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Gary Pert Quits as MFC CEO

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Pert quits CEO role in latest Dees’ off-field drama

The embattled Demons chief executive informed staff of his resignation on Thursday morning following a turbulent period at the club.

Pert’s departure comes ahead of the handing down of the findings of two separate reviews into the club’s operations. The reports were received by the board at a meeting this week.

Pert is expected to stay on in a consultancy position to help steer Melbourne’s proposed move to the Caulfield racecourse. He made headlines late last year by declaring Melbourne’s culture “the best I’ve seen in 40 years”.

Melbourne has been contacted for comment.

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    Wish him well. Delivered 21. Made slight progress on facilities. Financials are strong. Culture is not and that’s sword any organisation lives or dies on.

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    wow… the review must have been damning. A clean out might be a good thing but who’s going to fill all these holes? 

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    The report is he's still staying on as a consultant to shepherd the facilities stuff through

    Edited by Mickey
    Typo

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    Just been announced Pert is stepping down.  Hope those of you calling for his head are happy.  It's one thing being president, quite another to be CEO, given Pert has been the one that has put the club in its best financial position in the club's history, I hope you all have a competent person in mind to take over.  

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    5 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

    wow… the review must have been damning. A clean out might be a good thing but who’s going to fill all these holes? 

    Peter Lawrence of course, President, CEO, and Goody's right hand man on match days,

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    2 minutes ago, djr said:

    Gee I hate Demonland sometimes.

    Yes I agree but all those who refused to see the issues we had and how badly they were handled must now recognise with both Pert and Roffey gone things were rotten at the top.  
     

    I thank both for there service but I’m pleased to see a fresh leadership at the club.  

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    Just now, drysdale demon said:

    Peter Lawrence of course, President, CEO, and Goody's right hand man on match days,

    Your efforts to deride Lawrence are pretty pathetic. He’s been largely proven right in suggesting the leadership of the club was poor. 

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    1 minute ago, Slartibartfast said:

    Yes I agree but all those who refused to see the issues we had and how badly they were handled must now recognise with both Pert and Roffey gone things were rotten at the top.  
     

    I thank both for there service but I’m pleased to see a fresh leadership at the club.  

    That won't quiet the fanboys club 

    At last some degree of accountability well done mfc

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    4 minutes ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

    Just been announced Pert is stepping down.  Hope those of you calling for his head are happy.  It's one thing being president, quite another to be CEO, given Pert has been the one that has put the club in its best financial position in the club's history, I hope you all have a competent person in mind to take over.  

    You say that with such venom as if Demonland posters are personally responsible for him stepping down or even being in the position that he would have to step down. Like random anonymously people on a forum have so much power. Stop making a fool of yourself.

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    Gary falls on his sword.

    I thank him for his time and efforts through the last 6 or so years at MFC and helping us break that 57 year year drought.

    Hopefully this is the best decision for everyone and the football club going forward. 

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    3 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said:

    Your efforts to deride Lawrence are pretty pathetic. He’s been largely proven right in suggesting the leadership of the club was poor. 

    Yeah sure.

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    Good effing riddance!

    Culture suffers everywhere he lands. Main catalyst for Collingwood’s shambolic cultural standards and was a massive part in our troubles. No coincidence that at both clubs, regardless of being successful premierships wise. 
     

    Really [censored] me off about how he publicly shopped Oliver around. Your job isn’t to list manage!

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    Wow, I am shocked! According to the happy clappers on here everything is rosy at the club and the evil media have just been making up lies about us, so I am stunned that the President and CEO have both been told to make way. 

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    12 minutes ago, Deeminion said:

    You say that with such venom as if Demonland posters are personally responsible for him stepping down or even being in the position that he would have to step down. Like random anonymously people on a forum have so much power. Stop making a fool of yourself.

    Well, this is a really c..p post. KDF made a fair point and made it fairly. Pert has obviously had good points and bad points. There is no doubt that there has been a lot of criticism of him on this site - usually vituperative and largely unjustified - and KDF was making the fair point that it won't be easy to replace him.


    No doubt the posters who were banging on about the need for the reviews to be independent etc will completely fail to recognise that the review, as conducted and as authorised by the existing board, has clearly been perfectly independent and prepared to make hard suggestions/decisions - in other words, that the board as presently constituted has done a good job with the reviews.

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    All those whinging that Pert was running the review and that we are weak club in denial can take a break

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    Good news, we needed change. Will be interesting to see the reviews now.

    Edited by 2021

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    4 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    All those whinging that Pert was running the review and that we are weak club in denial can take a break

    You’d think so but I doubt that will be the takeaway by many.. 

    Time for change, seems like the reviews are doing what they said on the box. 

    Never met Pert, seemed like a salesman at heart which has pros and cons. Seems to have outlasted his welcome at 2 clubs but it has to be acknowledged that he also saw a flag at both those clubs so I doubt he’s the chaos agent some on here paint him out to be. 

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    22 minutes ago, drysdale demon said:

    Peter Lawrence of course, President, CEO, and Goody's right hand man on match days,

    Good Idea DD. Your best post in years....

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    This is good but too late

    Has left his last two clubs in a mess

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