Graeme Bennett resigns from board

[Granty24]

Tyrone Smith from STV reporting that he's stood down as vice chairman and director. Sad if true. Anybody know if he'll still have any sort of role in the club?

[ictchris]

As above.  Reported by Tyrone on Twitter.

[ictchris]

Tyrone tweets

 

Tyrone Smith ‏@TyroneSTV 4m

Bennett says his decision has been prompted by '.... growing reservations abt the boardroom mix and influence that is having.'

[RiG]

Applying for the managers post IMVHO.

[Yngwie]

Does the timing suggest that this has been triggered by something to do with choosing new manager?

[Donview]

Tyrone tweets

 

Tyrone Smith ‏@TyroneSTV 4m

Bennett says his decision has been prompted by '.... growing reservations abt the boardroom mix and influence that is having.'

Not enough Huns and Heathmount leckies lol

[hislopsoffsideagain]

Rumours that he stood down because the board refused to appoint Craig Brewster as manager again are yet to be confirmed...

[Donview]

Does the timing suggest that this has been triggered by something to do with choosing new manager?

You'd better believe it.........Johndo's running out of muppets to slag    

[PerfICT]

mmmmm.......the timing in view of the shortlist having been decided....

 

http://sport.stv.tv/football/249669-inverness-ct-hope-to-appoint-new-manager-in-time-for-morton-cup-clash/

 

can't be coincidental! Smells like he didn't get his favourite candidate on the shortlist and threw the toys out the pram?

[Tichy_Blacks_Back]

Taxi for Sutton ;-)

[Govan Jaggie]

Well it's not Robbo then. No real loss with GB leaving.

[AJS]

Been out of his depth for too long. Glad he is gone. Regardless of why.

[CaleyD]

mmmmm.......the timing in view of the shortlist having been decided....

 

http://sport.stv.tv/football/249669-inverness-ct-hope-to-appoint-new-manager-in-time-for-morton-cup-clash/

 

can't be coincidental! Smells like he didn't get his favourite candidate on the shortlist and threw the toys out the pram?

 

Or maybe the timing has to do with the fact it was the club AGM last night?

[Pele_Is_God]

I've only met Grassa once and he came across as articulate and was very friendly. As CaleyD has pointed out it's probably happened at the AGM and nothing to do with the managerial shortlist.

[Tichy_Blacks_Back]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25040647

[Yngwie]

Or maybe the timing has to do with the fact it was the club AGM last night?

 

Is it the case that he was happy to be put forward for re-election at the time when the AGM resolutions would have been issued earlier this month, but when the AGM took place he wanted that resolution withdrawn?

[+bughtmaster]

Could this now lead to the engaging of a 'big-name' candidate to become director of football and an up and coming managerial applicant becoming Head Coach ?

[CaleyD]

 

Or maybe the timing has to do with the fact it was the club AGM last night?

 

Is it the case that he was happy to be put forward for re-election at the time when the AGM resolutions would have been issued earlier this month, but when the AGM took place he wanted that resolution withdrawn?

 

 

I hadn't taken much interest in the AGM this year but that doesn't sound like normal procedure as the board are self-electing and not normally appointed by the AGM.

[mainstander]

It was on the BBC Highland news this morning. He asked for the resalution for him to go back on the board to be withdrawn at the AGM last night. So he must have decided to quit in between the agenda being made up and the meeting its self.

[Alex MacLeod]

If memory serves there was a couple of names being voted onto the board. I find it a bit worrying that there could be unrest at board level while we are sitting high in the league and reporting profit. Graeme has never struck me as being someone who'd walk away. He loves the club. He put his own finances at risk to keep the club out of debt by borrowing against his pension fund. There has to be something not right in the boardroom and to me that's a worry.

[CaleyD]

 He put his own finances at risk to keep the club out of debt by borrowing against his pension fund.

 

Eh!

[caley100]

He bought the Caley club!   

[gordieict]

I would imagine it is more a case of Grassa resigning as his nose is out of joint due to his power being diluted as the boardroom is a much more professional place these days.  

Edited November 22, 2013 by gordieict

[gordieict]

 

 He put his own finances at risk to keep the club out of debt by borrowing against his pension fund.

 

Eh!

 

 

I was under the impression he bought the Caley club for his pension rather that the other way about 

[gordieict]

Could this now lead to the engaging of a 'big-name' candidate to become director of football and an up and coming managerial applicant becoming Head Coach ?

 

I don't think he was Director of football when Butcher was there