Message to The Prince

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

Message to The Prince:

The responsibility for all of this current mess lies at your door.

A summer of transfer inactivity.
A summer of amateurish club communications, led by your mate on Twitter. Seriously? A Premier League club? The tosser didn't shut up when asked to, by the manager of the club, FFS.
The contract situation and the lack of squad stability, which is still ongoing.
The sale of our two best players, on the eve of the season when we arguably needed to keep them AND add reinforcements.
Instead, a manager left woefully short on numbers and quality.
Then, effectively sacrificing the first 3-4 games whilst we tried to bring players in. Those players then not being up to speed, and effectively missing pre-season with us. The signings of Hamer and Archer were promising, but they weren't improving us, just getting us back towards the level we were at when we had N'Diaye and Berge. Not at that level, but towards it.
The manager openly admitting that his game plan and style of play had been removed, as a result. Leaving a manager without his best players, a settled squad, a proper pre-season or a style of play, whilst stepping up into the hardest league in the world. Seriously?!

And now what?
We look short on quality and athleticism.
We are still short on numbers, we are always one injury or suspension away from involving kids (who aren't ready) in the match day squad, in every position across the park.
We have zero creativity.
The players heads are dropping.
The management team are being made to look foolish.
Increasing unrest amongst the fan base. Even calling for the manager to go.
No sign of new investment.
No sign of new ownership.

Let's be frank, Paul will be the fall guy for your incompetence here, won't he?
Do we need to try something different tactically? Yes. Injuries dictate that. Will it make much of a difference? I doubt it.
In reality, if this side struggles to compete each week, it's because you didn't back your manager.
If this squad isn't good enough, it's because you couldn't afford to spend properly.
No change in manager alters that. If you find money to pay the coaching team off and hire a new coaching team, then quite frankly it's laughable. That's money you could've used to back Hecky a bit more in the summer.

The most important thing you can do now is to communicate with the fans, to own this mess as your responsibility, to lower your asking price (so that a suitable buyer can be found before next season) and then piss off.

UTB.

 

[BobblesBlade]

I blame Mcabe.

He sold us to his twin.

 

[Lord Eddard Muir]

Stop your messing around
Better think of the future

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

It’s cliche but true. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail. The team vs Palace was the definition of that.

 

[Jon Bon II]

Email him. I don't think he comes on here.

 

[moody1889]

He needs to get out of our club before it turns seriously toxic.

I can't see fans turning on Hecky like they did with Bryan Robson but I can see it turning very nasty towards the powers that be if it carries on like this.

The Prince and co have ruined our club and all the positive work that Hecky did.

Had the club backed Hecky and invested accordingly we wouldn't be sat here debating this.

The powers that be never learn from previous mistakes either they keep on repeating the.

The Prince needs to get out of our club and take the useless board with him.

 

[Fjortoft's Aeroplane]

Message to The Prince:

The responsibility for all of this current mess lies at your door.

A summer of transfer inactivity.
A summer of amateurish club communications, led by your mate on Twitter. Seriously? A Premier League club? The tosser didn't shut up when asked to, by the manager of the club, FFS.
The contract situation and the lack of squad stability, which is still ongoing.
The sale of our two best players, on the eve of the season when we arguably needed to keep them AND add reinforcements.
Instead, a manager left woefully short on numbers and quality.
Then, effectively sacrificing the first 3-4 games whilst we tried to bring players in. Those players then not being up to speed, and effectively missing pre-season with us. The signings of Hamer and Archer were promising, but they weren't improving us, just getting us back towards the level we were at when we had N'Diaye and Berge. Not at that level, but towards it.
The manager openly admitting that his game plan and style of play had been removed, as a result. Leaving a manager without his best players, a settled squad, a proper pre-season or a style of play, whilst stepping up into the hardest league in the world. Seriously?!

And now what?
We look short on quality and athleticism.
We are still short on numbers, we are always one injury or suspension away from involving kids (who aren't ready) in the match day squad, in every position across the park.
We have zero creativity.
The players heads are dropping.
The management team are being made to look foolish.
Increasing unrest amongst the fan base. Even calling for the manager to go.
No sign of new investment.
No sign of new ownership.

Let's be frank, Paul will be the fall guy for your incompetence here, won't he?
Do we need to try something different tactically? Yes. Injuries dictate that. Will it make much of a difference? I doubt it.
In reality, if this side struggles to compete each week, it's because you didn't back your manager.
If this squad isn't good enough, it's because you couldn't afford to spend properly.
No change in manager alters that. If you find money to pay the coaching team off and hire a new coaching team, then quite frankly it's laughable. That's money you could've used to back Hecky a bit more in the summer.

The most important thing you can do now is to communicate with the fans, to own this mess as your responsibility, to lower your asking price (so that a suitable buyer can be found before next season) and then piss off.

UTB.

Amen to that!

 

[west_yorks_blade]

Email him. I don't think he comes on here.

Doesn’t read emails either.
Only responds to singing telegrams.

Btw the OP is spot on

 

[Carlton Blade]

Message to The Prince:

The responsibility for all of this current mess lies at your door.

A summer of transfer inactivity.
A summer of amateurish club communications, led by your mate on Twitter. Seriously? A Premier League club? The tosser didn't shut up when asked to, by the manager of the club, FFS.
The contract situation and the lack of squad stability, which is still ongoing.
The sale of our two best players, on the eve of the season when we arguably needed to keep them AND add reinforcements.
Instead, a manager left woefully short on numbers and quality.
Then, effectively sacrificing the first 3-4 games whilst we tried to bring players in. Those players then not being up to speed, and effectively missing pre-season with us. The signings of Hamer and Archer were promising, but they weren't improving us, just getting us back towards the level we were at when we had N'Diaye and Berge. Not at that level, but towards it.
The manager openly admitting that his game plan and style of play had been removed, as a result. Leaving a manager without his best players, a settled squad, a proper pre-season or a style of play, whilst stepping up into the hardest league in the world. Seriously?!

And now what?
We look short on quality and athleticism.
We are still short on numbers, we are always one injury or suspension away from involving kids (who aren't ready) in the match day squad, in every position across the park.
We have zero creativity.
The players heads are dropping.
The management team are being made to look foolish.
Increasing unrest amongst the fan base. Even calling for the manager to go.
No sign of new investment.
No sign of new ownership.

Let's be frank, Paul will be the fall guy for your incompetence here, won't he?
Do we need to try something different tactically? Yes. Injuries dictate that. Will it make much of a difference? I doubt it.
In reality, if this side struggles to compete each week, it's because you didn't back your manager.
If this squad isn't good enough, it's because you couldn't afford to spend properly.
No change in manager alters that. If you find money to pay the coaching team off and hire a new coaching team, then quite frankly it's laughable. That's money you could've used to back Hecky a bit more in the summer.

The most important thing you can do now is to communicate with the fans, to own this mess as your responsibility, to lower your asking price (so that a suitable buyer can be found before next season) and then piss off.

UTB.

The style of play last season was an initial high press led by the best defensive forward I've ever seen for United (Ndiaye) earning us cheap opportunities based on winning the ball up the pitch. Now, every attack has to go the full length of the pitch which just exposes how suppar we are technically.

Defensively, I thought we were vulnerable last season but by the end of the season the players at least all knew where to be. Now? Nobody knows.

 

[BladeInIreland]

Tbf it wasn't long ago most were complimentary about the business we ended up doing. Considering he is an owner who has publicly said he wants to sell and doesn't need to spend beyond upkeep we didn't do too bad. Berge and Ndiaye make sense given contract situations and I doubt either would have made a difference to our current predicament.

Hecky isn't immune from blame in the performances this season just because we didn't have a big budget to spend. We are not doing the basics, we are good in no particular area. The players are not that bad. I'll concede I didn't expect survival just more than what we have shown. Another thread said you must be deluded to think another manager would save us. Saving us would be very unlikely imo but I certainly think a new manager could organise us better and make a stab at not being an embarrassment.

He has not asked a trick by not selling sooner as a premier league club instead of a almost definitely championship club. Let's be honest, we have no idea what goes on in the background in these negotiations.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

The Prince is not wealthy enough for the championship let alone premier league. I don't blame him for that very few people are but his asking price is on him.

 

[VLYDONIMIR]

Message from The Prince.... said by DC

"you not good for the club , not nice to me, You forget that its my money not fans .I always do my best but no more money to invest. I have enough. I tell you before if you dont want me I will sell but nobody buy."

Sheffield football from the view of the two club's owners.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Sell us for 2 quid, double yer money.

 

[Greystones Blade]

Dare I say it? I think we miss Osborn. He covered and filled a host of positions and ran around providing cover when others went AWOL.

 

[Weasel]

Hecky hasn't had a lot of backing when you compare his recruitment budget this summer compared to others in the PL. However what cannot be denied is that he certainly isnt getting the best out of what he has had available to him. Some of the singings were questionable but i gave him the benefit of the doubt. But it is clear that some of the signings aren't up to scratch and were poor choices in hindsight (Larouci and T Davies who is a very injury prone). His comments after the 8-0 (when the players had given up after he had helped shoot us in the foot with his ridiculous tactical change) where he said he expected results like that really grated with me. How any manager can see his team lose by 8 at home and then come out and say he expects results like that is beyond me. He's not a football manager if he things that is ever acceptable. Even then I thought give him til Fulham away where we really need to stop the rot. The result wasn't great obviously by the manner of the performance was once again a fucking disgrace. He's underperforming simple as that. We need a change where some one can come in even if it's just til the end of the season and can't start playing tactics / formation which stiffens us up and makes us solid again, works hard coaching the defensive lads still left, and gives rocket up the arses of some who are going through the motions and just accepting defeats far too easily. Hecky hasn't got it in him. Change it now to give us a chance of staying up.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Hecky hasn't had a lot of backing when you compare his recruitment budget this summer compared to others in the PL. However what cannot be denied is that he certainly isnt getting the best out of what he has had available to him. Some of the singings were questionable but i gave him the benefit of the doubt. But it is clear that some of the signings aren't up to scratch and were poor choices in hindsight (Larouci and T Davies who is a very injury prone). His comments after the 8-0 (when the players had given up after he had helped shoot us in the foot with his ridiculous tactical change) where he said he expected results like that really grated with me. How any manager can see his team lose by 8 at home and then come out and say he expects results like that is beyond me. He's not a football manager if he things that is ever acceptable. Even then I thought give him til Fulham away where we really need to stop the rot. The result wasn't great obviously by the manner of the performance was once again a fucking disgrace. He's underperforming simple as that. We need a change where some one can come in even if it's just til the end of the season and can't start playing tactics / formation which stiffens us up and makes us solid again, works hard coaching the defensive lads still left, and gives rocket up the arses of some who are going through the motions and just accepting defeats far too easily. Hecky hasn't got it in him. Change it now to give us a chance of staying up.

We haven't a cat in hells chance of staying up whoever is the manager with this squad of players.

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

An analogy.

You own a business and have a new product to sell. You soon realise that times are hard and people are struggling financially and that your sales are likely to be slow and low. You send out one of your salesmen and he goes door to door. When people open the door he asks if they would be interested in the product. They say no and he immediately accepts this and walks away. He doesn't try to sell the products USP, he doesn't try to make it appealing, he doesn't try to ask them why they don't want it. Maybe the outlaying price is too much to pay in one go, but he doesn't find this out where he could have offered them a pay monthly deal to spread payments. He continues going door to door. "Would you like to buy this?" "No." "Okay, bye." He doesn't even try. He just does the same thing over and over and accepts failure.

Boss: "Why haven't you sold any today?"
Employee: "I don't know. I'm trying but it's just not happening for me. Must be bad luck."
Boss: "That's funny because Dave sold one today. So did Nigel."
Employee: "You can't sell to people if they haven't got the money."
Boss: "Dave and Nigel are selling the same product to the same customers. Times are hard and sales are low but they're not coming back empty handed."

You be the boss. Would you accept that sales are low because of the financial situation and keep the employee? Or would you sack him because he's not even trying and just doing the same thing over and over without even attempting to change his methods to improve his sales, after all is it fair to sack him when you expected low sales?

This is where the Prince is at right now.

 

[Large Mendonca]

Dare I say it? I think we miss Osborn. He covered and filled a host of positions and ran around providing cover when others went AWOL.

We are currently so poor that Osborn would be a big lift !

 

[wadblade]

When Osborn back?

 

[Loco Blade]

Would agree with the OP . Talk in the bogs away end Fulham was all anti Hecky . No mention of the big roll Prince . This bloke is / was a total chancer acquiring the club and its assets. Remember the story of the hotel being reopening? Remember the total lack of investment into the trading ground despite 3 out of 5 years being in the prem ? Then the thing that really gets my piss boiling the United World project . Money undoubtedly siphoned out of SUFC to pathetically emulate the City Football group .
Some will say Prince was our saviour. Really ? Guy is the luckiest fucker ever getting Wilder in then the miracle of last season , unearthing a rare talent in Illy . More luck than judgement.
Manure call their ownership to account . Isn’t it time we did ?

 

[reedy63]

We are on course to break a lot of unwanted records most defeat record goals against the lowest scorers etc. Sorry to say Prince Abdullah you are ruining the reputation of our Great Club. I wish I had the money to buy you out but I don't have it. You say I won't sell to anyone because I won't hurt the club. However, that is exactly what you are doing. I urge you to sell the club ASAP. We are the most loyal fans and will always support our Beloved Club. and we don't want history to repeat itself, I thank you for what you have done for the club. but please sell up and give the chance to someone else. Who can help our club to achieve what we all want?.

 

[Bladeloyal]

Sell us for 2 quid, double yer money.

Idiot

 

[GymClassHero]

I blame Mcabe.

He sold us to his twin.

First I've seen of this being mentioned... How true it is! Fact is McCabe deemed this chancer as 'significant investment and backing' so at least some of the blame can lay with him. Whatever money the prince did have was then blown on the whole courtroom shenanigans (buying out the ground etc)

 

[Lane Ender]

We are currently so poor that Osborn would be a big lift !

Oh fuck

 

[Shawy24]

We are on course to break a lot of unwanted records most defeat record goals against the lowest scorers etc. Sorry to say Prince Abdullah you are ruining the reputation of our Great Club. I wish I had the money to buy you out but I don't have it. You say I won't sell to anyone because I won't hurt the club. However, that is exactly what you are doing. I urge you to sell the club ASAP. We are the most loyal fans and will always support our Beloved Club. and we don't want history to repeat itself, I thank you for what you have done for the club. but please sell up and give the chance to someone else. Who can help our club to achieve what we all want?.

He keeps trying to sell us but Scooby Doo and Thelma on here keep unmasking the villains he’s selling to. I’ve not seen any legitimate entities queuing up to buy us as we’re simply not worth the gamble for legitimate money. Sorry to disappoint.

 

[Yewsman]

Message to The Prince:

The responsibility for all of this current mess lies at your door.

A summer of transfer inactivity.
A summer of amateurish club communications, led by your mate on Twitter. Seriously? A Premier League club? The tosser didn't shut up when asked to, by the manager of the club, FFS.
The contract situation and the lack of squad stability, which is still ongoing.
The sale of our two best players, on the eve of the season when we arguably needed to keep them AND add reinforcements.
Instead, a manager left woefully short on numbers and quality.
Then, effectively sacrificing the first 3-4 games whilst we tried to bring players in. Those players then not being up to speed, and effectively missing pre-season with us. The signings of Hamer and Archer were promising, but they weren't improving us, just getting us back towards the level we were at when we had N'Diaye and Berge. Not at that level, but towards it.
The manager openly admitting that his game plan and style of play had been removed, as a result. Leaving a manager without his best players, a settled squad, a proper pre-season or a style of play, whilst stepping up into the hardest league in the world. Seriously?!

And now what?
We look short on quality and athleticism.
We are still short on numbers, we are always one injury or suspension away from involving kids (who aren't ready) in the match day squad, in every position across the park.
We have zero creativity.
The players heads are dropping.
The management team are being made to look foolish.
Increasing unrest amongst the fan base. Even calling for the manager to go.
No sign of new investment.
No sign of new ownership.

Let's be frank, Paul will be the fall guy for your incompetence here, won't he?
Do we need to try something different tactically? Yes. Injuries dictate that. Will it make much of a difference? I doubt it.
In reality, if this side struggles to compete each week, it's because you didn't back your manager.
If this squad isn't good enough, it's because you couldn't afford to spend properly.
No change in manager alters that. If you find money to pay the coaching team off and hire a new coaching team, then quite frankly it's laughable. That's money you could've used to back Hecky a bit more in the summer.

The most important thing you can do now is to communicate with the fans, to own this mess as your responsibility, to lower your asking price (so that a suitable buyer can be found before next season) and then piss off.

UTB.

And I would add to what Kozzy’s Dad says.
PA has admitted he can’t finance the club and wants to sell but he has said publically that he has put about £70 million into the club but he wants to sell it for £140-£170 million so looking at a profit of £70 to £100 million. That’s just being greedy. He could sell for £100 mill and still walk away with a tidy profit. He should have reduced the price Ages ago. Surely someone would have paid £100 mill for a PL club after we got promotion in April or in the summer. Sadly may not pay that now!

My other gripe with him is the people he has entertained as possible buyers. Mauriss who was a fraudster (and had been shown as such during his attempt to buy Newcastle) and who has subsequently been convicted of fraud). Then Dozy. Within a matter of days of his name being linked as the possible buyer there were plenty of persons even on here who had looked at his business and likely wealth and had found sufficient info to seriously doubt his substance. The longer the saga went on it became obvious he was also a fraudster. Surely PA with his professional advisers, accountants and lawyers should have done due diligence before accepting his “bid”. Any proper due diligence would have shown what even non professional posters on here were saying that he had no money. In short both “purchsers“ were just time wasters who should have been sent packing instead of wasting valuable months.

 

[Maurice Maurice]

Message to the Prince, watch this because it's relative. As soon as we hit a glitch, always the same old faces, saying all the same old shit. They're a bit quiet when we're winning and gaining promotion, but they're always hiding behind the bike shed smoking, and preparing their next enlightening post that you'll never get the opportunity to see

UTBFTP

 

[CarlMcBlade]

It’s cliche but true. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail. The team vs Palace was the definition of that.

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail should be incorporated into our club crest. We are noteworthy club for all the wrong reasons. If we all take off our red and white tinted glasses, we might catch a glimpse of what the so called “lazy journalists” and “crap pundits” can see.

 

[bornablade]

May be it's time the Prince gave another interview. He needs to answer why he brought Wilder into the conversation last time.

This has led to underserved pressure on Hecky and turned Blade against Blade.

 

[CarlMcBlade]

May be it's time the Prince gave another interview. He needs to answer why he brought Wilder into the conversation last time.

This has led to underserved pressure on Hecky and turned Blade against Blade.

Yeah, some are fans are already preparing themselves for the second coming of Tufty…PA should have kept his gob shut.