Wilkie dose NOTHIN for this club an I no this for a FACT cos my mate bilds sheds an e was bildin a shed in wilkies garden and the shed was made of PLATTYNUM and its windoes was made of DIMONDS an it was all bein payed for by the MONEY e taks out of the club an my mate told me that the bord was all thier an sittin thier watchin an they was drinkin SHAMPAIN an eatin SWONS an laghin about the club an wilkie was sayin e dont care as long as e gets is cut an howard clegg sayed e dint mind wot divison we was in as long as e gets is money an wilkie sayed ed like us to be in the seckond divison cos we cud go to batley an get pie an chips at that bar under the stand an steve sims was thier an e sayed e was doin is best to get us in the seckond divison an they all LAGHED and sims sayed e dont mind as long as e gets is free holyday in oz evry year an ow it was grate that us fans kepped payin for im to go thier evry year an ow it was ded funny that daren lockyear wonted to cum over an play for us for the experiance an e wud do it for free if wed get im a bedsit but wilkie wunt pay for one cos e wonted to get a showffer to drive im round in is roller so lockyear dint cum an im sick of telling yous all this cos I no its a FACT an knowone else noes wots appenin like I do cos the bord is tekkin the PIS and yous just dont wont to see it cos yous is all up wilkies bum or somthin FACT END OF

If you click the link I can help feeling how old Wilkinson looks! His style and ideas are dated! Maybe it's best if he steps down as chairman and employ someone fresher and better ideas and has no emotional ties to the staff! It would be even better if he sold up but really unless SCR is in your heart I personally think it's a very unattractive role. www.reds.co.uk/rugby-news/salfor ... -cup-venue

If you click the link I can help feeling how old Wilkinson looks! His style and ideas are dated! Maybe it's best if he steps down as chairman and employ someone fresher and better ideas and has no emotional ties to the staff! It would be even better if he sold up but really unless SCR is in your heart I personally think it's a very unattractive role. www.reds.co.uk/rugby-news/salfor ... -cup-venue

Quote programmethrower="programmethrower"If you click the link I can help feeling how old Wilkinson looks! His style and ideas are dated! Maybe it's best if he steps down as chairman and employ someone fresher and better ideas and has no emotional ties to the staff! It would be even better if he sold up but really unless SCR is in your heart I personally think it's a very unattractive role. www.reds.co.uk/rugby-news/salfor ... -cup-venue'" Swinton once had a young, dynamic looking chairman with fresh ideas, long hair and a diamond stud in his ear. His fresh ideas led to them selling Station Road and ending up playing here there and everywhere. Wilkie has never looked his age, so I wouldn't worry too much about that. The problem you have is this "someone fresher". Who is it? He's said numerous times in the past that he would sell up to an appropriate buyer, but no-one has come forward.

Quote programmethrower="programmethrower"If you click the link I can help feeling how old Wilkinson looks! His style and ideas are dated! Maybe it's best if he steps down as chairman and employ someone fresher and better ideas and has no emotional ties to the staff! It would be even better if he sold up but really unless SCR is in your heart I personally think it's a very unattractive role. www.reds.co.uk/rugby-news/salfor ... -cup-venue'" Swinton once had a young, dynamic looking chairman with fresh ideas, long hair and a diamond stud in his ear. His fresh ideas led to them selling Station Road and ending up playing here there and everywhere. Wilkie has never looked his age, so I wouldn't worry too much about that. The problem you have is this "someone fresher". Who is it? He's said numerous times in the past that he would sell up to an appropriate buyer, but no-one has come forward.

"if he steps down as chairman and employ someone fresher and better ideas"

so he gives up his role and then appoints (as chairman but not chairman !!!) a chairman ????????????

Quote programmethrower="programmethrower"If you click the link I can help feeling how old Wilkinson looks! His style and ideas are dated! Maybe it's best if he steps down as chairman and employ someone fresher and better ideas and has no emotional ties to the staff! It would be even better if he sold up but really unless SCR is in your heart I personally think it's a very unattractive role. www.reds.co.uk/rugby-news/salfor ... -cup-venue'" I KNEW IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!! We get to host the Word Cup And everyone else get's to host the World Cup..... B**TARDS....

Quote programmethrower="programmethrower"If you click the link I can help feeling how old Wilkinson looks! His style and ideas are dated! Maybe it's best if he steps down as chairman and employ someone fresher and better ideas and has no emotional ties to the staff! It would be even better if he sold up but really unless SCR is in your heart I personally think it's a very unattractive role. www.reds.co.uk/rugby-news/salfor ... -cup-venue'" I KNEW IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!! We get to host the Word Cup And everyone else get's to host the World Cup..... B**TARDS....

In the old "O" levels English Language, this item would have failed, but in the modern day GCSE English Lanaguage A* for creativity, just overlook the spelling, punctuation and Grammar.

People clearly seem to have missed my point! What I meant was for Wilkinson to step down and effectively become a sleeping partner! Let's be honest the only good thing people throw in people’s faces about Wilkinson is that "the club wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him!!!" Bla Bla Bla.... Well if people take their blinkers of they would realised people are actually getting fed up of Wilkinson’s leadership and has a horrid history people he employees! So if he was to step down (whilst retaining the club and so be it putting money in when required like he has done for X amount of years) By bringing in an outside influence who has no ties with the club as chairman, they would spot how ridiculous the club has been ran for all these years (which took Parish all of a week to find out?) If this new chairman was brought in he could get rid of the dead wood in the departments most need i.e. marketing, media. The club may actually start to progress rather than taking backwards steps because whether you like it or not the club has been in steady decline for a number of years and you can't keep blaming to the coaches ala Shaun McRea. The buck must stop from the top and for me YES Wilkinson has proved his worth with years of dedication and funding but it you look at his management, for me to put it polite it's been mediocre.

But Programmethrower, can't you see the complete flaw in your own argument?

Who would do the appointing of a new chairman? The only ones who could, would be JW & the existing board - the very ones that you say have been mediocre all these years - how would they get it right this time - especially, if as you suggest, the new chairman's first job will be to clean the Augean Stables!!

Over the past few years on various interviews that I've heard & read, JW has made it perfectly clear that if a suitable buyer came forward he would consider a transfer of ownership - IMHO that's the only way forward, but it's never looked likely from anything I've seen

We wouldnt be here if not for JW and were not progressing with JW here...we cant win (according to some)
Who in there right mind would want to take over a bussiness venture that's over 4 million pound in debt and losing money? No one except a dedicated fan of Salford the City and rugby league...ala JW. Your wasting your time protesting otherwise. Ok perhap's they arent the sharpest board and were not gonna move forward as a brand until someone "sharp" step's up but until that person does we cant moan. We have to be content with not going into administration and being proud of playing in SL.. END OF

Good posting programmethrower

People really are missing the point regarding JWs management. Lyrad Red, Early Bath, you keep re-iterating Salford would'nt exist without JW. Well that proves bad management to be in that position of nearly going out of existance. Also 14 coaches in 29 years, that proves bad judgement.Take you rose tinted specs of guys and wake up.

BigPev
this would get an A* in Literature in that it wonderfully sums up some posters messages in the target language.

"Take you rose tinred specs of guys"

I expect every Salford fan for the last 30+ years to wear these as, otherwise, they'd have given up and followed such as Wigan or Leeds.
However it does explain how you, and PT, fail to realise the hard facts of business.
Please name a person who has voluntarily put him/herself forward who will save us: do not volunteer "someone" because he's too busy (its always someone who should ...), or a person who has a connection but no interest (Done), or the tooth fairy.