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Actions speak louder than words and we have heard lots of talk the last several years.

"Hardest team to play against" rings a bell...

just reading the last few posts of this thread makes me realise how divided we are, & how we work against one another.

this divided club really fff'ed, some defending the new Pres, & some deriding him after his maiden speech..

Fair f'n Dinkum... its like a pissing competition between the boys colleges, saying mines higher,,, NO mine is, & its yellower... Big f'n deal... grow up.

If we're to get this club back up & running, it'll take all factions to work together.

The supporter base of this club has been beaten into submission.

Not even the most optimistic supporter can see through the mess we are currently in.

Can't blame some for saying they've heard it all before.

Let the club prove to those supporters that they deserve their support.

A good relationship has both parties give and take equally.

I think that equation has been lopsided for almost a decade.

Colin B. Flaubert, on 19 Aug 2013 - 06:12 AM, said:

To be honest, saying the culture is soft is kind of like saying the earth is round and the sky is blue.

One thing I did like was that his aim was to make sure the administration faded into the background so that we can focus on what is going on on the park.

Besides that, what did they serve for the pre-match lunch? He spent a lot of his time licking his lips and drinking water!

Sounds all good and heard it all before - its what a lot of us have been saying for years. Building a winning culture is easy to say and very hard to do. I am not sure what expertise he has in this area - let's hope he has experience in the business world on changing culture. If he doesn't then bring in an expert consultant and let's do it properly. Only this time let's act on the consultant's report!

I am also a bit wary of the simplistic HTFU mantra (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unkIVvjZc9Y) similar to that brought in by Neeld and which ultimately led to his demise due to its disadvantages as a method of personnel management.

No kidding we need to harden up, but that has to be the destination not the journey for us at the moment. How are we going to get there? thats what I want to know!

Edited August 19, 201311 yr by RickyJ45

I wasn't overly impressed with the speech. didnt find it inspirational.

Saying that, actions speak louder than words.

Let's see if he is the man to salvage this sinking ship.

No it doesn't. It is just a truthful reflection of our position and what has been said so many times in the past.

It is not knocking Glen, it is saying many have said similar before and most of us would simply like to see it carried out in preference to being spoken about.

I hope he is a great leader for us and brings success, we will see.

Good thoughts by both of you.

As a newly appointed President, he could not go silent about the meek and below AFL standard. But he said things which have been said before and supporters are right ad fair to be sceptical.

I agree with the general theme....lets see what he delivers and not get hung up on the cliched words.

Edited August 19, 201311 yr by Rhino Richards

"spent a lot of his time licking his lips and drinking water!"

what causes that, 'col flaubert' prey tell?

what is it your alluding to?

I don't know. Maybe they served zinger burgers for the president's lunch? Or more likely, he was just nervous.

Lets see what happens, I will be looking at the first game next year. It's been the litmus test for everything at the club since Bailey took over.

Want some mongrel ... GET MARK "CHOCO" WILLIAMS