Although it will be incredibly difficult
to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry,
to publicly address his concerns
regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due
to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air
regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally,
to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue
to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely
to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable
future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others
to secure our place in the top 4, we need
to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary
to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary
steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our
future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how
to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling
to do whatever it takes
to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes
to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time
to get things right!!!
Besides the payment term, the Consent Decree includes provisions requiring Brown & Brown
to: take affirmative
steps to avoid pregnancy discrimination in the
future; create and adopt a pregnancy discrimination policy (
to be submitted for approval
to the EEOC); distribute copies
to every employee and manager, and
to every applicant; provide two hours of in - person training on gender discrimination, including pregnancy discrimination,
to every manager involved in the hiring process; retain, at the company's cost, a «subject matter expert» (
to be agreed upon by the EEC) on sex discrimination
to conduct those sessions; provide
to non-managers one hour of video or webinar training on the same topic (s); make yearly reports
to the EEOC for two years
regarding further complaints of pregnancy discrimination, if any; post a Notice of the consent decree at the facility; and retain all documents and data related
to compliance with the Consent Decree.