Someone new at the club? (Andrew Parkinson - confirmed)

[PL2 3DQ]

Parkinson had a major role in hospitality and customer experience at Liverpool, especially when the new stand opened so it's a real surprise the club haven't announced him arriving at Argyle because he is a big 'signing' for us.

More info on him here and here

 

[landons forehead]

I’d say that the club values now include:
- community
- inclusivity
- sustainability
- realism

What about playing like a bunch of clowns and losing every game?

I'm not sure if it was meant to, but that made I larf. It certainly seems to be a core value in 2018.

 

[Pilgrim28]

Parkinson had a major role in hospitality and customer experience at Liverpool, especially when the new stand opened so it's a real surprise the club haven't announced him arriving at Argyle because he is a big 'signing' for us.

More info on him here and here

Just read the words "fans first" and "promoting diversity". And immediately said to me this a sound appointment. Didn't Hallett "hint" a new directer was coming on board soon at the Fans Forum.

 

[cheshiregreen]

Parkinson had a major role in hospitality and customer experience at Liverpool, especially when the new stand opened so it's a real surprise the club haven't announced him arriving at Argyle because he is a big 'signing' for us.

More info on him here and here

So what attracts him to our club? He has the chance to build from scratch so a massive opportunity to reinforce his reputation. Wonder if there is more though? I would assume his salary at LFC would be quite a bit more than we can offer?

Interesting though at time when there are quite few suggestions we won't attract players but have off the field attracted a man with experience at a top club in English football. Hopefully the club will say more soon.

 

[Steve Evans]

can he play centre half?

 

[Tugboat]

Can he manage a squad of footballers?

 

[dunlop]

It seems our future is corporate and hospitality events who cares about the football.

 

[oddball]

It seems our future is corporate and hospitality events who cares about the football.

My thinking as well...we are now into the community and then corporate hospitality and safe family areas...the board seem to have taken their eye off the main point of going to HP in the first place..

 

[JannerinCardiff]

It seems our future is corporate and hospitality events who cares about the football.

I think the view is that the club are trying to build a sustainable revenue stream by having better corporate and hospitality will in turn help the football through having more money.

I agree with this philosophy. We can spend money on players which may or may not pay off, but investing in guaranteed revenue streams will help us in the long term.

 

[oddball]

It seems our future is corporate and hospitality events who cares about the football.

I think the view is that the club are trying to build a sustainable revenue stream by having better corporate and hospitality will in turn help the football through having more money.

I agree with this philosophy. We can spend money on players which may or may not pay off, but investing in guaranteed revenue streams will help us in the long term.

Fewer people will be inclined to do corporate with little known teams in division 2 so not a great revenue stream there.plus on non match days how many people are going to troop up to HP and hold an event,very few apart from dog walkers....all pie n the sky...meanwhile take a look at our league position....

 

[JannerinCardiff]

It seems our future is corporate and hospitality events who cares about the football.

I think the view is that the club are trying to build a sustainable revenue stream by having better corporate and hospitality will in turn help the football through having more money.

I agree with this philosophy. We can spend money on players which may or may not pay off, but investing in guaranteed revenue streams will help us in the long term.

Fewer people will be inclined to do corporate with little known teams in division 2 so not a great revenue stream there.plus on non match days how many people are going to troop up to HP and hold an event,very few apart from dog walkers....all pie n the sky...meanwhile take a look at our league position....

It doesn’t matter what division Argyle play in for the conference facilities to be a success.. it’s about the quality and size of the facilities which I think will be the biggest south west (not including Bristol) I’m sure there are plenty of companies that would want to use facilities of this size. Also Weddings Would bring income.

 

[Guiri Green]

It seems our future is corporate and hospitality events who cares about the football.

I think the view is that the club are trying to build a sustainable revenue stream by having better corporate and hospitality will in turn help the football through having more money.

I agree with this philosophy. We can spend money on players which may or may not pay off, but investing in guaranteed revenue streams will help us in the long term.

Fewer people will be inclined to do corporate with little known teams in division 2 so not a great revenue stream there.plus on non match days how many people are going to troop up to HP and hold an event,very few apart from dog walkers....all pie n the sky...meanwhile take a look at our league position....

The new bloke who was at Liverpool and the Shard seems to think it worth trooping all the way down here for. Regardless of our current League position.

 

[Bermudian Green]

It seems our future is corporate and hospitality events who cares about the football.

I think the view is that the club are trying to build a sustainable revenue stream by having better corporate and hospitality will in turn help the football through having more money.

I agree with this philosophy. We can spend money on players which may or may not pay off, but investing in guaranteed revenue streams will help us in the long term.

Fewer people will be inclined to do corporate with little known teams in division 2 so not a great revenue stream there.plus on non match days how many people are going to troop up to HP and hold an event,very few apart from dog walkers....all pie n the sky...meanwhile take a look at our league position....

The new bloke who was at Liverpool and the Shard seems to think it worth trooping all the way down here for. Regardless of our current League position.

100%. agree. He also has to compete with locals who are stuck in their ways and have no idea how the big wide world outside Plymouth works. They seem to think only one area can be tackled at any point in time. "We need points. so let's close the shop and concentrate on football instead of retail".

Give the guy a chance, for God's sake.

That said, I'm surprised the club haven't announced it.

(ps. loving that I cant see responses from the usual sarcastic mammaries now that I've blocked them. Happy Christmas indeed!)

 

[Tugboat]

So is there any formal announcement on this guy?

 

[Biggs]

It could be that a formal announcement is seen to be bad PR and would be pounced upon by people as putting hospitality over football, as evidenced by some of the idiotic replies on this thread. To be fair, a big ‘signing’ announcement like this as the transfer window is opening, would go down like a lead balloon.

This guy looks to have serious pedigree though, to the extent that I’m not sure how the hell we’ve managed to get hold of him.

Can we just fast forward 9 months to a finished grandstand and a League 1 football team please? This season has been a bloody nightmare.