"guest " wrote:I find it amazing that a man who has been ultimately responsible for the club going down three divisions and out of the league can recieve any support whatsoever.
I'm struggling to think of other businesses where the owner would get exonerated for persistent failure, baffling mangerial decisions and child-like tantrums aimed at his customers and staff. Absolute chutzpah.
A 'man of conviction' - somebody who we should respect? Really?
Kassam can only be blamed for a maximum of two of the three relegations, whichever way you look at it...he took over and he handed over in the latter part of seasons in which the club went down, so whichever way you assign blame, only one can be his fault.
Incidentally, I can actually forgive the middle relegation too, as it happened while he was overseeing more substantial issues (clearing the club debt/stadium move), although not necessarily the manner of it (for which the blame lies far more with Kemp & Kinnear than Kassam).
This doesnt make me pro-Kassam, I just like to have a little perspective about things. There are many things to criticise about his reign and his methods, but to not give credit for the things he did achieve and to exagerate the negatives as you have here for the sake of having someone easy to blame is unfair and in fact just plain lazy.
To assume that our current situation is purely down to one man, is to absolve many others from their responsibilities and part in the story and could even risk something similar happening again...