and closer to our new stadium.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

correct - he cant step down until there is somebody ready to take over. but he needs to be going out and searching for that person

That's not true - he can step down (ie resign) at any time.
In a Ltd company, the chairman is appointed by the Board of Directors; it is they that run the club and it would be their responsibility to look for and select any replacement, not the current/previous incumbent.
The chairman is, in the Albion's case, the 'public face' of the Board so the personal grief that's directed at DK on NSC (meaness, lack of ambition for the club etc etc) should be directed at the Board and not at him as an individual. Actually, it should really be directed at the shareholders as they own the club and appoint/elect the Board.

 

[The Oldman]

I answered No to the thread title not the poll question as now is. This poll should be deleted.

 

[Ernest]

Dick Tight has too much to lose by stepping down now

 

[tedebear]

its different though as chairman isnt it - he has to have the best interests of the company at heart, and realise when he cant take it any further. its then for the best he goes out there and searches, hand picks if you like, a replacement to take over so that the company he has built can progress and become bigger for its shareholders

i certainly will feel a lot better knowing that dick knight found the man to take this club to the next level than it being bought by potentially another archer

I don't understand about this taking it further thing you talk of? He IS taking it further - all the way to a stadium we were done out of a gazillion years ago.... How much further can he take things at the moment?? What do you specifically mean by this??

When we get to that stadium it will be an extremely different proposition for a Chairman and indeed he may look to find someone with the different skills/knowledge which will be required.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

But if he is indeed a caretaker (which I can well agree with) then surely he should remain in that role til the job is complete. He must have extensive amounts of knowledge re the planning, and knowledge re potential or already agreed financing, so why chuck him out now, when it would take someone else months to get up to speed with the detail and fine points?

Totally agree. I meant when the time is right to hand over the reins.

 

[Knotty]

Without sitting in Dick's office and being part of his day-to-day business activities and board meetings, how can any of us really know what is going on behind the scenes and therefore make an informed judgement on whether or not he is doing a good job?

He and the board are under no obligation to tell us anything except to publish annual accounts. When he does tell us things it's up to everyone to make decision to believe him or not. My view on that is - why should he lie? There is no point.

Too many definitive judgements are made on here by people who know little or nothing about the internal business workings and financial situation of the club. Too many judgements are simplistic in the extreme and seem to me to be based on what people want to be the case rather than what they know to be the case.

 

[Scotty Mac]

I don't understand about this taking it further thing you talk of? He IS taking it further - all the way to a stadium we were done out of a gazillion years ago.... How much further can he take things at the moment?? What do you specifically mean by this??

When we get to that stadium it will be an extremely different proposition for a Chairman and indeed he may look to find someone with the different skills/knowledge which will be required.

sorry - i meant on the playing side of things. however important falmer is, without investement in the team then gates are going to drop, people arent going to be interested and thats not going to be good in getting the casual fan into falmer

a lot more people will be interested in parting with their cash at the new stadium if we are in the championship than they will be if we are in league two, or even blue square premier (however farfetched that may be!). and we won't be in the championship or at least pushing for it without investment in the team

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Bollocks poll. Everyone is answering the question in the title, and voting 'No' he should not step down. The thread can stay but the poll should be deleted, immediately.

 

[cannedheat]

Crap poll delete it, misleading bolloxs.

 

[tedebear]

sorry - i meant on the playing side of things. however important falmer is, without investement in the team then gates are going to drop, people arent going to be interested and thats not going to be good in getting the casual fan into falmer

a lot more people will be interested in parting with their cash at the new stadium if we are in the championship than they will be if we are in league two, or even blue square premier (however farfetched that may be!). and we won't be in the championship or at least pushing for it without investment in the team

From my point of view that argument is virtually irrelevant.

What ever division we are in - we are getting a stadium. If we splash out now on players to ensure we stay in this division, then where is that money coming from? Is there a chance that the money we spend on players will reduce the money we need to pay current Falmer related bills.

Secondly, WHEN we get to Falmer - don't you think we will have more of a selling point to new players? Don't you think that any investor who was thinking twice of sponsoring a player or something team related whilst we are at Withdean - may change their mind when we get to a nice brand spanking new stadium with more capacity - ie more people to see their corporate name? Don't you think that those casual fans will slowly come back as everything starts to pick up (hopefully) again...