Sextone has commented on Millen's dismissal. 'the biggest single reason was the fans turning against the manager'. This confirms he is an incredibly insecure man, an absolute joke and certainly not the man to 'head up' Bristol City. He is admitting that without 'negative' comments from fans then Millen would still be in charge. I fail to understand why he needs to give reasons at all, it was so apparent to anyone with half a brain. If the idiot wants to say anything it should be - ' We, as a board screwed up, and dithered for much to long. We wholeheartedly apologise to long suffering City fans'. I wouldn't pay Sextone in washers.
I have to agree with RP - I just cannot see what Sexstone brings to the table. Just comes across as an utter snooty twat. Footy chairman with no ownership = no power. We'd be better off with Baldrick in the hot seat. As for the appojtment of McInnes - that surely was SL's call.
I've said this many many times as well over the past couple of months........... For the life of me I simply cannot see what Colin Sexstone brings to the club, but it doesnt appear to be any one of the core skills such as common sense, diplomacy, professionalism, humility, or money, plus he knows **** all about football like most chairmen.
I'd also like to hand pick a quote from his interview to suit my agenda - "Fans pay their money and are entitled to have their say and it was clear they were unhappy at the direction things were going in. "As a board of directors, we had to take that into consideration. It certainly was not a spontaneous decision, but we felt we had to make the change." Bravo to Colin Sextone for listening to the fans, fairplay to him
Not having an agenda I'll follow suit and post the whole thingso people can make their own decisions... "There were a number of factors that led us to our decision. We had a large squad and a number of players who did not figure in Keith's plans and that was becoming difficult to manage. But the biggest single reason was the fans turning against the manager. Clearly, Keith had lost the support of a majority of the fans. When that happens, it makes it very difficult for any manager to continue in the job. Fans pay their money and are entitled to have their say and it was clear they were unhappy at the direction things were going in. As a board of directors, we had to take that into consideration. It certainly was not a spontaneous decision, but we felt we had to make the change. We're not a club that is prone to knee-jerk reactions, but we felt the time was right to make a change. The parting of the ways with Keith was a very difficult decision to make because he had been very loyal over a number of years, was an extremely popular figure within the football club and a very capable coach. Obviously, it is a results-driven business and we felt we had to do something after the very bad defeat at Blackpool. We were at the start of a two-week break for international matches and we felt that, if we were going to do it, we would have to do it at that point. We were quite a few games into the season and felt we needed a change of direction and a new voice. Derek is young and hungry and he has done everything we expected of him so far. It is still early days and this is going to be a long, hard season, but we are confident we have made the right appointment. He's been busy working out what his best format is and it has worked well so far. That often happens with a new manager, but there is more to it. There is more organisation and direction than before and the players are responding to that. It's a great start, but it is no more than that at the moment and, more than anyone else, Derek will be aware of that." In my opinion he's picked a very good manager to take us forward and it's a good time to be a city fan.
I am not Sexpots biggest fan but I did read that article and didn't see the negatives in it that have been pointed out. We don't need a reputation as "a firing club" so it was a bit of supportive board and a bit it came to a head and was inevitable! pretty much the truth really.
Agree Redprintt Surely it shows that the fans can see where it's going wrong, but the board are unable to. Which seems bloody stupid IMO. Funny thing is quite a few of us could see that Millen what out of his depth with the managers job from the start......Keep saying it, should have gone last season. Having said that, the board by the look of it, have made amends with DM, whom seems to be doing the business although it's early days, all be it, a bit late......So well done for that..
I find that a stupid thing to say, the fans knew what was going wrong,the board didn't, of course the board knew what was going wrong, but gave KM as long as they possibly could, the last straw came at Blackpool, and they knew then they had to act, which they did. Kieth Millen was a good servant to the club, ok, good servants don't necessarily make good managers, as the club found out, and acted accordingly.
Blackpool the last straw?????? Really?? How blind is that? What, he was doing well before was he???? No is the answer, in fact, it was there for all to see, Keith was not the manager that would make our club progress. Good servant or not, the job was way to big for him.....end of.
It's easy to assume that players/board never read or listen to forums of phone ins but that's simply not the case, I can remember Bradley Orr ringing up Twentyman a few years back because he was so incensed by some of the rubbish that people had came out with. Mainly to tell the fans to criticise the perfomances not the players as individuals after some people rang in saying how certain players weren't trying in their opinion etc. Earlier this season a lot of posts crossed that line to attacking Millen as a person which is why I agree wholeheartedly that he had to go. In addition to the terrible results of course! Of course the board can see where it's going wrong and where it's going right, the difference is that the fans don't have to pay for the old boss' contract termination, compensation for a new boss and the new players he wants, hardly surprising the board gave KM all the time they could. At the end of the day we've turned the corner and should be looking to the future, which looks promising under McInnes.
Remember remember sexstone is only a figurehead. J Lansdown is the eyes and the ears on the board,SL will ultimately have the final decision,and so he should after all it is his SLs money they are playing with. Sexstone is a puppet.
Well you tell me when Millen got the sack, i'm sure it was after the Blackpool game, so to me that was the last straw. Did i say he was doing well before, no, was he a good servant to the club, yes, was he a good manager for the club, as it turned out, no, thats why he's not here anymore. End of
It was the final straw because the board knew that the fans would not take the rubbish that was being dished out, any longer. The decline in gate receipts would have been the give away. What makes the likes of me and Redprintt angry, is that most of the fans were fully aware that Millen was unable to do the job in hand for the progression of the club but the board couldn't... In other words Blackpool should not have been the final straw, Losing to Swindon in the cup should have been. It showed just how far we had advanced under Millen. ROCK BOTTOM.
Actually, I think it was us, the fans who picked DM. Wiz's poll between Robins and DM was overwhelming and whilst only being a small sample, DM was the one that the talk at AG was all about...
Agree in principle, but the majority wanted Dave Jones or Billy Davies to begin with, thankfully the board didn't go down that route..
Well its nice to see you agree Blackpool was the final straw, should he have gone after the Swindon game, probably, but he did'nt, you have to remember one thing, who appointed KM, Steve Lansdown, and the board could'nt do anything till Mr Lansdown gave his approval, when he did, that was the end of KM.
Also have to point out that Millen himself could and should have done the decent thing and resigned long before the inevitable.......but he didn't. The board could also have acted more decisively and earlier over the whole affair, but they didn't. They could and should have got shot of Millen when GJ left, but they didn't. I have placed my total faith in DM to get the buzz going again, but in the rest of them to do or say the right things in a timely fashion ? No way and when this turns around it will be because of the manager, not the board.
time as always will tell...read the full report unfortuneately every article or peice can have highlights of what some think is positive others negative always try to understand or work out what someone is trying to say but defeated on this one! the thing to remember is the board the managers and pretty much all of the backroom staff have to work to "rules" and financial restraints. People like Sextone and SL are far far supior knowledge and leadership wise than a lot of the fans on here, because he says the board listened to the fans, and KEEF left, does not make him or any of the board less authorative. They are the generals, as they are supiorioly more adept at the job/s they do, we are just footsoldiers in the wider picture of things........ I you ought to go on the board! absolutely nailed the situation in this reply .....?????? was it really wiz's poll ...the team totally capitulated in this game the last 3 goals should never have been, but was the point most who were giving KEEF achance also gave up ...I DID. and still think that at the point of this result our team, bar amaybe 4/5 players were less than an average NPC team. . so glad some on here can see through the smoke to the fire Angelic, dont know how old you are,but would guess you may be quite young!? or what you do as a job but you will find that as a worker throughout life you will have jobs and tasks that you feel you will master, good bosses and owners of companies often have the same feelings..they need to give people a chance before bringing down the axe. I was once was a regional manager who had an employee who had the basic instincts for the job, but was called on by the company to get rid of him...I know it wasnt football, but I spoke to him made some suggestions and for 2 years he regularly earned ME, (BASIC PLUS COMMISSION BASED JOB) OVER £100 PW IN THE 1980''s of my 16 staff he was the top man then I had to sack him as he lost the " hunger"... KEEF started in the middle not the bottom, should try managing someone in lge 2 or the conference, maybe take on the Rovers job and get them out of the conference next season! !lol apologies for spelling or grammar mistakes no time to re read
