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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 18:08:15 GMT
www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/introducing-key-personnel-2985283.aspxI posted this on the UWE Stadium thread but think it deserves its own thread. Some very interesting points about the three individuals there. Good to see us moving forward very quickly (Wael has only been here 10 minutes!!). Top credentials, I know Wembley Stadium had its critics at the time build wise but to have the former Chief Exec of Wembley has to be a good thing for our stadium move doesn't it? He was also finance director of the FA, that has to be a step up from Tony! Interesting to see what Will Dubey does, he seems a young un and says he is the contact between DC and Wael when he's not around, it'l be interesting to see what exactly he does. Refreshing article though I thought, good to see continuous strides in what seems like the right direction. Can UWE finally seem like a reality rather than a dream? Someone please post this on OTIB - 136 pages of us dreaming we are bigger than them and now a thread on Forbes listings Showing SL has moved up 100 places and no sign of our guys - pathetic mugs grasping at anything to try an overcome their embarrassment that we might be suddenly progressing faster than them off the field But we aint their rivals.... Barf!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 18:09:17 GMT
Read somewhere we've a new scout. Is it supposed to be top secret who it is? Cause someone was spotted in the crowd last night.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 18:48:04 GMT
The guy from Wembley is a coop!
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Post by aghast on Mar 2, 2016 18:53:03 GMT
The guy from Wembley is a coop! Better than being a Lidl.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 2, 2016 19:02:04 GMT
Let's hope he's learnt from his mistakes? www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-422936/Cunnah-pays-price-Wembley-fiasco.htmlIt seems he only lasted at Villa 6 months so he can hardly take the credit for them finishing 6th? Although the bigger worry is who's paying all these new appointments wages, they must all be on £100K+ but our income won't increase until the new stadium is finished? What's Will Dubey, only looks a youngster actually done in the game to warrant a DoF type role above DC? I sense this will all end with us in a brillant stadium playing at least Championship football, or end in tears like it did at Saturday's opponents not so long ago. I actually relate to your caution. However, how is it worrying to consider who is paying new employees wages? Our owner is spending money. That is what they do. He is speculating to accumulate atm because our income streams are shocking. I'm assuming they are employed by BRFC not directly by WAQ so their wages will thier come out of Rovers bank account, if WAQ replenishing that on a month basis on well and good but I fear, like the 82er's, that come next year's Annual accounts we'll suddenly be another £10m in debt rather than debt free. We seem to be employing highly paid non playing employees daily but squad wise we haven't recruited one new player.
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Post by bristolbluegas on Mar 2, 2016 19:05:53 GMT
I actually relate to your caution. However, how is it worrying to consider who is paying new employees wages? Our owner is spending money. That is what they do. He is speculating to accumulate atm because our income streams are shocking. I'm assuming they are employed by BRFC not directly by WAQ so their wages will thier come out of Rovers bank account, if WAQ replenishing that on a month basis on well and good but I fear, like the 82er's, that come next year's Annual accounts we'll suddenly be another £10m in debt rather than debt free. We seem to be employing highly paid non playing employees daily but squad wise we haven't recruited one new player. Wouldn't be Rovers without some form of negativity would it FFS!
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Post by Okebournegas on Mar 2, 2016 19:06:27 GMT
Positive news and a statement of intent . A stadium at the uwe is going to happen. Reading between the lines my 'guess' is that the plans are going to be looked at again , with improvements being added . This may mean resubmitting for planning permission . IF......the serious aim (and not just a dream) is to be a competitive premier league club a stadium really needs the potential to be expanded to 50,000. A capacity which seems crazy for rovers current crowds.....but that is the requirement if the potential that's talked about is fully realised. So the initial size of stadium is not massively important so long as it's big enough for current needs but has the potential to be expanded without massive disruption. This may also be why there is no pressure to get promotion this season . Making sure we get the right stadium is important . Making sure we have matching training facilities is equally important ,if Rovers wish to attract better players / staff over time. Expect news of an out of town training complex sometime in the next two years . I smell I was thinking the exact same thing, although I colours be wrong and apologies if I am
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 2, 2016 19:07:49 GMT
Let's hope he's learnt from his mistakes? www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-422936/Cunnah-pays-price-Wembley-fiasco.htmlIt seems he only lasted at Villa 6 months so he can hardly take the credit for them finishing 6th? Although the bigger worry is who's paying all these new appointments wages, they must all be on £100K+ but our income won't increase until the new stadium is finished? What's Will Dubey, only looks a youngster actually done in the game to warrant a DoF type role above DC? I sense this will all end with us in a brillant stadium playing at least Championship football, or end in tears like it did at Saturday's opponents not so long ago. Where does it say he's going to be above DC, it says that he's going to be the point of contact when Wael isn't in the country and that he'll be involved with boosting the scouting network and improving the academy but I can't see anything about him being a DoF. If he's sitting above DC and dealing with various footballing issues for Wael then it sounds a DOF type role to me, what's the difference between his role and a DoF ie the role JW took before his departure, which was sitting between NH & DC and dealing with footballing issues?
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Post by Okebournegas on Mar 2, 2016 19:08:21 GMT
I smell I was thinking the exact same thing, although I colours be wrong and apologies if I am *could not colours !
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Post by jungleboogie on Mar 2, 2016 19:11:55 GMT
I actually relate to your caution. However, how is it worrying to consider who is paying new employees wages? Our owner is spending money. That is what they do. He is speculating to accumulate atm because our income streams are shocking. I'm assuming they are employed by BRFC not directly by WAQ so their wages will thier come out of Rovers bank account, if WAQ replenishing that on a month basis on well and good but I fear, like the 82er's, that come next year's Annual accounts we'll suddenly be another £10m in debt rather than debt free. We seem to be employing highly paid non playing employees daily but squad wise we haven't recruited one new player. Blimey, you could probably make a multi million pound lottery win seem like a bad thing!!!
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Post by newmarketgas on Mar 2, 2016 19:16:50 GMT
Are they employed by the sports Co or BRFC ? I have no idea just wondering.
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Post by Henbury Gas on Mar 2, 2016 19:20:58 GMT
I actually relate to your caution. However, how is it worrying to consider who is paying new employees wages? Our owner is spending money. That is what they do. He is speculating to accumulate atm because our income streams are shocking. I'm assuming they are employed by BRFC not directly by WAQ so their wages will thier come out of Rovers bank account, if WAQ replenishing that on a month basis on well and good but I fear, like the 82er's, that come next year's Annual accounts we'll suddenly be another £10m in debt rather than debt free. We seem to be employing highly paid non playing employees daily but squad wise we haven't recruited one new player. Take a chill pill and enjoy the ride because we are not the Captain just the passengers
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Post by Parrot on Mar 2, 2016 19:47:47 GMT
Feeling good about our club and its future Wael quoted last night "we will make Landsdown eat his words" about no one remembering Rovers in a few years time Seriously? If so that is amazing. Yep , seriously
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Post by althepirate on Mar 2, 2016 19:56:56 GMT
I actually relate to your caution. However, how is it worrying to consider who is paying new employees wages? Our owner is spending money. That is what they do. He is speculating to accumulate atm because our income streams are shocking. I'm assuming they are employed by BRFC not directly by WAQ so their wages will thier come out of Rovers bank account, if WAQ replenishing that on a month basis on well and good but I fear, like the 82er's, that come next year's Annual accounts we'll suddenly be another £10m in debt rather than debt free. We seem to be employing highly paid non playing employees daily but squad wise we haven't recruited one new player. Its called long term investment, how else can it be done?
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Mar 2, 2016 20:08:54 GMT
I actually relate to your caution. However, how is it worrying to consider who is paying new employees wages? Our owner is spending money. That is what they do. He is speculating to accumulate atm because our income streams are shocking. I'm assuming they are employed by BRFC not directly by WAQ so their wages will thier come out of Rovers bank account, if WAQ replenishing that on a month basis on well and good but I fear, like the 82er's, that come next year's Annual accounts we'll suddenly be another £10m in debt rather than debt free. We seem to be employing highly paid non playing employees daily but squad wise we haven't recruited one new player. That for me is a good thing as Wael and Co are looking at developing the club long term not short term. I'm not sure if you love playing devil's advocate or just negative? I hope and think the latter.
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Post by dinsdale on Mar 2, 2016 20:09:45 GMT
Amazing news and what i have been calling for for twenty odd years. Running the club professionally and developing all aspects of the club. No more luck and chemistry. This news makes me so happy. Well done Rovers bright times ahead.
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Post by Quartermaster on Mar 2, 2016 20:13:12 GMT
I still don't think it's sunk in yet. Reading all of this about our Rovers feels so unfamiliar!
If I had a uterus I'd be wanting his babies! Perhaps if I asked he'd build me one (and if he did it'd be built slowly, brick by brick, for the future!)
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Mar 2, 2016 20:29:17 GMT
I actually relate to your caution. However, how is it worrying to consider who is paying new employees wages? Our owner is spending money. That is what they do. He is speculating to accumulate atm because our income streams are shocking. I'm assuming they are employed by BRFC not directly by WAQ so their wages will thier come out of Rovers bank account, if WAQ replenishing that on a month basis on well and good but I fear, like the 82er's, that come next year's Annual accounts we'll suddenly be another £10m in debt rather than debt free. We seem to be employing highly paid non playing employees daily but squad wise we haven't recruited one new player. Well, they own the club and they can do what they like. Obviously we don't have to like it or trust them, but, especially considering the overwhelming shareholding they have, there's not a lot we can do about it. It could all go wrong, and it's gone wrong before for many clubs, but really, at least aty this early stage, the board seem to be making all the right noises and playing all the right moves. I can't see any reason not to trust them. In any case, there's no real way to make any progress in football these days, it seems, without making singificant investment and a certain amount of risk. Even treading water like we were, we were losing millions, and so if we were to carefully balance the books and never spend above our means, the best we could really hope for is spending as long as possible in the bottom half of league 1 before another relegation back to League 2, etc.
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Post by lulworthgas on Mar 2, 2016 20:32:04 GMT
Impressive cv
Having graduated from Aston University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Managerial & Administrative Studies, Michael Cunnah went on to serve as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wembley National Stadium Ltd from 2001 until its opening in 2007. Prior to this Michael had worked for four years at The FA as Finance Director, leading a number of major initiatives during his tenure. His first achievement was the successful acquisition of Wembley National Stadium Ltd from Wembley Plc in March 1999.
Michael was a key figure in the creation of the largest UK sports charity, The Football Foundation, which for the first time, has secured significant funding from the Government and professional football, for the development of the game at the grass roots level. He also led the re-engineering of the structure of The FA, refocusing it around a main Board of Directors and providing the foundation for the unprecedented growth that The FA has achieved in recent years. He was appointed as Chief Executive to lead the Wembley project. He created the business plan and funding proposition, which was fundamental to the successful re-launch of the Wembley project.
Michael was previously Corporate Finance Director at Coca-Cola Schweppes Ltd and held several senior positions at Guinness Plc.
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Post by pucklegas on Mar 2, 2016 20:36:02 GMT
Seriously? If so that is amazing. Yep , seriously Who did he say this to? Great that he was informed of the big put down by Lansdown, because it had stuck in my stomach since he said it.
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