Colin Lippiatt Interview

[Hatboy]

Some snippets from: http://www.sacfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=325&Itemid=1

 

Shows we do know something about football after all doesn't it:

 

"Elliot Benyon could have been kept and should have been kept. We've said it, and said it, and said it, so lets state it. Hakim should not have been sold.

 

I think, to be fair, in Elliot Benyon's case I have got to say John [Gibson] has got to take the blame for that without a shadow of a doubt because he [benyon] wanted to stay.

 

"In Hakim's case, I still really blame myself, because I did tell John over the phone he's not going, we're not selling and we don't have to sell him, and I think that was a mistake. but I shouldn't really have relented, I should have stuck with it and kept them onboard.

[Laz]

I wonder what the response will be in the paper? More backstabbing?

 

Lippy made a point, in another interview, that the chairman at Woking had tasked him with employing their next manager. I wondered if he was making a point.

[AFF]

The backstabbing stuff intrigues me, Laz. I know you don't buy the matchday programme any more but there was a paragraph in the Chairman's Notes to the effect that he "doesn't have an issue" with Bill Chippington. I seem to remember that he said something similar about Ian Ridley. That doesn't leave nmany suspects left.

 

There was a chilling sentence in there concerning the appointment of a new manager. I'll get my copy from the car and put it on here.

 

The Colin Lippiatt interview makes interesting reading, with some more to come by the look of it.

 

I wouldn't describe myself as subtle ordinarily Laz, but I've missed your point about Colin making a point?

 

 

 

[Laz]

There has been some suggestion that the club is run by one man, recently. I wondered if Lippy was demonstrating that the Woking chairman appreciated board members opinions and was happy to give an important task to someone who has knowledge of likely candidates, etc, rather than make that decision solely himself, especially given the poor record of some managers at our club.

[AFF]

Around the middle of the promotion season, Colin spoke on the web-site about moving upstairs at t'Park at the end of that season and helping out on the commercial side. And I seem to recall that he only confirmed that he would do one more year as manager in the last couple of weeks of that season.

 

He talked on the web-site about the day of his departure looming after the away game at Cambridge, as I recall, but there was a pretty prompt retraction of that the following week.

 

He obviously has a strong connection with The Mighty Birthday Cards, but I wonder if Gibbo ever thought of retaining his services in the boardroom when the time came for him to hang up his bench jacket.

[Laz]

To do what? To make the sandwiches and the tea?

 

 

[AFF]

Well Colin Lippiatt does know something about Non League football and football clubs, and, just as a principle, someone with that experience would be as valuable in the boardroom as a representative of St Albans District Council, the Chamber of Commerce or Oaklands College [see Gibbo's macthday programme Notes from the Oxford game] - unless we want to build a huge block of flats with a cinema at ground floor level, or learn how to milk cows and drive a tractor, that is.

 

Strange you should mention the boardroom catering, Laz.

[Laz]

As you know, I stopped buying and reading the programme some while ago. What was said about Oaklands?

 

Of course, I know nothing about catering.

[AFF]

This followed the "lack of support from fellow directors" stuff in the newspaper. He talked about openings on the Board and suggested that there might be places available for representatives of the District Council, Chamber of Commerce and Oaklands College. He said that a small shareholding [that's shareholding not smallholding] might be made available for the Supporters Club - minor point but I don't think that the Supporters Club in its current form can legally hold shares, but that's another matter which might be raised at the AGM on May 17th.

 

Catering?

[Duke of York]

Originally Posted By: AFF

Colin spoke on the web-site about moving upstairs at t'Park at the end of that season and helping out on the commercial side.

That would have been interesting to see. IR couldn't do it and neither could Roberta. The commercial manager at the start of the season broght in £30K in 90 days. Not bad for a part-timer!

[AFF]

The next installment of Colin's interview is on the web-site.

 

Pretty scathing about stuff off the green bit, and he doesn't appear to mention the activities of the 90 day bloke unless it's where he refers to "the off the park commercial and sponsorship activities have beeen very poor indeed".

 

He doesn't have much time for Oaklands and the PASE set-up either. "..we have the lost the plot a bit..." and "...it's a waste of money..." sum it up.

[Zagreus]

I wonder if Mr Tavener asked Colin what he thought of Steve Castle? Maybe in the next part of the interview?

[Laz]

Maybe those thoughts will be in the bit that doesn't make it on to the website!

[JKiF]

oh its gets better and better every day (still, no afc wimblecon next season)

 

 

is Gibsion the only person who believes in contracts?

how naive can one bloke be

[Laz]

PASE? No one has mentioned City Youth FC for a while!

 

 

[Hatboy]

The first 3 instalments of the Lord Lippy interview:

 

Important to go away with a win

http://www.sacfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=324&Itemid=1

 

The squad was decimated

http://www.sacfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=325&Itemid=1

 

Next season will be tough

http://www.sacfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=326&Itemid=1

[Hatboy]

The 4th and final part of the interview:

 

Does St Albans deserve a conference national side

http://www.sacfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=327&Itemid=1

[cityman]

I have to say I found them a fascinating read..