Insert Name Here aka The Ownership Thread

[hausmann]

The SBS interview bewtween Lucy Zelic and Tinkler raises some interesting points:

- re the sacked players. Tinkler seems confused as to his obligations. He thinks that all he has to do is pay out their contracts. In his mind he has sacked them and states clearly "They have no say in it". This is not fulfilling his obligations. Clayton Zane in another interview said that Tinkler said to him "I'm giving you 4 weeks notice" clearly not understanding that he had a 2 year contract with 12 months to run. I think he lives in a world of sackable employees rather than mutually enforceable contracts.
- In talking about performance he said of the sacked players that they didn't score many goals this year "and there hasn't been a lot in them over their careers". Excuse me? Golden boot Joel Griffiths leading goal scorer in Newcastle history. None of the others are strikers.
- With regards to his leadership, he says that now he can officially be blamed for things now that he is not relying on other people for advice but when Lucy says "what do you know about football?", he fully admits he knows nothing and says "that's the CEO's job". So what changes? He will still be relying on people for advice.
- He hints that Middleby and Baartz resigned because they wanted to get rid of Stubbins and when Tinkler refused they wanted to dissociate themselves from the fallout.
- His response to "why does the public have such a negative perception of you?" He just spouts bullshit about bring a coal barron and climate change, nothing about not paying people any of the other issues that people from the public bring up. As if people in Newcastle, many of whom are employed because of the coal industry, hate him because of climate change.
- Lucy does not even raise the question of his ability to fund the club into the future. Given that the FFA are trying to breach him on his current debts, isn't this an important question?
- Anyone got an idea on why Andrew Hoole is leaving the club? Tinkler says that it was because he could see no future in the club playing with the sacked senior players and that it was a major reason why Tinkler took the actions he did. If that's the case, lets hear from Hooley. Is he leaving because of the players or the coach?

Tinkler talks a very good game. That's probably why he got to be billionaire on paper at one stage.

Based on this interview, it looks like he has changed tact. He realises he going to get nothing for the Jets the way it is run but sees value in it and hints that his plan is to sell it to an EPL club as part of his 5 year plan.