It is technically possible I suppose that they could appoint someone just as bad or even worse. Id suggest they'd have to go go some though if it was anyone external.

So do you think the owners micromanage the Club from India on a daily basis and Waggott just sat there not doing anything other than what he was specifically told? I'm sure for £300k p.a. (initially) he'd have had a lot more latitude than that and neither do I believe the owners show enough interest in the Club to have that level of involvement.

Who apart from you and WATR care whether they communicate? It's whether they do the right thing or not which matters.

Waggott has done exactly what HE'S wanted for years.

https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/80230/steve-waggott-appointed-chief-executive-of-blackburn/p4 Looks like the Charlton fans had Waggott sussed many years before we ever heard of him - and not a Suhail type villain to be typecast as the main culprit in sight. Unbelievable he cost them c£500k for two years of not very much as well. How do people like him keep getting gigs on those sort of salaries?

Didn't it say in the LT our initial proposal to him had been rejected? I mean how difficult can it really be to re-sign a 34 year old CB for a further 12 months? What the hell were we offering?

Well said Sir. My thoughts exactly.

The only cautionary note to be sounded about Waggott leaving is that he wouldn't leave that cushy number unless it were absolutely necessary. Having massively upped his own remuneration in the last set of accounts that might have been one last hurrah from him before he left knowing the s**t was flying unerringly towards the fan. Might be he wanted to exit stage left before he got the blame for none of the better players being signed up to new deals this summer or next etc. If it is a sign of internal implosion and the owners' exit possibly being hastened, most will view that as a positive I'm sure.

In my opinion the owners allocate Waggott and Pasha an annual budget and beyond that, up until recently at least, as long as the Club remains within budget, they have relatively little idea what happens down at Ewood on a day to day basis. Do you think the owners actually set ST prices? Or care two hoots whether we sell (say) 15,000 Season tickets at £150 or 7,500 at £300 as long as financial targets are met?

Hope you are right. Great work so far, keep it up! I think we're seeing now aren't we that the owners don't like hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons. They seem to be more worried about that than losing millions upon millions annually.

I don't know. Nothing would change if Waggott was still here, he would attempt to continue to downsize the Club, therefore to that extent any change is prima facie positive.

If nothing else, is it not good that he hasn't been allowed to shamelessly fleece the Club one final time?

Do you think Suhail is under any serious pressure with his Lords and Masters or is his position secure?

That has to be the worst suggestion I've ever seen.

All these worries about who will replace him are a bit like when Mowbray was replaced as manager. "Who on earth could we ever get who'll be better than him?" Errr.....the next one in and oh! - the one after him as well. We've got rid of an absolute scourge upon the Club. That at least should be celebrated. Let's pass comment on his replacement when we know who it is.

All that has happened under Waggott and would no doubt have continued under him though. I'd rather hope someone came in who wanted to try and grow the Club as opposed to shrink it and reduce it in size.

As soon as he ever opened his mouth I just assumed he was lying and that the opposite was true.

But what did Waggott do that long term pushed the Club in the right direction? ** Anything? We got lucky to an extent with Adam Wharton which kept the lights on for a bit but even he was sold at the wrong point for a pitiful fee. ** I'm guessing some people will say appoint two excellent Head Coaches in JDT and Eustace but as he then alienated them to the point where they both walked out, I'm not sure how valid that point is.

The saving on his annual salary would fund the women's team for a season or indeed several seasons wouldn't it? Tough choice.

Devil's advocate mode: Even if that DID happen, how could it be any worse than Waggott?

Waggott's list of "achievements": Introduced the "match day tax" Affordable seating scrapped for the majority of his tenure. Tried to charge people for using Blues on matchday. Not sure if that was shelved? Increased season ticket prices during the pandemic by up to 25% for a season where no-one could attend reducing the ST base at that point to 2.5k. Unsuccessfully trying to flog off part of Brockhall no doubt costing the Club a load of money in the process. Two high profile January transfer deadline day collapses on his watch. In the most recent January window spent £20 k p.w. on a guy who hadn't kicked a ball for 10 months and who unsurprisingly barely kicked a ball for us. Two successive head coaches alienated to the extent where they walked out. The recent despicable decision regarding the women's team. I'm sure there's more.

Well I'm hearing Waggott's gone - no doubt much to Mashed's chagrin. If true, an extremely happy day for the Club. Absolute piece of Scum trying to flog off part of Brockhall. One victory at a time. If he hadn't set ST prices so high, I might have considered reinstating my ST for next season.

What an abysmal game the Europa League final was, 90 mins of play acting, feigning serious injury, and trying to get opponents in trouble on both sides. Pleased the Red Scum lost though. Hopefully it magnifies any financial issues they may or may not have. How did Bruno Fernandes get away with remonstrating with the referee like he did after one of his team mates was booked? Ludicrous.

Come on, he's trying to get restrictions lifted altogether - he's hardly likely to argue in Court they aren't really a problem! In reality there ISNT any real impediment to funding as it stands now - they merely have to cover monies sent with other funds which would merely affect their liquidity at the Bank a bit - but only if they're down to their last £20m or so. My guessing is they still won't send any funds even if any and all restrictions are lifted.

£449 for a ST in the BBE in phase 2. Absolute insanity. Why are they trying to empty the ground?