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He didn't shy away from any questions or indeed subjects in his previous appearances and fully expecting the same this time around.
Unprecedented access to the current chairman of an EFL Championship side.
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Originally Posted by Michael Morris
Not on twitter so have to ask here
Was there a leak in the club and if so has it been plugged
Have we signed a striker but unable to announce it
What is the medium term plan for the club as we know the short term plan is to balance the books which is absolutely right
How long are Colwill Davies Ralls and Adams out injured
Why hasn't SM done any mainstream interviews in pre season
Er - not sure that the chairman of the club can answer questions about injured players. Plus announcing that we have signed a striker when it has to be kept under wraps for contractual reasons is not something a club can do without permission from the player and other club. Plus what difference does it make if the manager does mainstream interviews in pre-season or not - he is not under any obligation to do so, the games are low key affairs and he has been interviewed a number of times on the club tv channel and local news programmes. It is likely that mainstream interviews will follow when the season actually starts. Fans are not in any position to demand anything of a manager really.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nobody's Rep
I believe managers are not allowed to do full press conferences until 1st competitive match.Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
Any update on Whitts' memorial match? Any other plans to honour him?
I;d love to know who some of the players we've tried to bring in, but haven't managed to get it done.
Aside from Bale obviously
Hasn’t the date been set for November during the World Cup?Quote:
Originally Posted by Carl Dale's Mole
Appreciate your points and my post was a bit tongue in cheek but I would still like to know all of the above 👍Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
Perhaps he will say what the £19m share issue is all about as the Club have not done so yet.
Wouldn't mind knowing what's happening with these outstanding court cases against us.
Update on the Sala situation, just dates etc, probably can't say much else yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ninja
I got the impression the Scam Hammam case had pretty much been dealt with, anyone know what's happening with the Michael Isaac one?Quote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
Like others, I would like to hear more about the status of the court cases, the reasoning behind the share issue, whether the club has decided it now wants a strategy, the plans for the academy, ambitions for the season ahead and a personal view on the state of football in the UK after Covid and in the middle of various new crises.
I don't expect to get an injury update from Mehmet Dalman, but maybe something on further recruitment and the prospects of two new strikers rolling up any time soon (and another winger if I was greedy). That is something Dalman would know.
As dml1954 keeps telling us, we are customers of the club and have no right to any information. But this type of public Q&A goes a long way to build relationships and increase some level of trust in the owner and board. It is good practice and can have commercial benefits for the club too. Silence feels like incompetence or contempt. Rumours and resentment fill any vacuum.
I just saw this Q&A piece with Dean Hoyle at Huddersfield. He used to do these regularly with the local media and fan groups. It covers some of the ground I would like Mehmet Dalman to discuss - and at a level of detail that helps fans to understand what is going on.
https://www.htafc.com/news/2022/july...d--dean-hoyle/
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Originally Posted by jon1959
Some possible questions to ask
1. the club has no full time directors, which is very unusual for a football club or any other business of this size. Is it the intention to change this in the near future?
2. there has been a recent share issue of £19m in order to comply with the EFL Profitabiity and Sustainability rules. This is welcome support from Vincent Tan as owner but are the directors now confident ,with the recent big reduction in player wage bills etc. that this will not need to be repeated in the future?.
3. Losing David Hughes to Manchester United is a big loss. Are the club well advanced in finding his replacement and who is advising on the suitability of candidates for the job?
4. Have CAS advised the club of a likely date for issuing their verdict on the Emiliano Sala case as the hearing itself was at the beginning of March?
What’s the latest season ticket sales
As chairman, what do you actually do?
The role of a chairperson is to oversee the running of the club or league and ensure that it is run efficiently and managed appropriately. They will lead club or league meetings and provide leadership in all areas. The Secretary is one of the most important roles in a club or league according to GoogleQuote:
Originally Posted by WJ99mobile
Question for Mehmet: what was the story behind the club signing the McKay twins on two-and-a-half year deals in January 2018? How come you as Chairman rubber-stamped such a deal when there was absolutely nothing to suggest that either Paul McKay or Jack McKay were ever likely to make the grade at a professional football club that was pushing for promotion to the Premier League at the time they were signed?
Are questions edited before they are put to Mehmet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
Can questions be sent in to be put to Mehmet by the presenter if the questioner is unable to attend in person?
Such a good question someone’s nicked it and posted it as their own on another siteQuote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
How would I listen to this live?
What really happened to Kerrea Gilbert
What are the best flavour of crisps
Are the trust really ****s or are you just on the wind up
Should they close castle street to pedestrianise it
Will we ever go back red
I just posted their tweet. But I will send them a link to this thread so they can see what questions have been raised here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ninian1962
Absolutely. Why would he know anything about them? He's only the chairman after all. Heaven forbid he knows anything about the players at all....Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
Chippy lane or chip alley?
Probably wouldn’t want to contradict the latest news even if he thought he was up to date. Whatever he says people will only try to use it against him so why would he comment on things like that even if he thought he had the largest update.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
Is the £19m equity increase because they’re expecting to lose the Sala case? It seems like the right amount of cash that would be needed to settle it.
7:30pm this evening. Watch here or on You TubeQuote:
Originally Posted by 2b2bdoo
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Originally Posted by Ninian1962
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I'm not sure exactly how it works Keith but they've told me guaranteed questions will be asked by their Patreon subscribers and the host will get in as many other questions as possible. Let's watch / listen this evening and see what happens.
The club have already issued a statement regarding replacing David Hughes - the post has been advertised and applications closed last week. A decision will be reached shortly. What is the point of asking a question that you already know the answer to ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ninian1962
What is the point of raising such a stupid question in the first place ? Fees weren't paid for them, no one knows what pay they were on and it was four years ago anyway. It is a daft question by someone who has an axe to grind and isn’t interested on finding out what the club is doing currently, only dragging up old issues, again and again and again……..Quote:
Originally Posted by Canton Kev
Unlikely he would be able to answer anyway due to ongoing litigation.Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
Good point - i missed the club statement. Just leaves the question of who is providing the football knowledge in the interviews (Steve Morison I would hope).Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
A further key question going forward is what is the Chair`s view of the Fans Led Review of Football which will bring about a fundamental change in how football is governed in the future. It has already been accepted on a cross party basis in Parliament, was in the Queen`s Speech , will be a White Paper very shortly and will then become law in due course. The club have remained silent on the matter to date but surely must have an opinion they can express.
The application has closed, so they will be speaking to applicants this week, so they might be close to an appointment. So yes, stupid question. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
The club came nearly dead last in openness in a supporters survey, they club are absolutely abysmal at telling us anything. Since promotion in 2018 the club have got nearly every major decision wrong. Being open and explaining their decisions as well as getting other opinions may actually help.
:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
I thought you might object.....
The McKay family are central figures in the Emiliano Sala tragedy and Mehmet Dalman has been openly critical of the role played by Willie McKay. However, nobody at Cardiff City has ever attempted to explain why the former agent's sons were signed by the club in January 2018, almost exactly one year before Sala died.
In May 2019, Dalman said of McKay's involvement: "It was shoddy behaviour, plain and simple. He hides behind the licence of his son and we all think that’s OK. He meant well. His intentions were good. But why do we have intermediary agents who are not transparent or accountable to anybody? That can’t be right."
McKay's response was particularly interesting. He said: "Mehmet’s a lovely man. He’s been great for Cardiff City and my sons. Mehmet’s going to do what he’s going to do. I know he is under pressure from the owner."
This is a story the spineless local hacks should have picked up long ago. It's a right can of worms.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...alman-chairman
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...mckay-15724665
Does the transfer committee still operate ?
If it does, after the Sala tragedy, has Vincent Tan learned his lesson in respect of supporting the committee if it determines a transfer is not in the best interest of the club.
How much was the Gary Madine loan fee.?
Totally agree - regardless of how long it's been it's a signal to us as fans as to how the club has been run and how previous managers may have not had our best interest at heart as they may have portrayed in the popular mediaQuote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman