Muttley
Steve Hodge
Board members have a big say on the chairman's salary and bonus. And vice versa.
Let me explain better.
When you're a small company (not just football) you often see the C-suite operating as the board as well as their day jobs. Example, the FD/CFO sits on the board for the company he or she works for. In our case, Collecott. As you grow, the model shifts so the FD is just a company employee. On the board you might have former CEO's of other companies or even industries. You are introducing more independent advisors. That removes the conflict where one of the board's function is not performing in their role. It creates a healthy tension between the board and the c-suite.
It would be like Spurs moving to a model where our board has a senior Tavistock group executive sitting on it. Someone that isn't on the ENIC side. Perhaps someone like Joe Lewis's niece who I believe is the major trustee of his entire estate. I'm sure Sugar would be too divisive, but perhaps another former chairman of a football club that can bring a different perspective.
I'm not sure it will happen yet as we may not be big enough to bifurcate the roles. One day I'm hoping we will.
What I've heard from time to time is that Levy's own son is being groomed to take over. Then you might see Daniel move to be a board member only and his son becomes the chairman.