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Scott Gardiner - The Grifter's Grifter. I may well be wrong but I get the distinct impression Savage would rather we go into administration rather than pay this utter charlatan of a man. As such I think he takes us to the brink and then strong arms the hapless former directors into coughing up for the mess they allowed to transpire. Anyone giving the CEO of a struggling Championship club a 12 month notice period genuinely needs an intervention. The never ending omnishambles that just keeps on giving.

That’s an absolutely vital consideration. There are two issues here. Sure, Gardiner has been a complete shitshow in every conceivable facet of his involvement with this club, but he would never have been in a position to wreak any of that havoc if he had been properly supervised and controlled (as any employee should be) by the Board, and in particular the Chairmen he worked under. Given the extent of that havoc, it must surely have been painfully obvious from an early stage, so were there not clear grounds for dismissal on the grounds of incompetence? Neither of the Chairmen who should have been overseeing his activities is still in post, but should at least some still-serving Board members not be accepting corporate responsibility for this mess and considering their positions?

Sadly, if we had any kind of half competent board in place over the last few years it would have never come to this as it would have been picked up and he would have been fired long ago due to his gross incompetence. It was pretty clear after a year or two that Gardiner was not only utterly useless but was actively holding ICT back.

May not reach its target quite as quickly as Aaron Doran's!! This conversation does however highlight one area where our former CEO has succeeded, and on that front, he has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. He has managed to get an entire city, not just the supporters of the club, to revile and despise him and that loathing also spreads nationally and internationally. I guess Dundee and Hearts were just the warmup. Personally, anytime I hear the name, I seethe more than Derek Adams on a bad day. I guess he is trying to get every penny he can out of us, because unless it is Ketan, then a quick google of his name would bring up so many red flags that any employer in almost any field should quickly say no thanks. Or will he use that £140K to fund his lawyers to get google to remove him from search results. I really hope AS finds something in the forensic audit to wipe the smirk of his face, or maybe we can charge him a £20 admin fee for each of the 7000 unread emails? and, it has to be said, who in the **** accepted a 12 month notice period from anyone. If you would not put someone on 12-month notice, then you don't accept a resignation with that term. We tossed players aside like rubbish, yet the one position that should have been put in the dustbin is lining up for a golden handshake. feckin' unbelievable.

The only way to ensure he doesn't get a penny is to put the club into administration and I think that's what savage is getting at.

How the board could not see through this guy in the last few years beggars belief. What the hell were they seeing in this fraud of a guy . It certainly wasn’t his charm, managerial or people skills, He just rubbed everyone up the wrong way . Any football club now would surely avoid him like the plague . I Remember when he arrived he used to try use his poor Scotty dog to try influence fans. Not a nice guy just a vile human being that thought everything evolved around Scot Gardiner . Hopefully the creep doesn’t get a penny of the club , Continuously taking unearned wages for years is criminal enough . Hopefully Savage finds enough on him . I’m sure any dirt on him would be appreciated .

I fear the club has made a grave error here if Gardiner's contract was watertight. They must have known that, if it was, we would have to pay what was remaining on his contract. It would have been far better, perhaps even easier if they had gone down the disciplinary route and sacked him that way thus avoiding paying compensation. Whatever happens, the club and supporters must now do everything to destroy Gardiner's reputation, within the law of course. I'll start by calling him a corrupt, devious and dishonest b*****d.

An MG for IBM. And what to do with your war surplus aluminium....

Very interesting to discover if SG is still technically on the payroll which prima facie would show he is still an employee. But as STFU indicates employment law has its pitfalls for both sides.

I sense that savage thinks he had sacked gardiner and it has only now transpired that he had resigned and given 12 months notice. Either that or the belief is he was on a much shorter notice period. Employment law is tricky and tends to favour the employee in these circumstances. They would need to legally show gross misconduct to dismiss him earlier and knowing someone was and proving it are very different things.