Biggest thing seems to be that he has strong links to Brailsford
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Hearing all the right things from Sir Jim and the people he wants to bring in.
Very exciting and hugely promising along with the Ashworth, Mitchell idea.
Hard to imagine how different the club will be in a years time.
If true, Blanc, Ashworth and possibly a new Head of Recruitment is an enormous upgrade on what we’ve had since Gill and SAF left. Wouldn’t guarantee anything but it’s competent, qualified people in key roles and not bankers or over promoted yes men.
It would suggest a complete change of direction as you aren’t getting people of that status to accept the jobs (or stick around) if they are just going to be another Murtough or have to default everything to Joel Glazer.
It would suggest a complete change of direction as you aren’t getting people of that status to accept the jobs (or stick around) if they are just going to be another Murtough or have to default everything to Joel Glazer.
I still want Mitchell to come in.
So is it going to be
Blanc - CEO
Ashworth - Director of Football
Mitchell - Head of Recruitment
what a monumental upgrade that is.
Blanc - CEO
Ashworth - Director of Football
Mitchell - Head of Recruitment
what a monumental upgrade that is.
Really? What good have you heard?
Well done Glazers!!!!
No. feck off with that.
Not sure if you're being facetious?
The Glazers are still the owners right. Sir Jim is just a rumour on the internet.No. feck off with that.
Not with regard to Blanc no - not really sure what good there is to say about him. He's got more than zero years of experience as a footballing CEO I suppose, which puts him ahead of our last two choices.
Good things are on the horizon, and none of it is due to the Glazers - who only instigated this process because they have led the club up a creek financially and needed bailing out, and saw an opportunity to futher line their own pockets.
feck the glazers.
His CEO is pretty impressive.
From Wikipedia:
'Blanc is one of the most experienced sports marketing executives in Europe having led organizations in different major sports over the last 20 years. Indeed, he managed the Olympics, the (Winter Games), the Tour de France, the Paris Dakar, the French Open, the Davis Cup and has been the Chairman and CEO of Juventus.
Before becoming Chairman of the Board of Juventus in October 2009, Blanc was brought in as a board member during the club's worst period in history, when it was relegated to Serie B, due to the Calciopoli scandal. Blanc focused immediately on rebuilding the team and the technical staff. He also renegotiated all major business contracts and improved the financial health of the club. The team made a great and immediate comeback in season 2006/2007 to Serie A, reaching an unexpected third place in the 2007-2008 season, and then second place in the 2008-2009 season, while operating the club's finances at break even.
Blanc's masterpiece in the last five years has been also to radically modify the new stadium project, as well as close the financing for the construction of the new Juventus arena. This arena, along with a 35,000 square meters mall, is the first to be built in Italy since 1990, and is the only one privately owned by an Italian football club. Blanc has stated many times that the stadium is the future for Juventus, a major revenue-booster and the new soul of the team.[2]'
Became PSG CEO after Juve, so would have helped build their first (and best,imo) good team with Thiago Silva, Ibra, Cavani, Thiago Motta etc. Did wonders for their marketing with the Jordan deal. Clearly lots of experience. What's not to like?
If that happens, great and “if” we get Asworth from Newcastle that, to me, would be a massive statement of intent and negotiating.
This is what the club has needed, structural change with the right individuals is more influential than having a large amount of excess capital to spend. Hopefully this has substance.
Many people on Twitter waking up to the fact that big forehead Muppetier fellow is full of shite now.
https://x.com/cryptolord444/status/1737228808590152143?s=46
People even questioning pilib de brown on why he does a podcast with that chancer now, too.
I’m amazed it has taken this long for people to realise that J Roades is full of BS but there we go.
https://x.com/cryptolord444/status/1737228808590152143?s=46
People even questioning pilib de brown on why he does a podcast with that chancer now, too.
I’m amazed it has taken this long for people to realise that J Roades is full of BS but there we go.
Mitchell is best as a Head Of Recruitment so bringing him in as that then bringing in Ashworth or even Edwards as Sporting Director makes perfect sense and everyone in their best role.
Do you understand what sarcasm/irony is?
How do you miss the sarcasm in that? Jesus Christ people are dumb, I don't even like the Muppitiers guy but THAT is your smoking gun?
Can’t see it as a problem at all. SJR/INEOS will not be owners of MUFC.
Exciting and promising if true.
Of course I know the screenshot he has included there is sarcasm, he has edited J Roades original post I think - but if you check the replies of that Twitter account
https://x.com/cryptolord444/status/1737172210828091772?s=46
https://x.com/monty_mole_1970/status/1737178538686414849?s=46
https://x.com/cryptolord444/status/1736870216397672462?s=46
Like I say, penny’s dropping even for the young and naive such as our beloved @Berbaclass now
Mate are you delusional?
James made a joke and you and the cretins on Twitter are acting as if he's shown himself up. This isn't the gotcha you seem to think it is haha
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I have a WBA mate from my university days who years ago sung the praises of Ashworth (way before a wider audience were aware of him) and said Ashworth was a very key figure in them being a stable mid table PL club and getting out of that yo-yo promotion/relegation phase they had.
Think there’s quite a reliable Newcastle journo has said that they’re expecting him to leave, think he also has ties to Brailsford.
the 3 of them together would be the best decisions the club have made in a decade, promising if it comes through.
@Zora
You realise that these Twitter accounts set up recently with a few thousand followers you linked for us are telling their gullible followers that Qatar are still buying the club and every single reliable outlet like Reuters, WSJ, Bloomberg, Romano, Ornstein, etc. are "brainwashing" the fans with their lies?
I don't know whether the Muppetiers guy has actual sources or not and I don't agree with a lot of personal opinions he tweets out but quoting these scum to justify your claims is really fecking stupid
You realise that these Twitter accounts set up recently with a few thousand followers you linked for us are telling their gullible followers that Qatar are still buying the club and every single reliable outlet like Reuters, WSJ, Bloomberg, Romano, Ornstein, etc. are "brainwashing" the fans with their lies?
I don't know whether the Muppetiers guy has actual sources or not and I don't agree with a lot of personal opinions he tweets out but quoting these scum to justify your claims is really fecking stupid
There is an irony to this post when you’ve invested a lot of your 213 posts in trying to discredit @Berbaclass, constantly sniping and name calling, getting personal and tagging him, derailing this thread with nonsense when all he actually does is share information and keep this thread moving with relevant tweets. (And no, they are not all muppetiers and he has never stated he believes them all word for word)
Maybe you might benefit from a thread ban. I think the rest of us would certainly benefit if you were.
There’s a bizarre corner of twitter where even the utterance of INEOS is met with screams of BULLSHIT AND THEY KNOW NOTHING. With Jassim profile pics or Qatari flags in their names.
They will desperately get insane and bizarre quotes from one another with things like -
“trust the process all will become clear stay calm and that’s that know will be vindicated soon”
Then they will retweet and share with one another , what’s even worse is they will make podcasts sit in spaces for hours on end bringing up tweets from obscure accounts to prove their points but it’s just some 65 year old bloke who’s only just logged into twitter for the first time.
I’m convinced they are bored retired people or something.
Sometimes I listen in just to hear their incoherent ramblings and it’s funny to see some of that attitude in here proper funny.
it’s INEOS it’s always been INEOS and you’ve been played if you ever thought 9-2 (not Qatar) were ever in for a realistic chance.
They will desperately get insane and bizarre quotes from one another with things like -
“trust the process all will become clear stay calm and that’s that know will be vindicated soon”
Then they will retweet and share with one another , what’s even worse is they will make podcasts sit in spaces for hours on end bringing up tweets from obscure accounts to prove their points but it’s just some 65 year old bloke who’s only just logged into twitter for the first time.
I’m convinced they are bored retired people or something.
Sometimes I listen in just to hear their incoherent ramblings and it’s funny to see some of that attitude in here proper funny.
it’s INEOS it’s always been INEOS and you’ve been played if you ever thought 9-2 (not Qatar) were ever in for a realistic chance.
Hired great people which made them the best academy in the West Midlands. Then eventually Villa came and brought the main guy. Now Villa are doing great things with the youth.
Actually forgot Ashworth was there.
We got 'im
The mask of Zora has slipped
People keep making fun of my forehead. It’s pretty mean.
Whatever happens will require patience, we can’t be here 3 weeks post structural change calling Blanc a fraud and Ashworth another yes man, we HAVE to give them the time, resources and backing to do their work.
Won’t even take that long imo
Best I can do is limit myself to calling Brailsford a båld fraud.
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