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Originally Posted by Bagpuss
I haven't got any names except myself if I win the lottery but whoever it may be would have to be more professional when running the club as a business and be able to work with the local council amongst other things.
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Managers and players have got max levels at which they can perform. There's been a lot of muttering about JC not being able to cut it in Div 4 but imho if we survive this season given the resources he's had to work with, he's proved he can. But returning to the Chairman ...
Bagpuss' signature says it all - "Directors have nothing to do with it, they only sign the cheques". What EW's critics are really saying is that he doesn't write big enough cheques. If improvements are to be made (whether it's buying players, building a roo or putting in whizzy commercial staff), he has to bankroll them at least until they start to show a return - and like everybody else, he's probably got a weekly budget for spending on footy.
I an only think of 3 reasons for wanting the job - 1) Make money - and the Glazers own the only club in the country for which that's a likely possibility; 2) Massage one's ego - and being Chairman of Stanley is unlikely to get you into the trough with the movers and shakers of football, or even the town come to that, though undoubtedly this drives Abramovich and his ilk; 3) Loving a football club and having a bit (well a lot) of spare cash to put into it with no hope of return.
I put EW in 3 (though I'm sure he's got some ego and it sounds as though the lovely Russell has plenty to spare). He's spent enought to get us out of oblivion back into the League where we us old gits think we belong (though the town in general doesn't seen to give a carrot despite Macca's heroic efforts) and that was what he set out to achieve. It's a bit much to slag him off now on a regular basis for not bankrupting himself to try and drag us to even higher levels without the necessary support.
I'm sure if someone turned up with an offer and oodles of cash (and one lottery win ouldn't be enough) EW would happily let 'em get on with it. But until they do, we'd best just hope he doesn't jump ship (as we say here in Pompey), 'cos if he does, we'll be back where we've been pdq.
End of rant. Better apply
to show I'm actually very happy after Saturday !