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Originally Posted by lancsdave

In many ways I feel sorry for Rob. If he was an employee of a normal business then I suspect he would have walked away long ago. I suspect if he supported a different team he would also have walked away by now. If you hold the position he does for the team you support I think most people would prefer to try and fix it from within.

I would have thought, Dave, that there would come a point where you would say to your Chairman, "No, I'm not going to say that because I believe it is not in the best interest of the club". Arguably he reached that point when he empathised (his word) with Peter Marsden.

Originally Posted by lancsdave

Rob is being made accountable by many simply because he is the only one who can speak to the press with any amount of eloquence.

Eloquence??: Apart from that dubious last statement, I don't think what you say is quite true. As Chief Executive, he should have been a driving force behind the SOS Appeal, especially in the absence of the female co-chairperson. At a very basic level, he should have ensured that the fundometer was kept up-to-date. He should have communicated with individuals who made offers of help and who were seemingly ignored. He should not have made banal statements about "the next 48 hours" etc.