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4 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

So Kate hasn’t spoken to Tracc or his family (lately)

”not my Job”???

She is living in fantasy land 

Clean out the office….

Probably one of the best players in the past 20 years at the club says he has problems with the club, and the President hasn't spoken to him or his family.......

simply unbelievable!

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4 minutes ago, praha said:

Can anyone imagine Eddie McGuire saying "I haven't spoken with the family"?

He'd be at their bloody doorstep.

Seriously the club buckled here and gave into Demonland hysteria for Roffey to speak.

Not sure if having a club President rock up on someone's doorstep is a good thing.  They really need to be separate from the footy department in my view.

I can't see why she wouldn't have at least made a phone call to him wishing him all the best in his recovery - especially being our best and probably most marketable player.  That seems a big miss for me.

It definitely wasn't a wonderful interview but I'm not sure what more can be said at present.

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Did anyone expect her to open up on all the problems that are going on within the club?

She said she has been in intensive care, so why has she not spoken to Tracc for some support and reasurrance.

Especially with all this going on.

They use to call John Gotti the "Teflon Don" because none of the accusations again him would stick what could we call Katey?

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I'm not a Roffey fan, but I'm not sure what people are realistically expecting her to say.

She's not going to fire people on the radio.  She's not going to say how hurt / disappointed / angry they are with Trac.

It seems a bit odd that she hasn't spoken with him.  But given his apparent grievances, it makes sense that this is handled by the football department.  Do people think everyone calling Trac now is going to help - it's probably more likely to push him away.

She's not going to go on about any internal problems that are still either simmering away or being dealt with - as the media will spawn more articles on whatever she says.  So she has to try to straight bat everything.

She's certainly not going to advocate for a full externall review.

It is really a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation.

Having said that, while all this stuff with the ex-Pres continues, it seems like its very hard for the likes of her and Pert to get on with the job and for the club to get any clear air.  Gawn is trying to generate this - with the contract extension and talk of helping Clarry get back to AA form.  

As per the other thread re selflessness, this has to start at the top.  What is the true selfless action for our leaders such as Roffey and Pert.  I don't know the situation well enough but it could be stepping aside until all the legal challenges are done... equally it could be continuing on in fixing the club despite all the criticism.  I think most of us really don't have an idea what is going on - judging people's effectiveness just from their media answers is probably unfair.

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As I've said how could you not talk to trac. My gosh you are the president.  

Unless if she doesn't have a great opinion of him & wants hom secretly gone.

Did she happen to mention goody at all or say anything about our disastrous season?

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8 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

So Kate hasn’t spoken to Tracc or his family (lately)

”not my Job”???

She is living in fantasy land 

Clean out the office….

If she really said that, there's no other option but for her to step aside and let someone else to lead the club.

Yes, she may have others in the FD or coaching staff that primarily manage relationship with players. However, in times of crisis she should be on top of things!

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3 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Was happy to state that Kozzie is not leaving but couldn't say anything about Petracca because he hasn't spoken to him.

She's a dead set liability 

Maybe, and please do not think for a second that I am in any way shape or form defending her, we have some decent offers for Trac now, and seeing how he's behaved and the feelings of the group towards him, she knows a trade is more likely now than it was before?

If she has not spoken to him or his family, she's negligent, but equally she might be aware that there are deals being worked out but doesn't want to discuss it in a public forum so to bring more heat?

I don't know really.

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4 minutes ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Probably one of the best players in the past 20 years at the club says he has problems with the club, and the President hasn't spoken to him or his family.......

simply unbelievable!

Surely she would have called to offer best wishes etc .......... surely ????

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19 minutes ago, praha said:

Can anyone imagine Eddie McGuire saying "I haven't spoken with the family"?

He'd be at their bloody doorstep.

Seriously the club buckled here and gave into Demonland hysteria for Roffey to speak.

Thinking the same thing.

Shes the head of the club and should be doing absolutely everything to get the club on track and find out EVERY single problem within it. 
 

I hate Eddie as much as the next person but at least he was always front and centre. 

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Was excited to find the audio but having read the posts I really can’t be bothered.

I was fine with board silence as long as they had a plan for changes. Or were at least working quietly on fixing things.

Instead it seems they’re doing nothing?

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when i was president of my local soccer club, i literally spoke to the players ALL THE TIME. i WANT them to come to me with concerns ideas etc. i would never, ever touch tactics or team selection, thats the coaches job. but goddamn i wanted to know if theyre unhappy and why. so i could either fix it or explain why it is the way it is. 

she hasnt spoken to him or his family is absolutely gobsmacking.

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The real question is, how do the members put enough pressure on this board to improve? Because the avenues seem pretty limited right now.

Nobody wants to hurt the club, least of all financially. 

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Just now, biggestred said:

when i was president of my local soccer club, i literally spoke to the players ALL THE TIME. i WANT them to come to me with concerns ideas etc. i would never, ever touch tactics or team selection, thats the coaches job. but goddamn i wanted to know if theyre unhappy and why. so i could either fix it or explain why it is the way it is. 

she hasnt spoken to him or his family is absolutely gobsmacking.

100% You need to have this comm channel to get an independent view of the FD. 

How is this person a leader at any level? This is a monumental failure and frankly if she is left standing at the end of this I’ll lose complete faith in this club.

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If an external review wasn't on the cards before this interview then it must now be forced onto the club by the AFL.

A more horribly run organisation I have never seen and I've been involved in overseeing many voluntary and involuntary administrations.

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Roffey should have spoken to Petracca. This is a marque player who is destabilising the club she leads. Why would you, as leader, not reach out and try to mend the relationship or negotiate? Poor leadership.

If she has spoken to him, but wanted to keep details private, then state that instead of lying and looking incompetent and feeling the negative narrative. Poor leadership.

Seems we need new leadership at the top. I hope we see those meaningful changes over the off-season.

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7 minutes ago, Demongirl35 said:

Thinking the same thing.

Shes the head of the club and should be doing absolutely everything to get the club on track and find out EVERY single problem within it. 
 

I hate Eddie as much as the next person but at least he was always front and centre. 

Pert needed to take that interview, now we know why she has been in hiding. Anything football related should be Pert commercial side Kate.

We are like rabbits in the spotlight.

Amateur hour.

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We need Peter Jackson in to do an external review. He has finished a full review of the Western Bulldogs earlier this season. Furthermore I think we should get him in to replace Pert. Who knows, the AFL may step in and demand it (again)

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You know who they should roll out from the board to speak about football matters? Brad Green.

Former player, turned board member. He should be the one getting involved in football matters. Is this not why he was put on the board to begin with? 

 

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2 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

Pert needed to take that interview, now we know why she has been in hiding. Anything football related should be Pert commercial side Kate.

We are like rabbits in the spotlight.

Amateur hour.

Pert is hiding... in Noosa

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