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5 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

The key words for me are  "...deep dive into coaching program...".

Isn't this what Richardson's job was supposed to entail on a permanent/running basis, overseeing the coaching/coaches?

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Out of interest, which club is cutting $3mil from their softcap without doing (at the minimum) an internal review?

It's such a nothing story.... Even the eventual Premiers will need to do a review including coaching.

 

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3 minutes ago, Steno said:

Out of interest, which club is cutting $3mil from their softcap without doing (at the minimum) an internal review?

It's such a nothing story.... Even the eventual Premiers will need to do a review including coaching.

 

Sure others will do a review to cut costs but the CEO won't be saying a reason is our 'inconsistent performances' and single out the coaching department.  He knows it is broken and will fix it.

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24 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

I hope people are happy now with the “news” and the need to “hear” from the club. 

Yes it’s always good to heear from the CEO and to know who is running the investigation. 
stops any unnecessary speculation 

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14 hours ago, drysdale demon said:

Gary Pert has just sent a letter to members via email

Thanks dd. I did get the email but had not been on here Since,  believe it or not PM yesterday was a busy time. Have a great day.

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14 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I'm glad Pert is doing this.

He was part of the architect that built the powerhouse that is Collingwood into such a powerful club that it is today.

He knows and has seen success. 

 

I'm not sure Collingwood is such a powerhouse any more. It used to have the most members and now it doesn't. It has won a single Premiership in the last 30 years (OK, two if you want to count 1990...in which case you could argue it's only won two in 62 years). And I sense it is no longer the club most "hated" by opposition suporters, which was a badge of honour it wore with pride.

I'm not having a go at Pert. I have no idea whether he's a good CEO or not. But I don't think he Made Collingwood Great Again. 

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36 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I'm not sure Collingwood is such a powerhouse any more. It used to have the most members and now it doesn't. It has won a single Premiership in the last 30 years (OK, two if you want to count 1990...in which case you could argue it's only won two in 62 years). And I sense it is no longer the club most "hated" by opposition suporters, which was a badge of honour it wore with pride.

I'm not having a go at Pert. I have no idea whether he's a good CEO or not. But I don't think he Made Collingwood Great Again. 

They play finals 90% of the time that makes them a power house in my world LDC. We should be so poor. 

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4 hours ago, old dee said:

They play finals 90% of the time that makes them a power house in my world LDC. We should be so poor. 

Hey OD. I don't mean to pull you up specifically but in a post-truth world we should all do our bit. Since the Roos-Goodwin era the Pies have qualified for the finals at a rate of around 40% - with them shading us by half a game this year (one goal in one game to us and they drop to under 30%). It's a small sample-size but Buckley has also been granted eight years at the helm to date, having taken over a grand-final-quality team with a pretty decent list balance. 

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1 hour ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

I thought you still  used the pony express in Borewwod dc .

nah, uncle, all the ponies have been exiled to romsey along with those long necked sheep .

there's a rumour we might be getting something called nbn in a decade or so, but all the burwodians are objecting just like they do with disreputable taverns serving the devil's drink.

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1 hour ago, Skuit said:

Hey OD. I don't mean to pull you up specifically but in a post-truth world we should all do our bit. Since the Roos-Goodwin era the Pies have qualified for the finals at a rate of around 40% - with them shading us by half a game this year (one goal in one game to us and they drop to under 30%). It's a small sample-size but Buckley has also been granted eight years at the helm to date, having taken over a grand-final-quality team with a pretty decent list balance. 

I wondered if anyone would notice but of course that is fake news. Actually I was thinking the longer term like the last half century. Now don’t produce the stats that say it is only 80%. Two fake news items  in the one day will be too much for me!!!!

PS there is no chance Goodwin will get 8 years without a flag.

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On 10/8/2020 at 9:31 AM, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I'm not sure Collingwood is such a powerhouse any more. It used to have the most members and now it doesn't. It has won a single Premiership in the last 30 years (OK, two if you want to count 1990...in which case you could argue it's only won two in 62 years). And I sense it is no longer the club most "hated" by opposition suporters, which was a badge of honour it wore with pride.

I'm not having a go at Pert. I have no idea whether he's a good CEO or not. But I don't think he Made Collingwood Great Again. 

Collingwood get hit with the injury stick every year, Buckley has had the worst luck

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18 hours ago, FritschyBusiness said:

Collingwood get hit with the injury stick every year, Buckley has had the worst luck

Buckley makes his own luck. He did leave the best team of the modern era for the pies "to play in finals"

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Hopefully we get rid of Richardson, saints came good after he left. A waste of money. 

Would be good if Mahoney was jettisoned too but that won't happen I suppose. 

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9 hours ago, Wrecker45 said:

Buckley makes his own luck. He did leave the best team of the modern era for the pies "to play in finals"

They weren't the best at the time he left but I have no sympathy for Bucks.


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On 10/8/2020 at 3:43 PM, daisycutter said:

nah, uncle, all the ponies have been exiled to romsey along with those long necked sheep .

there's a rumour we might be getting something called nbn in a decade or so, but all the burwodians are objecting just like they do with disreputable taverns serving the devil's drink.

copper, no doubt...

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On 10/7/2020 at 7:15 PM, Cards13 said:

I hope people are happy now with the “news” and the need to “hear” from the club. 

I don’t know why it’s so outrageous for shareholders to want to know what is happening with the business they’re investing in.

The club is asking me to fork $600+ in a very tough economy. The least they could do is tell me they’re not happy with constantly being a mediocre performer and that they’re trying to change things to improve performance. It’s what I would expect any entity reliant so heavily on investor dollars to do. 

Those who constantly put down members who want to know what’s going on and the plan the club has to improve is bewildering. Why shouldn’t we be entitled to the plans the club has in place? Or are we meant to be happy with a 56 year lack of success?
 

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Just now, Jaded said:

I don’t know why it’s so outrageous for shareholders to want to know what is happening with the business they’re investing in.

The club is asking me to fork $600+ in a very tough economy. The least they could do is tell me they’re not happy with constantly being a mediocre performer and that they’re trying to change things to improve performance. It’s what I would expect any entity reliant so heavily on investor dollars to do. 

Those who constantly put down members who want to know what’s going on and the plan the club has to improve is bewildering. Why shouldn’t we be entitled to the plans the club has in place? Or are we meant to be happy with a 56 year lack of success?
 

Agree 100%

Same supporters that are happy that we had more wins than last year. Another failed year where players and supporters have had enough.

We laugh at Essendon with the imploding of players, but that could be us this time next year if we miss finals again.

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On 10/6/2020 at 7:35 AM, dazzledavey36 said:

 

Seems to align with what some have already said on here about a potential general manager's role.

While I think Mahoney's time is up if he is made the scapegoat and we go into 2021 with basically the same list of assistant coaches and FD staff it will be a joke.

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On 10/6/2020 at 11:52 PM, Ron Burgundy said:

I think Mahoney comes across very well.

He’s always struck me as a very competent, knowledgeable and experienced football club GM.

I don’t reckon he’s the problem.

 

He dropped the ball with last year's review failing to make significant changes to the FD and instead electing to shuffle the deck chairs. He does seem to have a good record of "getting his man" which can't be understated and I would be extremely reluctant to move him on in place of Richardson who doesnt do much for me. But he has been around for a long time, hasn't helped foster and environment of success and there is the nagging issue of the CEO position.

I think it's time for him to move on but it depends on who will replace him.

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4 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

He dropped the ball with last year's review failing to make significant changes to the FD and instead electing to shuffle the deck chairs. He does seem to have a good record of "getting his man" which can't be understated and I would be extremely reluctant to move him on in place of Richardson who doesnt do much for me. But he has been around for a long time, hasn't helped foster and environment of success and there is the nagging issue of the CEO position.

I think it's time for him to move on but it depends on who will replace him.

An important point. You should only move someone on if you think there's a better option available.

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On 10/10/2020 at 9:59 AM, Jaded said:

I don’t know why it’s so outrageous for shareholders to want to know what is happening with the business they’re investing in.

We're not shareholders and we're not investing, we're buying memberships (a product).

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