(03 Dec 2020, 1:28 pm)Stanleyone wrote Constant negativity whatever GNE do. This used to be a good forum, sadly no longer. Time to log off for the final time.

I don't see constant negativity at all. 

I see people sharing opinions on what GNE are doing well and not so well. 
I think there was a lot of waiting and lip-biting when MG came on board and this was probably reflected in the conversation on here at the time. 

However, as time has gone on and as MG has settled in, people are speaking up more. 
Maybe they're realising that whoever the MD is, the planners and commercial teams are still pretty much the same and they have the same thoughts, ideas and principles seen under the last 2 or 3 directors.
MG may have different ideas for the onboard experience or exterior features - but everything else is pretty much the same as it has been for donkeys years.
We have a network which lacks integration, can be a pain in the arse to navigate and can be quite pricey for some. 

It will be interesting to see if the ideas MG has and implements, does lead to an about-turn with the trends seen previously with regards to passenger numbers.
I'm not sure it will make too much difference. 

Whilst I am not saying that the commercial and planning teams need to go (far from it - I don't advocate redundancies or job-losses at all), I just wonder if that is where the mindset and direction needs to change.