In case people don't know, there's a petition to sack Knapper on Change.org. It's been set up by Bridget, the woman who phoned in during the Canary Call meeting with Attanasio and who almost everyone agreed was mightily impressive as a spokesperson for those of us who want Knapper out. I know petitions are just ignored, and may even be a bad thing because they give the impression of open speech and debate when they are really just a fake veneer, but I've signed it anyway. Every little helps in my opinion. https://www.change.org/p/remove-ben...term=psf_promote_or_share&utm_medium=copylink
Luckily football clubs are not run by fans voting for decisions on or off the field . We are armchair experts
I agree. Fans can voice opinions, but hiring and firing staff at the club is a matter for officers, the Board and the owners.
The petition is not a referendum with the power to hire and fire. It's an alternative to social media -- which many prefer to avoid -- through which people who have no voice on e.g. the Supporters Trust, can let their opinion be known.
The man who invests his own money runs the club , if he gets us promoted then the investment pays off this season is going to be very expensive. I think Luton used to be fan owned possibly still & it makes sense that those that have put their money where their mouth is to have a say in the decision making . The baseball guy will be left with the bill & can hire & fire who he wants within reason .
The petition makes no reference to social media; the invitation to share is a feature of the platform hosting the petition, not the petition. I have no presence on social media; I did not learn about the petition from social media; I have no interest in "sharing" anything on social media; the petition enables me to "make my voice heard" on the issue without any involvement in social media.
Which is fine for you Robbie, but not for the person choosing the platform or others using social media to invite others to sign. Personally, I'm neutral on Knapper. He's had some successes and some failures in recruitment, as Webber did, but I think the players we have will come good through the rest of the season. Much will now depend on the new manager coming in and how the injury situation improves. As always, time will tell.
I didn't put it here 'inviting' people to sign. They can sign it if they wish, or not sign it if they wish. I just did it in case anyone doesn't know about the petition.
It won’t be a popular opinion, and as Attanasio said on his BBC Norfolk interview, the time to judge Knappers recruitment will be in year 2 or 3 of signing. Naturally when recruiting from abroad and lowering the age profile it takes time to see the value in players. In Webbers time many of us wouldn’t have seen the impact that both Vrancic or Stiepermann might have
By way of an aside, Newsquest having the Pink'Un journalists take over responsibility for the PU Forum has proved transformative. With Connor Southwell moderating, it has become almost the epitome of reasoned debate and respect for other posters . It's about the only good thing to have come out of the takeover of our local news outlets IMO.
Knapper as youth loan guy at Arsenal had a wealth of talent at his disposal. He had no say in first team business. We hired him to produce young talent at the academy to sell on for profit . That's why we have a squad of mainly young up & coming rough diamonds but no solid spine . It's Kenny surrounded by players that are hoping to play in the Premier league
Attanasio is also on record as saying that Knapper's fate had become inextricably linked with Manning's. I think if he says something, he means it, and action will follow, though not necessarily in the manner "demanded" by the petition.
