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It's been a spleen splitter of a week.

I just don't think the lack of support is something to be played down.

He's got a lot going for him and really gets onto those kicks. I just don't buy into a lot of commentators saying he's a ready made AFL player, I don't know what it is because he has the size, maybe we'd just need to see him up against AFL sized bodies.

Thank you Bobo for being one of the first to actually outline what you thought was wrong with the interview and not just waffle on about how pathetic it was. I've listened to it 2 more times yesterday and I'll admit I did miss quite a bit of this deflecting to the media the first time round. She admitted there were issues but as you said, 5 mentions of the media trumps that. I don't hate Kate but I do think she shot herself in the foot a bit. Compared with Max who did also mention the media once but also when on to take responsibility for ours and his own comms, our processes, and also showed the ultimate empathy for Trac. Give me a Max Gawn in every leadership position.

See how it pans out.

Let's hear it for Spirit!

More likely that the membership drops off a cliff I'm afraid.

I had to, was definitely different the 2nd time. Phrases that I thought sounded sure of herself the first time sounded a lot more rhetoric and company speak. I did miss the part about not being in contact because he hadn't been to games the first time round, not the flashest thing to say. I still don't think the interview needed to happen at all but I can see why people were annoyed. We can't get it right all the time though hey.

Haven't seen McQueen all year..

Heard that it's not a popular number there right now..

Come home OD.

The word used was a 'while'. If the perception by many is that this could mean months, then fair enough, the performance wasn't up to the standard required.

He's the only person at the club I trust right now.

Well said and not something I'd considered as much on the first listen to it. Heart in the right place but probably found herself needing to re-clarify her stance more than she could have.

Apparently our club can't put a foot right though.

One thing I've learned about the many different administations we've had is that they're only as good as their last day in charge. No matter how good they seemed in the past, you can lose trust extremely quickly. Incredibly difficult to get back.

Seven is heaven! Drink it in while you can, it's highly doubtful we'll see it again. Love you Max.

No doubt about it. It took years to build this, trials and tribulations, false dawns. Forming a winning culture from a starting point of learning how to walk, it was a very long journey. The ground work was laid and it was finally bearing fruit. In what feels like a matter of seconds it's been busted right down again. I think a lot of MFC fans can be forgiven for thinking they may not have it in them to go through it all again. The candle was finally burning bright and we were proud to be fans. A damn shame it wasn't nearly for long enough..

Point taken. Would you care to explain point for point how you would have liked that interview to go? We've heard it was bad, lacked leadership, wasn't up to it. Right now you're speaking through an echochamber. The view from the cheap seats isn't bad but let's get some constuctive feedback on this. Tell us all exactly what you would like that have heard our president say on a morning talkback radio program, what would have reassured you in a time of severe turbulence or even crisis, how should she have prepared better, what does competent leadership look like in a situation as unique as this one? The floor is yours.

Averaged 26 possesions and 20 effective each week off half back and was a huge part of their revival. Very good season.

Surprise, surprise...

Ok I'm going to say this one more time because this is starting to turn confrontational with some posters and I'm really not up for analytical bulldust after a 14 hr day. My comments about liking the interview were tongue in cheek, while I thought some things annoyed me like denying we needed an independent review I wasn't that annoyed with her not being in contact with Trac during ICU. I've listened to a lot of interviews before so I'm not a dumb**** but maybe I'm wrong on that one. I did not say the interview was perfect, what I said was that people were crying out for the president to say something like they were the lord and saviour, they said the president was never there during the tough times. Guess what, here's a tough time, she stepped up and surprise surprise it wasn't good enough for people. What were you expecting exactly? What is the DL armchair playbook for giving a great interview in a total meltdown situation and in percentages how much better would this be? When was the last time the president or the CEO spoke and people here unanimously loved it? You can scapegoat the president all you want but even if she gave the best interview ever it wouldn't change anything right now and the fact is we need to hear from one person. And think twice about lumping me in with the 'head in the sand crowd' that thinks everything is peachy. I've said on numerous occasions that I think we have lost our way and need to check ourselves and that includes the people at the top. Goodnight now.

Good stuff. Note: More time spent in threads like this, less time spent in threads where people howl into the wind about what the president said.

Out

Must have been born in 2013 onwards.