Where is Bettis?

[GrayBlade]

By definition a CEO acts as the primary public spokesperson for the company, communicating with investors, the media, and the wider public. I can’t think why some sort of statement or update hasn’t been released by now regarding matters off the pitch as well as on it, unless of course he’s been told to stay schmuck.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

By definition a CEO acts as the primary public spokesperson for the company, communicating with investors, the media, and the wider public. I can’t think why some sort of statement or update hasn’t been released by now regarding matters off the pitch as well as on it, unless of course he’s been told to stay schmuck.

A statement about events on the pitch???

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Last time he, or any of our owners spoke out, was on the day of the play off final he was interviewed on sky

 

[HOT CURRIE 10]

but... is it being streamed?

I’m sure there will be the usual idiots with a mobile phone attached constantly to their hand to upload to the facebook intelligents.

 

[GrayBlade]

A statement about events on the pitch???

Not literally. Property and infrastructure v football matters and personnel. After the last statement which was very reassuring and positive, it’d be good to hear where the board think we are 3 months on, and what their immediate plans are.

 

[pedro]

Perhaps they haven't got any plans because Mr Selles hasb't quite worked out as the computer said but they can't be faulted for the players that have come through the door
Just need one more out the door and one more in that will do what they hoped!!

 

[Chris the Blade]

He's in Spain apparently on holiday. Tossa de Mar. Nice place. Not too touristy. Authentic Spanish.

 

[VictoryBlade]

Where is Bettis? Doing his first job and love........................selling second hand cars!

 

[UTB Blade]

 

[PageHallBlade]

boo Bettis is quiet and never says anything company man snake etc etc

after interview

boo Bettis saying a lot of waffle on Radio Sheffield boo snake company man etc etc

 

[s20Blade]

Announce the return of the former owner known as prince

 

[Blade58]

I think back to PMQ’s without any PMA’s, so as long as Bettis hasn’t taken a leaf out of Starmers book and actually answers questions then should be interesting

 

[SwissBlade]

Announce the return of the former owner known as prince

You've heard the same then.

 

[SwissBlade]

I think back to PMQ’s without any PMA’s, so as long as Bettis hasn’t taken a leaf out of Starmers book and actually answers questions then should be interesting

the snek wrote the book for Starmer

 

[KMC-1889]

You've heard the same then.

If he comes back that might actually be enough to make me go and watch Dinno/Worksop for a bit.

 

[Houston_Blade]

If he comes back that might actually be enough to make me go and watch Dinno/Worksop for a bit.

His spell at the club was a lot more productive than the current idiots in charge. I’d take Abdullah back over these chancers, even if he is skint.

 

[Youngand70]

So Abdullah's first rate judgement - tried to sell us to 2 crooks and then sold out to the COH clowns. Let's face it he wanted out and despite his daughters pathetic bye bye message (didn't have the balls to do it himself) he wanted his hands on the £££. Funny though despite stating he was skint, with no funds, which cost us the 2 point deduction he always seemed to have funds for his "vanity project" United World. Abdullah = continued mediocrity.

 

[leppingslaneblade]

I think back to PMQ’s without any PMA’s, so as long as Bettis hasn’t taken a leaf out of Starmers book and actually answers questions then should be interesting

Unlike the several tory pm's performances.

 

[Houston_Blade]

So Abdullah's first rate judgement - tried to sell us to 2 crooks and then sold out to the COH clowns. Let's face it he wanted out and despite his daughters pathetic bye bye message (didn't have the balls to do it himself) he wanted his hands on the £££. Funny though despite stating he was skint, with no funds, which cost us the 2 point deduction he always seemed to have funds for his "vanity project" United World. Abdullah = continued mediocrity.

Mediocrity is better than being shit though isn’t it?!

 

[Blade58]

Unlike the several tory pm's performances.

They were as bad

 

[SwissBlade]

Mediocrity is better than being shit though isn’t it?!

Mediocrity got us to the premier league twice

 

[Nick Jansky]

So Abdullah's first rate judgement - tried to sell us to 2 crooks and then sold out to the COH clowns. Let's face it he wanted out and despite his daughters pathetic bye bye message (didn't have the balls to do it himself) he wanted his hands on the £££. Funny though despite stating he was skint, with no funds, which cost us the 2 point deduction he always seemed to have funds for his "vanity project" United World. Abdullah = continued mediocrity.

The cost of becoming established in the PL rises every year, and we missed the boat. A large amount of money is needed just to remain in the Championship. We are only ever going to be “mediocre”. And that’s fine because it’s pretty well what we’ve always been in the last 100 years.

 

[Maidenhead]

The cost of becoming established in the PL rises every year, and we missed the boat. A large amount of money is needed just to remain in the Championship. We are only ever going to be “mediocre”. And that’s fine because it’s pretty well what we’ve always been in the last 100 years.

As Shred would have said "we may be just a mediocre team, but it's our fucking mediocre team"

How I miss that realism and passion

 

[Youngand70]

Mediocrity got us to the premier league twice

Tremendous and mediocrity resulted in 6 seasons in the Premier League out of 33 seasons since we were founder members. Onwards and upwards.

 

[Youngand70]

The cost of becoming established in the PL rises every year, and we missed the boat. A large amount of money is needed just to remain in the Championship. We are only ever going to be “mediocre”. And that’s fine because it’s pretty well what we’ve always been in the last 100 years.

Quite right the cost does keep rising and we certainly have failed to catch the boat, in fact we struggle to even catch a rubber dingy at present.

But not only is a large amount of money required but the right strategies, structures and planning is required. Additionally the right experienced and knowledgeable people are required to implement those things. That doesn't just involve a Director of Football/Sporting Director. We have failed to move with the times and we never get the strategies, structures and planning in place or the right people.

While we accept mediocrity then let's look forward to the next 100 years of it.

 

[Nick Jansky]

Mediocrity got us to the premier league twice

And we soon reverted back to the norm on both occasions. We are a slightly less successful Norwich City. There’s nothing wrong with that of course, it’s just the reality of it..

 

[Nick Jansky]

Quite right the cost does keep rising and we certainly have failed to catch the boat, in fact we struggle to even catch a rubber dingy at present.

But not only is a large amount of money required but the right strategies, structures and planning is required. Additionally the right experienced and knowledgeable people are required to implement those things. That doesn't just involve a Director of Football/Sporting Director. We have failed to move with the times and we never get the strategies, structures and planning in place or the right people.

While we accept mediocrity then let's look forward to the next 100 years of it.

I don’t disagree with any of that, but we have no choice other than to accept mediocrity because there’s nothing we can do to change it unless someone has a spare billion kicking around.

 

[Carlton Blade]

 

[GymClassHero]

So Abdullah's first rate judgement - tried to sell us to 2 crooks and then sold out to the COH clowns. Let's face it he wanted out and despite his daughters pathetic bye bye message (didn't have the balls to do it himself) he wanted his hands on the £££. Funny though despite stating he was skint, with no funds, which cost us the 2 point deduction he always seemed to have funds for his "vanity project" United World. Abdullah = continued mediocrity.

Hard to argue with this TBH.

Seemed to be he was desperate to sell. Simply didn't have the funds to run the club.

 

[Youngand70]

I don’t disagree with any of that, but we have no choice other than to accept mediocrity because there’s nothing we can do to change it unless someone has a spare billion kicking around.

Personally I think with this change of ownership we missed a trick. I hoped that these owners, successfull businessmen in their own right, spending over £100M, would have got top level advice regarding regarding English football and what it takes to be an "established Premier League club". Did they undertake "due diligence" on Sheffield United and the requirements of the Premier League? I suspect they got some "economical truths" from the Abdullah and his commander in chief Mr Bettis which probably made things look more rosey than reality. Considering the number of English football American owners, especially in the Premier League, one would have thought COH could and should have seen a "bigger picture". I just hope that some of the advice they got wasn't limited to Des "the scout" Taylor.

Change has to start somewhere and I believe this should have been our "somewhere".