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Riddler statement.

Riddler statement.

paddysr said:
Yep first thing i spotted.

I knew they would at some point trot out the "we didn't furlough our staff" line too. It was utterly predictable from the minute that decision was made and a few posters predicted exactly this.

I would have preferred them to make this statement right at the end of the season. The delay makes it feel like they are setting themselves up to not bring any players in.

The timing of it alongside the Lancs Live survey is suspect.
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I answered those questions on the survey. Honestly of course! I'm wondering if they are more for the fans than the LEP? Or like you say, suspect timing with the survey?
 
edgy said:
Then that may not be a bad thing as we are consistent?
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I think you are clutching a bit mate. I'd just like to see something a little more human from them I guess.

As I said with the furlough thing I'm 99% sure it had nothing to do with TH doing right by the staff and everything to do with having an oven ready excuse for not stregthening
 
Thracia said:
Statement wasn't really necessary - the 4th article about Mike Pollitt on the offish site in 2 weeks made it clear there was no news now, and none coming down the pipe.

The balance sheet fanboys will go wild though.
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back to crying over your keyboard on Football Manager on the PC huh. Chin up
 
paddysr said:
This is a tweet I am pleased to see and hope it comes to fruition and we get a more open dialogue from the ownership. (Doesn't mean i will agree with what they say but it's a step in the right direction)

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I've been advocating better communication from the ower (albeit via Peter) for years.

This is a step in the right direction.
 
paddysr said:
I think you are clutching a bit mate. I'd just like to see something a little more human from them I guess.

As I said with the furlough thing I'm 99% sure it had nothing to do with TH doing right by the staff and everything to do with having an oven ready excuse for not stregthening
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Maybe my good friend but I see few negatives
 
FredElseFlyer said:
I think that that's the point. When we had a shit manager, a shit team playing shit football in a shit league we still bought our season tickets.
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Although I attend with family who have had season tickets for nearly every year for decades but for reasons non westley related did not become ambassdors, yet have had season tickets since. As it stands I could be attending on my lonesome whilst they miss out.

I realise these are unprecedented times and difficult decisions need to be made but everything about the ambassdor scheme was wrong. Tostill be using it as a tool to decide who can and can't initially attend could cause huge frustrations for many long term supporters.
 
Communicating with the supporters more regularly is a big improvement, especially during times of uncertainty on and off the pitch.

I can sympathise with some of the things said in the statement. Alex Neil touched upon it during the lockdown. The club have tried to do the right thing by paying the players in full and paying our taxes.

Competitively it means nothing though because sadly other clubs who have deferred on payments will probably still out bid us on wages and transfer fees in the upcoming window. It's wrong but it will happen, Neil was slated in the press for pointing this out but now it looks like he was right. Barnsley tried to address this problem in a recent statement too.

As for the comments on recruitment policy, whilst everyone can acknowledge we work on a budget, doing things exactly the same isn't going to work. Our recruitment over the past 2.5 years has produced arguably the worst strike force in the division. So we have to try something different in that regard.
 
sedgwick__7 said:
Communicating with the supporters more regularly is a big improvement, especially during times of uncertainty on and off the pitch.

I can sympathise with some of the things said in the statement. Alex Neil touched upon it during the lockdown. The club have tried to do the right thing by paying the players in full and paying our taxes.

Competitively it means nothing though because sadly other clubs who have deferred on payments will probably still out bid us on wages and transfer fees in the upcoming window. It's wrong but it will happen, Neil was slated in the press for pointing this out but now it looks like he was right. Barnsley tried to address this problem in a recent statement too.

As for the comments on recruitment policy, whilst everyone can acknowledge we work on a budget, doing things exactly the same isn't going to work. Our recruitment over the past 2.5 years has produced arguably the worst strike force in the division. So we have to try something different in that regard.
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Is it Einstein's theory of insanity...doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results?
 
Any semi intelligent fan will not have been surprised by any part of this statement and it's content. Remember this is PNE that we support through thick and thin and statements like this are the norm and have been for decades - well before present owner, advisor or manager came to the club
 
sedgwick__7 said:
Our recruitment over the past 2.5 years has produced arguably the worst strike force in the division. So we have to try something different in that regard.
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Do what you've always done, get what you've always got.

No mention of the manager in that statement either. On the whole it's good that the club are communicating with the supporters, however, it does have a bit of a "this is the way, like it or not" feel about it.
 
I think there is some cases the club and Hemmings deserve criticism. But the way they have acted since lockdown should be applauded and other football clubs should look at us as a prime example.

The statement is what we needed and I'm glad they are keeping us updated. Obviously the contract situation is a huge worry. And I actually wouldn't be too bothered about transfers this summer provided we get our better players signed up.

I'm not a hemmings fan but I can't disagree with anything they have done since lockdown. The lock down and fans not being allowed into stadiums will have huge affect within the sport. The only surprise is that more clubs haven't gone into adminstration like Wigan. Thankfully we will not be one of those football clubs.
 
baysidepne said:
Do what you've always done, get what you've always got.

No mention of the manager in that statement either. On the whole it's good that the club are communicating with the supporters, however, it does have a bit of a "this is the way, like it or not" feel about it.
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I think on player recruitment and our transfer record, one thing to take into account in these types of statements is the fact that Ridsdale will know which side his bread is buttered on.

I'm sure privately he will have been as frustrated as anyone at times with deals falling through, not much money being available for strikers etc.

But he is very paid well by our owner and in these public statements he would never say anything other than we are doing the right thing.
 
sedgwick__7 said:
Communicating with the supporters more regularly is a big improvement, especially during times of uncertainty on and off the pitch.

I can sympathise with some of the things said in the statement. Alex Neil touched upon it during the lockdown. The club have tried to do the right thing by paying the players in full and paying our taxes.

Competitively it means nothing though because sadly other clubs who have deferred on payments will probably still out bid us on wages and transfer fees in the upcoming window. It's wrong but it will happen, Neil was slated in the press for pointing this out but now it looks like he was right. Barnsley tried to address this problem in a recent statement too.

As for the comments on recruitment policy, whilst everyone can acknowledge we work on a budget, doing things exactly the same isn't going to work. Our recruitment over the past 2.5 years has produced arguably the worst strike force in the division. So we have to try something different in that regard.
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Well they are making no apology for the latter! As for the communication? Yeah ok, they've made a statement, which they normally do prior to season tickets, or whatever way they are going to approach the dilemma. As you rightly say regarding our recruitment policy though, well all matters Covid, is the perfect foil for them to spout anything they like regarding team strengthening an the way they go about it. All in all, just another put up or shut up. Cheers North End!
 
JohnPNE said:
I think there is some cases the club and Hemmings deserve criticism. But the way they have acted since lockdown should be applauded and other football clubs should look at us as a prime example.

The statement is what we needed and I'm glad they are keeping us updated. Obviously the contract situation is a huge worry. And I actually wouldn't be too bothered about transfers this summer provided we get our better players signed up.

I'm not a hemmings fan but I can't disagree with anything they have done since lockdown. The lock down and fans not being allowed into stadiums will have huge affect within the sport. The only surprise is that more clubs haven't gone into adminstration like Wigan. Thankfully we will not be one of those football clubs.
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I think the fact that more clubs haven't gone into admin proves that not all owners are bad and completely contradicts the rubbish the pro-hemmings brigade trot out everytime his ownership is questioned
 
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