ankles Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Don't know the guy and never met him but one thing always puzzles me bout him is that on here and on Twitter there are people that are ready to blame him for anything that goes wrong with the club no matter how trivial . Week in , week out the same people have it in for him.Prime example was a guy on twitter who ranted about a game being called off not long ago and said fact there were no covers on the pitch was "probably down to Burrows" despite being told we don't use covers cos we have undersoil heating. I remember thinking WTF.The guy has always seemed to me to have the best interests of the club at heart and think people underestimate how important his decision not to back down to Rangers was in the play off ticket row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q121 Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Agree with you ankles, I think he has an impossible task being a well fan and the clubs GM, he has a job most of us would love to be involved in I have no doubt it will not be easy to do and sometimes heart may rule head but I think he does a decent job at it given where he has came from to get it. And fully agree he gets stuck for no reason sometimes and a lot is to do with things he doesn't control or have a say in. But everyone makes mistakes and yes there have been some but I don't recall anything too drastic And I doubt he would have had a big say in managerial appointments given the new hierarchy at the club before anyone comments but that only my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 He gets stick from the idiots who can't separate the guy who set up a forum and website with a guy years later who moved into a media position and then moved on into a general manager position. The same people also don't usually understand the difference in our club between general manager/chief exec/chairman which, when it was recently restructured made it clear what the board and chairman where responsible for and where the GM sat within that too. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyB Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 A lot of people seem to have a problem with what he does/what he's responsible for, despite "General Manager" being an extremely vague job title and nobody actually really knowing at all what he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 He certainly doesn't put covers on the pitch or cut the grass. There have also been no games called off. But my idea of a General Manager is that the internal departments of the club will report to him, media, admin staff, ground keeping etc and he will report up to the board and flag up any issues that need escalating. He is not picking the team or the manager or signing off on contracts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxteth O'Grady Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 he has a job most of us would love to be involved in I wouldn't touch his job with a barge pole, considering what he has to put up with. I have no idea how much he gets paid, but i know the hours he puts in are ridiculous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldonmac Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 He gets stick from the idiots who can't separate the guy who set up a forum and website with a guy years later who moved into a media position and then moved on into a general manager position. The same people also don't usually understand the difference in our club between general manager/chief exec/chairman which, when it was recently restructured made it clear what the board and chairman where responsible for and where the GM sat within that too. I'm not sure some of the folk who write on here or Twitter even know their left from their right... and in some case shouldn't be allowed near anything sharp! I'd say for Alan that it's a double whammy if the team gets beaten, it impacts on his role as a GM of a business which relies on results on the park to boost attendance and attract sponsors but also hits him as a fan. I'm glad I don't have to have those worries keeping me awake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Remember the days when nobody knew who the General Manager was, and what the fuck they done all day? Simpler times. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 There's a good dose of old fashioned Scottish 'who does he think he is ' Involved. You see it in any job when someone takes a step up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 I have a lot of time for the guy and in my opinion Motherwell are lucky to have him. Long may he reign. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee_alpha Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 He certainly doesn't put covers on the pitch or cut the grass. There have also been no games called off. But my idea of a General Manager is that the internal departments of the club will report to him, media, admin staff, ground keeping etc and he will report up to the board and flag up any issues that need escalating. He is not picking the team or the manager or signing off on contracts. He did help clear the snow off the park recently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1991 Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 I don't really know Flow met and spoke to him a couple of times. I think he does a great job, he communicates with fans which I think no other club has. The guy lives and breaths the club and I think he does whatever he feels is best for the club. He seems to get blame when things aren't going well but what can he do, yes Bara didn't do well at all but his appointment was not compleatly his decision. I get some people think he is unexperienced but for me he is gaining valuable experience and gives his all so for me I'm more than happy with him doing the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadgey Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Don't know the guy but can massively relate to his situation in a professional capacity. It seems to me that because he hasn't got white hair, isn't a bit stuffy and generally looks like he spends his match days stood at the back of the east stand eating pies, then he just HAS to be an imposter!!! I don't know what forum or website he set up but I do know that it appears to be high on his priority list to keep Motherwell in the media eye and improve transparency (or at least the perception of it) of club goings on to the fanbase. Unfortunately, from experience,no matter how hard you try to be open with people there will always be stote the baws out there who will look for the conspiracy theory, make a target of you and look to blame YOU. Unfortunately, for MFC, Alan Burrows is the YOU!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daver Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 I don't know what forum or website he set up The predecessor of this one. It's moved on since then but without his efforts we probably wouldn't have this forum to vent our spleen on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 He did help clear the snow off the park recently! BURROWS OUT NOW! HOW DID HE LET THE SNOW GET ON THE PARK IN THE FIRST PLACE?! Seriously though, good guy, communicates continually with fans, gives out as much information as he can to as many people. Compared to other clubs, he does that really well. His day to day? I've no idea, but then, neither do most folk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postiejim Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Met and spoke to Alan on a few occasions, good guy, highly educated, handsome ,with a drop dead gorgeous fiancée and living the dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 And he answers questions like "whats mark McGhee's favourite dinosaur?" What a guy. (it's a t-rex) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faddythedaddy Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Thought this was a new gameshow idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprawell Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Hiya 'Flow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Met and spoke to Alan on a few occasions, good guy, highly educated, handsome ,with a drop dead gorgeous fiancée and living the dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... ropy Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Punching above his weight? Motherwell through and through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... ankles Posted February 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Think it might actually have been the st Johnstone game which eventually went ahead but he was deffo getting it in the neck when someone posted a pre match picture of the pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... ropy Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 I remember it, my point was more that the game was on, so what he said about covers not being the way to deal with snow was proved to be correct once again, regardless of what the Neanderthal was spouting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... couttsy Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 With my limited knowledge he seems to do a good job. Certainly works exceptionally hard and without doubt has the clubs best interests at heart and as fans that's all we can ask. He seems to be forward thinking and deffo makes an effort to understand fans point of view (I know this from personal experience) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Ya Bezzer! Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Everyone knows that the general principle for staff and players is "the more you do for Motherwell FC, the less you are respected by the support". He should consider the opprobrium a sort of badge of honour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Page 1 of 4 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Loading... × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply Share More sharing options... Followers 1
ropy Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Punching above his weight? Motherwell through and through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ankles Posted February 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Think it might actually have been the st Johnstone game which eventually went ahead but he was deffo getting it in the neck when someone posted a pre match picture of the pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 I remember it, my point was more that the game was on, so what he said about covers not being the way to deal with snow was proved to be correct once again, regardless of what the Neanderthal was spouting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couttsy Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 With my limited knowledge he seems to do a good job. Certainly works exceptionally hard and without doubt has the clubs best interests at heart and as fans that's all we can ask. He seems to be forward thinking and deffo makes an effort to understand fans point of view (I know this from personal experience) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Everyone knows that the general principle for staff and players is "the more you do for Motherwell FC, the less you are respected by the support". He should consider the opprobrium a sort of badge of honour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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