I said in the other thread that Kinnear should have been fired along with Doyle. The two were one in the same and if one leaves, the other will soon follow and we have seen it.
Your theory is incoherent: Kinnear was fired the morning after he engineered a win, not a tie. If the grand plan was months in the making, the victory part was assuredly not part of it. Nor was replacing a coach with a guy who's been in the building all along. If this was all part of some grand plan, it's akin to a bunch of bank robbers picking the hour of the police convention in the bank foyer to pull their heist.
In terms of performances, yes, Kinnear should have been fired when Doyle was fired. As it turns out, I think this was a more practical, and ultimately, a better end. The team needed its new GM prior to a new coach being hired. Yes, Leitch is the guy right now, and that's not likely to be the case, but as I've postulated earlier, I think Covelo is the guy. What would have happened if Doyle and Kinnear were both fired? Maybe Ralston takes over as head coach? Do you think that would have made any real difference in terms of the results this year? I didn't like that they kept Kinnear after Doyle from a certain perspective, but ultimately, it was the right choice. They would have floundered under whomever they got to coach the team, anyway, and that person would have also been fired. This was the easiest transition. Honestly, I can't help but feel overwhelmingly positive now. There are a lot of things that still need to be corrected, but with a GM who seems to actually want to achieve something, and he going ahead with those plans and freeing himself from the club's past, it's a great feeling.
President Of @SJEarthquakes Tom Fox closing remarks on our 1st Annual Powering Silicon Valley Sports Summit #poweringsv #sanjoseearthquakes pic.twitter.com/8KdRnCJfNd— STEAM CONNECTIONS (@STEAMCONNECT) November 4, 2017 GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
There's no audio is there? I thought we were going to actually hear him talk. He's the Jared Kushner of soccer club presidents I guess. You wonder what his voice sounds like.
Sure. I have spoken with him a few times. We spoke at length at the wine and dine a few weeks ago. And we spoke again at the final game against Minnesota (where I also met and spoke briefly with Manny Lagos). Tom is still learning how MLS differs from other soccer leagues and other US sports. He seems passionate about soccer but does not have the ebullience of Dave Kavel. At the wine and dine I teased him about his invisibility and he seemed a little nervous about that. My personal take was his preference to be quiet until he had enough understanding to be able to speak more authoritively.
‘I loved it and would do it all again’: Tom Fox and the inside story of Aston Villa's decline and fall Exclusive interview: Fox speaks out on deciding to sack Paul Lambert, replacing him with Tim Sherwood and the £55m spending spree which ultimately saw the club suffer relegation But while MLS may be easier on the stress levels, it doesn’t necessarily provide the buzz of English football. It’s why Fox still keeps track on Villa’s progress and why he would jump at a similar opportunity in the Premier League if one came along. “People ask me what you think of the Villa experience? I love it and I’d do it again,” he added. Doesn't seem like he really wants to be here...
Wow, not good. That's not what I want to hear - "would jump at a similar opportunity..." to go back to Premier League. As Jesse says about the players - we want players who really want to be here.
Tom Fox quote; Thanksgiving edition: Fine, I'll sit at the kids table, but as soon as a spot at the Adult table opens up, I'm taking it!
Twice being removed from the Alabama Supreme Court for refusing to follow controlling federal law ought to be of itself sufficiently disqualifying for the United State Senate.
Sorry, with those comments Fox sounds like a clown...really surprised Jesse brought in somebody with apparently so little commitment....with his track record he sounds clueless and delusional. Hope we find somebody better soon.
Yeah it sure sounds like he doesn't respect MLS. Like we would all be OK with those comments cause we'd understand how great EPL and how minor league we are.
Thankfully, the role of team president at this juncture isn't exactly important. The stadium is built, so all that matters now is the team getting results, which Fox has (hopefully) nothing to do with. They could make a scarecrow the team president and I would not care. So long as Fioranelli is doing his job well, and the other operations staff are doing their jobs well, I'll be content.
I hear you. He shouldn't have any impact on the soccer side, but he would be involved on the business side negotiating contracts which generate revenue. How successful can he be in the Bay Area, especially Silicon Valley, if he's that incredibly tone deaf.