The Next CEO

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13 hours ago, Gator said:

It's totally irrational for Melbourne supporters being concerned by Hird giving advice with regards to the search for a CEO.

People seem to lose their mind when it comes to football clubs.

And so we should, for many footy is our religion.

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3 hours ago, Roost it far said:

Hird’s well and truly done his time. You lot carry on like you’ve never made a mistake. He’s got a wealth of football knowledge and we’re asking him to share some, hardly a big deal. Yes he majorly stuffed up and yes he never really at the balls to own it. He has however had his whole life largely ruined by the event as have many of the players who were involved, something that will haunt him till he dies I’d suspect. Essendon weren’t on their own here. Geelong, players at Melbourne and others all had dealings with Dank and received meds, I won’t name names but if you don’t know who you’ve had your head in the sand. 

Didn’t he get a study junket in Europe paid for fully by the AFL or something to that nature?

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1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

You can't have redemption without admission of guilt. Hird still denies everything.

This is it.

[Cranky Franky 2,144]

2 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

You can't have redemption without admission of guilt. Hird still denies everything.

That's Catholic nonsense. Admit your crimes on your death bed & all is forgiven.

In the real world you pay the penalty & that's it.

You want to penalise him a second time

[chook fowler 19,668]

 Ivan the Terrible 

Edited 15 hours ago by chook fowler

[Demon17 5,211]

10 hours ago, dees189227 said:

Not sure I trust hird to help pick our CEO. 

He's not doing that. I know the headhunter and they simply are seeking several 3rd parties , Gemba included,as sounding boards. No way is any parties outside the HR consultants involved in selection.

Standard procedure here.

Goody has no role to play in this decision.

Edited 11 hours ago by Demon17

[whatwhat say what 23,085]

fwiw he may still have 'director' as his title at gemba but it would seem to be in name only, according to those who should know

i maintain this story of "hird to pick dees' ceo" is clickbait nonsense

classic jay clark; strange that paul amy has a byline on it

[picket fence 17,737]

5 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

That's Catholic nonsense. Admit your crimes on your death bed & all is forgiven.

In the real world you pay the penalty & that's it.

You want to penalise him a second time

Ah Religion.... "The opiate of the people"

[Diamond_Jim 12,642]

CEO of an AFL club is not exactly a plum appointment. Most of the key drivers you have control over in business are absent in the AFL model. Even the Boards are more guardians than true boards of management. Revenues are fuzzy to say the least given AFL support, hard and soft caps, controlled stadiums, managed fixtures etc

My guess is that we will end up with an administrator type.

My first question to a candidate would be how she/he would manage a club with stagnant if not declining membership

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5 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

That's Catholic nonsense. Admit your crimes on your death bed & all is forgiven.

In the real world you pay the penalty & that's it.

You want to penalise him a second time

Which world is this? Not the one I’m currently living in, so much goes unpunished in all aspects of life.

[Sir Why You Little 37,241]

7 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

CEO of an AFL club is not exactly a plum appointment. Most of the key drivers you have control over in business are absent in the AFL model. Even the Boards are more guardians than true boards of management. Revenues are fuzzy to say the least given AFL support, hard and soft caps, controlled stadiums, managed fixtures etc

My guess is that we will end up with an administrator type.

My first question to a candidate would be how she/he would manage a club with stagnant if not declining membership

Ridiculous Statement 

When Peter Jackson came in to the MFC, he had the place running properly in 2-3 weeks 

the CEO is a critical role

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,623]

12 hours ago, rpfc said:

That’s nothing; I will quit my job, and my wife will burn the house down if Hird comes to the club.

Well, if Hird ever came to my club; I’d cancel the club, burn down my neighbourhood, build it back up over many years only to burn it down again.

And so on…

I'm keen to burn down Casey Fields if your interested? Nothing to do with James Hird but if we get caught he can be our excuse. 

[Demon Disciple 12,313]

22 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

I'm keen to burn down Casey Fields if your interested? Nothing to do with James Hird but if we get caught he can be our excuse. 

Great idea……………let’s burn down the best facilities we’ve got.

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,623]

1 hour ago, Demon Disciple said:

Great idea……………let’s burn down the best facilities we’ve got.

You're right DD. I clearly didn't think this through. 

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12 hours ago, Roost it far said:

Hird’s well and truly done his time. You lot carry on like you’ve never made a mistake. He’s got a wealth of football knowledge and we’re asking him to share some, hardly a big deal. Yes he majorly stuffed up and yes he never really at the balls to own it. He has however had his whole life largely ruined by the event as have many of the players who were involved, something that will haunt him till he dies I’d suspect. Essendon weren’t on their own here. Geelong, players at Melbourne and others all had dealings with Dank and received meds, I won’t name names but if you don’t know who you’ve had your head in the sand. 

Ask him if he stuffed up ...

Thankyou