Paul Douglas to speak to press next week.

[NorthWestCorner]

Fair play to Paul for being open to answering the questions. I thought he was authentic and genuine. He recognised the concerns of the fans and didn't get overly defensive.

Take aways were
don't panic we all want this to work, its the same team that led RUFC to numerous promotions etc and the same level of commitment.
and, its the same infrastructure when we were being promoted.
League one is a experiencing a boom time for investment leaving RUFC behind.
Injuries is the primary reason for the current position and this is down to bad luck (mostly)

less convincing was the approach to, and lack of strategy about team investment it come across as Had hoc. I didn't feel he was pushed very hard on this issue.
There was l little to be encouraged about any immediate desire for team investment - the other part of this argument is the back room team are remaining calm and considered. ............time will tell
Additionally he acknowledged the back room medical team are short. I also note the regular job adverts for Physios on Linkedin.

it also struck me about the low level of seniority for a COO (not CEO). Paul was very supportive of TS (which is nice to see) but the questions on change of ownership and ground ownership left me questioning the level of authority Paul has.

overall - don't get sucked into the social media hype because it will leave you to believe in conspiracy theories but there wasn't enough in that interview to sleep easy

Excellent point about the seniority. COO = Office Manager at RUFC. A few years ago, I sat next to PD at Burton for a night match. It became very obvious, very quickly what level he operates at.

[Old_time_miller]

Excellent point about the seniority. COO = Office Manager at RUFC. A few years ago, I sat next to PD at Burton for a night match. It became very obvious, very quickly what level he operates at.

Don’t be shy, what level would that be?

[NorthWestCorner]

Don?t be shy, what level would that be?

Morning Paul - as I implied, Office Manger level.