Michelle Walder, new Albion director

[Ernest]

The gravy train that is modern football, with all its hangers on, rumbles on.................and on. More of the season ticket and sky money paid by us all going on peripherals.

Exactly, any money should be spent on essentials like a 20 goal a season striker not wasted on this type of crap

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Seems like a sensible appointment, due in no small part to the rise of the women's team.

Although I'm sure some of you are joking (possibly...), but if we can try to keep the misogynistic nonsense of this thread please, that would be peachy...

This.


(Would, btw)

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

This.


(Would, btw)

Lolz

 

[tinycowboy]

Some details on TXG:

TXG (or The X Group (TXG) Limited, to give it its proper name) is a company majority owned by Peter Godfrey. Turnover is less than £6.5m, the cumulative profit reserve is not very much, but this may mask the fact that the company may be fairly profitable and has paid out those profits by way of dividends to shareholders.

 

[Lethargic]

I really don't see the point of this. What is the future benefit of supporting womens football?

I know its not pc to say it but genuinely what is the benefit that we get from it? I know male and female fans alike who don't understand the prominence it is given.

Its all about increasing your market, traditionally football has been a male dominated sport alienating the female population, but supporting female football they are trying to increase their market by making Brighton and Hove Albion popular with 100% of the population and therefore making lots more money.

 

[Kosmonaut]

This is known as extreme CV embellishment.

 

[Giraffe]

Its all about increasing your market, traditionally football has been a male dominated sport alienating the female population, but supporting female football they are trying to increase their market by making Brighton and Hove Albion popular with 100% of the population and therefore making lots more money.

I get that bit, but does supporting womens football do that? ALl the female Brighton fans I know have absolutely no interest in the womens team.

I'd add to that young girls still miss Gully's Girls, they were real role models for a lot of daughters at football and did great work in the community. I don't see the same benefit from the womens football team?

 

[The Albion Roar]

I really don't see the point of this. What is the future benefit of supporting womens football?

I know its not pc to say it but genuinely what is the benefit that we get from it? I know male and female fans alike who don't understand the prominence it is given.

And I know male and female fans who do understand the prominence it's given. That said, it's not given that much prominence, not in comparison to the male teams.

So 'what is the benefit we get from it?' Simple - supporting a Brighton & Hove Albion team. It's nothing to with 'political correctness', and everything to do with doing the right thing. Political correctness, in this context, appears to mean allowing women to play for the sake of it to tick a given box. That's evidently twaddle.

If you believe women's football isn't worth anything, ignore it. Plenty of us do like it, and are delighted and proud of our club's success.

 

[Surf's Up]

How much is she putting into the club? We need more money to compete, not PR.

Exactly - how much dosh she got?

 

[The Albion Roar]

I'd add to that young girls still miss Gully's Girls, they were real role models for a lot of daughters at football and did great work in the community. I don't see the same benefit from the womens football team?

That's merely indicative of your universe. In mine, many people like the women's game, and get much pleasure from it, and see the benefit of it to the club and the community.

I'd add to that young girls still miss Gully's Girls, they were real role models for a lot of daughters at football and did great work in the community. I don't see the same benefit from the womens football team?

Is that the only role you see for girls / women in football - as cheerleaders?

 

[Return of the Rev]

We need a car dealer,property developer and a scrap metal dealer on the board. #KEEPINGITREAL!

 

[Springal]

Some details on TXG:

TXG (or The X Group (TXG) Limited, to give it its proper name) is a company majority owned by Peter Godfrey. Turnover is less than £6.5m, the cumulative profit reserve is not very much, but this may mask the fact that the company may be fairly profitable and has paid out those profits by way of dividends to shareholders.

I'd forgotten Peter Godfrey was involved who was very senior within Amex. Had thought he had retired. Wonder what the link is here

 

[Taybha]

Good , must signify the immediate return of Gully's Girls and new pitch high powered sprinklers set 12 inches apart .

 

[Hillian1]

That's merely indicative of your universe. In mine, many people like the women's game, and get much pleasure from it, and see the benefit of it to the club and the community.



Is that the only role you see for girls / women in football - as cheerleaders?

Tea Lady?

 

[tinycowboy]

I'd forgotten Peter Godfrey was involved who was very senior within Amex. Had thought he had retired. Wonder what the link is here

He's still a director of the main BHAFC trading company and the holding company, and very minor shareholder of the latter. Peter Godfrey has a portfolio of investments, so I imagine that he has been mightily impressed with Michelle Walder's stewardship of TXG and recommended her to Tony, who has also liked what he's seen and brought her on board. Good luck to her - good to have some female representation on the Board and make a step towards a possibly more diverse set of standpoints.

 

[mona]

Good for her. Despite being a Luton fan, Walder is a Sussex surname.
Welcome Ms Walder.

 

[Biscuit]

Good , must signify the immediate return of Gully's Girls and new pitch high powered sprinklers set 12 inches apart .

Best avatar on North Stand Chat. Is that William Hartnell hiding in a Dalek?

 

[Taybha]

Best avatar on North Stand Chat. Is that William Hartnell hiding in a Dalek?

It is indeed , its actually a "gif " but the animation does not work as a avatar

 

[Me and my Monkey]

I get that bit, but does supporting womens football do that? ALl the female Brighton fans I know have absolutely no interest in the womens team.

I'd add to that young girls still miss Gully's Girls, they were real role models for a lot of daughters at football and did great work in the community. I don't see the same benefit from the womens football team?

Oh, how depressing. If I had a daughter (which I don't) I'd be a lot happier if she aspired to become a professional sportswoman than a dancing, prancing, baton twirling piece of eye candy. The woman's game will never compete with the men's, but it's still good entertainment. I went to a couple of games last season, they were very enjoyable, and I'm delighted they've made the step up to the super league next year. I'll definitely be going along to some of those. Admittedly, I'm a bit of a BHA obsessive - I'm happy to watch the men, the women, the under 21s, pre-season friendlies, even those crappy early round league cup games that not many people seem to get too excited about. We should be SO proud that we support a club that is prepared to invest so much into the women's game.

 

[Pondicherry]

I don't know Michelle Wilder so I can't really comment but I'm going to anyway. Reading the website, TXG look like your typical management consultants who specialise in providing no value at all. They will come in, spend 3 months telling you how to run various aspects of your business (which they will know very little about) and then bugger of never to be seen again. Within a week of their leaving, everything they changed will have reverted back to how it was. No one will complain because 1) it will have cost a lot of money and no one will want to admit it was wasted and 2) some people will have enjoyed the numerous meeting buffets.
Miss Wilder (as most of her type) will have spent one or two years working at numerous companies. They move on a lot to prevent people realising they do not add any value and so they can add to their LinkedIn profile. Interestingly TXG list BHA as a client. I thought Tony had more sense.