Who Do You Want In Charge Of The Club Next Season?

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by ITK platypus, Apr 8, 2023.

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Owner?

  1. Pozzo

    3 vote(s)
    5.7%
  2. Elton John led US based consortium

    36 vote(s)
    67.9%
  3. The Fans

    4 vote(s)
    7.5%
  4. Almen Abdi led Swiss based consortium

    6 vote(s)
    11.3%
  5. Paul Devlin led Chinese based consortium

    1 vote(s)
    1.9%
  6. Micah Hyde

    3 vote(s)
    5.7%
  1. ITK platypus

    ITK platypus Squad Player

    I have sources indicating a few of the above hold genuine interest.
     
  2. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    Ideally SEJ etc but in a Teutonic way with fan ownership of 50% or thereabouts and seats on the board.

    Moog could occupy 27 places!
     
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  3. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    The RB Leipzig of England!
     
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  4. Clive_ofthe_Kremlin

    Clive_ofthe_Kremlin Squad Player

  5. GarbeliaHornet

    GarbeliaHornet Academy Graduate

    I would definitely prefer him to leave, but Pozzo staying wouldn't be a total disaster, as long as he completely stepped back from recruitment and hiring/firing managers. Even if next season isn't a promotion season, we need time to develop a style and actually recruit players and a manager for it
     
  6. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    Dream on.
     
  7. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    I don't get the joke, but liked because it seems to be about me.
     
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  8. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    I'd like to see Gino stay, but only if he's given a full and rigorous pre season.
     
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  9. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    Iirc certain individuals with stakes in Red Bull bought up shares in Leipzig ostensibly to adhere to the 50+1 fan owned rule they have there
     
  10. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    EJ and a USA lead board would certainly be ideal for our long term future. But Elton's involvement would be very little I would assume, having stated he wants to spend more time with his friends and family. No doubt he would love to be involved in some degree if that option came around, and of course as fans' we would more than welcome it. I would love to be a fly on the wall in any meeting with Gino and Elton, seeing our beleoved life president give our deluded owner a right bo***cking over his handling of the club since it all went backwards.
     
  11. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    But you just know some fans will be calling for heads to roll if we weren't pushing for promotion.

    Certainly the Pozzos are very impatient but there wasn't much love for Bilic and probably isn't for Wilder either.
     
  12. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Hopefully not a Rob Edwards pre season.
     
  13. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Is Basini still looking for a club with backing from Sullivan? I'd have him back. Could be anustart.
     
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  14. uptonhorn

    uptonhorn Academy Graduate

    Gifton Noel -Williams. End of.
     
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  15. EB Hornet

    EB Hornet Reservist

    Keen to know if the 2 people who voted Pozzo over EJ are being serious. Not to criticise them, but surely Elton would do things the way we all want the club to be run?
     
  16. Diamond

    Diamond First Team

    This lot would do a much better job:

    [​IMG]
     
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  17. J.B

    J.B First Team

    As long as the scorpion doesn't sting me it wouldn't be a total disaster if I carried it across the river.
     
  18. IRB

    IRB THe artist formally know as ImRonBurgundy?

    Uncle Ron led consortium
     
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  19. Lloyd

    Lloyd Squad Player

    The Glazers, the Oystens or the Venkys ideally. Or what about getting Simpson back?
     
  20. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member


    "Did I Hear Watford FC Are Asking?"


    [​IMG]
     
  21. Happy bunny

    Happy bunny Cheered up a bit

    I'm not keen on US owners but if Elton could ensure that we get the right ones and they're in it for sport rather than their own profit, that's the best of the options listed.
     
  22. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    At least the Venkys have money, from what I understand the Blackburn fans have kind of softened on them as at this stage they inexplicably continue to keep the club afloat despite having debts bigger than ours even
     
  23. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    I think Garbelia has a point, Papa Pozzo took a step back from Udinese and they are thriving, although the task for us is harder with the excrutiating levels of debt
     
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  24. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    I'm now at the point when I think it might be worth just putting the club out of it's misery and flogging the stadium off for affordable housing.
     
  25. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    So.... we're not continuing plans to move to a new staduim then? Or is that when we sink into the abyss of the National League South and have to put jumpers down for goal posts and sell 50p plastic cups of drinks for half time refreshments? Game will only be on each matchday if the kids let Watford use the field in Cassiobury Park. ;)
     
  26. If it's up to Gino we'll end up getting Gifton E Williams.
     
  27. Relegation Certs

    Relegation Certs Squad Player

    Our fans can't control their bowel movements, how the hell do you expect them to control a football club?
     
  28. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Gino needs to get more hands on. It’s no good appointing these crap go-betweeners and having to replace them every 3 months. If a jobs worth doing,…..
     
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  29. uptonhorn

    uptonhorn Academy Graduate

    Elton John's Noel Gifton-Williams made army.
    Repeat.
     
  30. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    Easy for you to say!
     
  31. Smudger

    Smudger Messi's Mad Coach Staff Member

    Someone with money to invest in the squad. Who does not have an ego that demands they interfere in the footballing side of things. And with them someone who has experience of football business.
     
  32. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    That’s almost what I think is going to happen next season. SD to only run the commercial and day-to-day running of the club with Manga running the entire football side of things.

    Will Gino let them just get in with it? That’s the biggest concern for me, but the fact he employed a proper technical director leads me to think there is a plan to change. But time will tell if that’s how it really pans out.
     
  33. Happy bunny

    Happy bunny Cheered up a bit

    The Venkys employed an idiot who knew nothing about football to make their footballing decisions. Once they got rid of him they didn't get back what they'd lost but did arrest their decline.

    How lucky we are not to have an idiot making Watford's footballing decisions.
     
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  34. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    After they got relegated to League One ?
     
  35. AndrewH63

    AndrewH63 Reservist

    EJ would need to put together a consortium of wealthy investors. He alone is worth about £400 million, nowhere near enough to finance a buyout and significant upgrade on the clubs performance over the last four seasons.

    I think we can only hope that some mystery billionaire fancies buying the club.
     
  36. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Buy not the sort that have brought Newcastle for example as that naturally didn't go down too well.
     

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