CVByrne Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 45 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: It does seem like Purslow has too much power and trust from owners. But then I guess that’s the role of the CEO right? and the fact he is also one of the owners of the club 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 41 minutes ago, sidcow said: Yep. My suspicions or reading something that ain’t there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 7, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: My suspicions or reading something that ain’t there? Reading something that isn't there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 He just needs to get the management decisions right. Business decisions seem fine..football decisions not so much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Pissflaps said: He just needs to get the management decisions right. Business decisions seem fine..football decisions not so much. He also took Hodgson to Liverpool and pretty much anyone could have told you that was an awful fit that would end badly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvilla28 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Purslow for me needs to stick with what's his best at the business and commercial side he should have no input in football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: He also took Hodgson to Liverpool and pretty much anyone could have told you that was an awful fit that would end badly. Hodgson was a perfect fit for Liverpool. Purslow's job was to sell Liverpool FC, it was not to win the league nor build a team for the future. He sacked Rafa who wanted to spend money and employed a safe pair of hands in Hodgson in July 2010. In Oct 2010. Hodgson after Hodgson only spent 15m on transfers, Purslow successfully sold Liverpool to their current owners. Purslow played a blinder at Liverpool which led him to getting jobs at Chelsea and Villa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 50 minutes ago, ozvilla28 said: Purslow for me needs to stick with what's his best at the business and commercial side he should have no input in football. Okay, u may not like SG which is fair enough but what about all the other aspects of AVFC? The youth setup is amazing and looking like one of the best in England. The facilities are world class. The expansion of the ground is really exciting. Doesn't Purslow drive all of these initiatives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 5 hours ago, Peter Griffin said: Okay, u may not like SG which is fair enough but what about all the other aspects of AVFC? The youth setup is amazing and looking like one of the best in England. The facilities are world class. The expansion of the ground is really exciting. Doesn't Purslow drive all of these initiatives? Lange... Ground expansion would be commercial so purslow but that's so big it is probably something NSWE dabble with too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 10 hours ago, CVByrne said: and the fact he is also one of the owners of the club He’s not one of the owners, he has a few shares. It’s like having shares in BP for example, that doesn’t really make you an owner. Not in respect to having any control of the company. Purslow’s shareholding is more a way of rewarding him for doing well. If the two major shareholders want him gone at any point, he’ll be gone, shares or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Just now, DaveAV1 said: He’s not one of the owners, he has a few shares. It’s like having shares in BP for example, that doesn’t really make you an owner. Not in respect to having any control of the company. Purslow’s shareholding is more a way of rewarding him for doing well. If the two major shareholders want him gone at any point, he’ll be gone, shares or not. He doesn't have control of the company no. He is a part owner though with a minority share holding. His role is different to that of staff hired by most football clubs. Including CEOs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 6 hours ago, Peter Griffin said: Hodgson was a perfect fit for Liverpool. Purslow's job was to sell Liverpool FC, it was not to win the league nor build a team for the future. He sacked Rafa who wanted to spend money and employed a safe pair of hands in Hodgson in July 2010. In Oct 2010. Hodgson after Hodgson only spent 15m on transfers, Purslow successfully sold Liverpool to their current owners. Purslow played a blinder at Liverpool which led him to getting jobs at Chelsea and Villa Hodgson was given a three-year contract at Liverpool but got sacked after six months so not an obvious success? Benitez was sacked with four years left on his contract, then came Hodgson (and then Dalglish, who was given a three-year contract but sacked within a year). A mess. CP was also behind some odd player transfers like the signing of Joe Cole and he definitely had ideas about how the manager should act. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/dec/11/roy-hodgson-liverpool-nesv Purslow got the Chelsea job for his financial and commercial expertise, he was kept away from football issues so his time there was a success. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 2 hours ago, villa4europe said: Lange... Ground expansion would be commercial so purslow but that's so big it is probably something NSWE dabble with too Who hired Lange? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 2 hours ago, VillaParkAvenue said: Hodgson was given a three-year contract at Liverpool but got sacked after six months so not an obvious success? Benitez was sacked with four years left on his contract, then came Hodgson (and then Dalglish, who was given a three-year contract but sacked within a year). A mess. CP was also behind some odd player transfers like the signing of Joe Cole and he definitely had ideas about how the manager should act. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/dec/11/roy-hodgson-liverpool-nesv Purslow got the Chelsea job for his financial and commercial expertise, he was kept away from football issues so his time there was a success. Purslow's objective was to sell Liverpool. He delivered on his objective so therefore it was a success. Its irrelevant when Hodgson was sacked or what happened after he sold the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 3 hours ago, VillaParkAvenue said: Hodgson was given a three-year contract at Liverpool but got sacked after six months so not an obvious success? Benitez was sacked with four years left on his contract, then came Hodgson (and then Dalglish, who was given a three-year contract but sacked within a year). A mess. CP was also behind some odd player transfers like the signing of Joe Cole and he definitely had ideas about how the manager should act. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/dec/11/roy-hodgson-liverpool-nesv Purslow got the Chelsea job for his financial and commercial expertise, he was kept away from football issues so his time there was a success. We need to do exactly what Chelsea did. The reason why we are struggling is Purslow is too involved in football stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, Peter Griffin said: Purslow's objective was to sell Liverpool. He delivered on his objective so therefore it was a success. Its irrelevant when Hodgson was sacked or what happened after he sold the club. That was his main objective and he did sell it, job done. But the fact he made a number of dubious football related decisions along the way at Liverpool doesn't fill me with confidence, since he's making football decisions all the time at Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 45 minutes ago, VillaParkAvenue said: That was his main objective and he did sell it, job done. But the fact he made a number of dubious football related decisions along the way at Liverpool doesn't fill me with confidence, since he's making football decisions all the time at Villa. What football decisions did he make at Liverpool or at Villa. He is the CEO, he does not select the players to buy etc. He approves the budget and tasks the people that report to him to deliver on the footballing side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 54 minutes ago, Pissflaps said: We need to do exactly what Chelsea did. The reason why we are struggling is Purslow is too involved in football stuff. There is nothing to support that claim other than conjecture 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Peter Griffin said: There is nothing to support that claim other than conjecture Apart from the fact he chooses the manager and tells lange what the transfer policy should be. Edited September 8, 2022 by Made In Aston 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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