Supporters Trust Forum

[Young_Nudger]

Animal - as you will have seen and heard while watching the video of the event (I’m assuming you have before making comment) that each of the incomings and outgoings were highlighted.
Jon Flatman said - to cut costs we would have to cut back on what we see on the field.
And they are not prepared to do that.

I have been saying it for a while now - us fans should be greatly thankful for these owners.
The question is - where does the club go from here?
Neerav has a vision for the club.
The owners have a hand of cards - it’s knowing when to play the right cards.
Example - John Dennis with Henrie and Wilkinson.

I put Neerav on the spot when I asked about recruitment and if James Cryne was still at the club.
When I heard that he wasn’t then I asked if the club was missing him.
It was a very clumsy question to ask.
Of course Neerav is going to deny it because Sormaz, obviously James’s replacement was sat at the side of him.

The money shortfall is a concern.
But recruitment is also a major concern.
It will have been noted that supporters asked about the dip in recruitment.

I predicted that Khaled was probably sacked (because of the Collins appointment) and I’m predicting now that Sormaz won’t be here for long.

[SBRed48]

Animal - as you will have seen and heard while watching the video of the event (I’m assuming you have before making comment) that each of the incomings and outgoings were highlighted.
Jon Flatman said - to cut costs we would have to cut back on what we see on the field.
And they are not prepared to do that.

I have been saying it for a while now - us fans should be greatly thankful for these owners.
The question is - where does the club go from here?
Neerav has a vision for the club.
The owners have a hand of cards - it’s knowing when to play the right cards.
Example - John Dennis with Henrie and Wilkinson.

I put Neerav on the spot when I asked about recruitment and if James Cryne was still at the club.
When I heard that he wasn’t then I asked if the club was missing him.
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Today's Chronicle report on the meeting--

"Parekh praised part owner James Cryne who designed the data led recruitment system the club still uses.
Parekh said "Barnsley Football Club probably exists because of James Cryne's model and the ability to re-sell players. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say the club might have folded if it weren't for that. James is still a shareholder but he is no longer working full time at Barnsley. He works for a different company right now."

James now works for Zelus Analytics, a sports analytics software consultancy company selling sports data insights to professional teams. It would not surprise me if part of BFC's £17 mill expenditure went towards Zelus Analytics.