Mel Bourne

No love lost for the guy. Don’t blame him at all for accepting the offer, as he obviously is still very passionate about the club and wants to be involved. But I don’t think it’s disrespectful to question the appointment. My biggest concern is that he’s been in the “system” for so long, and might not be brimming with fresh ideas or bring any constructive criticisms to Goodwin’s methods.

Certainly a selfless player who pulls off some pretty miraculous stuff, but not enough mongrel for my mine. Pretty sure the Saints are going to pick him up, anyway.

What’s your issue with Bob?

I totally agree that the moment on the field itself shouldn’t be enough to deter a would-be professional athlete. Don’t know if you can recall the broadcast, but it was a very intrusive shot through a window, into an area where he probably thought he had a degree of privacy. I was quite struck by it at the time, as it is rare to see such a thing after a match. Particularly when it isn’t a high profile player.

That moment broke him. He wept in the change rooms, and the broadcaster chose to put cameras on him. Was a vile decision from them to add public humiliation on top of the personal misery of a young kid still trying to find his feet in the game. He never found the confidence to bounce back from that.

The most accurate, non-opinionated and subjective answer I can provide for this question is: more people than those who love Perth.

It’s wild. 136 pages in, yet this post would be be perfectly at home on top of page one.

Look, I don’t want to hammer you about this…. But regarding said poster (and any others who may fall into a similar category), I get that you might not consider their input as useful or relevant to your needs, but calling people who devote their time and put words into actions for the club we all support here “losers” seems unnecessarily harsh. I’ll just leave it at that

It’s not the “regular posting” mate. It’s the tone of the regular posts. You seem a bit angry. Whatever…

Geez, you’re on a bit of a roll Bowserpower. Maybe pop a couple of nurofen and start fresh tomorrow.

Calm down, dude. Man, this site is becoming increasingly toxic of late.

That it’s not a pissing adjective. (Sorry, I just noticed that Saty got past the censors with “pissing”, so it’s going to be my go-to adjective from now on).

Or an adult saying “cringe” instead of “cringeworthy”.

And people who read the text messages to Stephen Dank and are unable to forget them I am as obliged to love the coach of my football team, as I am obliged to love the Prime Minister of my country. Ipso facto, I am not obliged at all.

I see this statistic a lot. Surely some of it is attributable to the strength of our list in recent years.

Weirdly, I’d be much more OK with Claz at the Saints. In fact I’d go so far as to say if he was a part of their first flag since ‘66, I’d actually be happy for the guy.

I was of the same opinion only just a couple of days ago. As for his CV….Austereo, CH. 9 and the Collingwood FC. Yeah it would seem “cultural cancer” is the guy’s specialty.

There are always exceptions to the rule. Nesbitt is clearly a one-club person whose dedication comes from a profound connection. Pert is - as it would seem - a professional “AFL” CEO who we imported from a cultural wasteland.

Regardless of how you feel about him, five years is too long to be the CEO of a professional sporting club. That aside, this is a train wreck and at the end of the day, he’s the train driver.

Will not be renewing membership while Pert is CEO.

If true, both Pert and Goodwin going into 2025 together is untenable. And again, if true, the board must remove the CEO as soon as possible. Whether or not such actions are justified, going rogue is inexcusable.

One theory: Goodwin has to say he still wants Clarry in case a deal doesnt get done.

Who is “we” exactly though? Because Goodwin apparently doesn’t. If we’re to believe him, forces higher up are about to strip him of a club champion. A champion who he believes he can still manage and return him to his best form. So either that’s not how he really feels, or the club are officially saying they have no confidence he can. This all fits in with the notion that one of Goodwin’s characteristics is being “mates” with the players. I can’t help but be reminded of the teachers I had in high school who wanted to be “in” with the students (“the ones who’d say “None of that ‘mister’ stuff, call me Steve”). You liked them but you didn’t fear them, and you were often trying to find out where the boundaries actually were.