Tim Pernetti Out As Nycfc President
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Don't get me wrong - I'm not certain that Pernetti was the right guy for the job either. The people who I trust had a generally high opinion of him, but the club's been a clusterf**k under his leadership.doctorhoosier they don't need a yes man, they can do whatever they want anyway. They need someone to run the club well, and they picked a guy with experience. What experience did Pernetti have running a soccer club?
The fact, though, that this is a Manchester City guy being installed less than a month after the biggest point of conflict the club's had with ownership tells me though that Manchester felt NYCFC was out of line. You can have a different, totally justified view on it. But that's the conclusion I've come to after looking at the facts and this club's track record.
It's impossible to know what's going on behind the scenes unless you are a decision-maker, so it's difficult to weigh in at this point. I will reserve judgment until I see what, if any, effect this has. On its face it seems like a positive move (TBD). I like to focus on what I see as easier to gauge, squarely crucial and readily apparent, namely the coaching, personnel decisions, scouting prowess, and whether the bosses are willing to spend money in the best interest of the team. I've been very impressed with all of these so far (hiccups aside). I am a tough critic, and notwithstanding that I love the positive wave leading up to March.
He was highly rated at MCFC, secured a lot of lucrative sponsorships.
Yes, its impossible to know what's going on behind the scenes. I doubt that Pernetti was fighting the good fight for NYCFC. Probably just not suited for the job.
Doesn't change the facts about his replacement, either.
Doesn't change the facts about his replacement, either.
Grant Wahl has been irritating the hell out of me. I swear he has never had one good thing to say about NYCFC, but for some reason he loves Orlando and takes every opportunity to remind us how amazing they are. It's NYCFC, so he has to put a negative spin on it....
That's all speculative, from whichever point.
This guy's remit wherever he's been has been bringing in big corporate sponsorship, which he's achieved. CFG have appointed a guy with a proven track record. He's a corporate guy, his allegiance is to whoever is paying his wages and now that's NYCFC via CFG.
There's going to be a flow of employees between clubs, the same as there is between any businesses with a shared ownership. This time NYCFC is 'pinching' an MCFC employee, a good thing for NYCFC surely?
Martin Edelman is a New York guy with real estate connections. I didn't realise he was on the NYCFC board too.
As a City fan I really don't know anything about Tom Glick, other than he is an American and was the Chief Executive at Derby County.
I don't think there are many who do know much about him.
He joined the club about 2 years or so ago and has been working in the background steadily increasing our sponsorship throughout the world.
He definitely seems to have done a very good job, so hopefully he will continue to do so for New York.
I don't think there are many who do know much about him.
He joined the club about 2 years or so ago and has been working in the background steadily increasing our sponsorship throughout the world.
He definitely seems to have done a very good job, so hopefully he will continue to do so for New York.
I wouldn't worry about him too much. He's clearly against NYCFC so he'll take his shots when he can.
Derby is owned by an American who probably wanted a fellow countryman there to run things.
I'm hoping that this change will be like that ExtraTime podcast last month, when LAFC's president Penn and Atlanta's president Eales was on. It was clear, one was a soccer guy who knew business, the other guy was a sports guy who dabbles in business. Hopefully Glick will be more like Eales and a good all-rounded leader.
I wonder what Wahl defines as Bad Vibes? What does that even mean?
Well I am sure Glick has a good knowledge of the game and seems to be very much involved in US Sports prior to joining Derby.
Who is Grant Wahl? Is he an ex-player?
The concept that a journalist (and unlike many who report on this team, he is actually a journalist) is "against" a team is pretty ridiculous, Christian. It's not their job to be "for" or "against" teams.
There's been a lot of negative to report about NYCFC in a short time frame. "A lot of bad vibes" isn't inaccurate if you consider some of the shit that's gone on recently, and you can look at today's news in two very, very different ways. He's got more information on this club than I do, for sure.
Those two questions were asked based on the facts available - not speculation. I don't think they were unreasonable, but you've got your opinions and I've got mine.
There are a ton of issues with this club, and exactly zero of them are with "getting sponsorship". Many of them are due to the connection between the two clubs, and this only furthers that connection. If this guy had any other name on his recent CV than Manchester City, I'd love this hire. But this smacks of a move to keep Reyna and Kreis in line. It's a common tactic.
It's positive for the club if you desire a more overt connection between Manchester and New York. If you're wanting a club that has any degree of autonomy and gives a shit about its New York fanbase, I can't say with any degree of certainty that this is a good move.
You're kidding right? Reporters frame their narrative all the time. What other 'bad vibes' are there then? What kind of reporter puts that out? It's as bad as 'anonymous sources'.
New club owned by group that own MCFC. Conspiracy solved.
I get that where you coming form but you sound like a gut who thinks the government is put to get him.
No 3 really huge mistakes makes it ok to question that but the fact also point to Pernetti leaving for a better job because he isn't the right guy for this one. Manchester sent over an American that the had in there mist who is more qualified for the job. I get your concern but it is also coming of as paranoia. This guy seems better suited lets wait and see how things change.
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