I don't see any inconsistency - in business, be it football or any other type, takeovers happen all the time. As an employee of the football club, McDermott took a huge risk in publicly backing one prospective buyer - once that buyer failed, he would have been first out of the door in any business. It's about cause and effect, not blame.
The point I made later was that somebody must have given Cellino the impression he was 'in control'. That person must have been a member of the board. Had that not happened, this debacle would have played out later in a more measured way. So, no change of mind. McDermott has been naive in backing the wrong horse (he backed them before it was known that their backers had walked away) and people being what they are, incoming owners wanting their own men at the wheel, that was enough. Got nothing to do with professionalism, it's just the way the world turns. I do have one more observation about McDermott - team selections during the bad run - where were Murphy and Mowett? Injured? I do think he lost the plot during that run, 6-0 to Sheffield? Perfectly understandable and I am a supporter, but jobs have been lost for less. Chris Wright On 4 Feb 2014, at 09:47, Richard Naef <[email protected]> wrote: > points well made and I generally agree with you Chris, but a bit different > from what you posted on Saturday, where you seemed to blame BMcD largely for > his demise and suggested he made public pronouncements that forced Cellino's > hand - what's made you change your mind? From where I'm, sitting he seems > to have conducted himself professionally at all times, and has done nothing > to deserve being sacked. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Chris Wright >> Sent: 03 February 2014 19:51 >> To: Leeds List >> Subject: [LU] LU: the ongoing fiasco >> >> >> Sorry about the duplicate post earlier - I'm very sceptical about all > parties in >> this fiasco. >> >> We're all up in arms about the Italians, but we know no facts, only spin > that is >> in the main being shaped by a future tory politician. >> >> Some questions need answering : Who gave the Italians the impression they >> were in charge on Friday? That had to be someone in the current >> management team? >> >> What exactly is the role of this solicitor that was thrown out of the > stadium >> this afternoon? He's not just the Cellino family solicitor, on the > contrary, he's >> a player in his own right - has been involved in all manner of football > related >> issues..what made him think he had the authority to sack McDermott? Is >> there any truth in the suggestion that the existing owners wanted rid of >> McDermott? >> >> Is Festa really being lined up as manager? even Cellino has said that he >> doesn't have the experience to manage a team - given that there were >> allegedly 4 Italian players lined up to sign, it is credible that they > would need a >> familiar face around the place. >> >> Is David Haigh even remotely competent? He brokered the deal with Ken >> Bates, or so he claims, should he not have known about the £4m payment >> due this month? >> >> Do we really want ot go down the road of having two consortia, neither of >> whom had enough money to match Cellino's offer, join together to buy the >> club? What happens once they do? Where is the war chest for transfers? >> How do they propose to sort out the cash flow issue? Where are the funds > to >> cover the cash flow until it is sorted out? How do they propose to pay > back >> the loans made to the club by Sports Capital - that looks like an absolute >> minefield...? >> >> My life experience tells me never to trust a politician. Especially a > Tory. My >> worst fear is we're being spun by a clown in the grip of a panic. One > credible >> scenario is that Cellino was told to go ahead and assume control, and > panic >> set in when it became clear that the crowd (source of income) and the >> sponsors (source of income) were having none of it. If I'm right, it > won't end >> well. God forbid we get a management team of ten or more people! >> >> On the plus side - Saturday was magnificent with several players coming of >> age. Ross McCormack has exhibited leadership qualities I didn't think he > had >> and Brian is back. Let's hope the players can keep the impetus going, > we're >> not all that far short of the play offs. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > John 'Grampa' Sykes > Rest In Peace old lad > 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
