TIL 1010 4,746 Posted April 6, 2017 So says Stuart Webber but i thought lack of up to date facilities and the need to invest heavily on upgrading Colney was used as an excuse in recent times as to why recruitment has been difficult ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 6, 2017 To be fair, he doesn''t say which facilities. He could be referring to the catering. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daly 501 Posted April 6, 2017 Hope he hasn''t been brainwashed by The Cook The Dancer or Master Tom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted April 6, 2017 daly wrote the following post at 06/04/2017 8:00 PM:Hope he hasn''t been brainwashed by The Cook The Dancer or Master Tom "The Cook the Dancer and Master Tom" C. S. Lewis😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djc 0 Posted April 6, 2017 In fairness, he''s been up in Huddersfield for the past couple of years. And spent the last two weeks ''gardening'' .Norwich is fantastic in comparison. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,343 Posted April 6, 2017 [quote user="Pyro Pete"]To be fair, he doesn''t say which facilities. He could be referring to the catering.[/quote]Can''t be keen on scampi then.....[;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted April 6, 2017 I believe the dining facilities are excellent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,560 Posted April 6, 2017 [quote user="TIL 1010"]So says Stuart Webber but i thought lack of up to date facilities and the need to invest heavily on upgrading Colney was used as an excuse in recent times as to why recruitment has been difficult ?[/quote]Hmm. Very worrying indeed that he is so blind to reality. In every other first interview I have seen from someone coming to a football club they have made a point of being honestly critical of just how awful everything is. This really doesn''t bode well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tired 102 Posted April 6, 2017 Shock as employee makes positive remarks about his new workplace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,746 Posted April 6, 2017 Well now who should we believe in that case,previous regimes who indicated to us that the current facilities at Colney were holding us back or our new man Webber who has indicated we already have ''fantastic facilities'' ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duncan Edwards 2,236 Posted April 6, 2017 People will believe what suits their current default position best. I assume that given we''re no longer a premier league club that we''re shopping in a different market. Perhaps our facilities stand up to scrutiny better in Asda than they do in Waitrose? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,746 Posted April 6, 2017 Our aim Duncan is to be shopping in Waitrose again sooner rather than later surely and with that Colney comes as part of the package. Webber has not come here to gain friends and make the right noises but to sort out was has become a shambles in recent times. Do you think he said the facilities were fantastic when others at the club told us they were not merely to keep his new employers on board ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duncan Edwards 2,236 Posted April 6, 2017 Yes. It''s a tough one. I quite agree that we need to be aiming for a return to premium shops. I thought that was why we were looking to improve facilities. As for the new guy; I''m not REALLY sure what you wanted him to say?"I''m delighted to have left an upwardly mobile club in Huddersfield Town to join this Keystone Cops outfit. I''m looking forward to working under the current board of dinosaurs and becoming the latest in a long line of professionals to be labelled a yes man, puppet of the board or clown. It''s clear that the players here are woeful, the facilities are like something that Ireland Ladies are used to but I''ll be doing my best to keep the club cost neutral, debt free and reasonably competitive in the lower leagues. Truth is, I''ve only come here for the money and I''m happy to sacrifice the reputation I''ve worked hard to build up previously in order to receive the sizeable increment to my remuneration. The club is a joke, I am confident that I''ll be delivering punchlines sooner rather than later.And I''m a binner. From Mulbarton."Maybe that would have been better received? Moaning for the sake of moaning, he hasn''t even taken his fucking coat off yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westcoastcanary 173 Posted April 6, 2017 Well he also said he had a big job on his hands. It''s not really too difficult to reconcile the two statements -- as long as you aren''t simply intent on being negatively perverse. There''s no reason to suppose Webber regards portacabins as "fantastic facilities", but then they aren''t the club''s only facilities, are they? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,671 Posted April 7, 2017 I''m pretty sure he listed examples and by facilities I don''t think he meant purely the physical entities in and around the club. I reckon the Category A academy is a big bonus for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessingham Canary 99 Posted April 7, 2017 Lets face it Colney is a nice place to go to work each day, would rather go there than come into my office each day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted April 7, 2017 Well said Duncan Edwards.I always laugh at the detailed scrutiny people pull apart these types of statements, when in reality they were probably written by someone in the media team after a 2 minute chat with Webber.I worry that Webber''s appointment has being trumpeted a bit too loudly and he will be under huge pressure. The point of bringing a Sporting Director in is that they can usually avoid the massive short-term-ism that is associated with managers - having such a high profile might mean Webber isn''t afforded that luxury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenwayFrank 2,459 Posted April 7, 2017 You can guarantee that after our first defeat next season someone will be on here claiming that it hasn''t worked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,502 Posted April 7, 2017 You can guarantee that after our first win next season someone will be on here claiming that it hasn''t worked. :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,746 Posted April 7, 2017 [quote user="Duncan Edwards"]Yes. It''s a tough one. I quite agree that we need to be aiming for a return to premium shops. I thought that was why we were looking to improve facilities. As for the new guy; I''m not REALLY sure what you wanted him to say?"I''m delighted to have left an upwardly mobile club in Huddersfield Town to join this Keystone Cops outfit. I''m looking forward to working under the current board of dinosaurs and becoming the latest in a long line of professionals to be labelled a yes man, puppet of the board or clown. It''s clear that the players here are woeful, the facilities are like something that Ireland Ladies are used to but I''ll be doing my best to keep the club cost neutral, debt free and reasonably competitive in the lower leagues. Truth is, I''ve only come here for the money and I''m happy to sacrifice the reputation I''ve worked hard to build up previously in order to receive the sizeable increment to my remuneration. The club is a joke, I am confident that I''ll be delivering punchlines sooner rather than later.And I''m a binner. From Mulbarton."Maybe that would have been better received? Moaning for the sake of moaning, he hasn''t even taken his fucking coat off yet.[/quote]Duncan i was comparing words used by Stuart Webber to describe our facilities and those that have been coming out of the club over the last year or so. I am fully and completely behind our new man so i hope you and smiley emoticon man take note. Do i perceive that you think words used yesterday were sweet noises to keep his employers and fans happy on his first day ? Then again he might have been talking the truth and previous statements made were the falsehoods regarding Colney holding us back.Time will tell what has been going on at Colney if he is the man i hope and pray he is. Costa del Colney will be confined to history we all hope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoola Han Solo 448 Posted April 7, 2017 Don''t see the point of this thread to be honest. We all knew that our facilities needed upgrading, McNally even said it himself.Maybe Webber did think they were good enough for where we are, and it''s possible he was comparing ours to Huddersfield and maybe ours are better?Just seems like a chance for the usual suspects to have a whinge about the club. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barclay seats 4849 the 3rd 0 Posted April 7, 2017 @plastic frank You can guarantee that after our first defeat next season someone will be on here claiming that it hasn''t worked. Why so negative frank ? Why do you presume automatically we will lose next season ? 🤡 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites