Alan Stockdale wants to be President

[old dee 23,788]

The club needs to stop looking in its rear view mirror and start looking forward. Leave the past in the past, Stockdale belongs in the past.

You have my vote dr.

As redleg has mentioned where has he been the last five years?

Stay in Canberra at Liberal HQ

We do not need you

[rpfc 28,410]

You have my vote dr.

As redleg has mentioned where has he been the last five years?

Stay in Canberra at Liberal HQ

We do not need you

But we will be polite about it, take Kelleher, and thank you to stay in the fold.

Some of you burn so easily.

At this point, he has done nothing more than give some deflating (in more ways than one) comments to a reporter about his efforts to be involved in the club.

Let's not keelhaul him just yet.

[daisycutter 29,613]

I dont know it at all tbh DC

We have no effective board currently . Yes members but not a fully working version or indeed a leader.

Decisions affecting the club are effectively made away from the club. The club isnt underwriting its existence some other body is.

We have no practical automony at present.

Whats that i hear.....quack !!!

bb, it may well be "virtual administration" but it is not "full administration"

ok it may seem to you i'm splitting hairs but i think full administration would be quite different

had to lol about your "no effective board" comment. Am scratching to remember when we last did

btw isn't AS now on the board (might be wrong). if so, i don't think jackson or vlad appointed him

[old dee 23,788]

But we will be polite about it, take Kelleher, and thank you to stay in the fold.

Some of you burn so easily.

At this point, he has done nothing more than give some deflating (in more ways than one) comments to a reporter about his efforts to be involved in the club.

Let's not keelhaul him just yet.

I remember him well from the past rpfc.

He is failure from the past.

In my view he should stay there.

I am very serious when I say With him as president my membership will lapse.

Not interested with him in control.

[drdrake 3,163]

But we will be polite about it, take Kelleher, and thank you to stay in the fold.

Some of you burn so easily.

At this point, he has done nothing more than give some deflating (in more ways than one) comments to a reporter about his efforts to be involved in the club.

Let's not keelhaul him just yet.

Sorry, we don't need to draw any more attention to ourselves, imagine the sponsers right now, they are sponsering the biggest basket case in the AFL and add to this we have a wannaby president airing is opinion in the news paper. The old boys club is no more, great they support but we need new blood.

[rpfc 28,410]

I remember him well from the past rpfc.

He is failure from the past.

In my view he should stay there.

I am very serious when I say With him as president my membership will lapse.

Not interested with him in control.

Do you have particular bones to pick with him?

Or is any Demon involved with the club in the past a failure?

[old dee 23,788]

Do you have particular bones to pick with him?

Or is any Demon involved with the club in the past a failure?

Probably a whole carcass rpfc.

It comes down to the fact that he was on the board once before, that board covered itself in way less than glory.

He has had his chance and failed.

We need new blood not old failed creatures from the past.

No not everyone who has been involved with the MFc is a failure.

But we are not going to be a power in the future if we return to the past.

Please I am very tired of failure can we get someone new and vibrant.

Where is the "Melbourne Eddy" when we need him?

[Jarka 767]

Stockdale is definitely not my first choice, but do we have anyone else who is better? Honest question because I don't know about the other guys putting their names forward.

[old dee 23,788]

Sorry, we don't need to draw any more attention to ourselves, imagine the sponsers right now, they are sponsering the biggest basket case in the AFL and add to this we have a wannaby president airing is opinion in the news paper. The old boys club is no more, great they support but we need new blood.

In spite of the fact most of them have been abject failures dr they still want to cling on.

You are right new blood please.

[old dee 23,788]

Stockdale is definitely not my first choice, but do we have anyone else who is better? Honest question because I don't know about the other guys putting their names forward.

IMO Jarka if the only one we can get is Alan stockdale then we had better accept that we are for the same road as Detroit and Kodak.

[rpfc 28,410]

Probably a whole carcass rpfc.

It comes down to the fact that he was on the board once before, that board covered itself in way less than glory.

He has had his chance and failed.

We need new blood not old failed creatures from the past.

No not everyone who has been involved with the MFc is a failure.

But we are not going to be a power in the future if we return to the past.

Please I am very tired of failure can we get someone new and vibrant.

Where is the "Melbourne Eddy" when we need him?

I just think that if we use your standards applied to prospective board members - we will have few people to pick from.

[beelzebub 23,367]

Stockdale is definitely not my first choice, but do we have anyone else who is better? Honest question because I don't know about the other guys putting their names forward.

Bartlett is apparently an option.

[old dee 23,788]

I just think that if we use your standards applied to prospective board members - we will have few people to pick from.

What the standard that says you have had a go and failed.

Move out of the way and give someone else a go.

I get the feeling rpfc that you think there is no one else.

Is that the case?

[Pirlo 813]

Where is the "Melbourne Eddy" when we need him?

6 feet under, unfortunately. Those are just the breaks.

We can't turn down candidates on the premise that they failed as a board member over a decade ago.

Everyone needs to be considered.

[beelzebub 23,367]

6 feet under, unfortunately. Those are just the breaks.

We can't turn down candidates on the premise that they failed as a board member over a decade ago.

Everyone needs to be considered.

well. you sort of can !! lol

Leopard......spots...etc/

[old dee 23,788]

6 feet under, unfortunately. Those are just the breaks.

We can't turn down candidates on the premise that they failed as a board member over a decade ago.

Everyone needs to be considered.

So why not get back Sonsky, Gardiner or McLarty for that matter.

If the MFC cannot field a new group of competent Board members and Chairman then it is surely doomed!

[beelzebub 23,367]

Neita not backing anyone apparently

Neitz not the ticket

someones telling fibbies

[iv'a worn smith 1,979]

So why not get back Sonsky, Gardiner or McLarty for that matter.

If the MFC cannot field a new group of competent Board members and Chairman then it is surely doomed!

I reckon old dee, if we got the likes of "Sonsky", "Gardiner" and "McLarty", that would actually constitute a brand new Board. Now if we got Szondy, Gardner and McLardy back, that would be an entirely different matter.

[Redleg 40,910]

someones telling fibbies

Wouldn't be the first time.

[daisycutter 29,613]

So why not get back Sonsky, Gardiner or McLarty for that matter.

If the MFC cannot field a new group of competent Board members and Chairman then it is surely doomed!

I think "Sonsky" is too busy in the education revolution

[iv'a worn smith 1,979]

I think "Sonsky" is too busy in the education revolution

Nup, in true MFC fashion he's Gone Ski...ing

[old dee 23,788]

I reckon old dee, if we got the likes of "Sonsky", "Gardiner" and "McLarty", that would actually constitute a brand new Board. Now if we got Szondy, Gardner and McLardy back, that would be an entirely different matter.

Yes mate I thought when i typed them they were wrong.

My excuse is my grand daughter was demanding attention

[iv'a worn smith 1,979]

Yes mate I thought when i typed them they were wrong.

My excuse is my grand daughter was demanding attention

Just became a grand pappy myself. I know the feeling mate. At least you can give them back.

[Whispering_Jack 30,062]

Stockdale was on the Szondy board when it went tits up, but that board still wanted the best for the club. Szondy is actually a foundation hero.

As said earlier, I like Stockdale and don't mind his comments, I just don't know why he had to say anything.

No ... Stockdale wasn't on the Szondy board although his actions facilitated the creation of that board.

According to the foremost authority on thins MFC (DemonWiki):-

Alan Stockdale

The Former Treasurer of Victoria was co-opted to the board as an MCC director in 1997 and served as a director until May 2001 when he resigned as part of a peace deal upon the appointment of Gabriel Szondy to replace Joseph Gutnick. He launched a stinging attack on the former president in the Herald Sun on June 2 of that year.

[Dee Fan 3,247]

It's also been a breathe of fresh air since Jackson was appointed. Things finally being done professionally!

We do however have to have strong people at the club that keep Jackson and the AFL at least slightly accountable and making decisions that are 'in the best possible interests of the MFC' first and foremost.

We do indeed and as much as I admire him as a person and footballer I don't think Neeta is one of them. We have done a really good job of picking Boards in the past haven't we, and that's why the AFL won't trust us to do it this time.

Stockdale isn't wanted if it's all ego driven and he is going to take us back to divisiveness, this club doesn't have many shots left let's not let this one miss the mark.