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barrowfan wrote:Or how about some people stop moaning about what he HASN'T done rather than what he HAS, like keeping the club alive?

Or perhaps asking some people to be positive instead of negative is going a stage too far!

The Real Slim a former member of this forum wrote:

barrowfan wrote:
Which is EXACTLY what Mr Casson did by pumping in his money!

Have you been reading this thread?

He may well be pumping money in but that doesn't mean its being spent in the right areas ensuring the club has a future. Increasing the playing budget massively is a temporary measure and itll bring temporary high points. There isn't much evidence to suggest without this money being "pumped in" we would be able to hold our own , especially on crowds which are the same as they have been for years.

Just close your eyes for a second, take a deep breath and imagine Casson pulling his money at midnight tonight. How would the club pay the playing staff on crowds of 11-12 hundred odd?

What happens if next year he spends a load again on bringing in players but it doesn't really work out and we do a bit of a Braintree or an Eastleigh. We don't know whats going to happen in the future which is why I (and others seem to be starting to) believe we need to start looking at where we want to be in 5 years time.

At the moment its a bit like buying a F1 car, upgrading the engine each year to make it faster but failing to plan to change the tires or fill it with fuel.

Steeley wrote:

barrowfan wrote:
And just close YOUR eyes and ask where we would would be if Mr Casson HADN'T put his money in. Out of existence !

Evo stick

DIXIE wrote:

The Real Slim a former member of this forum wrote:

This is it, with him being away most of the time and no one really at the club in any capacity to announce or sort anything out then its all very quiet.

The club needs a general manager in place or failing that an actual Chief Exec.

Absolute rubbish, PC talks to the media on a regular basis and spends much more time in LA14 than i ever expected.

DIXIE wrote:

The Real Slim a former member of this forum wrote:
Have you been reading this thread?

He may well be pumping money in but that doesn't mean its being spent in the right areas ensuring the club has a future. Increasing the playing budget massively is a temporary measure and itll bring temporary high points. There isn't much evidence to suggest without this money being "pumped in" we would be able to hold our own , especially on crowds which are the same as they have been for years.

Just close your eyes for a second, take a deep breath and imagine Casson pulling his money at midnight tonight. How would the club pay the playing staff on crowds of 11-12 hundred odd?

What happens if next year he spends a load again on bringing in players but it doesn't really work out and we do a bit of a Braintree or an Eastleigh. We don't know whats going to happen in the future which is why I (and others seem to be starting to) believe we need to start looking at where we want to be in 5 years time.

At the moment its a bit like buying a F1 car, upgrading the engine each year to make it faster but failing to plan to change the tires or fill it with fuel.

Yes i am reading the thread a former member of this forum, so exactly what do you suggest.

DIXIE wrote:

The Real Slim a former member of this forum wrote:

It will take time, but its been 3 years now. Promises were made and very little has been put in place.

A decent and expensive playing staff has been put in place.

behind the goals wrote:How much will it cost to replace the floodlights, are we taking the old ones down straight away or leaving them up for a while, if work starts after the last home game we don`t have long before the new season starts the National league starts same day has the football league August 6th so any delays will lead to home games being switched, so no local finals or gala`s this close season, if we delay for another season will the old lights be up to National League standard we could end up like many years ago with the speedway sort your pitch out or get out of our league, no lights no league to play in.

glasgow_blue wrote:Totally agree Casson talks to the media whenever the chance comes along, just a shame he doesn't talk to supporters just as readily

The Real Slim a former member of this forum wrote:I for one suggest Casson employs a general manager at the club for whilst he is away. Or an actual Chief Exec.

The Real Slim a former member of this forum wrote:I'd further suggest he employ some business/sales people at the club to replace his family members who have been here on what I can only imagine is work experience.

Ralph wrote:

The Real Slim a former member of this forum wrote:I for one suggest Casson employs a general manager at the club for whilst he is away. Or an actual Chief Exec.

He does, and an accomplished gentleman called Austin Straker, he's the club's CEO.

The Real Slim a former member of this forum wrote:I'd further suggest he employ some business/sales people at the club to replace his family members who have been here on what I can only imagine is work experience.

Such as Emma Athersmith? Whose work receives frequent plaudits from both supporters and the local community?

DIXIE wrote: Absolute rubbish, PC talks to the media on a regular basis and spends much more time in LA14 than i ever expected.

The Real Slim a former member of this forum wrote:

Ralph wrote: He does, and an accomplished gentleman called Austin Straker, he's the club's CEO.



Such as Emma Athersmith? Whose work receives frequent plaudits from both supporters and the local community?

I know who Austin is, Ive met him on a few occassions. He is a retired teacher who ran a sunday league side in the 80s. When I say an actual chief exec I mean someone who has some business background, someone who has some imagination, someone to take the club forward rather than just do the (very) basic operations.

Emma is a good start. From what Ive seen and what I hear she does some good work.

She now needs someone alongside her who isn't a volunteer who will work towards targets set by Emma.

"Sell x amount of replicas before this date and there is a bonus"

" sell x amount of season tickets outside of renewal and there is a bonus"

The Real Slim a former member of this forum wrote:

Ralph wrote:He does, and an accomplished gentleman called Austin Straker, he's the club's CEO.

I know who Austin is, I've met him on a few occasions. He is a retired teacher who ran a Sunday League side in the 80s. When I say an actual chief exec I mean someone who has some business background, someone who has some imagination, someone to take the club forward rather than just do the (very) basic operations.