Maybe the better point may be "There are plenty of ex-players with their noses already in the trough, and we'd like to open it up to some fresh faces".
There have always been jobs for the boys at our club - but you have to be one of Dennis' boys.
It has been that way for a long time and people - mainly people who don't get invited into the inner circle - are sick of it.
One of the telling statements of the election for me was Ovo denying that ex-players are not welcome. He said words to the effect "They are always welcome in my box". To me that summarised everything that stinks about our joint. There is a small elite who have controlled the perks and trappings for so long they have a sense of entitlement to what is actually a communal club.
It seems some of their mates are having trouble adjusting to the challenge to what they have come to assume is theirs by right too... they also need to get over it.
There have always been jobs for the boys at our club - but you have to be one of Dennis' boys.
It has been that way for a long time and people - mainly people who don't get invited into the inner circle - are sick of it.
One of the telling statements of the election for me was Ovo denying that ex-players are not welcome. He said words to the effect "They are always welcome in my box". To me that summarised everything that stinks about our joint. There is a small elite who have controlled the perks and trappings for so long they have a sense of entitlement to what is actually a communal club.
It seems some of their mates are having trouble adjusting to the challenge to what they have come to assume is theirs by right too... they also need to get over it.