They have a simple opportunity to potentially snooker us - that is to appoint Alan Curbishley as manager. They would be getting a proven manager who hasn't really failed in a job. He has been working as director of football at Fulham so is up to date with players etc... From their perspective it would be a no brainer wouldn't it? But no brainer is a very apt phrase for this lot so we know it won't happen!
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he does it his way and failure isn't an option.
step forward Nobby Vinegar.
Working with a controlling interfering owner and his clueless incompetent Lieutenant negotiating the deals and a pair of keyboard muppets identifying targets.
It will never happen.
This was articulated forcefully by Meire in Dublin by her dismissal of the fans having a voice in the running of the club and the emphasis placed on the 'major shareholder' as she puts it being the driving force behind the agenda set out (also in Dublin) being the creation of a player 'farm' with the Club based in the Championship and with no real ambition to go beyond (in other words essentially a feeder club). There is a posting by Legaladdick on the thread (The Dublin interview I believe) which explains all this better than I ever could.
For me, its black and white (if you excuse the pun). They either carry on with the experiment (which will be irrespective of any fan-based protests) or they sell up. I don't believe there is a middle ground/compromise where a manager can be found who both fits the bill from the fans perspective but who is also willing to operate with the restrictions placed on player recruitment and control by Duchatelet and his ever willing and obedient but stupid and error prone second in command Meire.
You can almost see a chuckling Duchatelet as a Dr Frankenstein character conducting his wild experiments whilst Meire, as the bumbling, obsequious, grinning assistant Igor, pulls the switches but continually makes a mess of it.
Perhaps it's time to turn up to The Valley with flaming brands and pitchforks?
(note this is said in jest for any humourless regime lackey monitoring the site).
I can't put my finger on it but I think it might be something to do with the words 'Richard Murray' and 'spoke up'?
- they can't allow themselves to do the right thing.
Totally support your comments above.