5 hours ago, Adam The God said:

At least he's hit the ground running. 6 months after they said he would. Fantastic.

I think you can let that go now. I was doubtful of his appointment however now he’s started let’s give him and Smith some time, they deserve at least that.

5 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

He came down to our bay at one point and sought me out. He wanted to meet Ryan, our awesome chant-leader who was in the same row. Ryan was busy waving a giant flag (we had just kicked a goal so there was bedlam with giant everythings waving about) so he said, “Please tell Ryan I said hello” and he turned to leave. I said, “Paul! Come in and sit with us!” The poor thing looked horrified 🤣

Smart man! He's already worked out the real powerbroker at the club

Incoming Melbourne CEO opens up about the sacking of Simo...

Incoming CEO Paul Guerra joined Wide World of Sports and spoke about the Melbourne board's decision to part ways with the 2021 premiership coach.

Excellent 3AW interview.

Mixed feelings at the end when asked his favourite M Lloyd moment. His response was the 2000 GF.

I won't hold it against him but I literally winced. For me the thuggery of that game is up there with the HWSNBN Mark11 attack on Gus two years ago.

So Ghosty @Ghostwriter he needs to quickly learn the pain of being a demon supporter so another lecture re 'Ess is dead' is in order!!🙃😉

Edited August 22Aug 22 by Lucifers Hero

SEN interview last night.

Apple Podcasts

Round 24 - Paul Guerra, Melbourne CEO

Podcast Episode · AFL Nation · 22/08/2025 · 11m

2 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Excellent 3AW interview.

Mixed feelings at the end when asked his favourite M Lloyd moment. His response was the 2000 GF.

I won't hold it against him but I literally winced. For me the thuggery of that game is up there with the HWSNBN Mark11 attack on Gus two years ago.

So Ghosty @Ghostwriter he needs to quickly learn the pain of being a demon supporter so another lecture re 'Ess is dead' is in order!!

Didn't mind it. Prefer a bloke who can be honest over someone who tries to appease everyone with bs.

2 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

Didn't mind it. Prefer a bloke who can be honest over someone who tries to appease everyone with bs.

I've added some emoji's to give the lighthearted edge intended.

But I did physically wince - it is an instinctive reaction to ref of 2000 GF. It was like a dagger to my heart.

Edited August 22Aug 22 by Lucifers Hero

Good news! Looks like Mark Williams might stay. Guerra will talk with him re another role in the club. Didn't indicate if in FD or elsewhere. 😁

Edited August 22Aug 22 by Lucifers Hero

I’m going to sound overly negative here. But…

While I think Paul guerra spoke well and hats off to him for that, we are setting the bar pretty low because Gary Pert talked in circles about best culture in 40 years when we all knew that was silly, and now the interim CEO is essentially silent publicly.

just having a CEO that actually speaks and sounds genuine and isn’t making huge claims about our culture seems to be the bar we’ve landed on, when in reality his success will be, getting Caulfield announced in the next 12 months, a good decision on the next coach, and stability over a 3-5 year period with increasing profits, membership and crowd attendance being another huge thing to figure out.

I’m hopeful he’s up for the job but I see a lot of patting him on the back for just speaking like a human being rather than a used car salesman

1 minute ago, Ted Lasso said:

I’m going to sound overly negative here. But…

While I think Paul guerra spoke well and hats off to him for that, we are setting the bar pretty low because Gary Pert talked in circles about best culture in 40 years when we all knew that was silly, and now the interim CEO is essentially silent publicly.

just having a CEO that actually speaks and sounds genuine and isn’t making huge claims about our culture seems to be the bar we’ve landed on, when in reality his success will be, getting Caulfield announced in the next 12 months, a good decision on the next coach, and stability over a 3-5 year period with increasing profits, membership and crowd attendance being another huge thing to figure out.

I’m hopeful he’s up for the job but I see a lot of patting him on the back for just speaking like a human being rather than a used car salesman

The old saying..."talk is cheap"

He's got a big job ahead of him. The last EFC bloke we had was good, lets hope this one matches him.

20 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Good news! Looks like Mark Williams might stay. Guerra will talk with him re another role in the club. Didn't indicate if in FD or elsewhere. 😁

Was this legit? Some have suggested he answers the question about Choco not realising he’d been axed. Does he actually intend on giving Williams a role or was it slip of the tongue?

11 hours ago, Demons11 said:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/3aw-is-football/id289947758?i=1000723070802

Thanks for posting the link.

He sounds very impressive from that brief interview and is apparently across most areas of the club already.

As you would know from my posting, I particularly loved the comment that “we would be at Caulfield Racecourse, with an announcement in the near future”.

20 minutes ago, rjay said:

The old saying..."talk is cheap"

He's got a big job ahead of him. The last EFC bloke we had was good, lets hope this one matches him.

Yes that’s true, but talk is the first part of good communication and he seems to handle that part very well.

Reputation and experience are other important attributes and he appears to have those, though of course not in a football scenario yet.

Spoke very well i thought. I like the way he handled that nuffy sam McClure

the proof will be in the pudding of course. He did sound very definitive on Caulfield so there can be no back tracking there.

Really need to nail the head coach appointment. Get that right we can be challenging again in 2 years hopefully.

25 minutes ago, Trident22 said:

Was this legit? Some have suggested he answers the question about Choco not realising he’d been axed. Does he actually intend on giving Williams a role or was it slip of the tongue?

I thought it was legit as it was after saying the club had made some hard decisions eg Goodwin and Williams.

It may have been a slip of the tongue if Williams didn't know about it yet or not yet enamoured with the idea.

54 minutes ago, Trident22 said:

Was this legit? Some have suggested he answers the question about Choco not realising he’d been axed. Does he actually intend on giving Williams a role or was it slip of the tongue?

26 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

I thought it was legit as it was after saying the club had made some hard decisions eg Goodwin and Williams.

It may have been a slip of the tongue if Williams didn't know about it yet or not yet enamoured with the idea.

It definitely sounded legit. In both interviews, he spoke about not renewing Choco's development coach contract and that we'd have a new development team.

I think the problem is people are assuming Choco was 'axed'. That's not really the case, is it? Goody was axed. Choco's contract was up and not renewed for the development role. Doesn't stop the club from offering him a position somewhere else, and its then up to Choco to decide if he wants to do it or not

3 minutes ago, Mickey said:

It definitely sounded legit. In both interviews, he spoke about not renewing Choco's development coach contract and that we'd have a new development team.

I think the problem is people are assuming Choco was 'axed'. That's not really the case, is it? Goody was axed. Choco's contract was up and not renewed for the development role. Doesn't stop the club from offering him a position somewhere else, and its then up to Choco to decide if he wants to do it or not

Axed not renewed, Potato 🥔

Edited August 22Aug 22 by Golden fist

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/3aw-is-football/id289947758?i=1000723070802

40 minutes ago, BDA said:

Spoke very well i thought. I like the way he handled that nuffy sam McClure

the proof will be in the pudding of course. He did sound very definitive on Caulfield so there can be no back tracking there.

Really need to nail the head coach appointment. Get that right we can be challenging again in 2 years hopefully.

McClure thinks he is a hard hitting journalist but he is just a [censored]

7 minutes ago, Golden fist said:

Axed not renewed, Potato 🥔

Not really though. One is we don't want you at the club, one is we don't want you in that role. It might be semantics, and it might result in the same outcome if Choco decides he doesn't want to hang around, but then that's his choice. An axing isn't

1 hour ago, Ted Lasso said:

I’m going to sound overly negative here. But…

While I think Paul guerra spoke well and hats off to him for that, we are setting the bar pretty low because Gary Pert talked in circles about best culture in 40 years when we all knew that was silly, and now the interim CEO is essentially silent publicly.

just having a CEO that actually speaks and sounds genuine and isn’t making huge claims about our culture seems to be the bar we’ve landed on, when in reality his success will be, getting Caulfield announced in the next 12 months, a good decision on the next coach, and stability over a 3-5 year period with increasing profits, membership and crowd attendance being another huge thing to figure out.

I’m hopeful he’s up for the job but I see a lot of patting him on the back for just speaking like a human being rather than a used car salesman

Woah it's almost like he's the CEO and the performance of the club across all key metrics ultimately falls on him. Huge if true.

5 minutes ago, praha said:

Woah it's almost like he's the CEO and the performance of the club across all key metrics ultimately falls on him. Huge if true.

I love when people respond like a smart Alec while missing the point entirely.

I’m saying we are patting him on the back for speaking well, because we are so used to either BS or silence. Of course that’s his job and what he’ll be judged on….

I’ve never seen a professional in any industry receive more applause for simply being able to speak like a human being besides maybe some politicians?

The best bit was when he was asked about caros article and he said "I read that and its just not true"

50 minutes ago, biggestred said:

The best bit was when he was asked about caros article and he said "I read that and its just not true"

Best backhander since Stan Wawrinka

1 hour ago, Ted Lasso said:

I love when people respond like a smart Alec while missing the point entirely.

I’m saying we are patting him on the back for speaking well, because we are so used to either BS or silence. Of course that’s his job and what he’ll be judged on….

I’ve never seen a professional in any industry receive more applause for simply being able to speak like a human being besides maybe some politicians?

I mean, that’s literally all we’ve got to judge him on right now. Obviously he will be ultimately judged on the outcomes he actually delivers, that goes without saying.

Pretty clear that the reactions here are just people happy with the first impression they’re getting. Don’t need to read much into it beyond that.

3 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Good news! Looks like Mark Williams might stay. Guerra will talk with him re another role in the club. Didn't indicate if in FD or elsewhere. 😁

What?