What happened to Bill Cullen ?

Stanley 1

Whats happened to Jackie, sure there is a few auld lads out there wouldn't mind ponying up a couple of grand a week for her company.

Mannesmann

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123517637#Comment_123517637

Yea, wasn't there to be some follow up on his tenure?

road_high

I think in this more enlightened era of work/life balance Bill Cullens philosophy around work looks like something from the dark ages. Always remember a stupid quote (one of many) from him that in his office/showroom they say “good afternoon” to anyone that arrives into work after 9.00 am (the horror). It’s recognized now you get far more from people and loyalty with a bit of flexibility and latitude rather than chaining people to desks, boardrooms and offices

road_high

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122819382#Comment_122819382

Always thought there was something odd about her. More along for the champagne lifestyle rather than any real business acumen with very high notions of herself

Strumms

him and my Dad were involved in the same charity. My auld fella like 90% of the members / volunteers would turn up to every event / monthly meeting unless away on holiday or not feeling well. The Bill fella would turn up for the big AGM and Christmas party only. Apparently when he did full of opinions, ideas and various notions. Despite not ever showing his face at the coalface for the regular stuff every month..…

alias no.9

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123532780#Comment_123532780

They should have held their meetings at 4:30am to fit his schedule. By all accounts, he signed every copy of his books he could get his hands on in bookshops to make sure they couldn't be returned to the distributor, but unlike Bertie who did the same, I think Dr.Bill actually paid the bookshops for the books, he wanted a best seller by whatever means possible whereas Bertie just wanted the money.

road_high

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123532780#Comment_123532780

Yea he did always come across like that- big mouth with plenty of "ideas" and opinions but not someone likely to follow through and be a doer of them.

He mostly ran a Renualt franchise which mainly involves following a marketing template and strategy as laid down by the parent company - hardly Bill Gates or Steve Jobs level of innovation.

littlefeet

Some of these posts are so creepy AH can be a strange place at times,

Quiet Achiever

I see Jackie fairly regularly shopping in Avoca. So not flat broke anyway, although the landrover is a few years old now

Stanley 1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123532562#Comment_123532562

Problem is FAI is broke and relying on Govt handouts, CEA is taking the case v Delaney but it is a Govt org, so Govt is financing everybody and Delaney has run up a legal bill of 2m and no guarantee he will pay it so Govt is on the hook for the lot.

Also seems to be a lot of problems at the CEA and the Gardai element seem to have pulled so this will make it very difficult to get Delaney on criminal charges, any assets he had in the State are now probably disposed of, several of his friends have fronted for him.

FAI would probably prefer it all was buried as they want the Govt to finance them for 865m over the next 10 years, Delaney always held the Govt should finance the FAI and he would run the private side like sponsors etc., brown envelopes…………….

orourkeda1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122817584#Comment_122817584

Was that the one on the naas road????