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[SteveAWOL]

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Why is he shouting DOGSO when danso has at least two other defenders around him?

 

[Surfless]

I think you're both right.

Levy's job should have been to leverage his considerable skills and focus on what he was good at. Great leaders then introduce other senior members to cover their own portfolio gaps. Levy clearly had gaps on the football ops side but was too stubborn to get out of the way and let more skilled people manage those aspects. That is, if he could even identify his own gaps. I would have never had him anywhere near hiring managers. I would never have had him in a negotiation room. He hasn't got the sales and marketing DNA and he hasn't got the charisma to build the types of relationships that close deals. His running of an organisation definitely doesn't build the right culture either and that permeates around the place. His comms were always terrible.

However, the buck stops at the CEO. It was all on Levy's watch and he was accountable. Ultimately, the reason he was removed in the end was because his running of the club (especially post stadium opening) was shockingly bad. The conflict in what you say is because of his blindspots. Yes, he would need to act as CEO but his lack of competence in football ops was always introducing his blindspots.

The net, net is that we needed someone different and now we get to find out. Way too early to judge the new regime in my opinion. Perhaps they will have to intervene less and less as they make the right hires beneath them. Levy never did and became transfixed with Caplehorn, Cullen and Collecott.

I find it hard when Donna Cullen is dragged into these discussions. I spoke with levy once in 25 years, but I have spoken to Donna probably 10 times a season until this year. She was always supportive of my desire to improve the narrative from the club in terms of its public position on things - Levy always sought to simply rise out issues in silence where Donna Cullen was a huge part of why we improved our social media and also the connections with the fan clubs such as ours.

What is damning is that Donna wrote to me and Vinai back last year when she stepped down, to highlight the work GG had done with the club over the years. I've followed up 4 times with Vinai, and never heard a word back. That speaks volumes to me.