Zoe’s boardroom notes

[Soldier on 292]

They basically have their hands covering their ears and their eyes closed.

is there anyone at boardroom level sane enough to put a stop to this nonsense ?

[Kingston Yellow 259]

Yes, leaping to Wagner’s defence, completely missing the point that we want her out too. 

[Samwam27 606]

Delia has always likened oyr club to a family club, so ask Zoe to tell her husband his services are no longer required with immediate effect and for him to remove his buddy as manager at the same time.

Keep it in the family 🤣

Edited November 5, 2023 by Samwam27
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[Iwans Big Toe 382]

I have a photo taken at the last board meeting.

Edited November 5, 2023 by Iwans Big Toe

[Bert 236]

They haven’t a clue how to fix the massive issues at the club.

Completely paralysed by indecision and a lack of cognitive ability this won’t get sorted whilst the very very elderly and mentally infirm majority shareholders are on charge 

[TheRock 192]

The few callers on Canary Call today summed up the situation perfectly; The whole self-funding model of the club under dinosaur owners who are not putting money into the club is starting to fail. Stu Webber with so much influence over the club despite being in a notice period, and incompetent owners who cried and begged him to stay when he said he handed in his notice. Also the conflict of interest having his wife on the board. Webber's fabrication of "always having a manager lined up" when compared to the appointment of Dean Smith. And the appalling timing of Farke's sacking at Brentford away. How is this guy still at the club?

What an absolute mess this club is in, with a completely clueless and rudderless Board with two 80-somthing year-old owners who are past the best and unable to make credible business decisions on how and when to change things. It was 18 (eighteen!) months ago that Attanasio expressed interest in investing in the club and we are no further along.

There is a ever-growing consensus amongst long-time supporters who whilst Webber and Ward are still here will be reluctant to attend the matches, and they cannot be blamed.

To be honest, Wagner should be sacked tomorrow, Webber placed on gardening leave and Adams given interim jurisdiction for the next two weeks until Knapper arrives. Otherwise this season is already over for us.

Edited November 5, 2023 by TheRock

[Jim Smith 2,611]

1 hour ago, Soldier on said:

They basically have their hands covering their ears and their eyes closed.

is there anyone at boardroom level sane enough to put a stop to this nonsense ?

They are doing very well out of it whilst running the club in a way that appears to be incompetent and not being questioned or held to account for it. Why would they act when it is not in their interests to do so. 

[Helsinki canary 302]

Since Michael Foulger sold out there is no one other than the Americans to tell the Smiths something needs to change. Maybe the Americans are biding time to see how desperate the Smiths get before making the final swoop

[komakino 282]

My wife worked at CR when Zoe was appointed and from memory this ruffled a few feathers. Some staff felt that she was given and I quote 'A job that didn't need to exist' i.e an unnecessary role just to get her in the fold. They also did not like publicise the fact she was married to SW. 

 

[canarydan23 4,770]

2 minutes ago, komakino said:

My wife worked at CR when Zoe was appointed and from memory this ruffled a few feathers. Some staff felt that she was given and I quote 'A job that didn't need to exist' i.e an unnecessary role just to get her in the fold. They also did not like publicise the fact she was married to SW. 

She was appointed well before her husband though, wasn't she? 

[komakino 282]

1 minute ago, canarydan23 said:

She was appointed well before her husband though, wasn't she? 

She was, though her husband was well known to the club prior to his appointment. 

[essex canary 623]

Her Programme column is a complete whitewash that never truly focuses on the non-football aspects of the Club that is her apparent remit.

The fact that virtually all match attendance income (7% down following a 7% increase in season ticket prices) is accounted for by Interest Payable and the Senior Management Pay bill tells all we need to know.

[Davidlingfield 72]

7 minutes ago, canarydan23 said:

She was appointed well before her husband though, wasn't she? 

No, she was appointed to the club after her husband. She had previously worked as a consultant under McNally but there was over a year’s gap from her finishing that before coming onto the payroll.

And yes, she was shoe-horned into a non-existent role at Delia’s request, as komakino correctly states.

[essex canary 623]

3 minutes ago, Davidlingfield said:

No, she was appointed to the club after her husband. She had previously worked as a consultant under McNally but there was over a year’s gap from her finishing that before coming onto the payroll.

And yes, she was shoe-horned into a non-existent role at Delia’s request, as komakino correctly states.

Well done for clarifying that. I think the belief to the contrary stems from a disingenuous answer from the Club itself supplied at last year's AGM.

[canarydan23 4,770]

5 minutes ago, Davidlingfield said:

No, she was appointed to the club after her husband. She had previously worked as a consultant under McNally but there was over a year’s gap from her finishing that before coming onto the payroll.

And yes, she was shoe-horned into a non-existent role at Delia’s request, as komakino correctly states.

I don't think that's correct. McNally appointed her to a role as he'd worked with her previously at Fulham. She was very closely involved in the deal that bought Maddison to the club. Then she went on maternity leave. 

Still, it doesn't really change anything, @komakino's missus may well have been referring to her post-maternity return to the club when Webber was there (or soon to be) and it's entirely possible they didn't like any reference to the fact that she was Webber's wife and that the "made-up" job role was the "Business and Project Director" role which didn't exist and then suddenly was filled by Zoe, probably with a very significant salary.

[essex canary 623]

2 minutes ago, canarydan23 said:

I don't think that's correct. McNally appointed her to a role as he'd worked with her previously at Fulham. She was very closely involved in the deal that bought Maddison to the club. Then she went on maternity leave. 

Still, it doesn't really change anything, @komakino's missus may well have been referring to her post-maternity return to the club when Webber was there (or soon to be) and it's entirely possible they didn't like any reference to the fact that she was Webber's wife and that the "made-up" job role was the "Business and Project Director" role which didn't exist and then suddenly was filled by Zoe, probably with a very significant salary.

In the 70 minute video in which she was interviewed recently, Zoe herself stated that after McNally's departure she initially believed she would not be invited back to the Football Club. That doesn't sound like someone who was on paid payroll maternity leave.

[canarydan23 4,770]

12 minutes ago, essex canary said:

In the 70 minute video in which she was interviewed recently, Zoe herself stated that after McNally's departure she initially believed she would not be invited back to the Football Club. That doesn't sound like someone who was on paid payroll maternity leave.

No it doesn't. But it doesn't change the fact that she was at the club before Webber, does it? Whether as a PAYE employee or a consultant on a temporary contract, you're just splitting hairs.

Regardless, it certainly sounds like she's played a significant part in the Carrow Road brain-drain in recent years. As well as @komakino's anecdote, I have seen a pretty blatant example of nepotism at the club myself and have heard from another source that it's your relationship with the Webber's that dictates promotions rather than your abilities and skills; and we're seeing quite clearly the devastating impact that is having on how the club functions. Useless brown-nosers don't seem to do the best job at running a club. Who knew?

[Davidlingfield 72]

21 minutes ago, canarydan23 said:

I don't think that's correct. McNally appointed her to a role as he'd worked with her previously at Fulham. She was very closely involved in the deal that bought Maddison to the club. Then she went on maternity leave. 

Still, it doesn't really change anything, @komakino's missus may well have been referring to her post-maternity return to the club when Webber was there (or soon to be) and it's entirely possible they didn't like any reference to the fact that she was Webber's wife and that the "made-up" job role was the "Business and Project Director" role which didn't exist and then suddenly was filled by Zoe, probably with a very significant salary.

It is absolutely 100% correct I can ensure you. She wasn’t on the payroll under McNally, went off, had a son, and was then appointed onto the payroll c6 months after Stuart’s arrival.

[canarydan23 4,770]

1 minute ago, Davidlingfield said:

It is absolutely 100% correct I can ensure you. She wasn’t on the payroll under McNally, went off, had a son, and was then appointed onto the payroll c6 months after Stuart’s arrival.

I don't particularly care whether she was a PAYE employee or a contractor, she worked for, and was paid by, the club under McNally. Like I said, she was heavily involved in the James Maddison signing.

[essex canary 623]

7 minutes ago, canarydan23 said:

No it doesn't. But it doesn't change the fact that she was at the club before Webber, does it? Whether as a PAYE employee or a consultant on a temporary contract, you're just splitting hairs.

Regardless, it certainly sounds like she's played a significant part in the Carrow Road brain-drain in recent years. As well as @komakino's anecdote, I have seen a pretty blatant example of nepotism at the club myself and have heard from another source that it's your relationship with the Webber's that dictates promotions rather than your abilities and skills; and we're seeing quite clearly the devastating impact that is having on how the club functions. Useless brown-nosers don't seem to do the best job at running a club. Who knew?

There is a big difference between someone being physically present and having a contractual obligation.

Nepotism is the act of seeking advantage for family and friends in an influential or economic sense. If someone obtains a contract they didn't otherwise have that is clearly a case in point.

I am not sure where I enter into the equation other than my efforts to unsuccessfully secure the same terms and conditions as myself for another shareholder who owns the same number of shares as me which I would reasonably think is an Equalities issue.

[wcorkcanary 4,786]

3 hours ago, canarydan23 said:

you're just splitting hairs

This is his role in life, without it he is less than the nothing he is with it.