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Post by mehewmagic on Apr 26, 2016 9:41:37 GMT
Mark Yates has been sacked at Crawley, a month after their new Turkish owner rocked up and bought the club. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36132455Ok, the circumstances are a bit different (6 losses on the trot would test many owners, and end of a season is a 'good' time to make changes) but it is interesting. |
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Apr 26, 2016 9:47:07 GMT
They only went on their losing streak after the takeover. Might be a coincidence, or it might have something to do with the way the new owner handled things.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 9:49:48 GMT
They only went on their losing streak after the takeover. Might be a coincidence, or it might have something to do with the way the new owner handled things. And we went on our winning after our takeover. |
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Post by fanboy on Apr 26, 2016 9:54:50 GMT
Mark Yates is a twat anyway
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Post by BishopstonBRFC on Apr 26, 2016 10:02:41 GMT
Mark Yates is a twat anyway Yep. The football Crawley played at our place a few weeks back was atrocious. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 26, 2016 10:06:24 GMT
TBH I could never see where any major investor is going to take Crawley as they are always going to be a lower league club ,as they simply don't have the fan base.
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Post by philbemmygas on Apr 26, 2016 11:20:26 GMT
TBH I could never see where any major investor is going to take Crawley as they are always going to be a lower league club ,as they simply don't have the fan base. There is are more ManUre fans in Crawley than support the club. The Company I work for does some sponsorship there as we are the second biggest employer in town behind Gatwick Airport.  |
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Post by ipswichrover on Apr 26, 2016 13:06:16 GMT
It may have been the fault of the previous owners that Rovers were relegated, but one thing to their credit was that they did not make the manager the scapegoat. It would have been very easy to have sacked Clarke, especially as a few here were baying for blood. That they decided to stick with him was a good and brave decision. (..one of few good decisions, admittedly)
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Post by fanboy on Apr 26, 2016 13:18:09 GMT
It may have been the fault of the previous owners that Rovers were relegated, but one thing to their credit was that they did not make the manager the scapegoat. It would have been very easy to have sacked Clarke, especially as a few here were baying for blood. That they decided to stick with him was a good and brave decision. (..one of few good decisions, admittedly) To be fair, they used one of the managers, John Ward, as their scapegoat. |
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Post by kruger on Apr 26, 2016 13:41:44 GMT
TBH I could never see where any major investor is going to take Crawley as they are always going to be a lower league club ,as they simply don't have the fan base. what about Wigan back in the 90s though, diddnt they only get crowds of 2000 ish ok I know they ain't nothing special now but they were for a few seasons. |
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Post by warehamgas on Apr 26, 2016 15:56:28 GMT
But Wigan is a sports town with its Rugby League and the north west is a football hit spot. They started moving up the leagues and with the new stadium they gave their fans a good football experience. Do that and mix it with success you start to develop a fan base. Never going to happen in Crawley IMO. Just because you have new owners isn't an automatic good thing, it's more about the quality of them and what kind of people they are. Crawley had new owners that got them into the league and according to some they were perhaps not the best with questionable motives! Our new owners are true gems from what I have seen to date and we are fortunate. Never thought I would say that with Rovers! And ....most will disagree with me here, I think that we have to thank the last board and NH for keeping their nerve and selling to the right people. I say that because didn't the rumours say there were others interested in buying us but that NH continually said, in response to questions about being sold, it has to be the right people. And in that he was correct and he saw it through! (It's ok I've got my hard hat on.)
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Post by wiaww on Apr 26, 2016 16:16:09 GMT
But Wigan is a sports town with its Rugby League and the north west is a football hit spot. They started moving up the leagues and with the new stadium they gave their fans a good football experience. Do that and mix it with success you start to develop a fan base. Never going to happen in Crawley IMO. Just because you have new owners isn't an automatic good thing, it's more about the quality of them and what kind of people they are. Crawley had new owners that got them into the league and according to some they were perhaps not the best with questionable motives! Our new owners are true gems from what I have seen to date and we are fortunate. Never thought I would say that with Rovers! And ....most will disagree with me here, I think that we have to thank the last board and NH for keeping their nerve and selling to the right people. I say that because didn't the rumours say there were others interested in buying us but that NH continually said, in response to questions about being sold, it has to be the right people. And in that he was correct and he saw it through! (It's ok I've got my hard hat on.)Was just thinking exactly that earlier. We are so, so lucky to have Wael & co. and while NH is/was a divisive character surely if his legacy is nothing other than handing the keys over to WAQ then it's a good one. |
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Apr 26, 2016 17:34:50 GMT
But Wigan is a sports town with its Rugby League and the north west is a football hit spot. They started moving up the leagues and with the new stadium they gave their fans a good football experience. Do that and mix it with success you start to develop a fan base. Never going to happen in Crawley IMO. Just because you have new owners isn't an automatic good thing, it's more about the quality of them and what kind of people they are. Crawley had new owners that got them into the league and according to some they were perhaps not the best with questionable motives! Our new owners are true gems from what I have seen to date and we are fortunate. Never thought I would say that with Rovers! And ....most will disagree with me here, I think that we have to thank the last board and NH for keeping their nerve and selling to the right people. I say that because didn't the rumours say there were others interested in buying us but that NH continually said, in response to questions about being sold, it has to be the right people. And in that he was correct and he saw it through! (It's ok I've got my hard hat on.)Was just thinking exactly that earlier. We are so, so lucky to have Wael & co. and while NH is/was a divisive character surely if his legacy is nothing other than handing the keys over to WAQ then it's a good one. His lasting legacy was selling up? High praise indeed. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 26, 2016 17:43:05 GMT
But Wigan is a sports town with its Rugby League and the north west is a football hit spot. They started moving up the leagues and with the new stadium they gave their fans a good football experience. Do that and mix it with success you start to develop a fan base. Never going to happen in Crawley IMO. Just because you have new owners isn't an automatic good thing, it's more about the quality of them and what kind of people they are. Crawley had new owners that got them into the league and according to some they were perhaps not the best with questionable motives! Our new owners are true gems from what I have seen to date and we are fortunate. Never thought I would say that with Rovers! And ....most will disagree with me here, I think that we have to thank the last board and NH for keeping their nerve and selling to the right people. I say that because didn't the rumours say there were others interested in buying us but that NH continually said, in response to questions about being sold, it has to be the right people. And in that he was correct and he saw it through! (It's ok I've got my hard hat on.)Was just thinking exactly that earlier. We are so, so lucky to have Wael & co. and while NH is/was a divisive character surely if his legacy is nothing other than handing the keys over to WAQ then it's a good one. To be fair to NH he seems to have put all the foundations in place for Wael ie a good young manager, a decent squad of players and perhaps best of all the staduim plans, not forgetting regaining our football league status. Cross any one of those achievements off the list and Wael may have looked elsewhere? |
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Post by Okebournegas on Apr 26, 2016 17:56:23 GMT
Nick Higgs wyhhb ?
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Apr 26, 2016 18:02:53 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 18:17:26 GMT
Seen mr Higgs a couple of times in the Dribuild,had a chat with him when we were leaving after the game a couple of weeks ago,really praised DC and said he is just enjoying being a fan, i must admit he looked a lot healthier without the stress
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Post by long john silver on Apr 26, 2016 18:17:50 GMT
But Wigan is a sports town with its Rugby League and the north west is a football hit spot. They started moving up the leagues and with the new stadium they gave their fans a good football experience. Do that and mix it with success you start to develop a fan base. Never going to happen in Crawley IMO. Just because you have new owners isn't an automatic good thing, it's more about the quality of them and what kind of people they are. Crawley had new owners that got them into the league and according to some they were perhaps not the best with questionable motives! Our new owners are true gems from what I have seen to date and we are fortunate. Never thought I would say that with Rovers! And ....most will disagree with me here, I think that we have to thank the last board and NH for keeping their nerve and selling to the right people. I say that because didn't the rumours say there were others interested in buying us but that NH continually said, in response to questions about being sold, it has to be the right people. And in that he was correct and he saw it through! (It's ok I've got my hard hat on.) at the end of the day he sold the club to the highest bidder. not many chairmen can say they have left a club and made a healthy profit on all the money they put in down the years. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 26, 2016 18:44:18 GMT
But Wigan is a sports town with its Rugby League and the north west is a football hit spot. They started moving up the leagues and with the new stadium they gave their fans a good football experience. Do that and mix it with success you start to develop a fan base. Never going to happen in Crawley IMO. Just because you have new owners isn't an automatic good thing, it's more about the quality of them and what kind of people they are. Crawley had new owners that got them into the league and according to some they were perhaps not the best with questionable motives! Our new owners are true gems from what I have seen to date and we are fortunate. Never thought I would say that with Rovers! And ....most will disagree with me here, I think that we have to thank the last board and NH for keeping their nerve and selling to the right people. I say that because didn't the rumours say there were others interested in buying us but that NH continually said, in response to questions about being sold, it has to be the right people. And in that he was correct and he saw it through! (It's ok I've got my hard hat on.) at the end of the day he sold the club to the highest bidder. not many chairmen can say they have left a club and made a healthy profit on all the money they put in down the years. I've not heard NH say that either? Although what other Chairman has sold a club with full pp for a stadium like the UWE? |
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Post by long john silver on Apr 26, 2016 20:12:55 GMT
at the end of the day he sold the club to the highest bidder. not many chairmen can say they have left a club and made a healthy profit on all the money they put in down the years. I've not heard NH say that either? Although what other Chairman has sold a club with full pp for a stadium like the UWE?Pretty irrelevant given the deal was completely dead. it probably saved wael about 6 months in planning. |
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