Beefymcfc wrote:johnpb78 wrote:Beefymcfc wrote:johnpb78 wrote:gillie wrote:Harry twitchy fuckin Redknapp is the one that fucked them over signing players to contracts that they did not have a hope in hell of being able to sustain.
The board had to sanction the deals. Harry didnt have the chequebook, and arguably had he stayed there would have been successful
If you are a manager of any business, you only work to the budgets you are given. If you manage to that and the business struggles as a result, that is NOT the managers fault, it is the people who sanctioned your activity.
It's fair to say that the board have a massive say on what goes on money wise, but if you put your trust in a manager with his long term plam and that manager then decides to flee for greater riches, taking the crown jewels, I'd say that
that said manager has a lot to answer for.
He does, but he is not reponsible for the financial security of the club. There are people going to be banned from being directors with companies house and possibly facing prosceution here because of their lack of controls in this case
It may have been a bit rash of them to jump into Twitchy's boat, but he got them a cup, got them into Europe and most probably promised them the realistic chance of CL (which he would've probably achieved with the funding). The custodians of the club took achance like many others would do, it's just a shame someone shafted 'em up the arse without the decency of wiping them afterwards.
Yes, the Pompey board were niaive, but Twitchy has a hell of a lot to answer for!
PS. I don't really care about either of them, but I do feel sympathy for the fans. We are the same regardless of the badge we wear.
As much as i dont like the bent cunt, and im sure he is involved with the murky details, I cannot agree that he was involved in the downfall. He was everything that was good about the club,I agree with you that he made it happen there, cup final, Europe, and they were doing well, I would also have backed them for top 4 had they continued progressing as they did - they were a very good team.
Thus is it an escalation of the Leeds problem, is seems another case where money was lent on the basis of future success. If so, more fool them, and hopefully the directors will be banned sine die.
As much as Harry is a dodgy fucker, I cant accept that them folding in is down to him - corporate directors have a responsibility and in this case it wasnt exercised.