Mark Thompson

[Papabendi]

- In at Saracens.

[ClaretTony]

Good luck to them

[Papabendi]

Seems a big job for someone relatively inexperienced, particularly given the malaise both at Saracens and in Rugby Union at large.

[ClaretTony]

Seems a big job for someone relatively inexperienced, particularly given the malaise both at Saracens and in Rugby Union at large.

I don't know about Saracens but I do know he came in at Burnley in one role but was then shifted to another and then shifted again, this time through the door.

[Chester Perry]

I don't know about Saracens but I do know he came in at Burnley in one role but was then shifted to another and then shifted again, this time through the door.

He was working for 777 Partners in the last quarter of 2023

[ClaretTony]

He was working for 777 Partners in the last quarter of 2023

I'd no idea where he'd gone other than the fact that he'd gone. I was in a meeting that he was in 13 months ago, I think it's fair to say he was not impressive.

[Chester Perry]

I'd no idea where he'd gone other than the fact that he'd gone. I was in a meeting that he was in 13 months ago, I think it's fair to say he was not impressive.

It is interesting just how many have been rinsed through the club in this way in recent years - in my eyes it brings into question the whole recruitment process - but then I may be old fashioned in these thoughts.

[aggi]

It is interesting just how many have been rinsed through the club in this way in recent years - in my eyes it brings into question the whole recruitment process - but then I may be old fashioned in these thoughts.

I happened across some of the Man City HR & recruitment team on LinkedIn the other day. Interesting that none of them had a football background, they were all from industry.