Con - Whilst passionate you may be - this largely shows what an ill informed person you are. Or perhaps delusional. Why would you be so belligerent (Thrice!) in asserting that Bains and Finnis are both accountants. NEITHER of them are accountants. And NEITHER of them were sent in by the AFL.Con Gorozidis wrote:No they don't have to barrack for the club.parkeysainter wrote:Very well said. My thoughts are similar.terry smith rules wrote:Con Gorozidis wrote:We were such a basket case after the Lyon/Nettlefold era the AFL sent in two Accountants (Bains and Finnis) to steady the ship and sort the books out.
Both are accountants. Simple as that.
That is what went down in the last 5 years.
Bains only role was to fix our TPP position. That's it.
Finnis role is to make sure we arent pissing the money the AFL gives us up the wall or blowing it all on coke and dodgy deals.
That's it.
Its like sending in the administrators to a company facing liquidation.
That is what has happened.
Con you are either living in the 70s still or a small country town where they have meat tray raffles to finance their footy club.
why on earth does the CEO have to even barrack for the club. Sure as hell most coaches or players didn't come in barracking for their club.
The CEO of a big footy club (which we are) has a role that is bigger that just been a supporter and that is what you want and need. Any issues are covered by the CEO reporting to the board (who of course are your big supporters)
FYI tom Harley ( that well known swans player!!!) is the next CEO of Sydney. It's about business acumen and leadership.
Fqf
This isn't the 60's and AFL clubs are multi million dollar businesses...like it or not. These CEO's aren't running some Div 3 club out in the sticks with a couple of hundred members.
But Finnis and Bains are completely unproven.
Finnis came from the players association. Bains from the Ammos.
I come from a place where facts trump marketing spin.
Besides an active marketing department it remains highly unclear whether the last five years has been successfully adminstrated.
Excellent point re: Tom Harley. Should we go back to the 'good bloke' days of having Bongo Payze run the club?
So, why would you do that Con? Just to (poorly) make a point? To make yourself look like you know more than the average Joe? All you've done is make yourself look ill informed, naive and frankly, just a touch south of silly.