Communication from the manager

[GlasgowBee]

I am asking this to clear up things in my own head and maybe the question is rattling around others too.

Our manager said walk the walk, swim the swim etc etc and said he would always inform the fans first...

I realise that he may not have access to the official site. But has he approached anyone to try and get a public statement out to the fans. Has he tried to contact the fans through

a) Local radio, either BBC or independant
b) Local press
c) The Griffinpark Grapevine
d) Beesotted
e) Any of the fanzines associated with the club

If he has contacted one of these and asked for a statement to be conveyed to the fans then our manager if off the hook, he has at least tried to be true to his word.

If however he has not tried and just walked away from us, after calling us into battle, if he has not tried to communicate with his "bankers" then he is no man of his word, and is not to be trusted.

Has anyone heard from him?! My point being if you really wanted to...you would

 

[kendo]

I am asking this to clear up things in my own head and maybe the question is rattling around others too.

Our manager said walk the walk, swim the swim etc etc and said he would always inform the fans first...

I realise that he may not have access to the official site. But has he approached anyone to try and get a public statement out to the fans. Has he tried to contact the fans through

a) Local radio, either BBC or independant
b) Local press
c) The Griffinpark Grapevine
d) Beesotted
e) Any of the fanzines associated with the club

If he has contacted one of these and asked for a statement to be conveyed to the fans then our manager if off the hook, he has at least tried to be true to his word.

If however he has not tried and just walked away from us, after calling us into battle, if he has not tried to communicate with his "bankers" then he is no man of his word, and is not to be trusted.

Has anyone heard from him?! My point being if you really wanted to...you would

we posted something similar at he same time

 

[Banana]

Didn't he get a statement out on Sky Sports News

 

[Brentford Bob]

I know of at least two Bees fans who are in regular contact with Martin via text messages, the odd phone call etc.

They've heard nothing from him.

 

[cjcjcj]

I know of at least two Bees fans who are in regular contact with Martin via text messages, the odd phone call etc.

They've heard nothing from him.

Let's not forget there may be good reasons - I don't know what but it could be Legal?

I was fuming the O/S site said nothing about this for a couple of days, but in reality to protect the club's interests it was probably the best thing to do for the sake of future compensation and to keep their moves out of the public eye.

The most important thing is to ensure we get decent compensation for MA leaving, and to secure a strong list of contenders for his replacement. I'm happy to be left in the dark for a while so long as this is what the club are doing: in the big picture, as a fan, I don't need to know for now, but this does place a lot of trust in the Board

 

[North London Bee]

He has gone. Get over it. He might well feel that legally he would be best advised to say nothing.

Is this any different to how he dealt with the fans at Barnet when he joined us?

 

[WarrenBee]

He has gone. Get over it. He might well feel that legally he would be best advised to say nothing.

Is this any different to how he dealt with the fans at Barnet when he joined us?

 

[Nick Hester]

I know of at least two Bees fans who are in regular contact with Martin via text messages, the odd phone call etc.

They've heard nothing from him.

Yes I have.
Martin text me at 5.10am on Friday morning whilst I was in Palma on holiday..

 

[Brickie Chap]

Yes I have.
Martin text me at 5.10am on Friday morning whilst I was in Palma on holiday..

...looking for a job?

 

[wanderer paul]

...looking for a job?

Bar work to get through the summer i assume....

 

[WILTSHIREBEE]

I am asking this to clear up things in my own head and maybe the question is rattling around others too.

Our manager said walk the walk, swim the swim etc etc and said he would always inform the fans first...

I realise that he may not have access to the official site. But has he approached anyone to try and get a public statement out to the fans. Has he tried to contact the fans through

a) Local radio, either BBC or independant
b) Local press
c) The Griffinpark Grapevine
d) Beesotted
e) Any of the fanzines associated with the club

If he has contacted one of these and asked for a statement to be conveyed to the fans then our manager if off the hook, he has at least tried to be true to his word.

If however he has not tried and just walked away from us, after calling us into battle, if he has not tried to communicate with his "bankers" then he is no man of his word, and is not to be trusted.

Has anyone heard from him?! My point being if you really wanted to...you would

Agree that due to our special relationship with him that we might expect to hear from him but he is on holiday at the moment.

 

[Nick Hester]

Agree that due to our special relationship with him that we might expect to hear from him but he is on holiday at the moment.

I don't think 'the fans' will be hearing from Martin Allen...Look out for the exclusive coming to you soon!!

 

[Brickie Chap]

Agree that due to our special relationship with him that we might expect to hear from him but he is on holiday at the moment.

Is that the same special relationship he enjoyed with Barnet supporters And the one he will soon start with AN Other FC lol

 

[westy]

If anyone will take him,not to many interested parties!lol

 

[busheybee]

If he goes nowhere else, presumably he's still paid by BFC for another year as, if we sack him, presumably we have to pay him off. Maybe it's different if he resigns and we accept, although he's then a free agent and we get no compensation should someone come in for him. All very confusing.

 

[blunstone]

tricky one --- with quite a number of managers on the market, will any small club want (or be able) to pay compensation even if it is only three months' salary.

usually it is the lawyers and accountants who profit from these situations at £300 an hour.

shame it has ended in a muddy way -- at least if MA had ben pached by a largish club a fee would be paid without too much of an argument.

upon reflection, i would be inclined to let him leave with immediate effect and forget any possible compensation. at least then we can start to plan for the new season and pay a new manager.

crawley town are in administration --- let's go for john hollins as our next manager. he has decent lower division experience and was a class midfield player at chelsea for many years. he'll get them playing the ball along the ground and through midfield which has been the main grumble against MA. he may not be a great pr man though.... but who can follow MA in that?

 

[Bush Tuckerman]

I don't think 'the fans' will be hearing from Martin Allen...Look out for the exclusive coming to you soon!!

what exclusive? you know where he's going?

he hasn't been sucked in by those fake sheiks in Dubai has he?

MA to Villa anyone?

 

[Luton Bee]

MA to Villa anyone?

I take it you mean Hanworth Villa? (if they are still going)

 

[hanworthbee]

if anyone is in T4 on Friday about midday maybe they can accost him for some news......

 

[BA-Bee]

if anyone is in T4 on Friday about midday maybe they can accost him for some news......

Will do

 

[doctor_bee(MBBS)]

tricky one --- with quite a number of managers on the market, will any small club want (or be able) to pay compensation even if it is only three months' salary.

usually it is the lawyers and accountants who profit from these situations at £300 an hour.

shame it has ended in a muddy way -- at least if MA had ben pached by a largish club a fee would be paid without too much of an argument.

upon reflection, i would be inclined to let him leave with immediate effect and forget any possible compensation. at least then we can start to plan for the new season and pay a new manager.

crawley town are in administration --- let's go for john hollins as our next manager. he has decent lower division experience and was a class midfield player at chelsea for many years. he'll get them playing the ball along the ground and through midfield which has been the main grumble against MA. he may not be a great pr man though.... but who can follow MA in that?

that's a new one. John Hollins. i don't mind him not being a great PR man so long as he can get our players playing the right way and is astute at helping to bring in up and coming talented players. an ex midfielder who knows how to play the right way would surely see us trying to play the right way.

 

[Claire]

we, obviously do not mean that much to him.

 

[Gazza Bee]

we, obviously do not mean that much to him.

Need better punctuation than that in your exam tomorrow Obviously it would be nice to have a media profile but frankly it doesn't matter about off the field hype, we should be making headlines for what we do on the pitch, not off it.

 

[cpbee]

Regarding the line: "Martin Allen - Liar and Coward. How proud your family must be now!" from Brickie Chap.

Has it not occurred to you that the fault for this mess just might lie with the Brentford board? After all, it wouldnt' be the first time. But more to the point, how can you possibly justify that sort of poison without knowing the facts?

 

[Brentford Bob]

Yes I have.
Martin text me at 5.10am on Friday morning whilst I was in Palma on holiday..

What makes you think I was talking about you, c0ckboy?

 

[Brickie Chap]

Regarding the line: "Martin Allen - Liar and Coward. How proud your family must be now!" from Brickie Chap.

Has it not occurred to you that the fault for this mess just might lie with the Brentford board? After all, it wouldnt' be the first time. But more to the point, how can you possibly justify that sort of poison without knowing the facts?

Ah, bless, you still believe in the tooth fairy and santa perhaps

 

[larrysigny]

I don't think 'the fans' will be hearing from Martin Allen...Look out for the exclusive coming to you soon!!

You mean - he'll tell us he was playing a Rio Ferdinand-type joke on us all and he's staying after all because he's so dedicated and loves each and every one of us?

Or is this just another......I know something you don't know, so ya-boo, sucks?

 

[Nick Hester]

You mean - he'll tell us he was playing a Rio Ferdinand-type joke on us all and he's staying after all because he's so dedicated and loves each and every one of us?

Or is this just another......I know something you don't know, so ya-boo, sucks?

Don't be such a P**** Larry, the question was 'Has anyone heard from Martin Allen, and i simply replied 'yes'..

I don't know anything about where or how MA is going, but I'll know and always will know more than you Larry...

 

[larrysigny]

Don't be such a P**** Larry, the question was 'Has anyone heard from Martin Allen, and i simply replied 'yes'..

I don't know anything about where or how MA is going, but I'll know and always will know more than you Larry...

And the inference was that you would give us an exclusive wasn't it?

And you probably do know a lot more about BFC than me - it's not my job (even voluntarily).

 

[Nick Hester]

And the inference was that you would give us an exclusive wasn't it?

And you probably do know a lot more about BFC than me - it's not my job (even voluntarily).

Yeah I'm sure we will be able to run 'an exclusive' if we want too..

 

[Luton Bee]

And you probably do know a lot more about BFC than me - it's not my job (even voluntarily).

At last! the "true facts" start to emerge, eh Larry?


My name is Larry I know nothing about Brentford FC and it's workings despite interviewing half of the current board and most of the previous one. However I still complain when others post about things of which I have no knowledge, and ask if they are "gods chosen" and do they have the "true facts"? rofl