Ball Boy guy redundant too

[Billy Campbell's Ghost]

On Twitter saying he has been let go. My guess is that they will just have balls all around the pitch like most leagues now? He’s not happy though after 30 years doing it.

[dblair]

When you say “ball boy guy” is this someone who organises and supervises the ball boys on match day? 
 

I always assumed this would be a volunteer type role. Shame for someone who’s done it for 30 years right enough.

I know of at least once where Stephen Wright was contacting the academy players about ball boy duties, not sure if that was standard practice 

Can you just have balls around the pitch? There has to be someone to replace the balls when they are booted into the stands or further surely?  

[Wattie Rojas]

They're just using the academy kids as ball boys now. 

[Billy Campbell's Ghost]

36 minutes ago, dblair said:

When you say “ball boy guy” is this someone who organises and supervises the ball boys on match day? 
 

I always assumed this would be a volunteer type role. Shame for someone who’s done it for 30 years right enough.

I know of at least once where Stephen Wright was contacting the academy players about ball boy duties, not sure if that was standard practice 

Can you just have balls around the pitch? There has to be someone to replace the balls when they are booted into the stands or further surely?  

Yes he appears to manage the ball boys and is a volunteer. Quote: “no loyalty”.

[Billy Campbell's Ghost]

I can understand using the Academy lads as it’s exposure to first team games for them and an incentive to get in that pitch in the first team. Shame about the lad that has gone though.

[Notso]

Most changes due to moving to the new facility, no washing machines in there so they are using laundries instead , it’s just first team kit as well , I know one of the grannies from the youth squad and she had to do his kit every week , she happy now he’s made the first team and scoring for them as well ha , no more washing dirty socks

[RossBFD]

Ruthless American corporatisation, maybe it's high time our owners started embracing it. If we start seeing results both on and off the field, then it'll be worth it.

[Count Duckula]

No being funny but does the guy expect a job until he keels over. Better folk than him have been relieved from their duties at Dens over the years. 

[Ned Spark]

19 minutes ago, Count Duckula said:

No being funny but does the guy expect a job until he keels over. Better folk than him have been relieved from their duties at Dens over the years. 

I know the job was volunteer, and he did this through his own volition, it's hardly the club being disloyal to him especially considering the possible 'perks' of the job. 

The club is making major changes, I'm sorry that there will be people on the end of these changes and they will lose their jobs. If 30 years isn't loyalty, I don't know what the fuck is! 

[Donny O]

Kit woman,gone,Ball boy guy gone but most importantantly no new players in as yet!!??...and some folk will still defend Nelms and his cough cough Master Plan!? .......very worrying!!..yet again hope im wrong!

[FanDee]

2 minutes ago, Donny O said:

Kit woman,gone,Ball boy guy gone but most importantantly no new players in as yet!!??...and some folk will still defend Nelms and his cough cough Master Plan!? .......very worrying!!..yet again hope im wrong!

Not many teams signing players, wouldn't panic yet.

[Prince Buster]

4 minutes ago, Donny O said:

Kit woman,gone,Ball boy guy gone but most importantantly no new players in as yet!!??...and some folk will still defend Nelms and his cough cough Master Plan!? .......very worrying!!..yet again hope im wrong!

Not signed anyone but there are trialists in. I'd prefer Bowyer takes his time rather than we end up with the type of crap we've had in recent squads.