PatReilly wrote:

Finn Seemann wrote:

Water story that would be.

If I was a Tranmere fan I'd be fuming given they are currently in the final relegation spot - you'd think he'd want to concentrate on that...

  unsure if you are serious..... 


 

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Finn Seemann wrote:

...MacKinlay...Badger...managerial candidate...

Are you twisting my Mickey's man?

Ha ha! PM'd you.
 

Tek wrote:

Goodie Conway 2 wrote:

Arabdownsouth wrote:

 
Tommy Wright does not want to work with a sporting director. I think this has been made pretty clear and Ashgar is unlikely to want to bring in someone that would insist on him getting to fuck.

That may well be the case, but other than speculation, has there been any confirmation of this?
Also, in what other line of work would you insist on your immediate line manager leaving before you considered the role?
 

Well you wouldn't would you?

Instead what will happen is people who would have otherwise been good candidates just won't be interested.


 

I think you have touched on a rather important point. Would a manager report directly to Asghar? Do we even know the organisational structure or are we all making assumptions? Under normal circumstances a manger would report to the owner. In our case we have a Board of Directors of which the owner sits. So you could argue that the a manager reports to the Board. Asghar is not a director, so who does he report to? The Board? or Ogren?

I am going off topic (again), but, when the person charged with selling the club is then appointed as Sporting Director is that not a conflict of interests or at the very least unethical? If you purchased a property portfolio, would you get the estate agent who sold it to you to manage it? Or lets look at a better example, in private equity, someone like 3i will use a placing agent to go round institutions to raise a fund. None of these institutions would have the placing agent managing investments.

On that point does anyone know what Asghar/Revolution received for selling MM stake to Ogren? Was it a fixed fee or a percentage

The more I look at this, there is very little we do know. We are being asked to trust a process.

Finn Seemann wrote:

^This is the point I have been making for a while. It's definitely a good gig to get paid for bringing someone an opportunity and then get paid for running that opportunity...

 

 
Good gig or not, it was obviously Ogren’s choice to appoint him into that role so what do you think is suspect here?

Not sure what the fuss is about here tbh

Macbonzo wrote:

Lilley01 wrote:

Finn Seemann wrote:

^This is the point I have been making for a while. It's definitely a good gig to get paid for bringing someone an opportunity and then get paid for running that opportunity...

 

 
Good gig or not, it was obviously Ogren’s choice to appoint him into that role so what do you think is suspect here?

 
Not answering for him, but, name any other business where this would happen? i.e. You, the agent, sell a commercial entity to a third party, then, convince the third party that you are the best person to run the entity? I just can't think of a parallel.

Think we are wasting our time here...fingers crossed it all works out...

LarsErikKjell wrote:

Permission given to talk to Mellon according to the S*n

 
McBookie hinted at this earlier today. Hence why SkyBet now have him at 1-5 on.

My £10 at 20-1 means I hope this saga ends tomorrow. As far as it goes I think I prefer him over all of the other candidates regardless. Malky would have been my choice had it not been for all the nonsense surrounding him, Mellon has a track record of success and enough experience to hopefully get us into top six but safely avoid the relegation spot if not.

Good signs going by twitter anyway, Tranmere fans seem to be absolutely spewing hes potentially leaving

Asghar in the Times saying we won’t be speaking to Tommy Wright

Betting movement on Wm Hill -
Mellon 4/7 from 2/5
Mackay 9/4 from 6/1
McKinlay 4/1 from 7/2

Skybet currently -
Mellon 1/5
McKinlay 11/2
Mackay 7/1

If I had an account with SkyBet I might put £1 on Mackay.

Hopefully we can get Mackay in over the next 24-48 hours.

Arabdownsouth wrote:

smedDUm wrote:

Betting movement on Wm Hill -
Mellon 4/7 from 2/5
Mackay 9/4 from 6/1
McKinlay 4/1 from 7/2

Skybet currently -
Mellon 1/5
McKinlay 11/2
Mackay 7/1

If I had an account with SkyBet I might put £1 on Mackay.

 
I have a tenner on Mellon at 20-1 so have just stuck a tenner on Malky at 7-1 to cover my arse, can't honestly see Badger getting the gig and Tommy Wright is out of the running so I think it's a straight shoot out between the two of them, heavily slanted towards Mellon I think.

Think you're well covered there mate. Hope it's Mellon for your sake. You did well to get him @ 20/1, did you get a wee tip?
 

smedDUm wrote:

lifesanocean wrote:

I'm bored shitless with the whole thing.

Just give Mark Reynolds the fucking job and get on with signing some much-needed new players.

At the risk of me repeating my mantra you would be as well.
14 out of 16 managers can't be wrong.
 

However....I've just ended a virtual interview with Micky Mellon, I've been at it all day & I am convinced, get this boy in. Tony, I know you look in here, make it happen. I'll stake my life that he will be a great success for us & will end up with an EPL club. You heard it here first, I've a very strong feeling, please Tony, land him & I'll love you forever.