The club needs seasoned professionals

Some previous players are some are not

David unfortunately is not

Move on - do the hard work build a strong dedicated focussed team from the top down.I wish this club would just stop looking for the next big thing shows a degree of immaturity that is mind blowing and self defeating

David Schwarz to head our football department?

Good move?

I agree David is the right type of person to have as Head of the Football Department. I have no doubt that he would run the it as it should be.

For those that say he is inexperienced are forgetting Jackie Emmerton. Jackie will help him settle in.

David Schwarz will be a tough manager that I think will sort out the bad culture we have at the club. For a start all the players will respect him for what he has done for the MFC as a player so therefore he will have the impact we need. The Ox is no dummy he is a mature individual now that will be able to handle the pressure of being the Head of the Football Department.

Plus he wants the MFC to win another PREMIERSHIP just like the rest of us. He will not be there just for the money.

By the way, anyone who thinks David will give up his media gig for this one has got rocks in their head.

This thread is a prime example of why I will never trust the greater membership to vote us out of this predicament.

David Schwarz to head our football department?

Good move?

I wouldn't bet on it....

Just give me the very best available person to head our FD. I havn't got a clue who that might be, but I'm pretty certain it's not the Ox (but he's highly likely to have some of the Ox's character traits, such as honesty, openness and no bull dust).

Edited May 18, 201312 yr by Deeoldfart

This thread is a prime example of why I will never trust the greater membership to vote us out of this predicament.

Democracy relies on the population being intelligent and informed. Two things that are not furthered by the Ox.

It also shows why SEN hasn't folded yet.

I don't think coaching experience or uni degrees are necessary to head a fd.. Actually what we seem to lack in our fd are people with heart and drive and thirst for hard work. I think ox brings this to the table and the sooner he is involved the better. We can get these experienced people to replace the other useless fd staff after the season ends. Happy for ox to head the fd, think he will help to improve the culture and let's see how he evolves in the role, can't be worse than what we have now.

My sentiments also! He is a roll up the sleeves type of guy, and popular, people will listen

Since Schwarz got rid of the gambling, he is emerging and growing in every part of his life. He is no longer the gambling, relationship-destroying, I-don't-give-a-stuff nob he was growing up. There is a depth to him, and even in his media role he is maturing. Head of the football dept might be a stretch but he knows and understands footy, and has a "no prisoners" mentality. Just get him to the club in some official role where his knowledge and passion for footy and the MFC can influence the current players.

I ran across this clip on youtube of David Schwarz on SEN last week. He was honest and harshly critical, but the one thing I loved to hear was his attitude that no longer can we afford make easy decisions for the sake of "stability" or mateship.

To his mind ours is a club that is dying, and to hear him say that some hard decisions need to be made was a great sign that he might be a very good administrator for us if he had the opportunity.

By the way, anyone who thinks David will give up his media gig for this one has got rocks in their head.

Spot on.

In reference to earlier posts about Peter Schwab:

Peter Schwab applied for and was an MFC's subcommitee's preferred candidate to take over as Football boss at the Dees in 07. This recommendation was ignored by the then CEO Steve Harris parachuted Cuddles into the role, presumably as some kind of consolation prize for missing out on the coaching gig. Gardner sacked Harris for this amongst other things and appointed McNamee as CEO which indirectly lead to Cam Scwab assuming the position in late 2008.

Edited May 18, 201312 yr by Jimmi C

In reference to earlier posts about Peter Schwab:

Peter Schwab applied for and was an MFC's subcommitee's preferred candidate to take over as Football boss at the Dees in 07. This recommendation was ignored by the then CEO Steve Harris parachuted Cuddles into the role, presumably as some kind of consolation prize for missing out on the coaching gig. Gardner sacked Harris for this amongst other things and appointed McNamee as CEO which indirectly lead to Cam Scwab assuming the position in late 2008.

Sounds about the right number of sequential cockups to be true.

Sounds about the right number of sequential cockups to be true.

...that said, how about Gardner giving his CEO the boot as soon as he realised the man made poor decisions? Contrast this with McLardy arriving at the same conclusion about Schwab and then sitting on it for two years. (Assuming there is some truth to this story)

A few years ago on the cover if the Melbourne year book/magazine the heading was "The Future" and there were photos of Schwab, Bailey and Connolly.

I remember feeling uneasy about it at the time and so was proven correct. Does anyone remember or still have a copy if this?

In reference to earlier posts about Peter Schwab:

Peter Schwab applied for and was an MFC's subcommitee's preferred candidate to take over as Football boss at the Dees in 07. This recommendation was ignored by the then CEO Steve Harris parachuted Cuddles into the role, presumably as some kind of consolation prize for missing out on the coaching gig. Gardner sacked Harris for this amongst other things and appointed McNamee as CEO which indirectly lead to Cam Scwab assuming the position in late 2008.

If thats true Jimmi then we missed out an A grade individual and got something far less.

There were a number of flaws with Steve Harris. The main one was the fact he delivered a -$1.5 million loss in 2007 after telling the Board that MFC would break even. In hindsight the Board equivocated too long on Harris's departure.

In reference to earlier posts about Peter Schwab:

Peter Schwab applied for and was an MFC's subcommitee's preferred candidate to take over as Football boss at the Dees in 07. This recommendation was ignored by the then CEO Steve Harris parachuted Cuddles into the role, presumably as some kind of consolation prize for missing out on the coaching gig. Gardner sacked Harris for this amongst other things and appointed McNamee as CEO which indirectly lead to Cam Scwab assuming the position in late 2008.

Unbelievable.

Though one question I need to ask is: what was Harris' connection with CC? Sounds like jobs for the boys but I never knew those two were mates. Or was it an ex Melbourne player/current club identity who lent on him to give him the job?

In reference to earlier posts about Peter Schwab:

Peter Schwab applied for and was an MFC's subcommitee's preferred candidate to take over as Football boss at the Dees in 07. This recommendation was ignored by the then CEO Steve Harris parachuted Cuddles into the role, presumably as some kind of consolation prize for missing out on the coaching gig. Gardner sacked Harris for this amongst other things and appointed McNamee as CEO which indirectly lead to Cam Scwab assuming the position in late 2008.

Hopefully we can get it right this time.