He's gone

First and foremost absolute huge gratitude for what Eddie has done for the club. The journey surpassed all expectations. So thank you Eddie for the best years any AFCB fan have witnessed.

My take based on experience in business is that before announcement of any major change you inform your trusted lieutenants. The fact this didn’t happen to me implies things possibly weren’t quite as amicable as suggested, and likely very sudden. I wont speculate why, it’s just a sense given it took a week to get to the announcement and all would have known time was of the essence.

Life does go on though. The club needs to move forward very quickly given the new man will have very little time to prepare with the next season 6 weeks away.

Having lost a week already I would hope the succession plan has been dusted off and calls have already been made. I have no reason to think it hasn’t, and I’m not sure I get the slating of the board right now. Let’s see how things play out and then judge. This is a pivotal moment when the decision makers need to earn their coin.

UTCIAD
 
Ken Baileys Ghost said:
Just a thought, that probably won't go down well at present.

Before lockdown from November onward it became apparent that there was trouble in paradise, Fraser, a prime example, and others who will remain nameless seemed to be giving way less than 100%.

I for one was shattered when we didn't show up after lockdown, Palace, Newcastle, winnable games where we were pathetic.

The question is, were the Leicester, City and Everton games matches that we did well despite Eddie and Jason?

We may never know; but something was very very wrong at AFCB for those last few months.
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The alarming slide in the second half of 18/19 season was worrying and despite an ok start this season there were too many poor performances and it just got worse very quickly .
Had he “ lost the dressing room “ ?
Probably not fully as there were players giving it everything right till the end .
But as you rightly say , with Fraser’s attitude and a few others going through the motions they certainly weren’t all behind him or each other - nobody looked like they were enjoying it !
 
Bitzer said:
I should imagine that Ryan must be feeling better by the day.
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I hope not. He must realise if he'd bothered to turn up this season instead of doing the least possible he could get away with whilst seeing out his contract we'd likely have at least one extra point and would still be in the PL and maybe Howe would still be at the club.

He'll know this. So I'd be feeling pretty ashamed of myself if I was him.
 
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thegazzyb said:
Surely if you love the club and accept that you are the best man for the job, the things you mention shouldn’t be an issue. You do the best with what you’ve got for the club you love, surely ? If you walk away in that situation it smacks of self interest IMO.
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Mixed feelings on him going but I don't agree with that statement at all and I wish him luck, even if he decides to get a job in the next few weeks! He can only do so much on his own, as someone said on here, is he expected drive the bulldozers as well?
 
Ken Baileys Ghost said:
That was probably his biggest failing.

Ultimately too much control over everything AFCB.

He'll not get that at any other club.
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But why did he get too much control? Because others around were not doing their job properly? Because he was power mad and wanted his own way?

When I look at the off field structure of other clubs in the Premier League they have a strong board and non - football management team. I am not sure we can say that about AFCB.

Perhaps the perfectionist in Eddie meant that he felt the only way things could be done properly was if he did them himself?

Would a better quality off field structure have given Eddie more time to concentrate on on field matters?

I guess we will never know until he writes his memoirs, and some of us may not be around to read them!
 
There was too much of the ' one man show' thing ...but because of his phenomenally swift successes with only a few breaks...I suppose it was inevitable it swung that way...and he was allowed to be operating in sort of..confined dimensions...I.e. stubborn adherence to ' his way ' ...which would have got up the noses of certain players...and allowed to surround himself with ' yes men' no marks ..but potentially little empire builders with their own agendas.
Power needs introspection applied periodically and some monitoring done by others involved so...
..much of whats occurred is the fault of the Chairman and Directors.( maybe not so much the Russian Businessman owner ..he supplied the Money so did his bit for the Club that way.)
Maybe that's all subjective bollux.. i dont know ..but we are all searching out things to
satisfy our mood.
 
Cloth Cap said:
Perhaps the perfectionist in Eddie meant that he felt the only way things could be done properly was if he did them himself?

Would a better quality off field structure have given Eddie more time to concentrate on on field matters?
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Agreed.
He gives the impression of being a perfectionist almost to the point of OCD, which may in the end have been his downfall.



If only Eddie had been at a club that was less tinpot.

The behind the scenes shambles that is, and always will be, AFCB must have made him despair.

It's a scary thought what he could have achieved if he had been born somewhere else.
 
Cloth Cap said:
But why did he get too much control? Because others around were not doing their job properly? Because he was power mad and wanted his own way?

When I look at the off field structure of other clubs in the Premier League they have a strong board and non - football management team. I am not sure we can say that about AFCB.

Perhaps the perfectionist in Eddie meant that he felt the only way things could be done properly was if he did them himself?

Would a better quality off field structure have given Eddie more time to concentrate on on field matters?

I guess we will never know until he writes his memoirs, and some of us may not be around to read them!
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Think back in the early days he was expected to do everything himself and once he got used to doing that he couldn't relinquish control. As we moved up through the leagues, even though he had extra bodies at his disposal, he didn't seem to be able to let go.
 
A lot of this can be attributed to piss poor executive management. One word: tickets. I don't believe that was Eddie's responsibility. My experience with that department was more than challenging.

My fear is that the same respected individuals who hired those who ran ticketing are now in charge of footballing. If that's the case, a derby with Weymouth may only be a few years away.
 
Turkued said:
A lot of this can be attributed to piss poor executive management. One word: tickets. I don't believe that was Eddie's responsibility. My experience with that department was more than challenging.

My fear is that the same respected individuals who hired those who ran ticketing are now in charge of footballing. If that's the case, a derby with Weymouth may only be a few years away.
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What a bizarre conclusion.
 
Turkued said:
A lot of this can be attributed to piss poor executive management. One word: tickets. I don't believe that was Eddie's responsibility. My experience with that department was more than challenging.

My fear is that the same respected individuals who hired those who ran ticketing are now in charge of footballing. If that's the case, a derby with Weymouth may only be a few years away.
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Lol....thats cheered me up ....thanks.
 
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