(Yesterday, 5:31 pm)Nerd4321 wrote That line makes me giggle. Has he though let's be honest

Me too, but I think they're inclined to say something nice, aren't they?

I don't think "his disastrous reign, causing the first major strike in 30 years" has the same ring to it.

(Yesterday, 10:13 am)R852 PRG wrote I wonder which of the remaining senior managers will get the boot if Gilligan decides to make his mark. The incumbent Head of Commercial doesn't have much to show for his appointment other than network regression, contract losses, and bidding for Metro Replacement work the company couldn't even cover.

I suppose it depends what the strategy is, doesn't it? Most of these heads can only take whatever the strategic lead is from the directors.

Kevin Carr's was managed decline; tweak around the edges and gradually cut. Martijn's was to paint his way out of a pandemic, though was remarkably forward thinking for a Bus MD. Whereas the incumbent appears to love spaffing money on marketing gimmicks with negligible results, then still cut services faster and harder than ever before.

We'll see what Ben Gilligan's reign brings.