News New CEO - Andrew Fagan

[Owen_AFC97]

he looks like Triggy's son

0.0001/10 trolling skills

 

[Tex Danger]

His partner Alana Smith (of foxsports news fame) is moving to Adelaide with him so he's dead set serious about this gig!

On that note Alana will give the Crows WAGs a run for their money!

Rucci will be filthy, no chance of him getting any scoops as all our planned leaks will surely go through her fox sports connections, plus shuttleworths Chanel 7 ones. He will be worse than ever

 

[Jars458]

All sounds good so far. Obviously proof of the pudding will be in the eating. I will watch with interest what happens in coming weeks re other positions and any restrucutre etc.

 

[loplop]

Noticed on Alana's instagram was a photo taken with Sando back in March? Hopefully he can bring in some rugby blokes and teach us how to stick a Faggan tackle

 

[GROTTO]

Rucci will be filthy, no chance of him getting any scoops as all our planned leaks will surely go through her fox sports connections, plus shuttleworths Chanel 7 ones. He will be worse than ever

Thats a shame.

 

[sammy_mac]

No, I just set the bar a bit higher than "isn't Nigel Smart".

He was the CEO of a club in an elite sporting competition that missed finals 8 years in a row. Now there could be lots of reasons for that which don't fall at his feet. I've also acknowledged that the Brumbies generally won more than they lost over that stretch - maybe it was just sustained bad luck. All of this is why I'm keen to learn a bit more about him.

If you're going to bring that up then you should also mention four teams, not eight, made the finals in Super Rugby for most of his tenure with the Brumbies. They only expanded it to six teams very recently. It's a tad harder to make Super Rugby finals than AFL finals.

 

[Jars458]

No, I just set the bar a bit higher than "isn't Nigel Smart".

He was the CEO of a club in an elite sporting competition that missed finals 8 years in a row. Now there could be lots of reasons for that which don't fall at his feet. I've also acknowledged that the Brumbies generally won more than they lost over that stretch - maybe it was just sustained bad luck. All of this is why I'm keen to learn a bit more about him.

I can understand why people are excited - for once we've looked outside our bubble and he is certainly talking the talk that we wanted to hear. So did Sando in his first press conferences. The frustrating cliches always sound fresh and exciting the first time you hear them.

So I'm sorry if I'm not ready to hand this bloke the key to the city just yet but I don't really see how my reservations could be construed as writing him off.

Brumbies are always competing against bigger franchises in NSW and Qld. They bat above their weight as far as I am concerned.

 

[FullyBigKPro]

The only concern I have is how quickly he will adapt to the cut and thrust of AFL and what his understanding is of the intricacies of our game. From the info we have been given he should be a steadying influence and provide a much needed fresh perspective.

 

[jaxx]

Not only does he seem like an excellent administrator who actually respects the fans, it sounds like Alana Smith has had to leave Fox Sports... so I'm spewing on both counts!

 

[craig crowing]

A terrific appointment .
Has the credentials and qualifications in business and club management and been successful in restructuring a club .
Think he might have just pipped you Nige by a 100 country miles mate.
Lets role up the sleeves on day 1 and turn this all around on and off the field .

 

[GROTTO]

This was refreshing to read on Alana's tweet, that an improvement is needed. Usually we just roll along as if everything is ok, when clearly it isnt.

This guy could bench press Kochhead and dropkick Thomas.

 

[GROTTO]

Not only does he seem like an excellent administrator who actually respects the fans, it sounds like Alana Smith has had to leave Fox Sports... so I'm spewing on both counts!

You could join us, if you miss her that much.

 

[Schulzycrow]

How old is he? Doesn't look too old but has been involved in Sports Management for 20+ years? 45?

Said he was 43.

 

[GROTTO]

This guy Todd, is the head of NRL

 

[AFC3000]

From his Tripplem interview...

He's signed on for 4 years.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Not sure if mentioned that it is a 4 year appointment.

 

[MyLittleSloaney]

http://www.afc.com.au/news/2014-09-15/fresh-set-of-eyes-at-top

 

[Iron]

Not sure if mentioned that it is a 4 year appointment.

Is this a typical sort of tenure?

 

[Footypie32]

Do we now have the buffest Coach/Ceo combo in the league?

 

[GROTTO]

Didnt know he was Adelaide born. Thats a good plus too, so he is familiar at least about the place.

 

[Elder van Berlo]

If you're going to bring that up then you should also mention four teams, not eight, made the finals in Super Rugby for most of his tenure with the Brumbies. They only expanded it to six teams very recently. It's a tad harder to make Super Rugby finals than AFL finals.

Brumbies are always competing against bigger franchises in NSW and Qld. They bat above their weight as far as I am concerned.

This is the sort of stuff I'm interested in hearing. Although they missed the finals, the Brumbies only had 2 losing seasons while Fagan was CEO. In one way, it has a frightening "stay competitive" feel to it.

I find the bit about sacking the coach after round 2 interesting. Ruthless. Season ruined but it seems like a real catalyst for getting the Brumbies back to the top. Does anyone know what the story was there?

 

[jaxx]

You could join us, if you miss her that much.

Hah, thanks but I'm developing a thing for Neroli Meadows, that should get me by.

 

[cmndstab]

I know absolutely nothing about the guy, but he said all the right things in his first interview! He has the right attitude and lots of sports experience, with the added bonus of being a South Aussie and a Crows man.

Now it's time for action.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Is this a typical sort of tenure?

Yes 3-5 years the norm.

 

[DangerSloane]

Coming this june...

Fagan's paddock, starring Jeremy Cameron as Wayne Carey, Brenton Sanderson as Denis Pagan (oh lord lets hope not)
Ariana Grande as Mrs Stevens.... ;-)