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Post by wiggyatthebackpost on Jan 12, 2024 5:25:40 GMT
Wasn't it Steve Brown who also suggested the 888?.The same Steve Brown who a lot of fans want on board etc.Lets see how this pans out ,and before anyone jumps on this post no I'm not happy about our present situation. But we are here,could be worse could be out shopping with your partners on a Saturday lol.
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Post by seriouslyred on Mar 12, 2024 18:48:14 GMT
Mundell Given that we are out of the Cups and sunk in the league, what does success look like to you this season? Imagine you were the SMT’s line manager - that’s Methven, Rodwell & Scott. (I’m less worried about Warrick, there’s more chance of Elfs winning World’s Tallest Man than SE7 ever buying back the assets). How would you be measuring the SMT’s success in May, with a view to deciding whether they should be allowed to continue beyond May 2024 ? Commercial revenues / turnover. Supporter satisfaction rates ? Attendances ? League position ? Revenue beverages from player sales ? In response to my question last night, Rodwell blustered that everyone is accountable, so how would you enforce & judge that ? I’m not sure I have any particular insights here Occam’s Razor , but in any event, for what they’re worth, here are some high level observations, 1. It’s important to understand what the SMT are doing day by day and what those actions are achieving so that a balanced judgement can be made about their fitness for the job going forward. In my view it would not be helpful to focus too narrowly on outcomes. The items you have listed look more like medium term objectives to me (i.e. for next season) rather than short term measures of the performance of the SMT. 2. To be more specific, we’re being told that a plan has been agreed to build a club that will be successful and sustainable. There is much more to that “project” than signing a few players and winning a few matches. Rodwell made it clear that Scott was busy doing many things across the football side of the club while Appleton had transformed the training ground. More generally, each member of the SMT must have responsibility for many of the agreed actions needed to execute the “plan”. Given the plan, and the objectives that go with it, a judgement needs to be made about the quality of their work in executing it, supported with concrete evidence where it is available and relevant. For me the word judgement is key here. 3. That said, by the end of the season the SMT needs to be able to demonstrate that the playing squad is stronger, the players fitter, that performances have improved and that results are better. We should expect to finish the season higher in the table than we sit today. 4. Similarly. we should expect to see the beginnings of improved “business” performance, in the shape of higher commercial revenues in particular. 5. Most importantly, before next season begins we need to be confident of a serious promotion challenge. That’s also a judgement but not one it’s impossible to make. Much of this is hard to measure but I think that’s fine. This is all very high level I know, but if there is a plan which the investors believe will deliver good outcomes in the medium to long term, they’ll need to be able to make a judgement about how the execution of that plan is progressing in the short term, long before it will be possible to determine whether those medium to long term outcomes are actually being achieved. That will require a judgement about the value of processes, decision making and inputs, complimented by some measurable outputs but not overwhelmed by them. Bump! Now that we have a new manager, an unbeaten run of seven games, and have had a chance to watch the January window arrivals, we might wish to revisit 8-8-8 and the SMT presentation. We might also wish to consider the EPL discussions with Steve "Palace" Parrish leading a minority blocking the new game changing media deal that could turn us into a £30M turnover once we secure promotion. As posted elsewhere, we have clearly demonstrated the capability to both recruit a top manager AND recruit "elite" players. Nothing is guaranteed but one more window plus a continuation of what's currently going on at Sparrows Lane could well see us in the top six by end September 2024. That's to say 10 games into next season. |
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Post by jonkool on Mar 12, 2024 19:01:27 GMT
I’m not sure I have any particular insights here Occam’s Razor , but in any event, for what they’re worth, here are some high level observations, 1. It’s important to understand what the SMT are doing day by day and what those actions are achieving so that a balanced judgement can be made about their fitness for the job going forward. In my view it would not be helpful to focus too narrowly on outcomes. The items you have listed look more like medium term objectives to me (i.e. for next season) rather than short term measures of the performance of the SMT. 2. To be more specific, we’re being told that a plan has been agreed to build a club that will be successful and sustainable. There is much more to that “project” than signing a few players and winning a few matches. Rodwell made it clear that Scott was busy doing many things across the football side of the club while Appleton had transformed the training ground. More generally, each member of the SMT must have responsibility for many of the agreed actions needed to execute the “plan”. Given the plan, and the objectives that go with it, a judgement needs to be made about the quality of their work in executing it, supported with concrete evidence where it is available and relevant. For me the word judgement is key here. 3. That said, by the end of the season the SMT needs to be able to demonstrate that the playing squad is stronger, the players fitter, that performances have improved and that results are better. We should expect to finish the season higher in the table than we sit today. 4. Similarly. we should expect to see the beginnings of improved “business” performance, in the shape of higher commercial revenues in particular. 5. Most importantly, before next season begins we need to be confident of a serious promotion challenge. That’s also a judgement but not one it’s impossible to make. Much of this is hard to measure but I think that’s fine. This is all very high level I know, but if there is a plan which the investors believe will deliver good outcomes in the medium to long term, they’ll need to be able to make a judgement about how the execution of that plan is progressing in the short term, long before it will be possible to determine whether those medium to long term outcomes are actually being achieved. That will require a judgement about the value of processes, decision making and inputs, complimented by some measurable outputs but not overwhelmed by them. Bump! Now that we have a new manager, an unbeaten run of seven games, and have had a chance to watch the January window arrivals, we might wish to revisit 8-8-8 and the SMT presentation. We might also wish to consider the EPL discussions with Steve "Palace" Parrish leading a minority blocking the new game changing media deal that could turn us into a £30M turnover once we secure promotion. As posted elsewhere, we have clearly demonstrated the capability to both recruit a top manager AND recruit "elite" players. Nothing is guaranteed but one more window plus a continuation of what's currently going on at Sparrows Lane could well see us in the top six by end September 2024. That's to say 10 games into next season. You’re a cheeky chappy Red 🤪 The EFL need the extra financial support which will in the long run be highly beneficial to the EPL … the global attraction is the depth of our league structure with certain tier 3 clubs attracting attendances of 20k+ If the EFL is financially weakened the supply of future EPL stars from tier 2 downwards may be reduced. We don’t want a cosy club of fat cats at the expense of club depth. |
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