Edward Woodward

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Has there ever been reports of the Glazers actually stopping Ferguson from buying someone?
 
Kovacic, i think. Don't remember anyone else really.
 
Relevated said:
Has there ever been reports of the Glazers actually stopping Ferguson from buying someone?
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No reports, just lots of people blaming either the Glazers or Gill's poor ability to close a deal when we don't sign a rumoured target.

Obviously some nerves around this guy moving up the ladder here. I would think that when it comes to who to target SAF will be the decider, but if it comes down to this guy having to negotiate the transfer deal and the contract with the player then we have hope he can get the job done.

At some point in the next few years the issue of hiring SAF's successor will have to be made and it would be nice to have some football men not just businessmen involved in the decision.
 
Tbf, Saf himself is particular about value so doesn't ask for crazy transfers.
 
This guy has been appointed into a major role, I'm sure he knows what he's doing and SAF knows him well. Not a problem.
 
Big shoes to fill since Gill has in my view been very good in the job - but as long as he succeeds in bringing Ronaldo back this summer, then I'm sure we can all welcome this appointment...
 
Antisocial said:
Big shoes to fill since Gill has in my view been very good in the job - but as long as he succeeds in bringing Ronaldo back this summer, then I'm sure we can all welcome this appointment...
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If he doesn't I want him out immediately.
 
He's a finance guy, probably knows f**k all about football, so that suggests Fergie may take personal charge of transfers. Probably a good thing.

Unless a DoF type is appointed. Which might not be to Fergie's liking, and the Glazers wouldn't do anything to piss him off.
 
Will Absolute said:
He's a finance guy, probably knows f**k all about football, so that suggests Fergie may take personal charge of transfers. Probably a good thing.
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I can't see Fergie doing that at all, certainly not now when he's delegating more than ever. Maybe someone else working at United will be doing that, but not the manager.
 
Amir said:
I can't see Fergie doing that at all, certainly not now when he's delegating more than ever. Maybe someone else working at United will be doing that, but not the manager.
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Well, he seems to have played a big role in the Van Persie transfer - he wanted to get the job done.

I agree that a man in his seventies assuming more responsibility is odd, but he can't have been happy that our transfer targets have not been met in recent years.

I mean that he will make the important decisions alone, rather than in conjunction with Gill, as has been the way in the past. He might adopt a more direct supervisory role in transfer negotiations. I'm not saying he'll do all the donkey work in every minor transfer.

It's all pure speculation of course.
 
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He has obviously done very well at United so far, hopefully he'll do a good job as CEO as well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20044516

Here is an interview from last fall.

Still no pictures of him? Does he even exist? :eek:

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I suppose he is in this picture:

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My guess is the guy on Avram Glazer's left side.
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Why are they all dusting their hands? Rid of Gill?
 
VoetbalWizard said:
is this the same saf that wanted to sign ronaldo and batistuta and wrote in his autobio about losing out on many targets to italian clubs willing spend loads?
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Well yeah, it's the same SAF as we saw in the summer when he complaint about missing out on Lucas and Hazard because of Agent fees and clubs paying OTT and also talked about drawing a line somewhere in terms of fees.
 
Written by Dale from Redsaway.
Will David Gill’s successor do more for the fans? Written on Thursday, February 21, 2013

So ‘yes man’ David Gill is to be replaced this summer with an even yesserer ‘yes man’ in number cruncher Edward Woodward.

The question is – will it result in better communication between United and fans’ groups?

Prior to 2005, fans’ groups such as IMUSA had decent dialogue with the club and Gill embraced it.

But that changed when the Glazers came in as Gill felt it hypocritical to speak to groups that objected to the mechanism (i.e. loading the club with debt) that allowed the Glazers to take ownership of our club.

In their statement about Mr Gill’s departure yesterday, MUST hit the right note, praising him for his efforts while acknowledging that club-fan relations could be better if he had changed his tune.

So will things be any better under his successor?

Well, Woodward told The Independent in October he thought the club could communicate better with fans.

But he didn’t mean sitting down with IMUSA and MUST with a cup of tea and biscuits to thrash out issues affecting supporters, such as high ticket prices, safe standing and away allocations.

What he actually meant was: ‘We have to get more fans to believe the debt is not a problem.’

One key aspect of this debate is the clubs signed up to a UEFA initiative last summer to employ a supporter liaison officer (SLO) – a role chief press officer Phil Townsend and the customer care manager Lorraine Hatton-Dow share.

The current set up is the club will work with individual fans and fans’ groups on relatively straightforward or non-contentious matters.

For example, when Reds Away and MUST asked why club staff had tried to flog City away tickets to executive members contrary to the normal ticket procedure, United came back within an hour, explained it as an unfortunate mix up and apologised.

And, last season, when MUST pointed out season ticket holders in the ACS weren’t happy at the prospect of being forced to pay Champions League for Europa League games, United reacted quickly and made the ACS opt-outable and changed the credit system for the rest of the season.

But when more contentious issues surface, the club will only work with its fan’s forum.

For example, there were safety issues arising from our match at Newcastle this season and it could mean we get fewer tickets next season.

Reds Away asked Newcastle for information and its safety officer said they would only deal with United – and United will only share information coming from other clubs with fans’ forum members, so Reds Away and MUST find it harder to address the situation and preserve tickets.

The forum, it is made up of 15 fans who meet three times a year to discuss various issues.

Members are appointed by an independent body – not elected – and, bar a few extremely passionate members like Dave Pennington, they simply don’t make an effort to canvass fans on vital issues and waste rare meeting time talking about the kind of potatoes served in the ground and the kind of hand dryers in the toilets.

And we don’t even get to see what they talked about until the meeting minutes appear on the United website three months later.

I see the work MUST and IMUSA members put in on a daily basis and I don’t think anyone could argue they are much more active and representative of fans than the fans’ forum members, who rarely respond to emails.

I know not everyone likes MUST or IMUSA for various reasons, but there’s not really anyone else for the club to talk to about issues that affect fans.

And I don’t think anyone would suggest that no dialogue is better than dialogues of good-but-imperfect groups.

The examples above are just two instances of where informal club-fan working achieved things, so imagine what could be achieved if MUST and IMUSA were able to work formally with the club.

Both groups have indicated they would take a ‘don’t mention the war’ approach for the good of achieving things.

A better dialogue could result in us getting more away tickets, lower ticket prices – or a fascinating IMUSA-driven suggestion to hold back a small number of tickets so that under 16s living in a Manchester postcodes.

It could mean fan embassies at Euro aways, initiatives to improve the Old Trafford atmosphere and the establishment of a fairer process for when the club accuses fans of doing something wrong.

The controversy of 2005 is a long way in the past and, like divorced parents who want the best for their kids, it would be great if, post Gill, differences can be put aside in the name of progress

So it’s over to you, Mr Woodward – are you going to let your SLOs pick up the phone?
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Jonno said:
Precisely... He lost out because he didn't want to sign players over the odds.
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On Batistuta you're wrong. We lost out on him because his salary was beyond our then rigid wage structure
 
I hate to be shallow, but all I really care about from a chief executive as a fan looking in is a lot of money available for transfers. I'm sure most of you are a lot more refined and look for deeper and more meaningful issues, but that really is my only concern. I'll leave the rest to them.
 
LawCharltonBest said:
I hate to be shallow, but all I really care about from a chief executive as a fan looking in is a lot of money available for transfers. I'm sure most of you are a lot more refined and look for deeper and more meaningful issues, but that really is my only concern. I'll leave the rest to them.
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It wouldn't do us any good long term, splashing out major cash on a few transfers, if we end up like Leeds. I think that's what most fans should care about, an executive that is able to walk that thin line to keep us as successful as possible without jeopardizing the club's long term stability.
 
What does that article say ? Don't have subscription.
 
Doesn't matter even if it is true. The business of business is business as one of our lectures quoted :p
 
What would Edward Woodward do if Edward Wood Ward could?

Edward Woodward would cut wood from a wood where he could cut wood!
 
I used to deal a lot with Ken Ramsden and when he retired a few years ago I had to deal with the new club secretary John Alexander, he is a Liverpool supporting scouser, maybe it's their way of taking over !!
 
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