I'd take a quality medical/fitness department over a million dollar profit.
It's been a problem at our club for 5-6 years and last year we had players booked in for operations late and started the season with the lowest fitness base of all 16 clubs. Why?
Butterss harks back to the financial stability which is great but as alluded to by Fred, at what expense in terms of on field results has that come.
I barrack for a football team, not a corporation.
Also Butterrs complete and utter naivety/stupidity in the way that he sees his "innocent sweetheart" deals being interpreted is beyond belief. Perception, Rod, perception.
"ST KILDA president Rod Butterss said yesterday that he was bewildered that a rival group would today launch a challenge to the Saints board."
let's see
we have no home
no major sponsor
off field distractions
a shyte injury management system
closed appointments shrouded in nepotism
a premiership window with the lowest spending football dept
etc
Time's up
I support a football club as well, one that i would like to be able to support for the rest of my life and one that any little sauce_head's that may come along can support as well. That is relatively certain with Butterss.
We do have a home, but that is being rightfully evaluated so that we can maintain our commercial interest there. It should also be evaluated for growth potential. At present it looks like we are staying. This doubt would not reduce under a new president, unless the local council was somehow made to come on board, which they will do anyway.
Not certain on the sponsor, so I will not comment.
Off field distractions. All cubs have them. Look at th best club of the last five years, West Coast, and tell me they do not have off field distractions! Hawthorn have them as well and are not doing badly. All clubs do, well are seen to, by the hype the media drum up.
Our injury management system is open to debate. Time will tell if it has been unlucky or not. Let's not forget we hasd Brisbane's (can not recall name) head of training, who performed well for them, but not for us. All clubs go through horrible runs, Geelong last year, West Coast this year, Adelaide this year, it comes good, albeit with work.
The last closed appointment was Thomas. That has been fixed. Ken Sheldon as head of football, or whatever, is a relatively standard post these days.
Perhaps spending could be up, but in 20 years I would prefer to watch my team play, than say, "Remember StKilda, they won in 2008 but were bankrupt two years later. Perhaps we can go to the Gold Coast to watch them play next year?"
Not a lot of answers being given, just problems that are percieved are being thrown around. Sadly, the most important aspect of a club is its financial health, and with Butterss, that is a sure bet.
I hope this challenge does not destabalise the club and set it back as has happened in the past.
Same old StKilda? If there is another boardroom overthrown, the answer will sadly be "yes".