01-04-2021, 04:59 PM
I’ve just watched / listened to the latest interview with Nicholas Randall.
Split into 3 headings:
Football & Academy
Community & Fan Engagement
City Ground Redevelopment
NR again comes over as a ‘safe pair of hands’. He certainly doesn’t fall into the trap of over promising - cautious about the timescales for both Cat 1 status for the academy ( hopeful of this Summer but - more likely - a recommendation leading to full Cat 1 at a later date ) & ground redevelopment ( hopeful / confident of planning permission in the Summer ).
He is at pains to reaffirm the commitment of the owner & the long term aspirations of the football club.
This may fall short of what some might have been expecting - but I found the interview(s) to be reasoned, balanced & wholly sensible.
It seems to me that EM will deliver on the ground, academy etc - although timing may be a little longer than we would’ve hoped for.
We are still very dependent upon CH - supported by Gary Brazil & the recruitment team - to deliver the holy grail. In this little / nothing has changed.
Split into 3 headings:
Football & Academy
Community & Fan Engagement
City Ground Redevelopment
NR again comes over as a ‘safe pair of hands’. He certainly doesn’t fall into the trap of over promising - cautious about the timescales for both Cat 1 status for the academy ( hopeful of this Summer but - more likely - a recommendation leading to full Cat 1 at a later date ) & ground redevelopment ( hopeful / confident of planning permission in the Summer ).
He is at pains to reaffirm the commitment of the owner & the long term aspirations of the football club.
This may fall short of what some might have been expecting - but I found the interview(s) to be reasoned, balanced & wholly sensible.
It seems to me that EM will deliver on the ground, academy etc - although timing may be a little longer than we would’ve hoped for.
We are still very dependent upon CH - supported by Gary Brazil & the recruitment team - to deliver the holy grail. In this little / nothing has changed.