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Post by gasheadowen on Sept 29, 2024 19:17:10 GMT
Anyone know if he still goes to games?
Wondering if it would be an idea to offer him a non-executive/consultancy type role on the board.
I think we're missing both footballing experience and a Gashead in the boardroom and he obviously ticks both boxes.
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Post by baggins on Sept 29, 2024 19:30:30 GMT
Wasn't he in charge when we got relegated to the Conference?
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Post by Topper Gas on Sept 29, 2024 19:48:55 GMT
Anyone know if he still goes to games? Wondering if it would be an idea to offer him a non-executive/consultancy type role on the board. I think we're missing both footballing experience and a Gashead in the boardroom and he obviously ticks both boxes. I'd love to see the list of things you think we're missing! |
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Post by tommym9 on Sept 30, 2024 9:28:44 GMT
Anyone know if he still goes to games? Wondering if it would be an idea to offer him a non-executive/consultancy type role on the board. I think we're missing both footballing experience and a Gashead in the boardroom and he obviously ticks both boxes. I'd love to see the list of things you think we're missing! IT skills in the boardroom? |
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Post by alanrg on Sept 30, 2024 9:35:29 GMT
Nick still goes saw him at the Wigan game
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Post by Dirt Dogg on Sept 30, 2024 9:42:20 GMT
Still goes to most home games, probably just ‘enjoys’ watching as a supporter these days.
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Post by bluestargas on Sept 30, 2024 10:25:50 GMT
Also ask Colin Williams.
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Post by nsblue on Sept 30, 2024 12:06:19 GMT
Still goes to most home games, probably just ‘enjoys’ watching as a supporter these days. I'm sure he's suffering rather than enjoying. Once a Gashead always a Gashead |
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Post by gingerandwhitegas on Sept 30, 2024 12:10:02 GMT
So we want NH back , Barton , Ollie, just cant wait for Garner and Martin Dobson to be suggested  |
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Post by fanboy on Sept 30, 2024 13:31:28 GMT
Anyone know if he still goes to games? Wondering if it would be an idea to offer him a non-executive/consultancy type role on the board. I think we're missing both footballing experience and a Gashead in the boardroom and he obviously ticks both boxes. What the hell this is surely a wind up?!?! 🤣🤣🤣 |
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Post by ricardo on Sept 30, 2024 13:47:22 GMT
Anyone know if he still goes to games? Wondering if it would be an idea to offer him a non-executive/consultancy type role on the board. I think we're missing both footballing experience and a Gashead in the boardroom and he obviously ticks both boxes. Sarcasm doesn’t carry over very well when typed, if that’s not what this is then I feel we should close nominations for daftest post of the year as we clearly have our winner. Actually second thoughts I think there is a risk of doping being involved here so maybe some testing to be completed before award is confirmed. |
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Post by Qatar Gas on Sept 30, 2024 13:52:59 GMT
So we want NH back , Barton , Ollie, just cant wait for Garner and Martin Dobson to be suggested I think we’ve reached the point now where someone will genuinely suggest Ray Graydon comes back to replace MT. |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Sept 30, 2024 14:24:01 GMT
It appears the o p doesn't have a memory.
Appalling post.
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Post by gingerandwhitegas on Sept 30, 2024 15:00:57 GMT
So we want NH back , Barton , Ollie, just cant wait for Garner and Martin Dobson to be suggested I think we’ve reached the point now where someone will genuinely suggest Ray Graydon comes back to replace MT. Mark McGhee anyone? |
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Post by yattongas on Sept 30, 2024 15:09:19 GMT
Anyone know if he still goes to games? Wondering if it would be an idea to offer him a non-executive/consultancy type role on the board. I think we're missing both footballing experience and a Gashead in the boardroom and he obviously ticks both boxes. What the hell this is surely a wind up?!?! 🤣🤣🤣 The whole forum is a wind up ! 😂 |
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Post by gasheadowen on Sept 30, 2024 15:41:13 GMT
Anyone know if he still goes to games? Wondering if it would be an idea to offer him a non-executive/consultancy type role on the board. I think we're missing both footballing experience and a Gashead in the boardroom and he obviously ticks both boxes. What the hell this is surely a wind up?!?! 🤣🤣🤣 Why would it be a wind-up? I'm not saying I was him to full on take over the club, but despite his faults he has at least 10+ years of experience of running a football club, plus he understands the club from watching the Gas for 60 odd years in a way the current owners probably never will. This happens in a lot of PLC businesses where an Ex-CEO works a couple of days a month in a non-executive/consultancy role. |
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Post by fatherjackhackett on Sept 30, 2024 16:33:37 GMT
What the hell this is surely a wind up?!?! 🤣🤣🤣 Why would it be a wind-up? I'm not saying I was him to full on take over the club, but despite his faults he has at least 10+ years of experience of running a football club, plus he understands the club from watching the Gas for 60 odd years in a way the current owners probably never will. This happens in a lot of PLC businesses where an Ex-CEO works a couple of days a month in a non-executive/consultancy role. Some facts about Nick Higgs: He banned a very good person for ‘consistence criticism’, when all this meant was having a forum, similar to this one, that wasn’t fawning all over Box 1. I and quite a few others stayed away during this ban. He took out high interest short term loans against the club. Without the takeover by the Al Qadi family we would probably be looking at best us supporting AFC Bristol Rovers. He had ‘watertight’ agreements with both UWE and Sainsburys. Remember ‘the funding has been in place and has been for some time’? Everyone else’s fault but Higgs. Finally, and above all else, has actions led to us playing non League football, thankfully only for a year. That alone should render him out of any position of responsibility for all eternity. The fact that he is local and a lifelong fan is totally irrelevant. The man presided over one of the worst periods in Rovers history. On the pitch bad decision after bad decision, saved only by Darrel Clarke. Off it the club was run like a local corner shop with a level of cronyism that would shame Boris Johnson/ Keir Starmer. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Sept 30, 2024 17:34:07 GMT
The Agenda for Change was hardly just having a forum?
I'm not sure the club's run any better now that it was under NH, we're still a struggling L1 side and instead of losing £1m a season we're losing £3m/£4m and the football this season is by far the worse we've seen since probably the Graydon's & Dobson's spells in charge.
We can only dream of having a decent owner who employed a good manager, a bit like a new stadium you start to wonder if we'll ever get one in most of our life times.
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Post by gasheadowen on Sept 30, 2024 17:40:44 GMT
Why would it be a wind-up? I'm not saying I was him to full on take over the club, but despite his faults he has at least 10+ years of experience of running a football club, plus he understands the club from watching the Gas for 60 odd years in a way the current owners probably never will. This happens in a lot of PLC businesses where an Ex-CEO works a couple of days a month in a non-executive/consultancy role. Some facts about Nick Higgs: He banned a very good person for ‘consistence criticism’, when all this meant was having a forum, similar to this one, that wasn’t fawning all over Box 1. I and quite a few others stayed away during this ban. He took out high interest short term loans against the club. Without the takeover by the Al Qadi family we would probably be looking at best us supporting AFC Bristol Rovers. He had ‘watertight’ agreements with both UWE and Sainsburys. Remember ‘the funding has been in place and has been for some time’? Everyone else’s fault but Higgs. Finally, and above all else, has actions led to us playing non League football, thankfully only for a year. That alone should render him out of any position of responsibility for all eternity. The fact that he is local and a lifelong fan is totally irrelevant. The man presided over one of the worst periods in Rovers history. On the pitch bad decision after bad decision, saved only by Darrel Clarke. Off it the club was run like a local corner shop with a level of cronyism that would shame Boris Johnson/ Keir Starmer. 'Facts' 1) The ban for an ex-director who presided over as bad a period in our history as anything Higgs did, then threw his toys out the pram because him and his mates couldn't afford to takeover the club was completely justified and if you removed the emotional attachment of it being a football club you will completely agree with it. Try acting how Kevin did towards your local pub/restaurant/barber/butcher/baker/candlestick maker and see how much they want your custom. 2) High interests loans by trying to secure a sustainable future for the club, a level of ambition everyone on here strives for. When it failed the only person that lost out was himself. I'm sure there were opportunities to sell to the likes of the Venkys/Dai Young, but he safeguarded the club by selling to Wael. 3) He was shafted by Sainsbury's, we weren't the first and won't be the last 4) Was he on the pitch or in the dugout during the conference season? We had a budget that was probably top 7, that season everything that could've gone wrong did; the injuries were ridiculous, Wardy had the unfortunate situation with his wife that led him to take his eye off the ball and DC being parachuted in to soon. There were far worse Rovers teams that survived, but you play with fire enough times and you get burnt. He showed immense foresight to give DC the job longterm whilst everyone had their pitchforks out and showed immense leadership after a tough start. I'm sure he's had some time to reflect on his time at Rovers and I'm convinced he could be an asset to the board, like I said this happens all the time in the corporate world. |
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Post by fatherjackhackett on Sept 30, 2024 17:46:50 GMT
Some facts about Nick Higgs: He banned a very good person for ‘consistence criticism’, when all this meant was having a forum, similar to this one, that wasn’t fawning all over Box 1. I and quite a few others stayed away during this ban. He took out high interest short term loans against the club. Without the takeover by the Al Qadi family we would probably be looking at best us supporting AFC Bristol Rovers. He had ‘watertight’ agreements with both UWE and Sainsburys. Remember ‘the funding has been in place and has been for some time’? Everyone else’s fault but Higgs. Finally, and above all else, has actions led to us playing non League football, thankfully only for a year. That alone should render him out of any position of responsibility for all eternity. The fact that he is local and a lifelong fan is totally irrelevant. The man presided over one of the worst periods in Rovers history. On the pitch bad decision after bad decision, saved only by Darrel Clarke. Off it the club was run like a local corner shop with a level of cronyism that would shame Boris Johnson/ Keir Starmer. 'Facts' 1) The ban for an ex-director who presided over as bad a period in our history as anything Higgs did, then threw his toys out the pram because him and his mates couldn't afford to takeover the club was completely justified and if you removed the emotional attachment of it being a football club you will completely agree with it. Try acting how Kevin did towards your local pub/restaurant/barber/butcher/baker/candlestick maker and see how much they want your custom. 2) High interests loans by trying to secure a sustainable future for the club, a level of ambition everyone on here strives for. When it failed the only person that lost out was himself. I'm sure there were opportunities to sell to the likes of the Venkys/Dai Young, but he safeguarded the club by selling to Wael. 3) He was shafted by Sainsbury's, we weren't the first and won't be the last 4) Was he on the pitch or in the dugout during the conference season? We had a budget that was probably top 7, that season everything that could've gone wrong did; the injuries were ridiculous, Wardy had the unfortunate situation with his wife that led him to take his eye off the ball and DC being parachuted in to soon. There were far worse Rovers teams that survived, but you play with fire enough times and you get burnt. He showed immense foresight to give DC the job longterm whilst everyone had their pitchforks out and showed immense leadership after a tough start. I'm sure he's had some time to reflect on his time at Rovers and I'm convinced he could be an asset to the board, like I said this happens all the time in the corporate world. I’d rather have Joey Barton back tbh. That’s how much contempt I have for Higgs and his CEO T.Watola |
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