| Nourry interview 15:01 - Jul 25 with 14230 views | Gloucs_R |
Has anyone listened fully to the interview on West London sport?
I listen to about 25 minutes and got bored so if anyone else could summarise it that would be ace. Thanks |  |
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| Nourry interview on 00:46 - Jul 27 with 2514 views | 1JD |
| Nourry interview on 00:40 - Jul 27 by 1JD |
Q. How does a 27 year old end up as a CEO and defacto DOF of a troubled championship club that faces a lot of challenges. What’s been the path to that role?
Amongst some other pretext.
“Some of the businesses I was working on developed, that more and more groups of, funds or, you know individuals, that might be interested in owning a football club, or running a football club, took an interest in the work I was doing, umm and I was able to support in problem solving for people buying teams, distinct federations, and that ultimately culminated in the Retexo journey which then took us to being engaged by one of the shareholders at QPR, to look at QPR.
Did a piece of work for the club and sort of submitted it, and didn’t think much of it. And then a few months later, got a call asking if I’d be interested in running the organization, which was very humbling, umm, and I think the real driving force in my decision to say let’s go for it, was if I look at the top 3 leagues of English football, I think you know probably Portsmouth as well, is probably in this category, but I looked at where teams were, and where they could be, because of the location, infrastructure and everything else, I felt there was an enormous opportunity to try to support this ownership group in there refactored vision for how they wanted their football club to look like. And I guess yeah that’s the story.” |
Non-Spin Translation:
- His other developing businesses = a football news website, with no income of note, his first gig.
- Then paired up with his pal Charles Gould who is connected to a football billionaire, and ownership group.
- The two of them leveraged that network to found Retexo, a 2-man recruitment agency, won some clients providing recruitment of non-playing backroom staff; later spun to be broad-scale football operations and academy operations.
- Got introduced to QPR, again through the billionaire network. Recruitment consulted on marti and Ben Williams.
- Somehow got offered the QPR gig. Rest is history.
Translation of “the real driving force of my decision to say let’s go for it” = couldn’t believe my luck at being offered a CEO and DOF job with zero experience of either role, and I spat my coffee out, and literally jumped at it…. but I’m not going to tell you that. So, I’ll make out I had to give it careful consideration and thought given my multiple other offers of CEO and DOF in the world of football at the grand age of 26, whilst also being on no payroll to speak of.
I wish he would just be honest and transparent.
That said, I do like the investment in youth strategy. Albeit mandated from the owners. And contrary to the interviewer, I do see changes from the past relative to youth and transfers.
The policy of 16-19 is new. (If not at QPR, it’s already best practice everywhere else and the norm). And casting the net far and wide across the globe, is also new, not merely limiting to Ireland, Scotland and the odd trialing member from abroad. I also like the infrastructure changes Nourry has made, and coaching staff specialism. So there are several positives and ultimately it is the right direction of travel. [Post edited 27 Jul 0:50]
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| Nourry interview on 00:50 - Jul 27 with 2486 views | Mr_Beef |
| Nourry interview on 21:37 - Jul 26 by stainrods_elbow |
An absorbing interview with two very thoughtful, articulate and interesting men. A lot of the adverse reaction here I put down to inferiority, stupidity, and envy. [Post edited 26 Jul 22:35]
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It's an odd approach on a fans messageboard to sneer at those who have a different view to yours. |  | | |
| Nourry interview on 01:10 - Jul 27 with 2433 views | connell10 |
| Nourry interview on 22:38 - Jul 26 by stainrods_elbow |
That reaction tells me a lot about you too. Nothing intelligent/interesting to say - just monosyllabic abuse. Let's hope it's cleaned up by the mods, as per my report. [Post edited 26 Jul 23:44]
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Yep and your still a sanctimonious dick ..
Go figure 🤔 |  |
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| Nourry interview on 01:13 - Jul 27 with 2427 views | connell10 |
| Nourry interview on 00:38 - Jul 27 by numptydumpty |
Maybe get your computer to have Dave Mcintyres voice as Donald Duck and Christian Nourry as Scooby Doo, and then the time may fly by listening to this interview Connell.
Might help !!!!!! |
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| Nourry interview on 01:16 - Jul 27 with 2422 views | connell10 |
| Nourry interview on 00:50 - Jul 27 by Mr_Beef |
It's an odd approach on a fans messageboard to sneer at those who have a different view to yours. |
Not from a sanctimonious dick it's true to form , he is the Millwall of Loft for Words , nobody likes him but he doesn't care , just keeps posting total bollocks! Weird! | |
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| Nourry interview on 01:43 - Jul 27 with 2338 views | stainrods_elbow |
| Nourry interview on 01:10 - Jul 27 by connell10 |
Yep and your still a sanctimonious dick ..
Go figure 🤔 |
It doesn't take me long to figure out you're an abusive, sad, person, who needs to shut his nasty mouth.
Go figure! |  |
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| Nourry interview on 01:45 - Jul 27 with 2335 views | stainrods_elbow |
| Nourry interview on 01:16 - Jul 27 by connell10 |
Not from a sanctimonious dick it's true to form , he is the Millwall of Loft for Words , nobody likes him but he doesn't care , just keeps posting total bollocks! Weird! |
Your'e obviously very insecure and easily spooked, like most bullies/abusers. If the anti-abuse policy on LFW actually means anything, you'll hopefully soon be kicked off. | |
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| Nourry interview on 06:14 - Jul 27 with 2263 views | Rsole |
| Nourry interview on 01:45 - Jul 27 by stainrods_elbow |
Your'e obviously very insecure and easily spooked, like most bullies/abusers. If the anti-abuse policy on LFW actually means anything, you'll hopefully soon be kicked off. |
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| Those possessed by devils, try and keep them under control a bit, can't you ?
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| Nourry interview on 07:10 - Jul 27 with 2210 views | enfieldargh |
I wonder how Jim Gregory would have responded to this type of interrogation.
Sit down son and I’ll explain everything |  |
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| Nourry interview on 08:50 - Jul 27 with 2094 views | Northernr |
| Nourry interview on 22:38 - Jul 26 by stainrods_elbow |
That reaction tells me a lot about you too. Nothing intelligent/interesting to say - just monosyllabic abuse. Let's hope it's cleaned up by the mods, as per my report. [Post edited 26 Jul 23:44]
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Maybe have a go at a few posts where you don't call the other posters thick and stupid. |  | | |
| Nourry interview on 10:02 - Jul 27 with 1996 views | Rsole |
| Nourry interview on 08:50 - Jul 27 by Northernr |
Maybe have a go at a few posts where you don't call the other posters thick and stupid. |
Don’t be stupid, Clive.
You know how unstable people can be. | |
| Those possessed by devils, try and keep them under control a bit, can't you ?
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| Nourry interview on 12:36 - Jul 27 with 1877 views | paulhoop2 |
| Nourry interview on 10:02 - Jul 27 by Rsole |
Don’t be stupid, Clive.
You know how unstable people can be. |
He immediately installed his own head of operations Dan Gorelov but had to dispense with him after several complaints etc so people at the club say. Looked at the website earlier it’s true he’s gone ! Shows his recruitment skills are good lol tbf the interview actually changed my mind from listening to it we should give him benefit of doubt let’s see what occurs under new management etc | |
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| Nourry interview on 13:27 - Jul 27 with 1822 views | mart_Goblin |
| Nourry interview on 12:36 - Jul 27 by paulhoop2 |
He immediately installed his own head of operations Dan Gorelov but had to dispense with him after several complaints etc so people at the club say. Looked at the website earlier it’s true he’s gone ! Shows his recruitment skills are good lol tbf the interview actually changed my mind from listening to it we should give him benefit of doubt let’s see what occurs under new management etc |
Hmmm? Probably need to look at why Gorelov was employed in the first place. |  | | |
| Nourry interview on 17:54 - Jul 28 with 1514 views | nick_hammersmith |
I thought Dave Mc did a good job, and I'm glad he prefaced the interview to let us all know that some topics were off limits.
CN spoke well as always, but I think he missed a chance to hold his hands up and say "we made a mistake with this, but we learn and move on"
Not sure if this was youth or something else preventing him, but it would go a long way to Humanising his character, which is the main complaint about him.
Otherwise he does talk a lot of sense and he is also walking the walk, with his actions in the DS and selling players who won't sign up for the future.
Fans forum should be exciting |  | | |
| Nourry interview on 17:59 - Jul 28 with 1484 views | Northernr |
| Nourry interview on 17:54 - Jul 28 by nick_hammersmith |
I thought Dave Mc did a good job, and I'm glad he prefaced the interview to let us all know that some topics were off limits.
CN spoke well as always, but I think he missed a chance to hold his hands up and say "we made a mistake with this, but we learn and move on"
Not sure if this was youth or something else preventing him, but it would go a long way to Humanising his character, which is the main complaint about him.
Otherwise he does talk a lot of sense and he is also walking the walk, with his actions in the DS and selling players who won't sign up for the future.
Fans forum should be exciting |
IMO it would engender a lot more support and buy him a lot more time if he could get over that hurdle of saying "yeh, we fcked that up, sorry, learned from it and won't do it again". | | | |
| Nourry interview on 18:15 - Jul 28 with 1439 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
| Nourry interview on 17:59 - Jul 28 by Northernr |
IMO it would engender a lot more support and buy him a lot more time if he could get over that hurdle of saying "yeh, we fcked that up, sorry, learned from it and won't do it again". |
But the only support and time he needs is from the owners. Hasn't that support already been displayed through the removal of Cifuentes rather than CN after a dismal season?
Genuine question. | |
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| Nourry interview on 18:17 - Jul 28 with 1437 views | Northernr |
| Nourry interview on 18:15 - Jul 28 by Wilkinswatercarrier |
But the only support and time he needs is from the owners. Hasn't that support already been displayed through the removal of Cifuentes rather than CN after a dismal season?
Genuine question. |
If you think our owners would stick with any exec or manager after the fans turn on them for any length of time I'd wonder who you've been following since they arrived.
You always need the fans onside as much as possible. | | | |
| Nourry interview on 20:54 - Jul 28 with 1253 views | baz_qpr |
| Nourry interview on 17:59 - Jul 28 by Northernr |
IMO it would engender a lot more support and buy him a lot more time if he could get over that hurdle of saying "yeh, we fcked that up, sorry, learned from it and won't do it again". |
I thought he sort of did that he talked about learning lessons especially on the medical / fitness side.
I genuinely thought it was a good interview, Dave pressed him hard explained why he could not go into the gardening leave. I thought he was very clear about the strategies they are employing, why they are employing them, he talked about the unknowns around whether FFP exists next season. I thought I learnt more about the running of the club on the football side than I've probably ever heard from the club before. Yes there is obviously some spin and a lot of business strategy talk.
At the end of the day proof is in the pudding, on paper it looks a very good transfer window, 9/10 people would not have renewed Kelmans contract and we have turned a profit and reinvested. We are well inside FFP, our wage bill last year was one of the lowest in the league. The dev squad is suddenly looking very strong we seem to have sellable assets. |  | | |
| Nourry interview on 20:57 - Jul 28 with 1247 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
| Nourry interview on 18:17 - Jul 28 by Northernr |
If you think our owners would stick with any exec or manager after the fans turn on them for any length of time I'd wonder who you've been following since they arrived.
You always need the fans onside as much as possible. |
So why then, after such a poor season, why was CN not removed? It was pretty obvious the squad was lopsided, due to the signings by CN (we think).
The fans were pretty vocal in the stadium regarding the popularity of MC, but he was still moved on and CN remained.
Nourry specifically said in the podcast that the owners had changed direction so is the new reality that he is being given free reign to run it as see fits with full backing of the board. | |
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| Nourry interview on 21:05 - Jul 28 with 1206 views | lassel |
| Nourry interview on 20:57 - Jul 28 by Wilkinswatercarrier |
So why then, after such a poor season, why was CN not removed? It was pretty obvious the squad was lopsided, due to the signings by CN (we think).
The fans were pretty vocal in the stadium regarding the popularity of MC, but he was still moved on and CN remained.
Nourry specifically said in the podcast that the owners had changed direction so is the new reality that he is being given free reign to run it as see fits with full backing of the board. |
Because if you remove CN, Hoos walks and then you have to replace both and take an increased personal responsibility in the short to medium term when you don’t have any time to spend on the club as it is.
During last season, Ruben categorically sided with Cifuentes in overruling CN & LH and refusing to sack him post Stoke. With the season over and it being an either/or decision, he took the path of least resistance which is understandable in light of his WestPort obligations that are making him money hand over fist.
He will sell tomorrow if anyone would come close to his price. He absolutely doesn’t want to commit time to getting hands on if he doesn’t have to. | | | |
| Nourry interview on 22:01 - Jul 28 with 1090 views | EastR |
| Nourry interview on 21:05 - Jul 28 by lassel |
Because if you remove CN, Hoos walks and then you have to replace both and take an increased personal responsibility in the short to medium term when you don’t have any time to spend on the club as it is.
During last season, Ruben categorically sided with Cifuentes in overruling CN & LH and refusing to sack him post Stoke. With the season over and it being an either/or decision, he took the path of least resistance which is understandable in light of his WestPort obligations that are making him money hand over fist.
He will sell tomorrow if anyone would come close to his price. He absolutely doesn’t want to commit time to getting hands on if he doesn’t have to. |
The Hand of Hoos hovvers again... | |
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| Nourry interview on 22:09 - Jul 28 with 1070 views | Burnleyhoop |
| Nourry interview on 11:40 - Jul 26 by lassel |
As with the last thread about him speaking, everytime he speaks he simply confirms why we is so unsuitable to be in a C-Suite position.
1. He is simply not an effective communicator - surprising given his background - which is one of the key requirements for an effective C-Suite member
2. He is absolutely terrible under pressure, as seen by his stumbling when given even a light pressing by Dave Mc. If Dave didn’t have to go easy on him to retain access, Nourry would’ve collapsed entirely. One of the main differentiators of effective C-Suiters is their ability to remain calm (and bullsh1t relentless) under pressure.
3. He’s painfully insecure which is devastating in that position. As anyone who has worked for a large company knows first hand, those at the very top have an arrogance verging on sociopathy.
It’s no wonder he failed as an HR consultant honestly with his personality.
He’s obviously a decently smart guy with an impeccable educational background, but he’s someone whose impact would be better felt in a dusty office with an excel spreadsheet rather than parachuted into a C-Suite role via his dads connections. |
Listened to the whole thing. Thought he responded well to most of the questions asked and was articulate and measured. My impression was that he accepts that he got the Ben Williams saga wrong from an optics perspective, but ultimately our physios didn’t perform and changes have subsequently been made. He also alluded to a lack of rotation, specifically in the 3 game weeks.
Would be interested to hear how DM felt about the interview.
As for his communication skills not meeting your C- Suite requirements and almost collapsing under the pressure….utter nonsense. | | | |
| Nourry interview on 09:48 - Jul 29 with 790 views | wombat |
| Nourry interview on 22:09 - Jul 28 by Burnleyhoop |
Listened to the whole thing. Thought he responded well to most of the questions asked and was articulate and measured. My impression was that he accepts that he got the Ben Williams saga wrong from an optics perspective, but ultimately our physios didn’t perform and changes have subsequently been made. He also alluded to a lack of rotation, specifically in the 3 game weeks.
Would be interested to hear how DM felt about the interview.
As for his communication skills not meeting your C- Suite requirements and almost collapsing under the pressure….utter nonsense. |
I find the lack of rotation a shit£y stick to beat marti with , how can you rotate a squad when half of them were injured or at best carrying injuries , we played morgan till he was fit to drop , we had no fit strikers for the last third of the season, and no fit centre backs at one stage yet we didnt rotate as much as he thought we should , this is my biggest issue with nourry , what the feck does he know about squad rotation ? prob as much as he does about building a squad with some balance and that may actually compete , you cant learn about running a football club via football manager. we go into yet another season with a paper thin squad no strikers very little in midfield and no left back same as how many other seasons ? oh and we havent played a striker in the lst three friendlies due to fitness issues .
cant wait for the forum tonight , couple of videos on who we have just signed bit of news on the stadium , usual fare |  |
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| Nourry interview on 10:31 - Jul 29 with 707 views | 7374Ranger |
| Nourry interview on 20:54 - Jul 28 by baz_qpr |
I thought he sort of did that he talked about learning lessons especially on the medical / fitness side.
I genuinely thought it was a good interview, Dave pressed him hard explained why he could not go into the gardening leave. I thought he was very clear about the strategies they are employing, why they are employing them, he talked about the unknowns around whether FFP exists next season. I thought I learnt more about the running of the club on the football side than I've probably ever heard from the club before. Yes there is obviously some spin and a lot of business strategy talk.
At the end of the day proof is in the pudding, on paper it looks a very good transfer window, 9/10 people would not have renewed Kelmans contract and we have turned a profit and reinvested. We are well inside FFP, our wage bill last year was one of the lowest in the league. The dev squad is suddenly looking very strong we seem to have sellable assets. |
Some fair points there, but I disagree that this has been a very good transfer window.
Not much in the way of strikers coming or going other than Burrell for Kelman. Poku looks like a welcome signing, but it looks like a Saito replacement. We still seem to have a disinterested Celar, along with an injury prone Frey. Kolli is still around and Lloyd seems set for a loan out. Do overall I cannot see any real improvement on last season’s pathetic strike force.
Mbengue looks ok, Adamson is a replacement for Ashby.
Paal looks to have been replaced by Larkeche which to me looks like a downgrade. Edwards has returned to Southampton, JCS is still injured. Again no real improvement on last season’s defence.
Colback has not re-signed or been replaced. And we don’t know what is going on with Varane. Is he really injured or just kept out of harm’s way in ongoing transfer speculation?
For me it is a meh transfer window. As nearly always, it seems our signings will happen late and points will be dropped whilst the squad gels and QPR will be playing catch up as we endure another bottom third season. | | | |
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