Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

[Jeanette54]

Re: Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

The last time I can think of when there was a "blow up" of this magnitude was in 1958-1959.

History shows us we were in a Grand Final just two years later.

Handled correctly this whole schebang could just be an opportunity.

Its now up to the admin to make the right decisions, and the supporters to remain loyal.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

Emphatic No.

Next years membership numbers will show this.
Im still not clear what our list management strategy is and where the club is headed.
We were apparently throwing $1.5m to Tom Lonergan.
Shouldn't Garlick bare some responsibility for the hire in the first place?
The same people who gave us McCartney are now tasked with getting us a replacement....

[chef]

Re: Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

No..

[G-Mo77]

Re: Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

No.

Their next move has got to show that "They run the club"

Trade Griffen, Trade Cooney and who ever else is left that don't want to be here. Start off fresh with more picks and new players building a new culture then I'll have some more faith. If they keep these guys around it shows they have no back bone.

[1eyedog]

Re: Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

We're on the right track, it's just that we got off at the wrong station, have missed the last train due to looking for a timetable, will need to sleep in a dumpster for the night, get robbed by a street gang, shower in a puddle, then beg for a ticket to get back on the first one leaving because we have no money left.

We're on the right track.

Nope it's a train wreck.

[always right]

Re: Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

Club is on a precipice and their next decision will be critical. Hang onto the recalcitrants and the club's support will self destruct. They still have an opportuntiy to rescue something out of the wreckage if they take the tough decision to give marching orders to any player who isn't fully on board....starting with the captain.

Huge period coming up where we get the trades and drafting right, hire a new coach and probebaly new assistants. Then they have to sell the vision to supporters all over again. I'm hopeful but not confident they can achieve this.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

I would have thought an email out to members today outlining exactly what has happened and some clarity over events over the past few weeks would be a good idea....but maybe I am expecting too much.

Collingwood had a town hall session for all their members to askt Board, management and leadership group what was going on but I doubt we will be given that opportunity....

[always right]

Re: Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

I would have thought an email out to members today outlining exactly what has happened and some clarity over events over the past few weeks would be a good idea....but maybe I am expecting too much.

Collingwood had a town hall session for all their members to askt Board, management and leadership group what was going on but I doubt we will be given that opportunity....

Ours would be a twilight meeting on a Sunday. Our supporters wouldn't turn up.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

Ours would be a twilight meeting on a Sunday. Our supporters wouldn't turn up.

Thanks always right!

[Bornadog]

Re: Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

No.

We will be forced to appoint a sub-coach (we can't appoint a head coach) who is answerable to the playing group and cannot provide them with negative feedback if it hurts their feelings.

We are arse-up at the moment and I really feel for the next coach.

There is more to it than a simple thing like that.

[Bornadog]

Re: Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

I'll answer that at the end of next week. I'd like to think that Gordon is a smart cookie and that his public hardline stance in relation honouring Griffen's contract is posturing so that GWS have to come to the table with a significant offer.

If the senior players are also cleared out by next Friday, I would say that this situation is far less embarrassing than it otherwise will be if the senior players are retained. I am still hopeful of a complete cleanout of said senior players so that we can raid and plunder this draft good and proper and set ourselves up for a sustained dynasty. Losing BMac's coaching ability is not an issue IMO (even his strongest supporters would concede that he really isn't much chop as a match day coach), but losing him as coach after backing him all the way is a major image problem for us, no matter how Peter spun it today - admittedly he handled a very difficult presser with great honesty and transparency but it doesn't take away from the message that we have poor leadership.

Which Senior players? Murphy, Morris or do you mean Griffen, or Boyd and Minson????

Its more than senior players not happy under Macca and that is the concern.

[azabob]

Re: Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

Which Senior players? Murphy, Morris or do you mean Griffen, or Boyd and Minson????

Its more than senior players not happy under Macca and that is the concern.

From what I can gather is the senior players -

Griffen, Boyd, Cooney and Minson are not happy with the footy club.

Morris, Gia and Murphy are happy with the footy club.

How do you see it?

[josie]

Re: Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

Hi BAD

You seem to know more than we do and more than Club has been telling us.

From what's been told to us officially Macca acknowledged his communication skills need improvement ( and also some help with match day tactics) and that there were plans in place to improve that:- with initial support of Captain. Since then it's all gone pear shaped.

Not sure we are going to receive more info. from Club.

[Bornadog]

Re: Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

From what I can gather is the senior players -

Griffen, Boyd, Cooney and Minson are not happy with the footy club.

Morris, Gia and Murphy are happy with the footy club.

How do you see it?

We don't know about Gia, Morris, Murphy on whether happy or not.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Has our President and CEO convinced you we are still on the right track.

Afraid not. This is soul destroying.