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Quite a good read TBH. Holds up his hands to mistakes made this season.
I personally think he will have learned from this & learned fast.
Next season might be league 1, but we WILL be back!!
thought most of it was total bllx to be honest especially going on about lack of fans at the club
what do they expect sell the best we have and bring in that shyte then have to watch it all season……no wonder there are fans missing and there will be more next year caused by the idiotic decisions and feck ups by the chairman himself
ok he has said sorry and he hold his hands up…..but its too late damage already done
also stated no buyer no investment way i see it no future with the current people in charge
we need changePerhaps now the arse licking questions are out of the way, in part 2 the journo will get down to the type of questions the fans really want to know.
“There were players leaving – whether it was Jason Pearce, or Sam Morsy, or Chris McCann – that I didn’t necessarily agree with, but I had to back the manager. We had a really good team spirit last year, something you don’t get very often, and I felt we had to keep that. But that’s all in the past now, and you have to learn from it. We all have to sit back and have a look at ourselves”
– Who exactly was the bad apple – Pearce, Morsy, McCann, or Caldwell?
“I’m doing the job that my grandad is instructing me to do”.
Which is….? How much autonomy do you actually have?
Are there relegation clauses in all contracts to ensure financial stability?
What exactly is for sale? How is granddad expecting a buyer to come forward when he has kept the assets of the club separate from the club itself?
about assets did whelan buy the new training ground with the sale of players im sure i read that somewhere
if so then it belongs to the football club not whelan family as for the stadium who in their right mind would buy our club when all they would be buying is the name only..nothing on the playing side worth selling whelan has already done that
and then there are those that say whelan has done this for nothing but spent a fortune of his own
whelan never does anything for nothing not his stylePerhaps now the arse licking questions are out of the way, in part 2 the journo will get down to the type of questions the fans really want to know.“There were players leaving – whether it was Jason Pearce, or Sam Morsy, or Chris McCann – that I didn’t necessarily agree with, but I had to back the manager. We had a really good team spirit last year, something you don’t get very often, and I felt we had to keep that. But that’s all in the past now, and you have to learn from it. We all have to sit back and have a look at ourselves”
– Who exactly was the bad apple – Pearce, Morsy, McCann, or Caldwell?
“I’m doing the job that my grandad is instructing me to do”.
Which is….? How much autonomy do you actually have?
Are there relegation clauses in all contracts to ensure financial stability?
What exactly is for sale? How is granddad expecting a buyer to come forward when he has kept the assets of the club separate from the club itself?
And you honestly think he would agree to confidential / sensitive questions like that?
about assets did whelan buy the new training ground with the sale of players im sure i read that somewhere
if so then it belongs to the football club not whelan family as for the stadium who in their right mind would buy our club when all they would be buying is the name only..nothing on the playing side worth selling whelan has already done that
and then there are those that say whelan has done this for nothing but spent a fortune of his own
whelan never does anything for nothing not his styleAnd I’m sure you dreamt it!
Bicky, how many times do people have to post links to view the club’s financial returns before you’ll believe Dave Whelan does not pilfer money from the club?!
Training ground at Euxton was purchased by yet another Whelan owned company.
Not sure what company bought the land at Charnock Richard but development was stopped because we would not have sky money to develop it so I presume that is the clubs. There is land also at Wrightington but who owns that, who knows?
Christopher Park too is owned by someone either the club or Whelan.Huron Properties own Euxton training ground. They bought it with their money & Latics pay rent.
It’s purchase had nowt to do with the sale of players although that may be funding the rent
about assets did whelan buy the new training ground with the sale of players im sure i read that somewhere
if so then it belongs to the football club not whelan family as for the stadium who in their right mind would buy our club when all they would be buying is the name only..nothing on the playing side worth selling whelan has already done that
and then there are those that say whelan has done this for nothing but spent a fortune of his own
whelan never does anything for nothing not his styleAnd I’m sure you dreamt it!
Bicky, how many times do people have to post links to view the club’s financial returns before you’ll believe Dave Whelan does not pilfer money from the club?![/quote]
People tend to believe what they want to be believe. And unfortunately most people prefer to believe the worsst/most salacious.
Very good of him to come out and be so frank and honest.
His last sentence should have gone down particularly well with most fans.
“I wanted to do the best for this football club and the supporters, and the next man we bring in will hopefully bring back the success we all want.”
And you honestly think he would agree to confidential / sensitive questions like that?No I don’t. But then if I ran the WEP, I wouldn’t be sending Kendrick to metaphorically kiss his arse and produce an article full of clichés and half-apologies.
I don’t doubt young Dave wants the best for WAFC. I don’t doubt he wanted the best for his chippy either. Wanting something to succeed and having the drive and nouse to make it succeed are two different things.
What I do wonder is whether he has the credentials to make a success of running a football club, and at what point his granddad realises that perhaps he hasn’t inherited old Dave’s business brain.
And you honestly think he would agree to confidential / sensitive questions like that?
No I don’t. But then if I ran the WEP, I wouldn’t be sending Kendrick to metaphorically kiss his arse and produce an article full of clichés and half-apologies.
I don’t doubt young Dave wants the best for WAFC. I don’t doubt he wanted the best for his chippy either. Wanting something to succeed and having the drive and nouse to make it succeed are two different things.
What I do wonder is whether he has the credentials to make a success of running a football club, and at what point his granddad realises that perhaps he hasn’t inherited old Dave’s business brain.[/quote]
My guess would be that Sharpe/Ed Jones has requested that interview, and probably requested Paul or Greg as they’re Latics friendly. It’s what a majority of clubs do.At the end of the day it’s a PR stunt by the club, not a piece of investigative journalism, and it’s more a case of Sharpe apologising than revealing any dirty little secrets hidden in Whelan towers.
Regarding Sharpe, I know the day to day running of the club falls under the remit of Jonathan Jackson and his team – and they come up with the pricing , marketing activity, discounted ticket ideas etc, so I’m not entirely sure what Sharpe’s role is other than being the signatory and having final say on which manager is appointed.
Plus do you not think it’s a bit harsh to judge him on the white elephant that was Sharpey’s – ie. a licensed chippy that was twenty years too late in its concept and too far out of town and hidden to attract any passing trade? His grandad basically slipped him a hospital pass with that one!
So whether he actually needs any business acumen is up for debate, but I suppose we’ll have to wait and see, and hope he doesn’t pull any Whelan-esque self-destruct stunts.
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