New CEO

Hardly a decent replacement for Alex Hunt is she!

We need new players not a CEO for another non league campaign.

Bizarre timing and somebody at GTFC is either not reading the current mood of the fans or more likely doesn't give a intercourse.

Quoted from 1mickylyons

Bizarre timing and somebody at GTFC is either not reading the current mood of the fans or more likely doesn't give a intercourse.

We need a CEO and it was probably thought it would distract from the current mood, which is underestimating how bad things are right now.

I'm sure she's happy to be on board and hopefully doesn't result in a load of payoffs and legal cases like the last new CEO caused.

Edit. Sounds like a decent appointment

Quoted from pen penfras

We need a CEO and it was probably thought it would distract from the current mood, which is underestimating how bad things are right now.

I'm sure she's happy to be on board and hopefully doesn't result in a load of payoffs and legal cases like the last new CEO caused.

I accept that we need a CEO quite how we've managed to entice her from MUFC I don't know? What I meant was Hunt goes out on loan more misery and negative news regarding the team and then this story half hour later hmmmmmm

These are strange times in terms of on and off field priorities.

If we're prepared to pay enough to bring in someone from Man U it's not inconceivable that we could fire Artell and bring in someone until the end of the season to keep us away from the drop. Is it?

How well does she know Serina Wiegman? Or Emma Hayes?

That's a big commitment as with that sort of pedigree she will command a big salary. It doesn't bear thinking about if we go down as she doesn't start here till the summer.

Good luck to her and hope she’s successful & happy in the role.

Hope the club now allow the back office staff to get on and leave the public-facing stuff to the players and management. These people don’t need the same level of scrutiny as the playing staff & don’t need thrusting in front of cameras & microphones at every opportunity.

“Town’s new CEO will oversee all aspects of the club, including the men’s, women’s and Academy teams and commercial activities”.

Fair enough, but I hope the owners have stated to her that the split of workload needs to be heavily weighted towards the men’s team, which will be new to her.

If she’s as good as Debbie then great, but if she’s been brought in to give more balance to all aspects of the club and a clear move away from the men’s team being the priority, she’ll get a shock by the fans’ reaction.

I have my fingers crossed that she’ll take us forward, and especially that we’ll still be in the EFL next season (which is far from certain).

Quoted from pen penfras

We need a CEO and it was probably thought it would distract from the current mood, which is underestimating how bad things are right now.

I'm sure she's happy to be on board and hopefully doesn't result in a load of payoffs and legal cases like the last new CEO caused.

Edit. Sounds like a decent appointment

What legal cases ? Pay offs ? Expand on this

Quoted from ska face

Good luck to her and hope she’s successful & happy in the role.

Hope the club now allow the back office staff to get on and leave the public-facing stuff to the players and management. These people don’t need the same level of scrutiny as the playing staff & don’t need thrusting in front of cameras & microphones at every opportunity.

Well said mate the only two I knew where Lisa and Wraithy cos they'd been there years . Just quietly let them get on in the background  What really matters is sorting out the men's first team so it can compete .

Who is responsible for recruitment?

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Having read what the club have said about her and what she has done she looks like she would be better employed replacing Artell.

I wish her well but she looks seriously overqualified.

Quoted from BobbyCummingsTackle

If we're prepared to pay enough to bring in someone from Man U it's not inconceivable that we could fire Artell and bring in someone until the end of the season to keep us away from the drop. Is it?

How well does she know Serina Wiegman? Or Emma Hayes?

It’s not MUFC though, it’s their women’s team. Listening to The Price of Football this morning was good timing, as Kieran McGuire was saying they have turnover of £7m, 80% of which is from marketing, not gate receipts. Hopefully she’s got some good ideas.

McGuire was actually full of praise for MUFC women for how, as a small company, they’re not legally obliged to declare everything, but they still do it, saying their accounts are completely transparent.

The pod also concentrated on Crawley today, who apparently have lost £80,000 pounds every week in the past year. Madness, but it’s what we’re up against.

Links to man utd and Brighton hopefully brings in good loans.

Might not be here long looking at the CV!

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

That's a big commitment as with that sort of pedigree she will command a big salary. It doesn't bear thinking about if we go down as she doesn't start here till the summer.

I agree the appointment sounds good with where she's come from. But I doubt she was highly paid, the women's game has no money in it, even at the big clubs

Quoted from dapperz fun pub

What legal cases ? Pay offs ? Expand on this

There were 2 legal cases that I know of against the club due to how she treated them and how their employment ended. 3 people got forced out and paid off, 2 of them then got asked to help out afterwards but refused because of how they were treated. The 3rd took a payoff and left, but didn't want the hassle of a legal case even though everybody in the office thought it was constructive dismissal. Several others left, but I don't know the circumstances other than they didn't like the working environment.

Anybody who praises what DC did knows absolutely nothing about what she actually did. She cost the club an absolute fortune and all these people were hard working individuals that were not replaced with better.

"helped deliver major new facilities at the club’s training ground"

Sounds useful. Maybe a kick up the bottom might also help in getting our 'new' training ground up and running.

Her track record is second to none. Lets hope she still has friends in high places when it comes to loan deals or players who are not playing.

Quoted from WayneBurnettsJockstrap

"helped deliver major new facilities at the club’s training ground"

Sounds useful. Maybe a kick up the bottom might also help in getting our 'new' training ground up and running.

Her track record is second to none. Lets hope she still has friends in high places when it comes to loan deals or players who are not playing.

Just what are those then ?

I wonder if she's got links to the area?

Quoted from pen penfras

There were 2 legal cases that I know of against the club due to how she treated them and how their employment ended. 3 people got forced out and paid off, 2 of them then got asked to help out afterwards but refused because of how they were treated. The 3rd took a payoff and left, but didn't want the hassle of a legal case even though everybody in the office thought it was constructive dismissal. Several others left, but I don't know the circumstances other than they didn't like the working environment.

Anybody who praises what DC did knows absolutely nothing about what she actually did. She cost the club an absolute fortune and all these people were hard working individuals that were not replaced with better.

Cheers

Quoted from 1mickylyons

I accept that we need a CEO quite how we've managed to entice her from MUFC I don't know? What I meant was Hunt goes out on loan more misery and negative news regarding the team and then this story half hour later hmmmmmm

These are strange times in terms of on and off field priorities.

Do we need a CEO? Chief Executive Officer is the top person in an organisation which reports to the board and is the face of the company. The board lays down broad brush requirements, the CEO puts that into practice. Yes?
Did DC sack PH? Did DC employ DA? Did DC have fans forums? As I remember all that was done by JS.     What actually did DC do?

Who do you think manages all the other staff during the week?

Quoted from pen penfras

There were 2 legal cases that I know of against the club due to how she treated them and how their employment ended. 3 people got forced out and paid off, 2 of them then got asked to help out afterwards but refused because of how they were treated. The 3rd took a payoff and left, but didn't want the hassle of a legal case even though everybody in the office thought it was constructive dismissal. Several others left, but I don't know the circumstances other than they didn't like the working environment.

Anybody who praises what DC did knows absolutely nothing about what she actually did. She cost the club an absolute fortune and all these people were hard working individuals that were not replaced with better.

Good luck with that. That’s potentially libellous. Sure John will help you out if they come for you.

Good luck to her, she comes with a good pedigree and has football knowledge.

Quoted from ska face

Who do you think manages all the other staff during the week?

Who did it before we had a CEO?

Quoted from dapperz fun pub

What legal cases ? Pay offs ? Expand on this

1....just 1!! ...and that didn't even make it to court!!...you know some posters do have an agenda against our owners and will just say any old shite to bad mouth them.
Its known certain members of the old guard were paid off, but they were all voluntary.

As for Polly, her CV looks impressive but if you read the review from Manchester fans she wasn't highly thought of, so I'm not sure its the "coup" some may think it appears to be

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

1....just 1!! ...and that didn't even make it to court!!...you know some posters do have an agenda against our owners and will just say any old shite to bad mouth them.
Its known certain members of the old guard were paid off, but they were all voluntary.

As for Polly, her CV looks impressive but if you read the review from Manchester fans she wasn't highly thought of, so I'm not sure its the "coup" some may think it appears to be

Don't they all hate her because all Man Utd Women's best players keep leaving? That's hardly the CEO's fault is it? If the club won't stump up the cash and they get poached by Arsenal / Chelsea then that's on the ownership, not the CEO.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Don't they all hate her because all Man Utd Women's best players keep leaving? That's hardly the CEO's fault is it? If the club won't stump up the cash and they get poached by Arsenal / Chelsea then that's on the ownership, not the CEO.

I think ot sounds more like her involvement in the appointment of Skinner.
What I'm hoping for is that she has solid contacts on the commercial side, let's be right, we need some investment to take some weight off Stockwood and Petits wallets tbh.

Quoted from GrimPol

Who did it before we had a CEO?

Ian Fleming, the Chief Exec since 1996.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Don't they all hate her because all Man Utd Women's best players keep leaving? That's hardly the CEO's fault is it? If the club won't stump up the cash and they get poached by Arsenal / Chelsea then that's on the ownership, not the CEO.

Should be perfect experience for when she gets here as by then Rose will probably be on his way and all of our decent players will have left.

She’ll have her eyes opened at her first home game v FGR if we go a goal down in the first 5 minutes

Quoted from louth_in_the_south

She’ll have her eyes opened at her first home game v FGR if we go a goal down in the first 5 minutes

She doesn’t start till next season 🤔

Quoted from Lincoln Mariner 56

Should be perfect experience for when she gets here as by then Rose will probably be on his way and all of our decent players will have left.

Man Utd fans seem pleased she’s leaving and are blaming her for the likes of Russo leaving.

Quoted from ska face

Ian Fleming, the Chief Exec since 1996.

Get him back.

Quoted from pen penfras

We need a CEO and it was probably thought it would distract from the current mood, which is underestimating how bad things are right now.

I'm sure she's happy to be on board and hopefully doesn't result in a load of payoffs and legal cases like the last new CEO caused.

Edit. Sounds like a decent appointment

looking forward to seeing your evidence to support that statement............

Quoted from GrimPol

Get him back.

Was he the one that ballsed up the transfer of Giles Coke and we had to get a special exemption from the FA for it to be able to go ahead?

Quoted from 141325

Links to man utd and Brighton hopefully brings in good loans.

Might not be here long looking at the CV!

Yes we could use some women in midfield

Quoted from forza ivano

looking forward to seeing your evidence to support that statement............

Everyone who left under the new owners had to signed disclosure form before leaving, stating they were was not allowed to speak about anything them leaving the club. FACT.

Quoted from The Yard Dog

Everyone who left under the new owners had to signed disclosure form before leaving, stating they were was not allowed to speak about anything them leaving the club. FACT.

You don't have to sign a form like that before leaving. If people chose to, then that was down to them.

excrement-stirrers back excrement-stirring, I see.

Quoted from The Yard Dog

Everyone who left under the new owners had to signed disclosure form before leaving, stating they were was not allowed to speak about anything them leaving the club. FACT.

That is very common in termination agreements.

Was never going to be a white male was it!

Is Pen Penfras actually Ian Fleming? I've always assumed so, but never known for sure.

Good luck to her.

She will be using GTFC as a stepping stone into the men's game where the salaries are mode much lucrative. Let's hope she makes some positive changes

Looks like a good appointment, good luck to her.

Despite the opinions of some people Debbie did a good job and if she used compromise agreements to get rid of some of “the furniture” then so be it, this happens every day.

On so many levels the club was a shambles and a few employees took supporters for granted & had zero pride in their paid work.

Worry About My Club
I want League Football
And this should be stated as our absolute priority

Quoted from male private Nale

Was never going to be a white male was it!

…unlike your Pǒrnhub search history

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Looks like a good appointment, good luck to her.

Despite the opinions of some people Debbie did a good job and if she used compromise agreements to get rid of some of “the furniture” then so be it, this happens every day.

On so many levels the club was a shambles and a few employees took supporters for granted & had zero pride in their paid work.

It would be interesting if you were to name those employees or are you just assuming?

Quoted from arryarryarry

It would be interesting if you were to name those employees or are you just assuming?

I don't know their names but experienced their apathy on numerous occasions.

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

…unlike your Pǒrnhub search history

Lolled at this

Copied from a man utd women's supporters comments,  on the appointment




"She was put in charge of our contracts and allowed our two biggest players contracts to run out, and go for free ,when we'd had big offers a few months earlier .All our contracts were mis -handled while she's been here ,and they had to draft in people from the mens set up, to bail her out ,she was about to be sacked by sir jim ratcliffe anyway ,so shes jumped before he had the chance.  She was totally out of her depth"

Don't shoot the messenger .Just someone's opinion based on their belief .

Quoted from Norseman

Copied from a man utd women's supporters comments,  on the appointment




"She was put in charge of our contracts and allowed our two biggest players contracts to run out, and go for free ,when we'd had big offers a few months earlier .All our contracts were mis -handled while she's been here ,and they had to draft in people from the mens set up, to bail her out ,she was about to be sacked by sir jim ratcliffe anyway ,so shes jumped before he had the chance.  She was totally out of her depth"

Don't shoot the messenger .Just someone's opinion based on their belief .

By all accounts, Jim Ratcliffe sacks everybody (Ten Hag, beware…), but the appointment does worry me. Seems very much like the FGR female coach experiment to me. This will undoubtedly get red crosses galore, especially after DC’s era, but the whole women’s team thing sounds like a modern day box ticking exercise to me.

However, she deserves a chance.

And before I get the ‘sexist’ tag attached, maybe you’re right. I don’t really care. I just care about the men’s team - formerly known as Grimsby Town Football Club. It’s all any of us care about, no matter what society tells you that you should think.

Quoted from Norseman

Copied from a man utd women's supporters comments,  on the appointment




"She was put in charge of our contracts and allowed our two biggest players contracts to run out, and go for free ,when we'd had big offers a few months earlier .All our contracts were mis -handled while she's been here ,and they had to draft in people from the mens set up, to bail her out ,she was about to be sacked by sir jim ratcliffe anyway ,so shes jumped before he had the chance.  She was totally out of her depth"

Don't shoot the messenger .Just someone's opinion based on their belief .

Did Sir Jim say he was going to sack her ?

I thought he spoke about having a new super stadium.

BUT

Can't see where he said he was going to sack anybody.

Unusual for Man United fans to have such strong views for a role like this is it not?

Quoted Text

Ineos plan women’s team shake-up

The behind-the-scenes overhaul at United is not limited to Erik Ten Hag’s team. Confidential understands Ineos are also planning changes on the women’s side ahead of next season.

Polly Bancroft was appointed head of women’s football in October 2022, but Mail Sport understand she's set to leave the club.

There has been talk of disorganisation behind the scenes and Ineos want to ensure a smoother process when it comes to transfers and contract negotiations.

Bancroft was originally handling these areas before Sam Barnett, who has now left the club, was drafted in from the men’s side to help during the summer. United’s transfer negotiator Matt Hargreaves and women’s player recruitment lead Harvey Bussell also became involved.

Sounds messy.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sp.....n-Harry-Maguire.html

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

…unlike your Pǒrnhub search history

ATM

Good job she’s a women and we are not allowed to say anything

I'm pleased to see that the knives are out for the new CEO before she's even started the job.

I, for one, am shocked that we have employed somebody who wears dresses. Down with that sort of thing etc etc.

Quoted from Maringer

I, for one, am shocked that we have employed somebody who wears dresses. Down with that sort of thing etc etc.

Thank God it wasnt pants. Down with that sort of thing

Quoted from Maringer

I'm pleased to see that the knives are out for the new CEO before she's even started the job.

I, for one, am shocked that we have employed somebody who wears dresses. Down with that sort of thing etc etc.

How do you know she wears dresses?
Where your evidence?

Quoted from Maringer

I'm pleased to see that the knives are out for the new CEO before she's even started the job.

I, for one, am shocked that we have employed somebody who wears dresses. Down with that sort of thing etc etc.

Down with her dress? steady on, guests might think they are on porn hub thats just been mentioned.

Quoted from HerveJosse

How do you know she wears dresses?
Where your evidence?

The same place where you found your daft comment about 'not being allowed to say anything because she's a woman', I suppose.

Quoted from HerveJosse

Good job she’s a women and we are not allowed to say anything

Are you actually saying stuff like this?

Quoted from HerveJosse

Good job she’s a women and we are not allowed to say anything

What are you not allowed to say?

Quoted from Manchester Mariner

What are you not allowed to say?

Ok here goes it looks a shite appointment to me

United fans buzzing she’s gone. But she’s a woman and it helps B corp so

Pity she has not bought Marcus Rashford with her!

I’ll keep an open mind.
Think the new ownership at ManU wanted rid.
Don’t mean she is not a good future CEO.

Quoted from HerveJosse

Ok here goes it looks a shite appointment to me

There you go. You were allowed to say that after all.

Quoted from Maringer

I'm pleased to see that the knives are out for the new CEO before she's even started the job.

I, for one, am shocked that we have employed somebody who wears dresses. Down with that sort of thing etc etc.

I would be if it was Danny La Rue or Boy George. Not football related but i understand she makes good " mince Pies"

Quoted from Norseman

Copied from a man utd women's supporters comments,  on the appointment




"She was put in charge of our contracts and allowed our two biggest players contracts to run out, and go for free ,when we'd had big offers a few months earlier .All our contracts were mis -handled while she's been here ,and they had to draft in people from the mens set up, to bail her out ,she was about to be sacked by sir jim ratcliffe anyway ,so shes jumped before he had the chance.  She was totally out of her depth"

Don't shoot the messenger .Just someone's opinion based on their belief .

New owners want to sack existing employees …. Now where have we seen that before?

Quoted from Mariner_501

United fans buzzing she’s gone. But she’s a woman and it helps B corp so

With your in depth, expert knowledge of the BCorp application process I would be grateful if you could explain how this appointment assists our application.

And what exactly is it about Polly being a woman merits your apparent ire?
Finally,with your in depth expert knowledge of footballing CEO's I would be grateful to know who would've been on your short list n who you would've appointed instead

Quoted from Lincoln Mariner 56

Hardly a decent replacement for Alex Hunt is she!

We need new players not a CEO for another non league campaign.

No… no she isn’t! I’d even go as far to say that I’ll safely assume she’s never played played a centre midfield role in men’s professional football in her life!

Thanks heavens she is coming in as CEO and not to play the deep lying playmaker role! Close one that, thanks for spotting!

I wish Polly Bancroft well in her new role and hope she fullfills it to the best of her ability whilst taking the club forward.

It says that since coming in 2022 to man u women she has helped grow attendances and commercial income - well if a boiled potato was appointed then it would have achieved the same as all women's teams have seen an upsurge in interest and sponsorship etc. It's only relevant if she has achieved more than would have been expected anyway, given that man u women are 2nd in the world for income that may well be the case.

No doubt if she's a success she won't be here long as we are an entry for her into being a CEO on the more lucrative mens side of the game, but nothing wrong with that and it will mean she has been a success with us. The fact man u brought people from the men's side of the organisation to discuss contracts on her watch though is quite a bit of an alarm bell.

I do hope that this isn't going to herald GTFC womens games at BP though, the pitch won't take double use and it's incredibly expensive to replace as we recently found out. That would be a massive and expensive error we can't afford in my opinion.

Quoted from Mighty_Mariner

No… no she isn’t! I’d even go as far to say that I’ll safely assume she’s never played played a centre midfield role in men’s professional football in her life!

Thanks heavens she is coming in as CEO and not to play the deep lying playmaker role! Close one that, thanks for spotting!

Steady on, bit sexist, she actually might improve our team if she played.

Quoted from davmariner

Sounds messy.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sp.....n-Harry-Maguire.html

Unlike MUFC men's...

Quoted from toontown

It says that since coming in 2022 to man u women she has helped grow attendances and commercial income - well if a boiled potato was appointed then it would have achieved the same as all women's teams have seen an upsurge in interest and sponsorship etc. It's only relevant if she has achieved more than would have been expected anyway, given that man u women are 2nd in the world for income that may well be the case.

No doubt if she's a success she won't be here long as we are an entry for her into being a CEO on the more lucrative mens side of the game, but nothing wrong with that and it will mean she has been a success with us. The fact man u brought people from the men's side of the organisation to discuss contracts on her watch though is quite a bit of an alarm bell.

I do hope that this isn't going to herald GTFC womens games at BP though, the pitch won't take double use and it's incredibly expensive to replace as we recently found out. That would be a massive and expensive error we can't afford in my opinion.

You couldn’t justify having the women’s games at BP, they’re not professionals. It’d be like letting a random 22 posters on here have a kick around. You wouldn’t let two teams from Division 9 of the Grimsby Sunday League play there, and that’s about the level.

The women’s team are very lucky to have the chance to represent the club, as there are thousands of us that’d love to but can’t (because we’re not good enough!).

She starts in June as per the DN35 pod.

A good friend of mine has worked directly with the new CEO in a previous role.

They said she’s fantastic at her job and the fact that Man U Women lost some players is no reflection on her. They just wouldn’t pay the wages to keep the likes of Russo.

Quoted from davmariner

She starts in June as per the DN35 pod.

A good friend of mine has worked directly with the new CEO in a previous role.

They said she’s fantastic at her job and the fact that Man U Women lost some players is no reflection on her. They just wouldn’t pay the wages to keep the likes of Russo.

Sorry ,cant believe that. According to the misogynists on here , being a woman she is therefore incompetent

She has had varied experience at top clubs.  I also doubt that Man United would appoint someone to a key position who was not good at their job.   (Apart from most of the men’s first team).

Does a midsize league two team warrant a CEO really.
For me it’s another 100 grand a year we can spend on players.

Quoted from Yoda

Does a midsize league two team warrant a CEO really.
For me it’s another 100 grand a year we can spend on players.

Believe it or not, the position of Chief Executive at Grimsby Town is not something new, Ian Fleming held the role for a number of years prior to the owners coming in.

Quoted from Yoda

Does a midsize league two team warrant a CEO really.
For me it’s another 100 grand a year we can spend on players.

I guess you could argue that for every aspect of the club that isn’t the playing budget, but realistically if you want to progress you need the infrastructure  the driving force to achieve that.

What you’re saying feels very ‘strength and conditioning coach doesn’t get you three points on a Saturday’.

We can certainly tell that the Football season is over and there’s nothing left to moan about!!

It seems as though we still have many archaic attitudes and behaviours at the club (fanbase) but the simple fact is that we need to rethink the way we do business if we are survive and become sustainable moving forward then we have to evolve.

Let’s give Polly the environment to be successful, rather than prejudice before she’s even started!!

Good luck Polly, I hope you smash it!

UTM

Quoted from Yoda

Does a midsize league two team warrant a CEO really.
For me it’s another 100 grand a year we can spend on players.

Morning Yoda

Look I don’t disagree with all your posts and you clearly want the team to succeed as we all do. However, you obviously voice a number of strong opinions on how the club is run, how the budget is allocated and the relative competency of our Manager and why a CEO is required.

Having read your comments immediately after listening to the DN35 podcast I would seriously recommend you contact Jason or Andrew and ask to have a twenty minute chat with them or at least exchange thoughts constructively via one of the social media platforms.

Hopefully, it would help alleviate some of your concerns and as a consequence more positive posts may emanate from you. Nothing wrong with being critical just helps if some of the criticisms are constructive.

A good friend of mine (also a woman, for all you fans of misogyny out there), worked alongside her for four years at UEFA in Switzerland and says she's brilliant. I trust her judgement.

Quoted from Yoda

Does a midsize league two team warrant a CEO really.
For me it’s another 100 grand a year we can spend on players.

Speaking personally from Lincoln's perspective, who have clearly been successful and continue to be relatively successful, I think the CEO has been absolutely pivotal in all of this. Absolutely necessary in my eyes.

Quoted from Yoda

Does a midsize league two team warrant a CEO really.
For me it’s another 100 grand a year we can spend on players.

If there isn't a CEO in the business, then how do you think the owners business is going to be operated on a day to day basis? A business needs a senior operational executive leading on the floor. Think of it it as a managing director role if you like. There are many different facets to the business, including a middle management team etc. And it is the CEO that pulls all of that together and leads the business in all areas, at the behest of the business owners who are not full involved managerially on a day to day basis.

I wish her all the best in the role i do.
In money terms GTFC is a tiny business with a turnover of 4-5 million does it warrant a full time CEO.
Just an opinion.

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

Speaking personally from Lincoln's perspective, who have clearly been successful and continue to be relatively successful, I think the CEO has been absolutely pivotal in all of this. Absolutely necessary in my eyes.

Not just Lincoln, look at Ipswich. Mark Ashton has been a massive reason they are so successful on the pitch.. answering the question yes a good CEO can get you 3 points on a Saturday.

Quoted from tanga_the_indestructible

A good friend of mine (also a woman, for all you fans of misogyny out there), worked alongside her for four years at UEFA in Switzerland and says she's brilliant. I trust her judgement.

I'm sure she is brilliant but i'm currently chuckling away to myself at the idea of packing a job in where you go to work every day in an office overlooking the idyllic Lake Geneva and Swiss Alps, and a few years later are spending your working days in the Findus stand overlooking the picturesque Humber Estuary.