Port Vale CEO Matt Hancock announces a leadership team and says the changes are the result of a “honest reflection” of what hasn’t worked.
Port Vale say the changes are the result a review which “has taken place over a sustained period and has included input from across the club, as well as consideration of feedback and views expressed by supporters and other stakeholders.”
The club have started a search for a new chief scout and the formation of a new Football Leadership Team, bringing together key staff, including Head of Academy Danny Lloyd and Head of Football Administration Jess Frost. The club have also confirmed that that Matt Oakley (Head of Strategy & Performance) and Tom Fry (First Team Technical Scout) have left their roles with the club’s best wishes.
In addition, the club says they will be adding “additional advisory and ambassadorial support” to provide “trusted perspective and support to the club, and supporting players in understanding the identity and values of Port Vale.”
We’ve taken the time to review how we operate as a football club as we look to progress, and that process has included honest reflection on what hasn’t worked well enough…
CEO Matt Hancock told the official website: “We’ve taken the time to review how we operate as a football club as we look to progress, and that process has included honest reflection on what hasn’t worked well enough, as well as listening carefully to the views of supporters and other stakeholders. I want to thank them again for their incredible backing throughout last season.
“We understand the importance of demonstrating that we are learning and improving, and these changes are designed to bring greater accountability and football experience into our decision-making. I think it’s absolutely vital that we have a clear long-term identity which is defined by the club, and we’ll also have more support going forward from experienced advisors who know and understand Port Vale.
“The appointment of a Chief Scout, alongside the roles that the wider Football Leadership Team will play, strengthens our football structure and ensures we’re better aligned across all areas of the club.”
While I welcome the fact the club have had a review and seem to be focussing on the football side, they perhaps also need to do a review of the use of corporate buzzwords in their club releases.
They are in danger of losing the key message with all the corporate-speak. I’d argue it’s much better to use simple and plain language. For instance, rather than the phrase “providing trusted perspective and support to the club” just use the word “advise”.
There’s other examples in the story on the official site. Could the phrase “The formation of this group is designed to ensure stronger alignment and a more cohesive approach across all areas of the football side of the club” not just be more simply described as “The group will focus on improving the football side of the club”.
I guess no-one will carea bout the language if the changes bear fruit and I guess that’s the key thing so I hope they turn out for the best. After all, we all want success for the Vale.
What a load of rubbish. I never have and never will trust a organisation that comes out with such convoluted management speak. It’s no wonder the Club is in such a poor state when it’s being led and managed by individuals who think and talk like this. The Club will never win a Plain English award with such statements.These folks need a reality check LEADERSHIP should come from the OWNERS the CHIEF EXECUTIVE and the FOOTBALL MANAGER there should be no need for a Football Leadership Group which just adds another layer to the confused and jumbled up thinking at the Club.
Well said Rob, what the club needs is less talk and more action. It seems Mr. Hancock is more interested in soundbites than anything else. I also worry about all the off field recruitments, when the most important thing is getting players that produce results.
What a load of BS
Bang on mate
What are the identity and values of Port Vale, which Hancock refers to ?
It should start with your removal Matt Hancock not a new chief scout .
Talking out of his backside is how Mr Hancock justifies his job. Why use one word when 10 words will confuse everyone and bloat his self esteem. As I’ve said before, he talks like a politician. It’s his attempt to sound important, plus it prevent him from answering any questions.
Dead easy get rid of Matt Hancock spend his salary on a goal scoring forward listen to the fans for once stop treating all as stupid with BS statements like this one no fan gives a damn about anything but what happens on the pitch if we are in debt send money on players not paper shufflers apart from a good knowledgeable scout!
as they are making a lot of changes maybe they should look at the medical staff we have had so many very long injures to top players out for very long times maybe they are not SPORTS trained