Haven't heard anything, but interesting timing...

Alistair Nicholson resigns as ACA boss

 

As a player he drove me nuts. Seems to have the pedigree for the board position offered to Green though, would like him to come back on board.

Edited October 12, 20204 yr by Dr. Gonzo

Would he make a good Football Manager?

2 minutes ago, drdrake said:

Would he make a good Football Manager?

I'm far from an expert on off field kinda positions, but do know Alistair is VERY highly rated as a sports administrator.

17 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

Haven't heard anything, but interesting timing...

Alistair Nicholson resigns as ACA boss

 

From the article; "Nicholson is yet to reveal what comes next, having been linked to the then-vacant top job at his former AFL club in 2018 before the Demons appointed Gary Pert as CEO."

4 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

I'm far from an expert on off field kinda positions, but do know Alistair is VERY highly rated as a sports administrator.

You are not resigning in this current climate unless you have a job elsewhere, especially in the Sport as most codes are looking at cost cutting.

1 minute ago, Demonland said:

From the article; "Nicholson is yet to reveal what comes next, having been linked to the then-vacant top job at his former AFL club in 2018 before the Demons appointed Gary Pert as CEO."

Yep, that was pretty well known at the time yeah? Wasn't it down to Pert, Mahoney and Nicholson? (might not be remembering exactly correctly)

 

1 minute ago, Lord Nev said:

Yep, that was pretty well known at the time yeah? Wasn't it down to Pert, Mahoney and Nicholson? (might not be remembering exactly correctly)

What position is available at the Dees to suit his skillset?

2 minutes ago, Demonland said:

What position is available at the Dees to suit his skillset?

Not openly available right now, but the review has just wrapped up and there's been a few rumours about Mahoney departing.

I'm not saying he's coming to us or anything, just think the timing is interesting and I know some of the former Melbourne people who stay connected (with one of them helping get us Yze recently) very highly rate Nicholson.

Will be interesting to see what comes of the revenue sharing model.

If 7 are successful at pulling out of the broadcast agreement then the players could lose a huge chunk of shared revenue if they are guaranteed a percentage not a set amount.

My guess is big Nicho heads to the safer waters of steady business rather than sport 

11 minutes ago, Demonland said:

What position is available at the Dees to suit his skillset?

Head coach?

37 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

Haven't heard anything, but interesting timing...

Alistair Nicholson resigns as ACA boss

 

This is very interesting.. as i recently heard on the weekend that JM is almost certain to be moved on.. so could be  something in this..Watch this space

33 minutes ago, drdrake said:

Would he make a good Football Manager?

Yes he would. 

no offense to us as a club, but being footy manager would be a significant step down

if anything, he'd be a logical fit to head up the aflpa

15 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

no offense to us as a club, but being footy manager would be a significant step down

if anything, he'd be a logical fit to head up the aflpa

I'd have to agree. Would be very surprised if he took on the role. Wrapped if he did but I wouldn't have thought so.

Leaving before the [censored] hits the fan in a big way

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

What position is available at the Dees to suit his skillset?

We're pretty set for key position defenders particularly if Tomlinson plays down back.

The ACA and CA are strange bedfellows given that many cricketers now make the bulk of their money from the IPL.

That aside I am amazed about how quickly the money ran out at CA.

Makes you wonder how Tennis Australia will go if limited crowds are allowed at the Australian Open

6 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

The ACA and CA are strange bedfellows given that many cricketers now make the bulk of their money from the IPL.

That aside I am amazed about how quickly the money ran out at CA.

Makes you wonder how Tennis Australia will go if limited crowds are allowed at the Australian Open

The rate things are going in Vic I'll be surprised if there are in crowds for sport in January. If they want crowds for the Australian Open they'll have to move it to another state.

This goes for the cricket on Boxing Day too.

Probably got sick of looking at Tracey Grimshaw every day. 

Edited October 12, 20204 yr by Ethan Tremblay

4 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

Will be interesting to see what comes of the revenue sharing model.

If 7 are successful at pulling out of the broadcast agreement then the players could lose a huge chunk of shared revenue if they are guaranteed a percentage not a set amount.

My guess is big Nicho heads to the safer waters of steady business rather than sport 

I'm not convinced. If you can get a job in sport it's just as secure if not more so than the wider business community.

Stagnant economy for 3 years, propped up by financialisation and private debt. Most of the asset classes are near capacity as investors look for places to safeguard wealth, the RBA has done a recent report on a 40% contraction in the housing market (CBA initially predicted 30% and then back pedalled because that's the business they're in), nothing guaranteed in the next 5-10 years. A Depression is very likely in the next 2-3.

It's tough times for everyone, including business. Sport will keep plugging along though, so get a job at a footy club on big money and you might be able to weather the storm.

9 minutes ago, Demonland said:

The rate things are going in Vic I'll be surprised if there are in crowds for sport in January. If they want crowds for the Australian Open they'll have to move it to another state.

This goes for the cricket on Boxing Day too.

Tend to agree and at most 25%.

The ticket revenue for Tennis Australia must be massive. Every seat in three stadiums sold for two sessions a day at an average close to $100. Add to that the hotel bookings etc etc and the overall loss to the Vic economy is enormous.

As I understand it the next biggest stadiums are in Sydney and Brisbane. Perhaps a split tournament could be the way to go. With the seeding system you could have half the draw in one State and half in another and bring the finalists together. Alternatively you could split the men and the women which I don't think would be a good idea.

As to the cricket a test against India in front of good crowds would be a very big TV draw card in India as it would be the only game for a year that India has played in front of crowds. Would they pay for a 25% filled MCG... who knows.

23 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Tend to agree and at most 25%.

The ticket revenue for Tennis Australia must be massive. Every seat in three stadiums sold for two sessions a day at an average close to $100. Add to that the hotel bookings etc etc and the overall loss to the Vic economy is enormous.

As I understand it the next biggest stadiums are in Sydney and Brisbane. Perhaps a split tournament could be the way to go. With the seeding system you could have half the draw in one State and half in another and bring the finalists together. Alternatively you could split the men and the women which I don't think would be a good idea.

As to the cricket a test against India in front of good crowds would be a very big TV draw card in India as it would be the only game for a year that India has played in front of crowds. Would they pay for a 25% filled MCG... who knows.

It's not going to happen.

5km restrictions are likely to be lifted this weekend. 

I'm hopeful we'll be out and about by December, but large crowds at confined sporting events is another deal altogether.

We might be right for limited capacity for early 2021 AFL season, that's about the best we can hope for.

Lost my love of cricket and tennis years ago, so not fussed by either of those sports, selfishly speaking.

5 hours ago, Demon3 said:

Yes he would. 

What makes you think he would? 

16 hours ago, hells bells said:

What makes you think he would? 

He has risen through the ranks and negotiated a very tricky period for Cricket and their players and managed to secure great outcomes. I know he is very popular within the cricket ranks and has a great rapport with the players, ( an ex colleague works at CA)  

Im not sure he would be interested as its probably a step down, his progression would suggest a CEO role somewhere. Anyway, The club should do look at all aspects and consider.