David Healy
David Healy
David Jonathan Healy, MBEis a Northern Irish former footballer and now football manager who is in charge at NIFL Premiership club Linfield...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth5 August 1979
build course future hope last plenty results team
This is a young, up-and-coming team and there is hope for the future. Of course the last two results have been disappointing but there is plenty to build on.
fields mark matter people wanting
This is really more a matter of Mark Fields wanting to get his own people in place.
broad causing chief collective fears gm holding sigh wall
(Delphi) is one of the chief things that was holding GM up and causing fears of bankruptcy. On Broad and Wall there's a collective sigh of relief.
decline size surprise
A decline is not a surprise here, but the size of the decline is a surprise,
book cars earnings effect felt ford produce profits ship themselves
I think the effect has already been felt on Ford's earnings because Ford and the other automakers book themselves in profits when they produce and ship the cars to the dealers,
coming companies contract employment major
I think the companies are coming out of it with a contract they can live with, but not with any major reductions in their employment costs.
gm matter short shut strike totally
I think there will be a strike, but a short one. But any Delphi strike would shut down GM totally in a matter of days.
result
I would say that's the best-ever result we've had,
board company crisis pressure seems suspect turn
I suspect that Wagoner is under a lot of pressure from the board to turn things around. To me it seems the company is in crisis mode.
chrysler group tougher
I think it's a little tougher for the Chrysler Group than they're admitting.
management plans reasonable though time
I think it's reasonable to give the new management time to look over the details, though I don't know how Ford's plans are going to change.
easier embraced equality gm goes principle rank
It goes to the 'equality of sacrifice' principle embraced by the union. It may make it easier for GM to get concessions from the rank and file.
cut dividends gm paying
I think they will cut the dividend today. They should say something about the dividend one way or the other. Financially, GM shouldn't be paying any dividends at all.
agreement care costs health highly negotiate reduce union
I think that's highly unlikely, ... I think they will probably negotiate an agreement with the union to reduce health care costs this year.