Our watfordfc correspondent androofrench looks back on last week’s fans’ forum with club owner Gino Pozzo
As for the night itself, for me it was interesting but not fascinating. I found out some things, got explanations to others but also left London Colney thinking there were key subjects that simply didn’t get covered.And when more than 1,000 questions were submitted in advance, plus those asked as follow-ups in the room on the night, it was bound to be difficult.
There were some contradictions. For example, at the start of the night Pozzo explained the decision to axe Rob Edwards by saying he has an advantage over the rest of us by being able to see training and sense the mood in the camp at London Colney on a daily basis. However, one that stuck in my mind was when a fan in the room asked “How much have we actually paid in severance payments to our ex-managers?”. My ears pricked up as that’s something I would like to ask myself, but the fan then followed by also asking Pozzo about his philosophy, is he going to change or do we carry on as we have and hope to get lucky?
It's easy to understand both those comments and questions from fans, and Pozzo’s desire to defend things like six seasons in the Premier League, an FA Cup Final, a massively improved stadium and a training ground to be proud of. It is a difficult balancing act to remember past glories while decrying recent failings.
As was the fact that, when the forum came to an end, he stayed in the room and chatted more informally to fans. There are plenty of places in the office area at the training ground he could have retired to, but he chose to stay around. Again, not something that will change the opinions of some of his detractors, but also not the behaviour of someone who didn’t feel the need to mingle when he didn’t have to.
One thing I was delighted to see was that both Luther and Ian Bolton were in attendance, representing the Former Players' Club. A year ago when I took on this job, it soon became apparent that relations between WFC/LB/FPC were not what they ought to be.
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