Mr Henry Winterbone (HARRY)

[Holy Joe]

I have already brought this thread to the Club's attention and have a Liaison Meeting scheduled with them for tomorrow.

If you like, I will raise it there.

Can you also check on the status of the blues lottery, I think last draw results on the club website is may 2020. Thanks

 

[The General]

Its funny how the club want peoples help one week; and then not the next!?

 

[OldBlueLady]

Can you also check on the status of the blues lottery, I think last draw results on the club website is may 2020. Thanks

Yes, will do. One of those attending is one of our Trust reps on that committee so she will be interested.

 

[brigg blue]

Every season, I've been slowly falling out of love with the club on a personal level and reading stuff like this just compounds that.

The gap between the club and the supporters is bigger than ever and recently I've enjoyed supporting Hullbridge Sports more.

Southend United is feeling more like a cold corporate business.

Didn't we all want a CEO to come in and run the club in a professional manner?

Football now is a cold corporate business, if you want to be a success it is anyway, personally I'm not sure how much I like it but I want my club to be successful.

 

[ROXY2468]

I have already brought this thread to the Club's attention and have a Liaison Meeting scheduled with them for tomorrow.

If you like, I will raise it there.

Yes please would like some kind of respectful answer from the New chief executive, not a post nothing from him

 

[united we stand]

Didn't we all want a CEO to come in and run the club in a professional manner?

Football now is a cold corporate business, if you want to be a success it is anyway, personally I'm not sure how much I like it but I want my club to be successful.

As I said earlier- Pimlico plumbers- manages to be a very successful business and find jobs for older staff- even if they are “token jobs”

 

[dannypav]

A much better way would be for Henry to be called in with several others and see Ron in a big black swivel chair. Tom to his left and Patrick to his right.

Streaming it live before the monthly meetings would boost viewing figures.

Ron would also need to be stroking a white cat , and say "Ah Mr Winterbone , I've been expecting you"

 

[rigsby]

Ron would also need to be stroking a white cat , and say "Ah Mr Winterbone , I've been expecting you"

Better still stroking a white hair piece and realising the cat is on his head.

 

[Paulie Walnuts]

Always best to get both sides of the story before casting aspersions.

Full respect to the old boy for putting in a shift as his age and for the club but its probably a health and safety issue for us potentially anyway.

I know Ron Martin has got previous for treating his workforce badly but lets not hang our CEO out to dry on this one until we hear his side of events.

 

[Napster]

I heard Phil wanted him up front to bring the average age down.

 

[Swiss Tony]

Better still stroking a white hair piece and realising the cat is on his head.

Post of the year.

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

Didn't we all want a CEO to come in and run the club in a professional manner?

Football now is a cold corporate business, if you want to be a success it is anyway, personally I'm not sure how much I like it but I want my club to be successful.

i think this is unfair, clearly there is a full story thats internal on this matter, regardless of how this sits on the outside for you all to see

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

I have no idea in this particular case what was possible or what was not.
Having previously worked for bureaucracy for many years I do know how easy it is to take the easy option, and, in doing so, find a reason not to do something
At the very least communication has been poor.
The Club is dealing with a lifelong supporter in his twilight years. Over the years he has been happy to give up his time to work for the club.
The letter from from his wife at the beginning of this thread screams at me that this issue could and should have been dealt with better.

Exactly this!

 

[Firestorm]

Every one is assuming Harry is a fan , there is no mention of going to watch the Blues in the original post , he may just be a keen gardener .....

 

[ROXY2468]

I’m sorry that Harry and Roxy feel he has been badly treated, however we’ve been crying out for a CEO to run our club professionally and now we have one let’s let him do his job.

We’ve only heard one side of the story here so let’s not jump to conclusions.

One side of the story ok he 80 and still wants to work, he has seen other CEO come asnd go but NO this one wants him out, thanx

 

[Shrimpergonzo]

One side of the story ok he 80 and still wants to work, he has seen other CEO come asnd go but NO this one wants him out, thanx

Thanks, my point remains the same though!

 

[rigsby]

Every one is assuming Harry is a fan , there is no mention of going to watch the Blues in the original post , he may just be a keen gardener .....

Or maybe he has just needed an excuse to be out for 6 hours a week for 40 years

 

[southendkid]

One side of the story ok he 80 and still wants to work, he has seen other CEO come asnd go but NO this one wants him out, thanx

We haven't had a CEO in about 9 years, a lot could have changed in that time.

 

[Napster]

We haven't had a CEO in about 9 years, a lot could have changed in that time.

Well Harry was a sprightly 71 for a start

 

[ROXY2468]

I would love a reply from the said new accountant TOM, nothing from him, and he was the actual person that made the decision. Now many husband has almost given up and feels totally useless. Hope you realise that work has been his only main reason for living. OLD SCHOOL but, TOM is only a nipper wouldnt understand that!!