Is it a mystery? Seems pretty clear to me. We will sign a third rate attacking midfielder, a young loanee from the Premiership and an inferior replacement for Taylor if he goes.
HEs instagram about flying to London was 10hrs ago meaning he’s now here. Most probably being shown around the training ground hence the “ring of security” in place
Believe he landed into Terminal 3 at around 13:30 today.
Tomorrow is big day for us, let’s hope they deliver.
So we literally have 11 hours at most to get the 5 signings Bowyer wants.
My predictions. Taylor goes to Brentford for a few mill, we fail to sign JCH and Maddison because 'players were asking for too much' we get the Norwich lad on loan. Southall says it's been a solid window and we were unlucky not to get our targets but only the price wasn't right.
Said it earlier on twitter and I have said it here before. Fault Roland all you want, Vetokele, JBG, Sarr, Bauer, Ben Haim, Bikey, Buyens etc wouldn't have been cheap wage and transfer fee wise. Unless something drastically changes tomorrow i.e. Taylor stays/extension, Maddison/JCH sign and we get a few decent loans I will firmly sit in the 'these lot are chancers camp'.
Disappointment Concern Maybe a little anger and a lot of scepticism
No shit storm
I guarantee you that if we sign no one and we lose Saturday, there will be one almighty shit storm that will begin at the final whistle Saturday.
Only on social media. Nothing in the real world.
I, for one, would be. I'm already dusting down the "LIAR" banner & starting to dig out the reserves of pigs & taxi's I kept by for a rainy day. Tomorrow I will start rehearsing my renditions of "booooooo" & "rubbish".
Not expecting anything tonight does not mean not close, we could have 3 lined up in the morning.....nah, my view has changed today! Not expecting anything tonight also means ‘or tomorrow’
It really is now only about keeping Taylor. With our squad, we can cope with a normal midfield injury attrition rate, but not without a cutting edge up front. Very simple. Southall could offer Taylor a big pay rise to stay until May, and whatever that would cost would still be worth it compared with any available alternative. Taylor would be motivated by the extra money and the knowledge he can leave in May. We would get the benefit of Taylor in the run in without a dubious longer term commitment.
Taylor is under contract we don't have to offer him anything to stay until May.
It really is now only about keeping Taylor. With our squad, we can cope with a normal midfield injury attrition rate, but not without a cutting edge up front. Very simple. Southall could offer Taylor a big pay rise to stay until May, and whatever that would cost would still be worth it compared with any available alternative. Taylor would be motivated by the extra money and the knowledge he can leave in May. We would get the benefit of Taylor in the run in without a dubious longer term commitment.
Taylor is under contract we don't have to offer him anything to stay until May.
We have to make him want to play, and not be "injured". If I were him I would be resentful I did not get my big payday last summer. Pay him now and get him firing, it is 5 months extra pay max, money well spent and cheaper than a new signing..
If there was no money then on what basis did we allegedly approach Posh for Maddison? Clearly he was never going to be let go for peanuts so what the fuck has happened??
If there was no money then on what basis did we allegedly approach Posh for Maddison? Clearly he was never going to be let go for peanuts so what the fuck has happened??
Could be if Taylor was sold or would be sold if we got Maddison.
If there was no money then on what basis did we allegedly approach Posh for Maddison? Clearly he was never going to be let go for peanuts so what the fuck has happened??
Less than 1 mil clearly, going by Bowyer's comments.
Also, Millwall, comfortably destined for championship football again next season, have renewed more contracts and signed more players this window than us.
That is true Henry but like it or not ultimately "it is only an internet thing" simply is no longer true. It feeds into main stream media and no matter the truth of it all the soundbites register and flavour opinion.
It is a nightmare for any business to manage but if you ignore it, it is very hard to correct the wrong profile being created.
Just a quick point on Fosu we did not let Fosu go. We offered him a new contract in the knowledge he had been tapped up and was ready to check out months before the end of the season.
No matter the validity of the strategy here it appears ESI are pursuing another theoretical approach to the industry.
I love innovation, new ideas and strategies but as the per previous administration you simply have to respect the marketplace in which you seek to work those strategies.
Quite simply there is no operational value to Messrs Gallen, Bowyer and Southall holding endless series of discussions with clubs, agents, players, media if there is no end product beyond testing your theories in the market. If the past 4 weeks have done no more than establish a placeholder for a new way of doing business then ESI bought the club at the wrong time in the wrong position.
I don't care how many relegation clauses you may have in the purchase agreement you ignore market status, needs and opportunities at your peril.
The cost to the business of months of preparation and 4 weeks executive manpower in seeking to grow the business only to deliver no end product is not a good look nor is it to use a favoured term "sustainable".
There is a reason salesmen no matter the work they do on the client pipeline get paid for hitting their targets.
There is zero value to giving anybody a long term contract or somebody else a new title if you are not going to empower them to deliver to your business. Such a failure to invest in people "in a people business" will create zero asset value, corporate or individual.
I am fully aware of the need for fiscal prudence and have little doubt there will have been a range of investment criteria in play. Whether such criteria fits the marketplace at any given time will determine your success. If the criteria is flawed or out of kilter with the relevant market conditions then do not even waste your time going to the market.
You will do more harm than good especially if those involved are sending mixed messages to your stakeholders. Just manage the message. It really is not hard.
"Thrilled to be the new owners etc., do everything we can to keep the show on the road, but there is X, Y, and Z to do and a great deal of business restructuring etc., etc.,
Much of what we appear to be seeing seems to more about business theory (all very commendable) than business practice. Unfortunately it is usually the latter which delivers results.
Countless masterplans falter when tested against the reality of the status of the business and the industry in which you seek to operate. That is not necessarily a disaster providing you learn, adjust and respond. Crucially however brilliant the Masterplan maybe and possess the potential to establish the club as a viable business for decades to come unless you are able to carry your stakeholders (and investors) with you will never realise let alone maximise such potential.
These things do not grow in isolation they are organic in feeding off each other
I have no reason to doubt the endeavour, the approach, the intent or the commitment but in the final analysis the focus will be on the little box marked "deals done".
If I were sitting in Abu Dhabi I will be looking forward to scrutinizing my first monthly operational report. I have no idea whether people still use the traffic light system but have to wonder just how many facets of the business are red, green or amber.
I do apologise for the corporate bollocks but as you may detect I am just a tad disappointed. There was a huge opportunity to make a significant statement not in spending millions but in empowering your business, showing progress, and displaying collective executive engagement to the industry and your stakeholders. They are not the signs I am reading. Such opportunities do not come around too often.
At the moment the dialogue goes along the lines
" I see Charlton were taken over by ESI"
"Were they? Can't say as I noticed"
"Yes, Bowyer got a new contact, getting a few injured back, but they lost Gallagher, maybe Taylor"
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Tomorrow is big day for us, let’s hope they deliver.
My predictions. Taylor goes to Brentford for a few mill, we fail to sign JCH and Maddison because 'players were asking for too much' we get the Norwich lad on loan. Southall says it's been a solid window and we were unlucky not to get our targets but only the price wasn't right.
Said it earlier on twitter and I have said it here before. Fault Roland all you want, Vetokele, JBG, Sarr, Bauer, Ben Haim, Bikey, Buyens etc wouldn't have been cheap wage and transfer fee wise. Unless something drastically changes tomorrow i.e. Taylor stays/extension, Maddison/JCH sign and we get a few decent loans I will firmly sit in the 'these lot are chancers camp'.
Piss poor even by our January standards
You've got to deliver now Matt.
*ITK*
That is true Henry but like it or not ultimately "it is only an internet thing" simply is no longer true. It feeds into main stream media and no matter the truth of it all the soundbites register and flavour opinion.
It is a nightmare for any business to manage but if you ignore it, it is very hard to correct the wrong profile being created.
Just a quick point on Fosu we did not let Fosu go. We offered him a new contract in the knowledge he had been tapped up and was ready to check out months before the end of the season.
No matter the validity of the strategy here it appears ESI are pursuing another theoretical approach to the industry.
I love innovation, new ideas and strategies but as the per previous administration you simply have to respect the marketplace in which you seek to work those strategies.
Quite simply there is no operational value to Messrs Gallen, Bowyer and Southall holding endless series of discussions with clubs, agents, players, media if there is no end product beyond testing your theories in the market. If the past 4 weeks have done no more than establish a placeholder for a new way of doing business then ESI bought the club at the wrong time in the wrong position.
I don't care how many relegation clauses you may have in the purchase agreement you ignore market status, needs and opportunities at your peril.
The cost to the business of months of preparation and 4 weeks executive manpower in seeking to grow the business only to deliver no end product is not a good look nor is it to use a favoured term "sustainable".
There is a reason salesmen no matter the work they do on the client pipeline get paid for hitting their targets.
There is zero value to giving anybody a long term contract or somebody else a new title if you are not going to empower them to deliver to your business. Such a failure to invest in people "in a people business" will create zero asset value, corporate or individual.
I am fully aware of the need for fiscal prudence and have little doubt there will have been a range of investment criteria in play. Whether such criteria fits the marketplace at any given time will determine your success. If the criteria is flawed or out of kilter with the relevant market conditions then do not even waste your time going to the market.
You will do more harm than good especially if those involved are sending mixed messages to your stakeholders. Just manage the message. It really is not hard.
"Thrilled to be the new owners etc., do everything we can to keep the show on the road, but there is X, Y, and Z to do and a great deal of business restructuring etc., etc.,
Much of what we appear to be seeing seems to more about business theory (all very commendable) than business practice. Unfortunately it is usually the latter which delivers results.
Countless masterplans falter when tested against the reality of the status of the business and the industry in which you seek to operate. That is not necessarily a disaster providing you learn, adjust and respond. Crucially however brilliant the Masterplan maybe and possess the potential to establish the club as a viable business for decades to come unless you are able to carry your stakeholders (and investors) with you will never realise let alone maximise such potential.
These things do not grow in isolation they are organic in feeding off each other
I have no reason to doubt the endeavour, the approach, the intent or the commitment but in the final analysis the focus will be on the little box marked "deals done".
If I were sitting in Abu Dhabi I will be looking forward to scrutinizing my first monthly operational report. I have no idea whether people still use the traffic light system but have to wonder just how many facets of the business are red, green or amber.
I do apologise for the corporate bollocks but as you may detect I am just a tad disappointed. There was a huge opportunity to make a significant statement not in spending millions but in empowering your business, showing progress, and displaying collective executive engagement to the industry and your stakeholders. They are not the signs I am reading. Such opportunities do not come around too often.
At the moment the dialogue goes along the lines
" I see Charlton were taken over by ESI"
"Were they? Can't say as I noticed"
"Yes, Bowyer got a new contact, getting a few injured back, but they lost Gallagher, maybe Taylor"
"Ok, no real change then."
"No not really. New bloke seems quite chatty"
You tell me how it is going.