Ron Gourlay exit from West Brom mooted as Chris Lepkowski reacts to CEO quotes
Chris Lepkowski has suggested Ron Gourlay could leave West Brom after with Baggies looking to take out a loan from MSD Holdings.
Albion’s chief executive has recently assured fans that Guochuan Lai’s £4.5million loan will be repaid on time, with the funds set to be with the club in January (BBC Sport, 23 December).
However, Lepkowski believes that Gourlay could look to leave The Hawthorns after the club wrote to shareholders to reveal their plans to seek another loan.
“Quotes are so often about the context, but I can not help wondering from reading these whether Gourlay will be wanting to hang around if asked/told to do something he isn’t happy with,” said the Baggies’ former head of media (via Twitter, 24 December).
“Indeed. The third option is that he’s utterly powerless in respect of the loans and is merely looking after the running of the club. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was already sourcing his own successor or seeking an exit.”
Getting messy
The talk of further loans and repayments due is not good news for The Hawthorns faithful and at the moment, the attention has swung from the poor start to the season on the pitch. Albion have to be looking to be self-sustaining in the future, and looking for further loans is precisely the opposite.
Too many clubs have fallen down the leagues due to mismanagement at boardroom level and a failure to operate in a sustainable manner. Considering the current ongoings at the Baggies, it would not be a surprise to see a departure or two in the boardroom in the near future.
The one positive at the moment is that things are far better on the field, with Carlos Corberan turning things around after the poor start under Steve Bruce.
If Bruce was still in charge there would certainly be a far more negative outlook surrounding the club, considering the current off-the-field issues.
In other West Brom news, a finance podcaster has sent a message to lawyers about Albion’s latest financial statement.