@owlstalk Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrev Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Xbana Milan... He did what he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Sl-OWL-ly Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Trying to get revenue up there Neil ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelowl Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 had a few issues with MM but I raise a glass to him tonight in overall respect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingOwl Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 This is his fourth goodbye. Milking it a bit now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deleted member Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I still fail to see how anyone could have legitimate issues He moved the club light years ahead of where it was when he joined us, on and off the pitch. Of course there is still plenty to do, but you can't expect 20 years of decline to be halted in such a short time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelowl Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I still fail to see how anyone could have legitimate issues He moved the club light years ahead of where it was when he joined us, on and off the pitch. Of course there is still plenty to do, but you can't expect 20 years of decline to be halted in such a short time define legitimate? If thats aimed at me -a point of view can be legitimate even if it disagrees with others surely Nigel ? For me to say I agreed with somethings he did and the timing would be a lie hence I had issues, but I recognise his overall effect on our club and he leaves us a better club than the diabolical mess he picked out of the gutter and with my respect if that were worth anything other than a post on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlZfan84 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Anyone else think Milan seemed a bit choked up in that interview? Top guy, he pulled us back from the edge and for that I'll be forever thankful. And it's my birthday today. Cheers Milan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horny owl Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 He'll never leave Once an owl always an owl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OWO Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Anyone else think Milan seemed a bit choked up in that interview? Top guy, he pulled us back from the edge and for that I'll be forever thankful. And it's my birthday today. Cheers Milan. A great day for our club and have a Happy Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Ive knocked him for being a tight old duffer ,but he did exactly what it said on the tin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 When we all look back he will be regarded as one of the most important men in our great clubs history! All my best to you Mr Mandaric and thankyou ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chorleyowl Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Nigel is right. After my 54 years of supporting the Wednesday MM is without doubt the best chairman we have had. He has felt the same highs and lows that we feel. He fell in love with this very special club as we have all done. He didn't tell any porkies (forgive the sad analogy) and if you can't see him fighting back the tears in that interview then, brutally, I feel very sorry for you. At his age making money is not a major motivator. What's the point? You can't take it with you.But you can make a difference to thousands of Wednesdayites lives and their community and that's what motivated him and should be how he is remembered because that is what he did. Exciting times ahead Many thanks Milan a real football man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 A football man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deleted member Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 When Milan joined our club, he asked for one thing of the supporters, and one thing only. He asked for them to trust him. I placed my trust in him, completely. Not blind loyalty but trust. The vast majority of fans did the same. However some of our more influential supporters decided that he wasn't trustworthy. They made outlandish claims, he was merely a frontman for the triads, he was going to sell the stadium and lease it back on sale of the club, he was engaging in fraud over player contracts, he was withdrawing ridiculously high management fees, he was demanding too much for the club at £30m and it would never be sold, he was turning down perfectly good offers for the club because of his greed. I have spent the last couple of years defending myself from attacks from the idiots who made those claims, and I'm absolutely delighted to be able to hold my head up high, along with everyone else who trusted the Chairman, and point to every one of those claims as the complete bull c rap they were. Very few of the people who made those claims had the integrity to make them openly. They engaged in whispering campaigns, spreading rumours, and I sincerely hope that people now treat them with the contempt they deserve, and consign them and their opinions in the past where they belong. We should all be looking forward with excitement now. The club has a bright future, something that it could not have dared to dream of on this scale when at the High Court, due to the mismanagement of the previous administration, just a few short years ago. XBANA Milan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Influential supporters??....like who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 When we all look back he will be regarded as one of the most important men in our great clubs history! All my best to you Mr Mandaric and thankyou ! there has been talk of a statue now for some time outside the sarf... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Owl 2 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 He didn't sign Ben Marshall or Conor Wickham. So he was rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyem Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Milan has been one of the best in charge of the Wednesday, and will be a tough act to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorturner Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 He didn't sign Ben Marshall or Conor Wickham. So he was rubbish. Ben Marshall was a big mistake at the time. Conor was out of our league unless MM wanted to go for the Prem which he didn't. He wanted to make a profit asap by spending as little as possible. Even the pitch is underfunded and our "goals scored" record shows how he economised. We have just had the first home win since Boxing Day and that win vs Blackpool was very unimpreesive and a 1-0. We all have different views but mine is that he has made a handsome profit and left only a couple of players who could take this club into the top six in the league. Of course I am very grateful he took a chance on us but it was a businessman's judgement he could make money fast off us. And he has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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