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Right, and that's also what I've heard - they just don't know how to communicate. Eddie was our comms - he's a media personality, he knows how to talk. So we never really invested in professional "media relations". Think one of the first departments that needs an overhaul is our comms - they...

From what I gather, there's a pro-change camp on the board that is determined to change things and implement Do Better. That includes Jodie Sizer, Peter Murphy and Paul Licuria. Look beyond Korda and look at who was made VPs - Jodie and Licca. They now have much greater influence, and I support...

It's an odd feeling to be honest. This individual has been the face of Collingwood pretty much my entire life. Had his poster on my wall as a kid. I'm in my mid 30s now and to think about my life, all the things I've done, places I've been, and then realise Buckley has been at Collingwood the...

Re Ross Lyon - where did that sexual harassment claim against him end up? Not sure I want to trade Collingwood 'the racist club' for Collingwood 'the misogynist club'. Can we at least get a coach with a clean record? We also have a reputation/cultural black hole we're trying to get out of.

Arch rivals in misery too.

TBH, Graham Wright's presence at the club is the only thing giving me confidence. The rest of the club is a bit of a mess. Actually somewhat glad there's no overbearing president or a stable board to impose itself on the football department and Wright's running the show.

I've been an advocate for change for sometime. But I cannot - cannot - take away anything Buckley has given this club. He has given every ounce, devoted his best years to the sole mission to get us to succeed. I'm incredibly sad that he leaves without achieving his goal. He deserved a...

Jeff isn't the answer - he's Eddie's counter-punch. We need someone outside Eddie's world who will lead change, not someone who will just reinstate the boy's club and the rot that has now been exposed for all to see. I think it's time fans mobilised and started forcing our voice at the table -...

This is where I stand. I don't think Jeff Browne is an alternative - more the regime trying to save itself. He's Eddie's best mate, he's part of the boys club, it's the counter-revolution so to speak. We need better alternatives, we need people outside of Eddie's orbit. Jeff isn't in.

This is the lowest point our club has been in since the 1990s, and I think we're only going to sink lower. What can we do? First and foremost, we have to get our voting rights back. Eddie shut members out to consolidate his control ... the result of that is the rot that we're all now seeing...

It's 1999 all over again. When MM started, he pretty much gutted our list over two seasons ... and then we made two GFs (because Shaw played nothing but kids in 99). This year has to be about what kids we think are going to be part of the future ... Wrighty needs to make sure that's the focus...

Bucks is a lame duck coach this year. The media know it, we know it, he knows it (his body language says it all). The Craig Kelly/Jeff Browne pull was trying to save his behind ... I can't see it happening. But my worry is - with the off-field still unsettled, how on earth are we going to be...

TBH I think Bucks is aware he's a lame duck. I'm not seeing much enthusiasm/drive from him either. The whole club - it's just excruciating to watch. I just hope he plays the kids this year and doesn't burn the team/create fractures on his way out the way MM did.

The big issue at the moment is being president of Collingwood is a bit of an unattractive role for those well-off in our community. Who wants the intense scrutiny and stress of trying to fix this place? The system is working the way Eddie built it - to be a recycling regime ala Vladimir Putin...

LOL the report was pretty bloody clear actually. So clear in fact that it left no room to equivocate (nice try though). No more soft pedalling around racism bro. Get it or still need some help?

No, just someone who posts pro-Trump conspiracy theories on a football club forum thread about racism.

Yeah, absolutely. Hatred and bigotry aren't inclusion (am I still needing to make this point after our club was just found to be structurally racist?). PS: read Taylor Adams' remarks.

I pop into this forum every few days, but if there's been one consistency in this thread, it's you being an apologist for racism. You've posted Trump propaganda, you've tried to punch holes in the report, and now you're trying to smear Heritier in order to undermine the abuse he suffered in the...

Bring democracy to the club. Real elections, real board tickets. Not overly keen on some of those board members - Waitslitz and Holgate - and others who have held long tenures at the club and did nothing about the systemic racism and boys club culture. Would be great to get some diversity on...

For the sake of indisputable clarity for the extremely literal among us, sure, I could've put "brand" or "reputation" in lieu of "club".

LOL and I'm having fun egging you on because clearly you're still off the handle. This is a wholly pointless discussion beginning with your wholly pointless enraged reply, but whatever dude, I'm enjoying it.

Interesting to see who all the far-right, Trumpy extremists are on this forum, based on who likes this loony, conspiracy theory crap. Disappointing that some are resident posters like Copeland and PonsfordMagpie. We've seen how dangerous people who spread these ideas are with the attack on...

I didn't justify, I elaborated because you flew off the handle about the most inconsequential part of my post. Direct your anger at the train wreck of a board running the club into the ground.

You're the shining light!

Oh dear - what happened? Get stuck in a YouTube flat earther/QAnon rabbit hole? Are you going to protest the vaccine when it arrives?

I'd be interested in the generational differences of those here posting Trumpian, racist apologist positions vs those genuinely and rightly outraged by all that's transpired. I'd put money on it reflecting the broader social divide - 45+ leaning more racist, -45 leaning more inclusive.

LOL "concerted effort by the media and woke brigade". Thanks Fox News. Just out of curiosity - are you a boomer?

Talk about an overreaction while decrying my response an overreaction. Such a pointless thing to throw your rage at - get a grip. Would it assuage your fragile senses if I elaborated and said "save our brand", which any half-wit would know that's what I was referring to given the *******...

Which is why it's so important to have a club leadership that sends out the right messages on diversity and inclusion. Collingwood - sporting clubs - have the ability to influence society. While the response from Collingwood fans on Twitter and Instagram has been sharply critical of Ed, the...

Shameful to read the apologists for racism in this thread, chief among them every single post by Apples. Only reinforces the need for a cultural change - not just to weed out the structural racism within the club, but the casual racism still in the fanbase.