A message from David Clowes

[NottsRam77]

9 hours ago, Ambitious said:

Arguably the best thing he could've said - took the emotion of the defeat out and focused on the progress of the club. He will be aware that this season was treated as a free hit by a lot of us. 

The expectations next season will be rightfully much higher. It's a busy time for Clowes in particular, he's charged with the overall operation of the club and putting the wheels in motion across the board to set us up for long-term success. It starts with the relationship with the EFL, negotiating the best possible business plan for us to work under, ensuring the player recruitment is well thought out and progressive and Warne has everything he needs to succeed.

The fact that he used the word stability gives me much hope

hope that unlike mel he wont bemd to public / social media opinion and sack the manager after the first set of bad results

i like this guy a lot .

We’re in good hands 

[Steve How Hard?]

*posted in wrong thread

Edited May 9, 2023 by Steve How Hard?
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[Van der MoodHoover]

7 hours ago, NottsRam77 said:

The fact that he used the word stability gives me much hope

hope that unlike mel he wont bemd to public / social media opinion and sack the manager after the first set of bad results

i like this guy a lot .

We’re in good hands 

The other side of the coin also important in terms of not immediately capitulating to the managers and fans seasonal wish list.

Sensible budgets,with full accountability for adverse variations. If we need to raise £3m from player sales and only get 50p plus a couple of packets of crisps, well then that's 3m you don't get to spend Paul.

Yes, I am a full, sad man.....🤣

[bcnram]

It is a nice message, but I would like to have had the odd specific or two. Such as, is development of the Academy still high on the priority list. 

[Crewton]

28 minutes ago, bcnram said:

It is a nice message, but I would like to have had the odd specific or two. Such as, is development of the Academy still high on the priority list. 

I doubt Clowes' views and intentions on the Academy have changed one iota from the last time he answered that question.

[RadioactiveWaste]

The interesting test is going to be when stability, integrity and progress come into conflict.

In much the same way as you'd hope safety would be the ultimate goal on a hazardous construction project, you'd hope integrity will triumph when tested by circumstances.

Progress is the easiest measuring stick, there's a table, there's wins, there's points but the stability and integrity are what will make the club strong and healthy in the long term. We've all seen the result of binning off stability and integrity in the pursuit of progress and a few of us remember as well the long period of stability under the (granted, maddening at times) GSE/Nigel years.

 

[hintonsboots]

With a stable club in terms of the financial aspect and staff we will in many ways a good prospect for further investment once we reach the Championship. There must be many clubs in very worrying positions financially especially when parachute payments run out.

[PistoldPete]

20 hours ago, i-Ram said:

What surprises me is that Clowes works with Warne all week, and he doesn’t seem to find him annoying nor can he see how rubbish he has been since taking over from Liam. Actually that is as worrying as it is surprising.

Has Clowes said he doesn't find him annoying? Or that he hasn't been rubbish? 

[SKRam]

2 hours ago, PistoldPete said:

Has Clowes said he doesn't find him annoying? Or that he hasn't been rubbish? 

DC should try reading the forum….. no on second thoughts as you were Dave 

[bcnram]

6 hours ago, Crewton said:

I doubt Clowes' views and intentions on the Academy have changed one iota from the last time he answered that question.

Oh joy, what were his views and intentions?

[Mrso]

5 hours ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

The interesting test is going to be when stability, integrity and progress come into conflict.

In much the same way as you'd hope safety would be the ultimate goal on a hazardous construction project, you'd hope integrity will triumph when tested by circumstances.

Progress is the easiest measuring stick, there's a table, there's wins, there's points but the stability and integrity are what will make the club strong and healthy in the long term. We've all seen the result of binning off stability and integrity in the pursuit of progress and a few of us remember as well the long period of stability under the (granted, maddening at times) GSE/Nigel years.

 

Stability, integrity and progress don't come into conflict.  The point is that the progress made by wild and/or dishonest policies turns out not to be progress at all.  Stability and integrity can slow down apparent progress.  The quickest way to build a building is not to waste time on foundations.  But . . .

[Premier ram]

 

             Thank you David Clowes for giving us our DCFC back