Rob Oates

Exactly. I think a lot of people don’t grasp his role in the club and how significant he is. Day to day his role exceeds any influence Caddick has now for example.

Succession planning has been going on for quite a while behind the scenes at HQ and Rob is very highly regarded.
He will undoubtedly run the financial/corporate/marketing side of the club once Gary hands over the reigns

Without a doubt.

Who do you think Rob Oates reports into?

is the club still for sale as was intimated on here recently ?

He is a shareholder and Director. As with majority company’s there will be an heirarchy, but he is not some gofer boy. He runs certain parts of the organisation, and in particular some of the roles you mentioned.

I am a shareholder and director of the business I work in but I still report to the CEO as will Rob Oates. I have a lot of time for Rob he is a very good man but he will not be making the big decisions in the club and he will be reporting in to Gary.

Rob will run the commercial side of the business but he will still be answerable to Gary

Answerable, yes. But he will be making the decisions,and GH doesn’t have a day to day role in it, as was initially implied.

That is all I said ultimately who is reasonably for the overall direction of the club - who has suddenly opened up the purse string it certainly isn't Sinfield and it certainly isn't Rob Oates.

You really will argue about anything won't you

No they won't...

Loving this off season. Even this board is looking more like the glory days.

Absolutely - about time we had some merry go round - when do they get back into training.

I was thinking the same - I remember the good old days where the most exciting thing to happen in a closed season was the signing of Corey Aston. This year's been a box of frogs.