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Edit: As honest as the manager. Full of positive messages after "the state of the club" the current board inherited. We're fan owned, run properly and efficiently, cutting costs, sweating the assets, frozen cheapest SCs in L2 and increasing the player budget. Such a refreshing change to believe what is said and know we will continue to move in the right direction, safe from those who would try to end that.
Interview with the Chairman on 11:37 - Jun 8 by sxdale
I was not aware that we started the season under an embargo, can anyone shed any light on this? Great interview.
As I recall, from the last fans forum, it was explained that Morton House told the EFL we didn't have enough money to start the season. We were under embargo whilst the EFL checked, which was at the prime time for signing players.
Simon speaks incredibly well and managed to answer most questions on the fans minds in a short space of time.
The current board are true custodians, they want the club to maximise what is has, then we can have the best playing budget we can. All with zero plans to screw anyone over.
"Only EFL club in North Manchester" was an excellent line.
We're one of the luckiest clubs in the league to have what we have. Actually, scrap that, we deserve every last bit of it.
Interview with the Chairman on 11:52 - Jun 8 by TomRAFC
As I recall, from the last fans forum, it was explained that Morton House told the EFL we didn't have enough money to start the season. We were under embargo whilst the EFL checked, which was at the prime time for signing players.
Thanks for that. So Morton House caused us to be under an embargo due to their spurious accusations, sorry downright lies. We should be claiming for damages never mind going to reconciliation.
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Interview with the Chairman on 12:36 - Jun 8 with 7629 views
Interview with the Chairman on 12:30 - Jun 8 by sxdale
Thanks for that. So Morton House caused us to be under an embargo due to their spurious accusations, sorry downright lies. We should be claiming for damages never mind going to reconciliation.
They tried to stick the knife in and claim we were 'on the brink', to cause maximum damage.
EFL found otherwise, but in the meantime, our targets went elsewhere, which made a very difficult job, even harder. No wonder the Chairman had doubts whether we would survive, - but we did. That should send a message to all the flip-flop gang, that we fight harder than you ever thought, on and off the pitch.
“It is easier to fool people, than to convince them that they have been fooledâ€
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Interview with the Chairman on 12:41 - Jun 8 with 7613 views
Interview with the Chairman on 11:57 - Jun 8 by TomRAFC
Simon speaks incredibly well and managed to answer most questions on the fans minds in a short space of time.
The current board are true custodians, they want the club to maximise what is has, then we can have the best playing budget we can. All with zero plans to screw anyone over.
"Only EFL club in North Manchester" was an excellent line.
We're one of the luckiest clubs in the league to have what we have. Actually, scrap that, we deserve every last bit of it.
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Agreed on North Manchester. The only entity that considers there is another North Manchester club is Radio Bolton, which used to cover teams in the Manchester area before it dropped Manchester in favour of Bolton.
Interview with the Chairman on 11:52 - Jun 8 by TomRAFC
As I recall, from the last fans forum, it was explained that Morton House told the EFL we didn't have enough money to start the season. We were under embargo whilst the EFL checked, which was at the prime time for signing players.
What a bunch of t**ts!! What right did MH have to tell the EFL that garbage? More disturbing, why did the EFL take MH’s word as gospel without first confirming this with the club?? EFL - not fit for purpose.
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Interview with the Chairman on 13:23 - Jun 8 with 7459 views
What a refreshingly humble and honest interview delivered with any fanfare or whiff of narcissism- well done, Simon.
It's perhaps no surprise to hear about the fundamentals of business management being missing, despite us having the most professional CE prior to him being fooked off by shareholders who knew he was a not right.
How can you run a business of this size without management accounts and without cost control measures?
What a bunch of t**ts!! What right did MH have to tell the EFL that garbage? More disturbing, why did the EFL take MH’s word as gospel without first confirming this with the club?? EFL - not fit for purpose.
That one act alone establishes the disregard of MH for the best interests of the football club
It can - and should - be used in any legal proceedings as a determinant of their true intentions, since even if they were such magnificent human beings as to wish to plough their own money into improving the club they'd had no previous association with (and we know it wasn't their own money), the act was guaranteed to prejudice our planning for the season which no benefactor would do, even if they felt they'd been aggrieved
It simply confirms the word "hostile" in "hostile takeover"
And to echo whats already been said, an interview with our chairman that will be remembered well into the future
Interview with the Chairman on 12:30 - Jun 8 by sxdale
Thanks for that. So Morton House caused us to be under an embargo due to their spurious accusations, sorry downright lies. We should be claiming for damages never mind going to reconciliation.
Can't get blood out of a stone. Can't get money from people who have none. The sooner we put MH behind us the better, there are far more interesting things we can focus on and help to build our club for future generations.
The Company Articles might hold an idea, they state that the board can get involved in other sports such as cricket, Lacrosse, Baseball and lots of others...(point 3b), I doubt in1910 they thought about the dozens of other sports clubs that have since sprung up in the town. Perhaps there should be a Rochdale Sports Forum where all the sports clubs can get together to make representations to RMBC regarding pitches, or provision of other facilities, 100s of clubs working together representing 1000s of voters would be huge, or creating joint Lottery applications to improve facilities. The Dale, as senior professional club, offering meeting and event spaces, perhaps office / secretarial services for a central committee, organising bulk buying etc. etc. Imagine having firm links with all the Junior Football clubs in the area.......
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Interview with the Chairman on 16:29 - Jun 8 with 6990 views
Interview with the Chairman on 16:03 - Jun 8 by 49thseason
Can't get blood out of a stone. Can't get money from people who have none. The sooner we put MH behind us the better, there are far more interesting things we can focus on and help to build our club for future generations.
The Company Articles might hold an idea, they state that the board can get involved in other sports such as cricket, Lacrosse, Baseball and lots of others...(point 3b), I doubt in1910 they thought about the dozens of other sports clubs that have since sprung up in the town. Perhaps there should be a Rochdale Sports Forum where all the sports clubs can get together to make representations to RMBC regarding pitches, or provision of other facilities, 100s of clubs working together representing 1000s of voters would be huge, or creating joint Lottery applications to improve facilities. The Dale, as senior professional club, offering meeting and event spaces, perhaps office / secretarial services for a central committee, organising bulk buying etc. etc. Imagine having firm links with all the Junior Football clubs in the area.......
To be honest if we can't get any money from them I would happily settle for their blood!
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Interview with the Chairman on 18:11 - Jun 8 with 6803 views
Interview with the Chairman on 12:30 - Jun 8 by sxdale
Thanks for that. So Morton House caused us to be under an embargo due to their spurious accusations, sorry downright lies. We should be claiming for damages never mind going to reconciliation.
I agree, we should take legal action MH, Curran and Jarvis for their actions, it damage the reputation of the club, our income in terms of gates. If RS had got in the players in, we may got a play off for example. I hope the lies and attempts to discredit the club by sheer lies, in attempt to take over the club is mention in the court case, in that it exposes MH and its associates and their true nature. Also did the EFL apologise, in that their actions compounded the behaviour of MH. But then the EFL is not fit for purpose.
I feel we have a chairman and a board that is positive, honest and will put the future of the club first, rather then themselves. As Simon implies, the board are the custodians of the club and it is the fans that are the true owners of the club. I appreciate his honesty in saying he was worried about our status in the EFL, like the fan he is. Hopefully this is a sign of a positive season going forward, the millstone of the mortgage removed, higher player budget and hopefully the end of the shysters attempt to takeover the club.
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Interview with the Chairman on 20:57 - Jun 8 with 6580 views
Excellent stuff, although the bit about the Tuesday games isn't quite right.
With the season starting a week earlier, there's one extra Saturday and subsequently one less midweek than last season.
It's my understanding that there are five midweek dates scheduled, as opposed to six in the season just ended.
Christmas and New Year is seeing games on Boxing Day (Monday 26th Dec), New Year's Eve (Saturday 31st Dec) and New Year Bank Holiday (Monday 2nd January), which follows the same pattern as last season.
This, of course, is before any postponements are added.
When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?
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Interview with the Chairman on 21:21 - Jun 8 with 6504 views
Interview with the Chairman on 13:23 - Jun 8 by judd
What a refreshingly humble and honest interview delivered with any fanfare or whiff of narcissism- well done, Simon.
It's perhaps no surprise to hear about the fundamentals of business management being missing, despite us having the most professional CE prior to him being fooked off by shareholders who knew he was a not right.
How can you run a business of this size without management accounts and without cost control measures?
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That was my first thought too. A man, introduced (by himself) as a business svengali, to whom we should all bow in honour of, couldn't manage monthly accounts. Paul Hazlehurst and Garlick used to dine out on this practice!
DB is clearly a useless fooker who used management speak, aka David Brent, to fool many of us. Fortunately the fans told him to fook right off.
Interview with the Chairman on 22:37 - Jun 8 by R17ALE
That was my first thought too. A man, introduced (by himself) as a business svengali, to whom we should all bow in honour of, couldn't manage monthly accounts. Paul Hazlehurst and Garlick used to dine out on this practice!
DB is clearly a useless fooker who used management speak, aka David Brent, to fool many of us. Fortunately the fans told him to fook right off.
Good interview Chairman!
What was the role of our ex director/company accountant then?
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Interview with the Chairman on 21:38 - Jun 10 with 5455 views
Interview with the Chairman on 22:59 - Jun 10 by R17ALE
If you're genuine name your all time Dale XI
Playing our renowned and world famous 5-2-3 counter attacking formation:
1. Matt Dickens 2. Jason Smart 3. Michael Simpkins 4. Jon Boardman 5. Neal Trotman 6. John Pender 7. Jason Lydiate 8. Jason Hasford 9. Graham Shaw 10. George Donnelly 11. Mickael Antoine-Curier
Smart and Simpkins would push on up top.
George Bernard Shaw had it right:
"He who can does; he who cannot, teaches."
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Interview with the Chairman on 23:17 - Jun 10 by RAFCBLUE
Playing our renowned and world famous 5-2-3 counter attacking formation:
1. Matt Dickens 2. Jason Smart 3. Michael Simpkins 4. Jon Boardman 5. Neal Trotman 6. John Pender 7. Jason Lydiate 8. Jason Hasford 9. Graham Shaw 10. George Donnelly 11. Mickael Antoine-Curier
Smart and Simpkins would push on up top.
Subs: Vernon Allatt, Alan Young, Les Strong, Pim Balkestein, Roland Bergkamp and Lee Buggie.
Beat that.
“It is easier to fool people, than to convince them that they have been fooledâ€
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Interview with the Chairman on 07:54 - Jun 11 with 5007 views
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