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>They wanted to redefine his job.  IE make him part time and cut his money
>for doing just as much as before.  And hwo makes this call.

>Our ever-abscent chairman Norbury.  I have only had a glimpse of the guy
>once and never spoken to him.

>What happens now, SLE say every club has to have a Chief exec.

>I feel sorry for Phil as he is a great local guy and a real gent.
>He always has time to speak to fans and is just the man you want
>at the head of a club.  He was dedicated and hard working and I'll
>bet he spends more hours at the club each week than Norbury spends
>there in a month.

>Sorry for the outburst but this is not good for the club and I thought
>Phil's appointment was excellent.

>Will we ever really know what has gone on here, or should we just say
>the all-controlling Whelan has been doing the contol thing again.

>--

>As important as the right to free speach is the right not to listen..!
>.
>The views expressed here are all my own and not official in any way.

>They wanted to redefine his job.  IE make him part time and cut his money
>for doing just as much as before.  And hwo makes this call.

>Our ever-abscent chairman Norbury.  I have only had a glimpse of the guy
>once and never spoken to him.

>What happens now, SLE say every club has to have a Chief exec.

>I feel sorry for Phil as he is a great local guy and a real gent.
>He always has time to speak to fans and is just the man you want
>at the head of a club.  He was dedicated and hard working and I'll
>bet he spends more hours at the club each week than Norbury spends
>there in a month.

>Sorry for the outburst but this is not good for the club and I thought
>Phil's appointment was excellent.

>Will we ever really know what has gone on here, or should we just say
>the all-controlling Whelan has been doing the contol thing again.

>--

>As important as the right to free speach is the right not to listen..!
>.
>The views expressed here are all my own and not official in any way.

>They wanted to redefine his job.  IE make him part time and cut his money
>for doing just as much as before.  And hwo makes this call.

>Our ever-abscent chairman Norbury.  I have only had a glimpse of the guy
>once and never spoken to him.

>What happens now, SLE say every club has to have a Chief exec.

>I feel sorry for Phil as he is a great local guy and a real gent.
>He always has time to speak to fans and is just the man you want
>at the head of a club.  He was dedicated and hard working and I'll
>bet he spends more hours at the club each week than Norbury spends
>there in a month.

>Sorry for the outburst but this is not good for the club and I thought
>Phil's appointment was excellent.

>Will we ever really know what has gone on here, or should we just say
>the all-controlling Whelan has been doing the contol thing again.

>--

>As important as the right to free speach is the right not to listen..!
>.
>The views expressed here are all my own and not official in any way.

>Unfortunately he was simply being used as a figurehead for as long as it was
>convenient for those really running the club. Now that they've won the
>Championship they feel that they can happily do without him.

>Cynical or what?

> They wanted to redefine his job.  IE make him part time and cut his money
> for doing just as much as before.  And hwo makes this call.

> Our ever-abscent chairman Norbury.  I have only had a glimpse of the guy
> once and never spoken to him.

> What happens now, SLE say every club has to have a Chief exec.

> Will we ever really know what has gone on here, or should we just say
> the all-controlling Whelan has been doing the contol thing again.

> --
> Dave Whelan obviously is making all the decisions at Wigan these days
> someone should very politely tell him that if the club has the right people
> in the right jobs he should not need to interfere, if he still feels this
> is necessary then it says a lot about his ability, or not, to select the
> "right people" .

>>I agree that Phil is a really nice guy and should have a real and meaningful
>>role in Wigan RLFC, but was he ever really the Chief Executive? You know,
>>that's the guy who MAKES all of the day to day decisions, develops and
>>implements a strategy and generally leads the club.

>I tend to agree with the above.

>I always thought his appointment was more to do with appeasing the
>fans rather than because he was a Chief Exec.

>However, I am sure the good things said about him are true but as Alf
>effectively says he should have a different role at the club.  

>Media/Press Officer sounds ideal.  

>No, I'm sure he'd want a real job.

>regards

>Andy Law

>>What a real downer.  The nicest guy on the board at Wigan has resigned.
>>Or more like forced out.

>>They wanted to redefine his job.  IE make him part time and cut his money
>>for doing just as much as before.  And hwo makes this call.

>>Our ever-abscent chairman Norbury.  I have only had a glimpse of the guy
>>once and never spoken to him.

>>What happens now, SLE say every club has to have a Chief exec.

>>I feel sorry for Phil as he is a great local guy and a real gent.
>>He always has time to speak to fans and is just the man you want
>>at the head of a club.  He was dedicated and hard working and I'll
>>bet he spends more hours at the club each week than Norbury spends
>>there in a month.

>>Sorry for the outburst but this is not good for the club and I thought
>>Phil's appointment was excellent.

>>Will we ever really know what has gone on here, or should we just say
>>the all-controlling Whelan has been doing the contol thing again.

>>--

>>As important as the right to free speach is the right not to listen..!
>>.
>>The views expressed here are all my own and not official in any way.