Pierpoint's thoughts on running a football club during COVID-19

[MMFB]

https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2021/03/18/running-a-football-club-amidst-covid-19-back-to-business-basics

Edited 19 March 2021 by MMFB
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[Miella27]

Brian Little was great, but he didn't turn Brian Carey into a superstar 

[CosbehFox]

How are you Baz? 

[Alan Frost]

11 hours ago, MMFB said:

https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2021/03/18/running-a-football-club-amidst-covid-19-back-to-business-basics

Thank you for the reference. I shall read Pierpoint's book which has excellent reviews. To anyone who's spelling is suspect one would think the subjct could have had some morbid fascination. (I believe the executioner spelt his name "Pierrepoint".)  I note  you are a new signing ; i've been a supporter since early 1963 but only a forum member since 2018 when I found out it existed. I know little of even the relationship between football forums and their associated clubs and so far have not taken the trouble to find out (it isn't that straightforward) . My experience to date would suggest that an article by a man  who was at the centre of running LCFC for about ten years might be of little interest to forum members although this seems pretty well run to me for a fan forum.

[The whole world smiles]

Why is there so many threads about pierpoint? he was around 25 years ago and was a fairly insignificant figure in the clubs history. 

 

Also my memory is a little hazy but didnt we hate his guts?

[The whole world smiles]

Why is there so many threads about pierpoint? he was around 25 years ago and was a fairly insignificant figure in the clubs history. 

 

Also my memory is a little hazy but didnt we hate his guts?

[OntarioFox]

21 minutes ago, The whole world smiles said:

Why is there so many threads about pierpoint? he was around 25 years ago and was a fairly insignificant figure in the clubs history. 

 

Also my memory is a little hazy but didnt we hate his guts?

There's a pandemic going on and our fixture list has dried up. There's nothing else to talk about except swapping the Kop and the Family Stand 

[Mike the Metal Ed]

1 hour ago, The whole world smiles said:

Why is there so many threads about pierpoint? he was around 25 years ago and was a fairly insignificant figure in the clubs history. 

 

Also my memory is a little hazy but didnt we hate his guts?

He's got a book out so he's doing interviews everywhere. Fairly standard book tour.

[Alan Frost]

On 19/03/2021 at 23:40, The whole world smiles said:

Why is there so many threads about pierpoint? he was around 25 years ago and was a fairly insignificant figure in the clubs history. 

 

Also my memory is a little hazy but didnt we hate his guts?

Well .you're obviously not a student of history and a hazy memory won't help you become one. I'm more a student of mathematics where a hazy memory does  n't help but its more of a handicap in history. I'd never heard of this Pierpoint , only the hanging one ,Pierrepoint ,until this thread ,I was in Scotland by 1991 but he certainly was n't a fairly insignificant figure. From the liitle I now know he might just be as important as JV in becoming what we are now. Certainly I doubt many hated his guts ,but it appears the board (boards ?) of the  time might have done so he left. Shortly afterwards I suspect his disappearance lead to Leicester City going into administration, something I'm already pretty sure would n't have happened if he'd still been around. I have n't opened his book yet but i believe in just under ten years he and no doubt others took our revenue from £2m in 1991  to £24m in 2000, and provided the Carling stand. I have n't opened his book yet but I suspect the fact that he and Martin O'Neill left at around the same time is more than coincidence.

 

I still have much to learn but I would be very surprised if Vichai would have bought LCFC without the happenings of 1991 to 2000. I suspect we'd have looked an awful investment. In fact since then he's done very nicely thank you and  unfortunately probably won't reappear. I suspect thats a pity , he sounds exactly what Top , BR and the club management might need to  glide into the big six. I'm sure we'll get there but it might be more of a struggle. In fact I think and hope we might eventually pass a few of the big six, but the quicker the better for we old guys. I'd like to be around to see it.

 

I'll let you know.

Edited 22 March 2021 by Alan Frost