Belated response to the "sad state of affairs" thread

I'm a defender of Roeder - you're not alone pants. He was his own worst enemy, and should never be allowed to open his mouth in public, but most of the decisions he made regarding player acquisitions have been good, and the standard of football we played improved markedly. No doubt he made mistakes, but he made a positive difference here. Those who've blamed him alone for our plight are gradually learning that they were wrong. There is no single culprit, but if we're blaming anyone, we should blame the players, but above all, the Chairman and the Chief Exec.

I would argue that a strong and capable Chairman would realise that Roeder was undermining his relationship with the fans, and tackle that before it became terminal. But, more widely, the appointment and dismissal of a manager are the biggest strategic decisions that the Chairman and CE make, and demand due diligence. They are the only decisions that they can take that can make or break the Club on the footballing side, and there is no success without succeeding on the footballing side. They have patently failed at least twice, with each failure weakening the Club severely. This is NOT prudent management in any sense.

If Roeder was the right man for the job, despite his prickly public persona, they should have supported him: if not, they shouldn't have appointed him in the forst place. Either way, it's down to them. I'm not "anti-Delia" (someone else whose positives definitely outweight the negatives IMO), or anti-anyone in particular, but everyone should take their share of the responsibility.

Posted By: Higher Wrather on February 22nd 2009 at 19:26:25

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Belated response to the "sad state of affairs" thread (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Feb 22, 19:26:25
- Surely the board recognised that the biggest problem (NCFC) - Butterworth, Feb 22, 20:00:56
  - I believe it was Foulger who was the main board member against Roeder after hearing the (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Feb 22, 20:51:41
    - Interesting to read that .......... (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 22, 21:27:06
      - I seem to remember being told there was a lot of use of the "c" word, over and over again (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Feb 22, 21:35:38
        
        In fairness they probably desreved it after that display (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 22, 21:41:53
        
        If you've ever been to one of the forums, you'll see you are correct (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Feb 22, 21:44:22
    - Interesting use of the term "human being" (NCFC) - Butterworth, Feb 22, 20:54:13
- How can a Chairman possibly predict how well a managerial appointment goes? (NCFC) - Charles21, Feb 22, 19:54:02
  - Wheres Mr Eko? (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Feb 22, 20:00:21
    - here! (n/m) (NCFC) - Mr Eko, Feb 22, 20:01:05
      - Brillers! (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Feb 22, 20:03:10
        
        excited for lost tonight? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mr Eko, Feb 22, 20:13:12
        
        it's a good'un (NCFC) - Dave in France, Feb 22, 20:40:14
        
        not my bag. dont like american tv. (NCFC) - shoddy, Feb 22, 20:20:37
        
        oh whoops, got you confused with someone else (NCFC) - Mr Eko, Feb 22, 20:23:36
        
        dont get me wrong (NCFC) - shoddy, Feb 22, 20:30:57
- you are not defending Roeder's attitude though... (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 22, 19:49:46

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