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Varney: Dowie's deals cost him

News Shopper
News Shopper Posts: 1,841
edited May 2008 in General Charlton
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/topsport/display.var.2252528.0.varney_dowies_deals_cost_him.php

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  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,120
    Looks like we'll find out within the next 3-6 months!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,512
    Pete Tong will be upset.
  • pete_tong1
    pete_tong1 Posts: 2,653
    Never suggested otherwise why he was sacked.

    My argument is that he should never been appointed in the first place at their cost may I add. But thats history now a bad and costly mistake like Reid has been. Its not my money so shouldnt really moan really should I.

    Just wondered Henry is you asked the board was it a good idea too sell Reid without a worthy replacement ?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,512
    [cite]Posted By: pete_tong1[/cite]Never suggested otherwise why he was sacked.

    My argument is that he should never been appointed in the first place at their cost may I add. But thats history now a bad and costly mistake like Reid has been. Its not my money so shouldnt really moan really should I.

    Just wondered Henry is you asked the board was it a good idea too sell Reid without a worthy replacement ?



    Selling Reid wasn't just down to the club though. Reid and Sunderland had an input as well.
  • News Shopper
    News Shopper Posts: 1,841
    And the second part of Peter Varney's interview is online now at

    http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/topsport/display.var.2252810.0.chief_executive_discusses_bosses.php
  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    My take (opinion) from the two sharholders meetings was this :

    Murray agreed Reid was our best player but they were worried that he spent so much time injured. Sunderland made an offer which the Board thought was ok and Sunderland offered Reid 3 times what he was on with us. Reid asked if we could match it , we couldnt. He went.
    Pards said that the impact of Reid leaving was underestimated and theloan signings to replace him didnt work out.

    In short it was a f**k up. The Board made the choice(they could have told Sunderlad to stuff it) but the timing (after beating Stoke) and the fact that Reids replacement didnt work out hit us big time.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,120
    What is your relationship like the current boss?

    Managers are all different in their styles. Alan is very popular with the players for example.

    So basically Peter, you didnt like him?!
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,725
    Are you suggesting that Dowie was from the Redknapp school of management? Be interseting to hear the story that eventually emerges.

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