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Post by paulayres on Feb 8, 2011 7:55:08 GMT
The club running at a profit is down to Chris Wilder and his understanding of wage levels at both lower league and non league levels. The fact that he got rid of the "high" earners and gave us a team to support resulted in higher gates. Promotion was down to the manager and his support staff not the CEO.
Lets not pour praise on KT without mentioning our manager Mr Chris wilder.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2011 8:18:58 GMT
A manager would and should spend to the maximum they are allowed. Under Merry's reign we saw managers spending crazy amounts because they were allowed to. Wilder has had a strict limit imposed on him by Thomas and has, in the main, made it work for him. It is a partnership and both have received deserved praise. Wilder has, at least in the main, proven that he gets value in the market but you can be sure that it is Thomas that conducts all the negotiations with the player and agent.
As Charliesghost said earlier, Thomas has demonstrated that he is a very effective CEO in a business where every customer believes they could do better. A tough job, but one I think he, with the support of all at the club, is doing well.
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Post by scoob on Feb 8, 2011 10:05:19 GMT
The club running at a profit is down to Chris Wilder and his understanding of wage levels at both lower league and non league levels. The fact that he got rid of the "high" earners and gave us a team to support resulted in higher gates. Promotion was down to the manager and his support staff not the CEO. Lets not pour praise on KT without mentioning our manager Mr Chris wilder. Wilder has done a great job with the team and success on the field is primarily down to him. However, KT sets the agenda in terms of the way that the club is run and most people recognise that the club has improved significantly in many aeas since he was appointed. The team is the most important driver of revenue but the overall feel of the club has also improved and much of that is down to KT's actions. I am sure that KT and CW have had some meetings where KT has had to say no in terms of providing cash for players. That is an important part of his role and part of the reason for financial success. No one is perfect and I feel that there are other areas that could be addressed but he has tackled the major issues first. It appears that he is now seeking fans views on other areas. One of the most critical areas where he has made a big difference is all areas of communication including the media and the fans. The real test of KT's ability will come if the team performance falls away for a long period of time and that affect crowds/revenue. This is an area that we do not know if there is a back up plan. Hopefully this will not be tested for some time.
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Post by ox4eva on Feb 8, 2011 11:09:38 GMT
KT is doing a good job of running our wee club and long may it continue!
I do not think he hogs the media, infact our club does not even get much local media coverage let alone any national anyway...
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Post by paulayres on Feb 8, 2011 12:22:38 GMT
KT is doing a good job of running our wee club and long may it continue! I do not think he hogs the media, infact our club does not even get much local media coverage let alone any national anyway...You are having a laff. Radio Oxford, jack FM and the Oxford Mail & Times give great coverage for a local team.
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Post by Lone Gunman on Feb 8, 2011 13:27:15 GMT
KT is doing a good job of running our wee club and long may it continue! I do not think he hogs the media, infact our club does not even get much local media coverage let alone any national anyway...You are having a laff. Radio Oxford, jack FM and the Oxford Mail & Times give great coverage for a local team. Its not like they've got anyone else to cover though is it. Perhaps explaining, as well as market positioning, why KT is so often in the media. I mean jun Mirrey has to fill his columns with something.
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Post by ox4eva on Feb 8, 2011 16:57:29 GMT
KT is doing a good job of running our wee club and long may it continue! I do not think he hogs the media, infact our club does not even get much local media coverage let alone any national anyway...You are having a laff. Radio Oxford, jack FM and the Oxford Mail & Times give great coverage for a local team. Really, and BBC Oxford news shows STFC,WWFC,MKFC before us on a regular basis
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Post by johnox37en on Feb 8, 2011 20:52:26 GMT
Thats been an issue for me for ages. After all, it is BBC Oxford and I would like to know why they dont give us more TV time and less, or no time, to those mentioned above. No complaints about the radio coverage as it is excellent but the TV coverage should be better. IMO
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Post by Mark on Feb 8, 2011 21:14:02 GMT
The club running at a profit is down to Chris Wilder and his understanding of wage levels at both lower league and non league levels. The fact that he got rid of the "high" earners and gave us a team to support resulted in higher gates. Promotion was down to the manager and his support staff not the CEO. Lets not pour praise on KT without mentioning our manager Mr Chris wilder. On the player budget side a lot is down to the approach of KT and Jim Smith appointing Wilder in the first place, with the remit of the lower squad budget, and (I assume finding good quality conference players, and good younger players). That budget was perhaps higher than many other clubs in the conference, but Wilder did eventually get us of that league. As for the rest of the profit and loss, combinations of results on the pitch, feel good etc
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Post by Best Mate on Feb 8, 2011 22:57:36 GMT
I think the title of the thread is a little insulting to KT in all honesty. Charlie had it spot on - except I would give him 8.5/10 for his reign
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Post by mcf86 on Feb 14, 2011 19:39:53 GMT
Well, referring to him as "Sir Kelvin Thomas" and suggesting the stadium be named after him are, to my mind, going well over the top for what is a decent SME chief exec. And I do not concur with you that "I don't see how he can be criticised". I can see how he CAN be - most everyone CAN be - but do not think he SHOULD be because, taken in the round, he's done a good job. An 8/10 sort of job. Which is decent in any context, but at a football club is well above the norm. To most sane and rational people there's a hell of a difference between 'Going over the top' and 'Worshipping' someone, so make your mind up which phrase you find apt. Regards the 'Naming of the Stadium' *after Kelvin Thomas, i wouldn't have expected someone with in your profession to only read the 'Headlines' and not the whole story, or maybe i should have. FYI I posted the *thread in question, and to most who read the first line it would have been pretty obvious that i was not advocating that -but there's always one (Or two) obviously who choose to write their own script. As for 'Sir Kelvin Thomas' i took that with a large pinch of salt, i cannot say wether the contributor was being serious, but i suspect not. Many refer to Chris Wilder as 'The Messiah' - Do you honestly think they are being serious? As for whether KT CAN be criticised, you make a very poor point- the topic was specifically aimed at accusations of the Chairman's supposed 'Ego' and whether he should be criticised for THAT, not a generalisation. Again, i would think you know the difference, but perhaps i'm over-estimating you. rsvp Charlie ~
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Post by moomooland on Feb 14, 2011 22:22:36 GMT
Kelvin Thomas has done a great job in turning this club around. Previously money was being thrown around wastefully and if we had carried on, we would have gone into administration and would stlll be struggling in the Conference or worse.
We have a good support but that doesn't guarantee success. Look at Bradford. It needs good people running the club and thank God we have that at long last. No one has a divine right to success. This is the arrogant attitude that got us into trouble in the first place.
KT isn't a God but some people don't realise how bad things could have been without him.
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