He firstly needs to take part in an extended free-to-all ArabZONE interview where he kills his past stone dead by answering questions in relation to Newcastle Jets, a relegation and at least two seasons in the Championship on his watch as Vice, ThomMar/United FC Group Limited, the sneaky 33% share purchase that nobody was supposed to notice and his acquisition of Gussie Park.

​If he wants to endear himself, he could also talk a bit about his favourite players, games and moments being an Arab, doing so would make him relatable - a fan on the slopes like the rest of us.

​He also needs to promise transparency and regular, at least quarterly, updates on the goings on at the club a la Ann Budge. I cannot believe the club didn't say anything about the 33% share purchase until this last week (slotted in amongst the Gussie Park statement).

Last edited by BennyBoy (02/3/2018 8:09 pm)

Talk to the supporters
He says he should be judged on his actions as chairman, fair enough
Tell us what your vision is Mr Martin

Last edited by Beharder (02/3/2018 10:03 pm)

Tangerine'n'Black wrote:

His departure.

MM is ST’s mate, his business partner, his patsy in the current scams which are currently destroying the club, a complicit part of a board that have shown a sustained and prolonged period of incompetence , mismanagement and the accumulation of debt.

He is there to continue ST’s bidding in his absence, perhaps move on the next stage of their joint plans involving our remaining assets and (Stephen and Mike’s) United FC Group plans to take advantage as they depart the scene.

His departure too would be best.

 
Feels like all that is possibly true and the general agreed feeling from those who post online and others who have an inside opinion. I'm feeling nothing from ST news as a result.

I can only hope MM can prove us wrong.

We all mainly expect it's a fit up and ST has planned this with him, a shite distraction and fake fix.
Maybe MM is taking over with a similar mind set to the majority though. Did he want rid of ST?
Who could take over without being onside with ST?

He is blamed for being in ST's ear on all the bad stuff.

How much is he to blame?

Not expecting anything like most so he has a good starting point in that respect but is fucked afore he begins in most fans's opinions.

Like swopping Hitler tae Himmler

Prove the support wrong MM.

Is this not just the latest wheeze to con fans into buying season tickets. Steven has now gone so give the new guy a chance etc. All my goodwill has evaporated so giving the "new guy" a chance is not for me. He has to show that he deserves his chance. 

BennyBoy wrote:

He firstly needs to take part in an extended free-to-all ArabZONE interview where he kills his past stone dead by answering questions in relation to Newcastle Jets, a relegation and at least two seasons in the Championship on his watch as Vice, ThomMar/United FC Group Limited, the sneaky 33% share purchase that nobody was supposed to notice and his acquisition of Gussie Park.

​If he wants to endear himself, he could also talk a bit about his favourite players, games and moments being an Arab, doing so would make him relatable - a fan on the slopes like the rest of us.

​He also needs to promise transparency and regular, at least quarterly, updates on the goings on at the club a la Ann Budge. I cannot believe the club didn't say anything about the 33% share purchase until this last week (slotted in amongst the Gussie Park statement).

​Brilliant post.
 

The back of him.

7 years he has been a board member. He has been a helping hand to thompson and needs to go also.

Ex Houston Arab wrote:

I think if he is serious about winning the fans over he ends all business links with our previous regime. This means winding up thommar
He states he will stop with the pipe dreams of foreign link ups in football backwaters (but amazing holiday destinations)
He answers the questions sent today him by the fan groups the day prior to ST jumping ship
He removes the name of ET from that stand - in all seriousness the man was a 6 year blip in our history and his name shouldn’t be emblazoned on where our core support sit
What is his plan going forward?
What identity are we forging as a club - playing and off the park
What will he do to re- establish our youth set up from the disastrous nick it’s in
What assurances do we have over Tannadice
What are his views on all this merger chat

And that’s just for starters
If he can’t answer these honestly and to the satisfaction of the support / fans group then he is most likely, not the man for the job

 
What will he do to attract new investment into the club, not security or loans, but hard cash put into the club, to be used by the club?

Last edited by lifesanocean (03/3/2018 8:25 am)

Keyes Capital who I believe own Dundee, and the land for the "Samba Arena" are based in Austin Texas, where funnily enough, from what I can find don't have a major league soccer team, do we know anyone who might be interested in starting a new team?

Could it be possible, they have a "cunning plan"

probably nothing but

Tek wrote:

Not to have a go 'Tangerine+Black' and 'annanarab' but we have heard these type of posts x1000

Folk from DUFC read this Message Board.

Mike Martin (for the time being anyway) is our Chairman.

Tell him what you want from him.

 
You may well be right Tek but as I said my goodwill has gone. As far as I’m concerned the ball is in the new chairman’s court and he is the one who will have to win folk like me over with actions not words and if folk from Tannadice read this forum they’ll have a good idea of what required.

I'd want to see honesty and openness from any chairman.  

Long term plans must be outlined and related to the supporters.

I'd like a chairman who concentrates on the club: anything else has a derogatory effect on United, so no shit about running foreign football teams.

The football staff requires a complete change, for Mike Martin to state that it is 'clear that Dundee United benefits from an excellent staff' is absolute bullshit on the football side. For an initial statement from his elevated position, that was a very poor start. I want to see Mr Martin make changes to the football management of the club.

Rather than appoint 'cheap', appoint the best we can find and afford. Mike Martin has been part of the board who messed up with the last (insert a number) managerial appointments, he has to redeem himself now.

As things stand, this 'change' presently doesn't alter my negative view of the board in any way.

Last edited by PatReilly (03/3/2018 3:54 pm)

My fear with ST's departure and MM's apointment is that its just a ploy to get season ticket holding fans past and present onside to renew again, with the momentium picking up with fans puting their money into the federation (as i personally have) and wide talks of not renewing forcing Thompson out early.  Then, with ST gone (ish), fans u turn and decide to renew and then that money is then filtered out to fund the Thommar venture in the US. Judging MM on his own merit, giving him a chance is absolutly not sitting well with me, as im positive his statment on Monday will just be more smoke and mirrors bullshit. This is just my opinion and fear.

Beardy23 wrote:

Martin is ST's business partner and has been the brains behind the fucking shambles the club has become over the last few years.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss...

Spot on!