stories going round the main reason for fozzards retirement hes been offered poskitts job at cas ?

Id go with that, Good man to have around

Great bloke and like Barrie M at Leeds, should be around the game and allow his colourful talents to be used socially!

Think it could just be coincidence, like Harry's trial and Fabio walking!

Erm....Commercial Manager? Fozzard?

I can't see this been right. Has Mr Fozzard any experience in commerce/sales ?
I can't remember the club even advertising for the post yet.

I think this is a load of cobblers! He might end up with some sort of ambassador or community role at the club, but I can't see him as a commercial manager unless he has a lot of financial skills that we are not aware of.

Indeed. As a community ambassador/PR type, yes. As anything to do with the commercial development of the club, no.

If he approaches this role with the professionalism he had as a player, it could turn out to be a shrewd appointment.

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Totally underwhelmed. Good bloke to have at the club, but not in this role.

Also the main headline on the back of todays Pont & Cas.

Well blow me down with a feather! I take it all back.

A bit worrying though where it says he has no previous experience. Is it a case of doing things on the cheap again?

I hope he does well for us.

Think it will be OK, commercial management is less abotu financial management and more about relationships and building them with people and linking them to CTRLFC.

Commercial Managers are people with a wide and varied network of relationships who can press the flesh and get endorsements, concessions and appearances.

Having heard Mr Foz speak I think he is extremely articulate, well liked and funny - much like Mr Poskitt used his ex playing network of contacts to improve his footprint, so will Mr Fozzard. Lets not bag it before it starts!

I do not think it will be a case of doing things on the cheap, in my experience these kinds of role have a small basic salary, but pay a linear scale based on commercial revenue and growth - so it should be risk free, the more money in the Tiger till, the more you get paid.