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Post by cardibach on Jul 2, 2010 8:15:26 GMT
Well, he's made himself popular, hasn't he?
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Post by cilmeri on Jul 2, 2010 12:01:52 GMT
What's he done?
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Post by alrhyl on Jul 2, 2010 16:50:39 GMT
Is this the FAW bloke who agrees with FIFA's 'No goal-line technology' stance?? Who also managed to wind up the English FA by stating the bleedin obvious that England wouldn't have made it to the final anyway?! Good on him I say!
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Post by flynnfan on Jul 2, 2010 17:53:52 GMT
Yeah, it's like Beckenbauer- states the bleedin' obvious about England and gets slated for it. Johnny Ford is right to point out that the phantom 'goal' wouldn't have made any difference whatsoever. Even if they'd managed to get through against the Germans, Argentina would have most likely ripped them to shreds.
What winds me up though, is that he's had more media coverage for this- talking about England- than anything to do with Welsh football. Like we don't count unless it affects England...
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Post by cardibach on Jul 2, 2010 22:39:02 GMT
What worries me is when he states he wanted England to do well!  |
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Post by flynnfan on Jul 3, 2010 17:17:46 GMT
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Post by cilmeri on Dec 16, 2010 12:59:30 GMT
Can anyone explain to me what this means? Is he the new manager of Cardiff as well?
Jonathan Ford, the Football Association of Wales chief executive, also stressed the breadth of Speed's role. "Gary's now the manager of footballing Wales, not just of the national team. I see him as the figurehead for football in this country, and of course we want to make sure we put football very much back on the map where it deserves to be."
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Post by youngdragon on Dec 16, 2010 14:26:03 GMT
It basically means 'be seen be heard' sort of thing rather than just lazy around like Toshack
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Post by raptor on Mar 11, 2011 17:31:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2011 18:23:39 GMT
They took the money. End of.
He sounds like a right slimey POS in that interview and you are right he got nailed by that last caller who pointed out one of the big white elephants in the room which was that for all Fords talk of late submittal by Newport the FAW STILL took their money. Scumbags. He had no answer and had to be rescued.
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Post by georgetm1 on Mar 11, 2011 18:26:12 GMT
I loved it when one caller described the FAW board as a " bunch of senile old men who have lost the plot". Ford totally sounds like David Cameron, but I suppose its his job to defend the FAW no matter what they have done. Plus it was an administrative mistake not his.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2011 18:59:14 GMT
I loved it when one caller described the FAW board as a " bunch of senile old men who have lost the plot". Ford totally sounds like David Cameron, but I suppose its his job to defend the FAW no matter what they have done. Plus it was an administrative mistake not his. His job, as a focal point for the FAW, is to defuse the situation with the customer. His tone of voice, instead of placating, was belligerent- insisting that Newport had not met the criteria. Then he got righteously owned at the end when the lad pointed out that they had taken the money for tickets they were not going to supply. Ive got no sympathy for him. |
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Post by raptor on Mar 11, 2011 20:39:14 GMT
Mr Ford now admits their mistake.
Here's an extract from the latest NCFC ENews.
This morning, I had a telephone call from Mr Ford, who was extremely anxious to try and put matters right. After investigation, Mr Ford now understands that our Application process was carried out under the constant instructions given to us by his office, which unfortunately due the avalanche of applications after 1 February, placed their admin systems under extreme pressures. I would like to assure everyone that purchased these tickets through us, that we did not delay the application which was hand delivered on 7 February - 11 days before the deadline date, and in fact our cheques were presented to our bank therefore paying for the tickets, on 2 March - some 14 days after other Clubs had been told that they were unsuccessful.
Mr Ford now realises that there were circumstances surrounding our application that he was not entirely aware of. I have received a verbal apology from him, which will be backed up with a letter in due course.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2011 3:06:14 GMT
Mr Ford now admits their mistake. Here's an extract from the latest NCFC ENews. This morning, I had a telephone call from Mr Ford, who was extremely anxious to try and put matters right. After investigation, Mr Ford now understands that our Application process was carried out under the constant instructions given to us by his office, which unfortunately due the avalanche of applications after 1 February, placed their admin systems under extreme pressures. I would like to assure everyone that purchased these tickets through us, that we did not delay the application which was hand delivered on 7 February - 11 days before the deadline date, and in fact our cheques were presented to our bank therefore paying for the tickets, on 2 March - some 14 days after other Clubs had been told that they were unsuccessful. Mr Ford now realises that there were circumstances surrounding our application that he was not entirely aware of. I have received a verbal apology from him, which will be backed up with a letter in due course. There we go then! I thought there was a reasonable explanation that put the FAW firmly in the frame. And he said sorry and issued a letter, aaaah how sweet. Seriously, is there anything that lot can get right?! |
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Post by raptor on Mar 12, 2011 8:59:57 GMT
Did anyone notice that 'Rob' in the JF interview says the FAW is full of 'senile old men', as pointed out by Georgetm.
Then JF links the comment to the FAW council without hesitation or question. So perhaps JF knows his onions after all, lol.
Rob did not say at any time that the council were the senile old men in question.
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Post by yrarglwyddlucan on Mar 12, 2011 11:11:30 GMT
"Plus it was an administrative mistake not his." Ford is the CEO so it's absolutely his responsibility. Even if a junior committed the error Ford is responsible and should have picked up and corrected the error before it became a disaster. Ford should be sacked. If the board don't support the President on sacking Ford then the President should resign.
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Post by saints19 on Mar 12, 2011 13:35:08 GMT
Mr Ford now admits their mistake. Here's an extract from the latest NCFC ENews. This morning, I had a telephone call from Mr Ford, who was extremely anxious to try and put matters right. After investigation, Mr Ford now understands that our Application process was carried out under the constant instructions given to us by his office, which unfortunately due the avalanche of applications after 1 February, placed their admin systems under extreme pressures. I would like to assure everyone that purchased these tickets through us, that we did not delay the application which was hand delivered on 7 February - 11 days before the deadline date, and in fact our cheques were presented to our bank therefore paying for the tickets, on 2 March - some 14 days after other Clubs had been told that they were unsuccessful. Mr Ford now realises that there were circumstances surrounding our application that he was not entirely aware of. I have received a verbal apology from him, which will be backed up with a letter in due course. Will the fans get their money back? |
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Post by Baxter Cymru on Sept 26, 2013 17:45:29 GMT
Tonight at 7pm talking about the Womens game and other issues to do with Welsh football should be interesting to hear what he has to say.
You can tweet questions to be put to him by tweeting @steffgbbc
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Post by Baxter Cymru on Sept 26, 2013 19:00:25 GMT
Was pointless in the end, a very brief chat no tweets put to him, couldnt give any straight answers on Colemans contract or on the Collins situation!
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Post by llannerch on Sept 26, 2013 19:06:22 GMT
He was very evasive. A complete waste of time
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2013 21:59:09 GMT
Way to go Jonathan.
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Post by scoop76 on Sept 27, 2013 19:15:42 GMT
Was pointless in the end, a very brief chat no tweets put to him, couldnt give any straight answers on Colemans contract or on the Collins situation! Far from pointless as far as the Chris Coleman situation was concerned. Ford sounded a lot more guarded this time when asked about Coleman's future contract. It was very much we'll wait and see until after the next two games. Here are the quotes from Radio Wales last night: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24288460Contrast that with the quotes in August: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23762706So a subtle shift in position, but one that could be very important if we (a) fail to beat Macedonia and/or (b) get thrashed in Brussels. |
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Post by yanto on Sept 27, 2013 20:00:22 GMT
i think a win v Macedonia and at least a good performance v Belgium otherwise hes gone. Ford is making hints and so did the other fella who said something about if cookie gets new contract they will expect immediate return - that's been brought forward by the abject failure of the last 2 games. Still not entirely convinced its all down to cookie though.
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Post by quetzal on Oct 31, 2014 20:58:46 GMT
I live on the otherside of world but from the internet it seems that this guy is doing a decent job. Any comments? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2014 15:20:44 GMT
I won't ever trust him after the 'there are other ways to measure success' comment. Whilst I have a lot of time for Coleman and kept the faith when everyone wanted him out, I think Ford has got lucky with his appointment. He can't honestly have thought that Coleman would have us in the position we are in.
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Post by quetzal on Nov 1, 2014 16:26:16 GMT
I won't ever trust him after the 'there are other ways to measure success' comment. Whilst I have a lot of time for Coleman and kept the faith when everyone wanted him out, I think Ford has got lucky with his appointment. He can't honestly have thought that Coleman would have us in the position we are in. I don't think he's out of the woods on the Coleman appointment yet anyway but I was thinking more on the image and the brand of the FAW. He's always trying to get UEFA tournaments at different levels male and female to Wales. He got the Super Cup to Wales. The #Together.Stronger motto really has taken off with everybody in Welsh football. His idea for the Welsh team to go out onto the pitch with Muslim children before the Bosnia game was a really nice touch. I see he's doing an integrity tour around the Welsh clubs to try to prevent Welsh part-time players being lured into the mafia world of matchfixing. All these superstars coming to Wales to do their coaching badge. I don't know but I remember that this guy had a background with marketing. I think the Gary Speed thing completely destroyed him and now he's finally found his feet. |
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Post by stu on Nov 1, 2014 18:18:55 GMT
He worked for Coca-cola as head of sports marketing for Europe or something like that. My only gripe is that he is in charge of 'brand Wales' and yet many people in Wales are not capable of watching our national team due to the filthy whoring to $ky. For me that is indefensible.
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Post by quetzal on Nov 1, 2014 19:17:34 GMT
He worked for Coca-cola as head of sports marketing for Europe or something like that. My only gripe is that he is in charge of 'brand Wales' and yet many people in Wales are not capable of watching our national team due to the filthy whoring to $ky. For me that is indefensible. I could not answer the whoring to sky line you use but it would be good to know their angle don´t you think? More money means more money pumped into grassroots Welsh Football maybe? |
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Post by llannerch on Nov 1, 2014 20:06:30 GMT
He worked for Coca-cola as head of sports marketing for Europe or something like that. My only gripe is that he is in charge of 'brand Wales' and yet many people in Wales are not capable of watching our national team due to the filthy whoring to $ky. For me that is indefensible. I could not answer the whoring to sky line you use but it would be good to know their angle don´t you think? More money means more money pumped into grassroots Welsh Football maybe? Most of the Sky money funds core organisational costs and whatever is left goes to grassroots, which isn't exactly a problem. If the FAW can't cover its costs then there is little support for the grassroots. But the tug-at-the-heartstrings claim that the Sky coin funds little Johnny's village team is a bit disingenuous |
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Post by stu on Nov 2, 2014 10:10:55 GMT
Didn't someone say on here before that the money Sky offered was matched by the EBC but they still opted to renew the Sky deal?
For me it's a simple matter of logic, the more people who have access to games, the more people will buy into 'brand Wales' via attending games, buying merchandise which also means more companies will want to sponsor 'brand Wales'. This is why many Welsh football fans in Wales watch England play football but not their own country.
Another thing people forget is that the EBC is full of adverts for their own programming, this is why we still sing a song from their adverts at Wales games 20 years later.
If Wales qualify for the Euros then it could well be the first time that some of our younger viewers will ever have watched their national team on TV.
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