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Evangelos Marinakis Megathread!
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valspoodle
Steve Chettle
I remember him telling Coops on the balcony of the Council House that he would be backed, but I never thought he would plunge quite so seriously and with quite so much purpose.
Full marks.
Full marks.
GreeksBearingGifts
Stuart Pearce
Marinakis jr. seems to have learned his lesson from the complaints over the somewhat excessive portrayal of his role in the previous summer window and had a significantly toned down media presence this window. This is nicely summarized in his latest tweet, which puts emphasis on team effort for transfers ("thanks to everyone involved").
Redemption
One less gobshite...
Otis Redding
Try A Little Tenderness
In fairness to him, I believe Miltiadis still plays a key role in terms of selling the club/project to prospective recruits and their representatives.
valspoodle
Steve Chettle
Yep, it's a team effort. No one could do it alone, but you need a united team to pull together to get such a barrel of transfers over the line in such a tight time frame.
NFFCForeverRed
First Team Squad
I wish the fan base would sing a few more songs in appreciation of the Marinakis family. They have been awesome owners and ploughed so much money in to the Club. I get the "Super Cooper" every 5 minutes but we need to also show our appreciation for the off the pitch side as well.
Rzar
Bob McKinlay
I honestly don’t think he’s bothered in the slightest, not sure he’s doing it for a pat on the back like Fawaz did. Sure EM has his own big ego but I think it’s driven by different reasons than needing to be loved.
He always gets a really good reception on the rare occasion he shows his face anywhere in public.
donny
Grenville Morris
Learn negotiation skills from his dad. That'll be the most fearsome thing.
Farmer Jack
Stuart Pearce
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
I think we probably all recognise the EM is a man with a massive ego, and he may not be the nicest man to do business with.
I think though that he is the best owner we have ever had, bar none, and I hope his love affair with our Club lasts as long as he draws breath.
Involving Mitladis so much is a vital part of the succession planning strategy.
EM will not live forever.
Hopefully, he has a few good years left.
And when he does finally shuffle off this mortal coil, Mitladis will, hopefully, have learned the lessons of any mistakes he may have made during his apprenticeship.
Look at the Foxes: it was the father who bought the club, invested in the club, and loved the club.
When he died so tragically, his son had to take on the responsibility for the club, and does not appear to share his father's passion.
As a result, the foxes have been in gradual decline, culminating in last season's relegation.
We don't want that to happen when EM dies, so let's keep Mitladis onside and he will not allow Forest to wither like the owners of the Foxes did with their club.
I think though that he is the best owner we have ever had, bar none, and I hope his love affair with our Club lasts as long as he draws breath.
Involving Mitladis so much is a vital part of the succession planning strategy.
EM will not live forever.
Hopefully, he has a few good years left.
And when he does finally shuffle off this mortal coil, Mitladis will, hopefully, have learned the lessons of any mistakes he may have made during his apprenticeship.
Look at the Foxes: it was the father who bought the club, invested in the club, and loved the club.
When he died so tragically, his son had to take on the responsibility for the club, and does not appear to share his father's passion.
As a result, the foxes have been in gradual decline, culminating in last season's relegation.
We don't want that to happen when EM dies, so let's keep Mitladis onside and he will not allow Forest to wither like the owners of the Foxes did with their club.
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Any Time Now
Jack Armstrong
Rubics
Bin VAR!
I’ll say it again - wouldn’t swap him for any other owner. He does what he says, next up sorting the ground.
Redemption
One less gobshite...
Although it's a nice sentiment I disagree with him to some extent.
It's true for the players amd staff, I don't have an issue with that. Performance improvements are built on motivation.
But for fans? He's OK to push the line of discontent with Oly losing. They are the top club in Greece. Winning is an entitlement that Oly fans have.
But in England, having Forest fans discontent with losing will quickly turn the atmosphere sour.
The fan cultures are different in Greece and England. Our last two seasons have been remarkable for the way the fans have backed the team at home and away, but it would be a different story if we returned to the disappointment we've experienced in recent years.
Last season, Fulham at home, the fans were worse than subdued simply on the team selection. The fans could lift the players and vice versa.
Otis Redding
Try A Little Tenderness
It's no secret that Nick Randall had been seeking to reduce his Forest-related work-load for a while, and I think that EM's choice of Tom Cartledge as his successor is as much with the ground development in mind as any other reason for Tom's appointment.
donny
Grenville Morris
Randalls comment about staying involved with the NFFC Community side says a lot as well, basically, "I'll be around if you need me for anything, but, Tom is running it".
Listen 'ere young man
Jack Burkitt
For the experts on here, so a larger ground with better hospitality and higher gate receipts will generate more income resulting in more leeway for FFP. Also having more worldwide exposure will also increase the funds through marketing etc.
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Redemption
One less gobshite...
How do you do this?
Listen 'ere young man
Jack Burkitt
Rzar
Bob McKinlay
Social media, Youtube, whatever else - results in more interest / bigger fanbase / more revenue streams. When getting sponsors etc, things like social media are very important when increasing the price as sponsorships pay for eyeballs.
Maybe less relevant to those at matches but extremely important to the global PL audience
Redemption
One less gobshite...
Sounds like gibberish. What are we selling and who too?
What is the transaction that nets revenue?
I think he’s bang on personally. We’ve just done Chelsea, robbed against Utd. Even last season a near relegated Southampton ran Arsenal ragged. We subsequently beat them. And but for poor defending we could have had the scousers twice etc.
Losing shouldn’t be accepted.
Listen 'ere young man
Jack Burkitt
You think big clubs like Man U, Liverpool etc rely on gate receipts alone and funding from owners?
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Increase revenue on commercial contracts. The brand sells more, we get more income via those contractual agreements.
adam09
Super Koopa
I wouldn't bet against Marinakis Jr being buddies with Fabrizio Romano.