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[Albion] Paul Winstanley joins Chelsea as Director of Global Talent and Transfers



Swansman

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We (or most of us) know what gardening leave means. Where is your source that he is on gardening leave (not saying he isn't, but just haven't seen anything suggesting that he is).
 






Weststander

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Did he not employ them? It’s Barber’s business acumen and experience that makes him an attractive prospect for any top team. Everyone has a price, even Barber. I just see him as being the sort of leader that Chelsea might go for. You can’t say he hasn’t proved himself wherever he Has been.
PB must’ve had approaches from the top 6 and wannabe top 6 clubs over the years, he’s the stand out CEO in english football. It was said that Liverpool wanted him a few years back, he stayed, got a huge bonus and titular promotion.

I think he’s loyal. He’s had a great deal of autonomy with hands-off TB out of the UK for much of the time.

Imho he’d make a great EPL Exec Chairman one day (Richard Scudamore’s old role).
 
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herecomesaregular

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I doubt it very much.


Credit to Newcastle though who spread their net for new players etc far and wide.

Chelsea ( i.e. Scumbag Potter) on the other hand only seem to have the ability to attempt to destroy the infrastructure of a club , steeped in hard work and good ethics.

May I remind you, that it was Chris Hughton who achieved the almost impossible task of turning us around from relegation candidates to a formidable Championship side and promotion to the Premier League. Boring, yes. But he helped establish us in the Premier League. He didn't do his best to f*** our club over.

Graham ( money grabbing ) Potter , managed two seasons of mediocrity and eventually after realising what every amateur pundit on here knew...that Maupay wasn't even close to premier league standard.....and finally ditched him, to discover that our recruitment team had actually saved his sorry arse. We had quality players a plenty. He failed, miserably, to work that out for two and a half seasons.

He also took two and half seasons to work out that tinkering with the side every week was yet another of his huge failures. Most amateur pundits on here pointed that out time and time again. If ever there was a case of an "Emporer with no clothes "....Potter is the man. To be fair to many Chelsea supporters on their forum....they have worked that out already. Fair play.

Thankfully, it is their turn "to suffer" and "to learn from it"....yawn.
Thanks for making me laugh after a shit day talking to a suicidal friend of a friend. The bitterness in your post is really quite amusing.
 


Weststander

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We (or most of us) know what gardening leave means. Where is your source that he is on gardening leave (not saying he isn't, but just haven't seen anything suggesting that he is).
In this thread today someone quoted Andy Naylor as confirming that Winstanley is on gardening leave.

Just needs to be confirmed now by Fabrizio Romano.
 




timbha

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Did he not employ them? It’s Barber’s business acumen and experience that makes him an attractive prospect for any top team. Everyone has a price, even Barber. I just see him as being the sort of leader that Chelsea might go for. You can’t say he hasn’t proved himself wherever he Has been.
Completely agree. Just see that Chelsea’s priority is on the pitch, rather than off it such as commercial deals, EPL politics and meetings, etc.

I get the impression that PB likes it here and is at a different stage in his career than the rats that have gone/going.

Who knows and yes, we should make sure we keep him.
 


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Thank you, gentlemen - not looking good.
 


Zeberdi

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Inevitable 😡
 




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PB must’ve had approaches from the top 6 and top 6 wannabe clubs over the years, he’s the stand out CEO in english football. It was said that Liverpool wanted him a few years back, he stayed, got a huge bonus and titular promotion.

I think he’s loyal. He’s had a great deal of autonomy with hands-off TB out of the UK for much of the time.

Imho he’d make a great EPL Exec Chairman one day (Richard Scudamore’s old role).
He runs the club, that's it, what more would a CEO want?

Tony trusts him, what a great job. He could wander off to a basket case of a club. Beige is good. (sorry mustard)
 


Weststander

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He runs the club, that's it, what more would a CEO want?

Tony trusts him, what a great job. He could wander off to a basket case of a club. Beige is good. (sorry mustard)
Not everyone chases the money in their career field, contrary to emphatic statements to the contrary on this forum lately. Above a level to have a comfortable life, many other factors come into play, studied in depth by psychologists and in management science.

In PB’s case an income of £2m working with a loyal and fair Chairman, in a nice neck of the woods is enough.
 
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Swansman

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Not everyone chases the money in their career field, contrary to emphatic statements to the contrary on this forum lately. Above a level to have a comfortable life, many other factors come into play, studied in depth by psychologists and in management science.

In PB’s case an income of £2m working with a loyal and fair Chairman, is a nice neck of the woods is enough.
Not much reason to chase money if you're already one of the best paid in your role, is there?
 


Mike Small

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I'm sure he's done a good job but have you no shame Winstanley. Chelsea?! Enjoy being as miserable as Potter probably is given what he has to deal with in his current job (aside from when he checks his bank balance and thinks about his pay off). Rancid bunch. Get your own club Chelsea.
 




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I expect Winstanley has a notice period of 6 months. Ashworth had 12 I believe.
I expect that with his knowledge of our recruitment systems he'll be expected to be on garden leave for the full 6 months. It's amazing what that can do to your 'contacts' who we'll be 'putting our arms around' to protect.
I expect 6 months is a long time in player recruitment.
I also expect we'll be keeping a very close eye on those contacts to ensure that Winstanley isn't making contact with any of them whilst on Garden Leave. We'll also be ensuring that he doesn't breach Data Protection laws by taking away any details of our contacts. A nice lawyers letter to remind him of his obligations etc. We probably have a decent replacement already with Roberto's recruitment colleague. What Winstanley won't get is Bloom's statistical data.
Onwards and upwards.
Chelsea would be better served by finding a pathway to the first team for their crop of impressive youngsters. The lad Hall who played last night seemed a very good LWB. Could have saved them £62m to have fast tracked him into the squad.
All of this.

Chelsea are looking like teenage boys who think they will feel better by dressing up in their mum's clothes. Dress, stockings and suspenders, and even her naughty knickers. :oops:

I am not sure they will ever be able to recover from this. Because (ahem) the whole world can see what they've done.

It's hilarious. :ROFLMAO:
 


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With any luck 'gardening leave' involves a mower/strimming 'accident'

lower/non league or intercontinental pertnerships is one thing, but wholesale pillage is wrong. I sincerely hope the worst happens for all who've cashed in for Chelsea.US. f*** em all.
 


Bodian

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If Chris Hughton had an "impossible" task or not is up for debate, personally I think with Tony Bloom in charge it has always been a question of "when" and not "if" Brighton would take the step up to the Premier League.

It is true he didn't do his best to f*** the club up, because the club f***ed him up before he had a chance to :shrug: Eat, or be eaten. The club won't be loyal to anyone - why would anyone be loyal to the club?

The rest of what you're saying is obviously historical revisionism of the lowest degree and not really worth discussing.
I think you'd best stick to commenting about Potter.

You clearly have no idea of the man that CH was. The most respectful, honourable and decent chap you can imagine. I can still remember that leaked video of him in the boot room thanking the staff after winning promotion, and his total dignity.

There is quite simply no way he would ever have behaved in the way you imply.
 






Swansman

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I think you'd best stick to commenting about Potter.

You clearly have no idea of the man that CH was. The most respectful, honourable and decent chap you can imagine. I can still remember that leaked video of him in the boot room thanking the staff after winning promotion, and his total dignity.

There is quite simply no way he would ever have behaved in the way you imply.
There is no way he would have left the club if there came an offer from a Champions League club?
 




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