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[cassidystash]

Please don’t tar all the fanbase with AWG’s brush.

[Siderite]

If the board wanted to freshen up player recruitment, fine, but Lee deserved a better statement than that.

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inspector, Rene Artois, steelworks iron, Scunnytim

[64]

It is very badly worded.

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Rene Artois

[WonderGoals]

64 wrote:

Turnbull was in football matters

Yes, going out and supposedly identifying players which have proved to not be very good. I like Turnbull, but he’s been living off his past exploits for far too long now.

Acting as Hilton’s henchman wasn’t great either, but he was always here when we needed him so hope he’s ok when it comes to finding further employment. I’m sure another team will employ him in one position or another.

[Rene Artois]

We’re currently trying to polish turds.
We are where we are.

[Westyorksiron]

Expensive job for someone responsible for recruitment that has seen us assemble an unbalanced squad and not a single summer signing has made us better so far. Some may do so over time.
I also wondered why he was always available to do commentary on Humberside last year rather than watching other matches to scout potential new players or future opponents.

[lesgeo]

I happen to know that one former manager was hugely unimpressed with his record for finding players.

[cassidystash]

Does that suggest his recommendations were given preference over managers choices?

[Cliff Byrne’s Right Peg]

WonderGoals wrote:

64 wrote:

Turnbull was in football matters

Yes, going out and supposedly identifying players which have proved to not be very good. I like Turnbull, but he’s been living off his past exploits for far too long now.

Acting as Hilton’s henchman wasn’t great either, but he was always here when we needed him so hope he’s ok when it comes to finding further employment. I’m sure another team will employ him in one position or another.

That’s harsh: I’m Not under any impression he acted as Hilton’s henchman unless you can clarify? He released one badly worded statement after the protests whilst trying to walk a tightrope, not something I’ll chose to beat him with when by all accounts he did a fine job during our darkest hour.

Unless there’s been a gross misconduct we all aren’t privy too, then a more thorough statement would have been appropriate.

In footballing terms, our recruitment has been poor for years now, I don’t think a fresh approach will do any harm.

[Awaywego]

Very short memories a lot of you have, wasn’t Hiltons henchman he was Swannys, it was during the protests that he threatened fans with a knock on the door from police after the protest in the centre circle.not the police doing the threatening but Turnbull.
So yes I will rejoice in Turnbull losing his job, anyone threatening one of us for in our eyes was a legitimate protest, in which more of us should have helped by the way.
Look in that mirror 64 if you want to see a toxic fan, it was Swanny you berated Dean, Hilton, Whitehall last season and you haven’t given over this season either with him think Clunan and Fitz might be in there as well. And the thing is 64 you don’t want Whitehall to do well or we would have seen some praise by now. No matter my dislikes of the managers or certain players i Always want them to do well in every game im not sat at home wanting certain players to fail.
Bit ironic you naming me when I only started posting on Bru because of what I called scunny fans the worst or should we say toxic lol.

[Siderite]

Where has this “Turnbull was a Hilton mouthpiece” come from? He made that poor statement about fan protests under Swann, but I have some sympathy given the circumstances. There was a lot of worry over the future of the club and Swann would have pressured him.

Under Hilton he was very quiet, and I suspect not keen on what was being done to the club by that wrecker. However, from what has been said on podcasts since it was clear that himself, Michelle and Roj worked their socks off to sort out the mess left by Hilton. For that alone he deserves thanks and respect, alongside many years of loyal work.

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Rene Artois, ironingboard, cassidystash, Heath

[Ironawe]

Well, for whatever reason he has had his marching orders, not dealt with ideally, more important is our slide down the table and no new players but apparently the same formation going to be trotted out.
Do we have any idea if there are any plans for new players or recovering injury prone players to join us?

[Apollo11]

Cliff Byrne’s Right Peg wrote:

WonderGoals wrote:

64 wrote:

Turnbull was in football matters

Yes, going out and supposedly identifying players which have proved to not be very good. I like Turnbull, but he’s been living off his past exploits for far too long now.

Acting as Hilton’s henchman wasn’t great either, but he was always here when we needed him so hope he’s ok when it comes to finding further employment. I’m sure another team will employ him in one position or another.

That’s harsh: I’m Not under any impression he acted as Hilton’s henchman unless you can clarify? He released one badly worded statement after the protests whilst trying to walk a tightrope, not something I’ll chose to beat him with when by all accounts he did a fine job during our darkest hour.

Unless there’s been a gross misconduct we all aren’t privy too, then a more thorough statement would have been appropriate.

In footballing terms, our recruitment has been poor for years now, I don’t think a fresh approach will do any harm.

One man’s walking a tightrope is another man’s hedging his bets.

[mistertonmick]

just because his contract was terminated it doesn’t mean he was booted out, he may have been or it might mean he has a new job and that is why we got a new CEO, I actually have no idea, but strange they bring a new CEO in before terminating his contract

[Apollo11]

mistertonmick wrote:

just because his contract was terminated it doesn’t mean he was booted out, he may have been or it might mean he has a new job and that is why we got a new CEO, I actually have no idea, but strange they bring a new CEO in before terminating his contract

The wording would have been “contract terminated by mutual consent”. He’s clearly been kicked out. The statement’s sign off of ‘the door is always open for him to visit us at any point’ is the same wording used about Simon Elliott. It’s a polite way of saying ‘Get lost but don’t be bitter, football’s a harsh and sometimes nasty business and these things happen’…

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Awaywego

[WonderGoals]

Swann’s mouthpiece then , rather than Hilton’s henchman, either way he came across as an absolute arse hole and his record of finding players for the last however many seasons has been incredibly poor = The termination of his contract.

I can’t say I’m surprised.

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