Albertowl Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Genuine question and apologies if it has already been covered to death somewhere Does the club employ a comms manager these days? Seems to me that a lot of the angst, distrust and negative speculation could be alleviated if we had anything approaching decent communication from the club. If not, why not? is it just another example of Chansiri wanting complete control and missing an obvious opportunity to improve "customer" relations? If yes, what is he/she doing all day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Let me down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnsie Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Is all the stuff in twitter etc Comms, or is that marketing, or PR, are all they the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Head of Comms is Trevor Braithwait. He’s a really good guy. At the end of the day it all comes from the very top. The comms team can only report and communicate what the chairman tells them or wants. I think it would be really beneficial to have a CEO running the day to day in this country to support the different departments. That’s what most successful businesses/organisations have. I get the impression and feeling the comms team are working with very little direction. And I think they probably do a good job in the circumstances. For example social media has improved ten fold over the past couple of years. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jack Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 5 minutes ago, SallyCinnamon said: Head of Comms is Trevor Braithwait. He’s a really good guy. At the end of the day it all comes from the very top. The comms team can only report and communicate what the chairman tells them or wants. I think it would be really beneficial to have a CEO running the day to day in this country to support the different departments. That’s what most successful businesses/organisations have. I get the impression and feeling the comms team are working with very little direction. And I think they probably do a good job in the circumstances. For example social media has improved ten fold over the past couple of years. I cant see why the chairman would stop a communication regards the reasons why the undersoil heating is not working. Surely just say its broken etc , things do break etc it would then at least stop people making spurious comments etc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jack Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Just now, Asio otus said: I cant see why the chairman would stop a communication regards the reasons why the undersoil heating is not working. Surely just say its broken etc , things do break it would then at least stop people making spurious comments etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Asio otus said: I cant see why the chairman would stop a communication regards the reasons why the undersoil heating is not working. Surely just say its broken etc , things do break etc it would then at least stop people making spurious comments etc Reflects bad on the club. Especially if they can’t afford to fix it. What happens if it freezes again? Would open up an absolute can of worms. And I really don’t think the chairman is the type to admit failure. Spending £1m on a brand new pitch and can’t even get the game on when it’s a bit chilly? Us and Rotherham only clubs with games cancelled in the top two leagues and in Scottish Prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolton9owl Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 10 minutes ago, SallyCinnamon said: Head of Comms is Trevor Braithwait. He’s a really good guy. At the end of the day it all comes from the very top. The comms team can only report and communicate what the chairman tells them or wants. I think it would be really beneficial to have a CEO running the day to day in this country to support the different departments. That’s what most successful businesses/organisations have. I get the impression and feeling the comms team are working with very little direction. And I think they probably do a good job in the circumstances. For example social media has improved ten fold over the past couple of years. I’ve met Trevor on several occasions and I totally agree that he is one of the ‘good guys’ at SWFC. In meetings he is the one that DC turns to when he can’t find the right words to answer the questions that are being put to him. Having said that I also believe that any communication to the outside world whether it be an announcement or whatever it must be authorized by Chansiri first. Trevor is very good at what he does but like many of his colleagues at S6 his/their hands are tied by the order of the owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, bolton9owl said: I’ve met Trevor on several occasions and I totally agree that he is one of the ‘good guys’ at SWFC. In meetings he is the one that DC turns to when he can’t find the right words to answer the questions that are being put to him This is true *Trevor - how do you say 'YOUR MONEY PAYS FOR NOTHIGN YOU BAD CUSTOMERS'?* 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirksandallowl Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 4 hours ago, SallyCinnamon said: Reflects bad on the club. Especially if they can’t afford to fix it. What happens if it freezes again? Would open up an absolute can of worms. And I really don’t think the chairman is the type to admit failure. Spending £1m on a brand new pitch and can’t even get the game on when it’s a bit chilly? Us and Rotherham only clubs with games cancelled in the top two leagues and in Scottish Prem. Not saying this is the case but let’s say it’s a part on the boiler that needs replacing, have you tried getting spare parts for boilers at the minute, especially if it’s from the EU? Lets say the club puts out a statement saying basically the above and they are doing everything they can to source the part required, how long before someone post along the lines of “it’s a lie, we can’t afford it”? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 22 minutes ago, kirksandallowl said: Not saying this is the case but let’s say it’s a part on the boiler that needs replacing, have you tried getting spare parts for boilers at the minute, especially if it’s from the EU? Lets say the club puts out a statement saying basically the above and they are doing everything they can to source the part required, how long before someone post along the lines of “it’s a lie, we can’t afford it”? Well exactly that’s the problem. It’s clearly been called off because of reasons which don’t look good on the club. The statement didn’t go into much detail and that tends to indicate they don’t want to reveal more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hirstysfags Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Yes, he's called Dom Howson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 1 hour ago, SallyCinnamon said: Well exactly that’s the problem. It’s clearly been called off because of reasons which don’t look good on the club. The statement didn’t go into much detail and that tends to indicate they don’t want to reveal more! its looks better than before chansiri came and we lost 2 games coz we couldnt go for slash as the bogs were frozen ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlyegg Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 I'm sure chansiri knew it would average -5, 4 days running before the game, he probably knew 1 inch below the surface was waterlogged and would turn to ice He prob knew no underfloor heating in the world would melt it. He probably knew the ref would come and have a gander and call it off. Suppose he could have told the fans. It's reyt cowd, underfloor wont touch it cos its solid ice..hope that helps.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0742 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Trevor might be a great guy, but he's doing a terrible job. Another "just happy to get a paycheck" type. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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