Club Mgmt. Board of Directors as led by President Dave Barham

[Lore]

Tom Morris, 9 News via Fox Sports:

“A major board challenge is imminent at Essendon. In the wake of an off-season of turmoil, key powerbrokers - including at least one former player - are preparing a movement which would oust David Barham as president, and other directors too,” he said on Nine News.

“I’ve spoken to one of the key powerbrokers tonight, who says this is not coterie-driven, and it’s just a manner of when and not if the challenge takes place.

“There’s a view the club has been left rudderless and the Barham era has left a legacy of division, instability, player drainage and lost opportunity from this group of people.”

‘Rudderless’ Bombers facing more off-field chaos as club boss set to be challenged

‘Rudderless’ Bombers facing more off-field chaos as club boss set to be challenged

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Runk]

Has there been any interviews or articles on why Solomon is running? Feel like he's the only one who hasn't put their campaign out there.

He said this to SEN

He has outlined the reasons why he wants to help return the Bombers to former glories.
“I love the Essendon football club; it gave me so much as a person, most importantly, but also as a player for nine years; it set me up for life,” Solomon told SEN Breakfast.
“It gave me an opportunity in life, and I’ve been forever grateful for that opportunity.”
Boasting over 20 years of experience in the AFL industry as a player and coach, Solomon feels his experience and skillset can pull the Bombers back in the right direction.
“I feel like I probably have a skillset that can complement the current board to help us get back to where we want to be as a football club,” he said.
Solomon stresses that he supports the current board and the message of “no sugar hit” being driven by senior Essendon board members.
“I’m a cultural person with high values and standards, and I’m a believer you have to have a great club before you can have a great team,” he said.

He feels that greater levels of transparency must be displayed towards their members to really understand where the club is currently at.
“I would just love more transparency around where we are and where we’re currently at,” he said.
“If you win or lose but you know where you are as a club or as a business, you kind of understand it a bit more, and you’re not as emotional about it.”
The Dons currently hold the longest finals win drought in the AFL, something that Solomon understands is frustrating supporters.
“We’ve got to really plan strategically, take our time so when we do enter the finals, we’re not just going there to win that one final everyone talks about,” he concluded.
“We go there to really have a presence in the finals and really strike at a premiership.”

 

[DERO]

I know you’ve contemplated banning reigning champs before but this year I think might be the year to actually do it.

 

[Rick Ross]

Port have to come through Essendon...
Makes the VFL clash more interesting now, doesn't it.

Boom - that will be a hell of a clash!

 

[Don Won]

Just listened to the Weston interview...

**** me. He lost me as soon as he started talking about the 2k time trials...

If he had continued on to say that he was going to stop the little dinky kicks backwards and insist that the team kicked it long he would have the guy who sits in front of me at the footy eating out of his hand.

 

[ant555]

If he had continued on to say that he was going to stop the little dinky kicks backwards and insist that the team kicked it long he would have the guy who sits in front of me at the footy eating out of his hand.

Have to love those guys. They also complain when the kick goes down the line and we do not maintain possession.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Nothing like the sight of a morbidly obese fan somehow squeezed into an XXXXXXL jersey leaning out over the fence to accuse a professional athlete of being soft

 

[ant555]

Nothing like the sight of a morbidly obese fan somehow squeezed into an XXXXXXL jersey leaning out over the fence to accuse a professional athlete of being soft

Takes a lot of guts to squeeze into a jersey

 

[Don Won]

Have to love those guys. They also complain when the kick goes down the line and we do not maintain possession.

Yep that’s my guy. “Kick it, kick it, kick it - oh nooooo why did you kick it there?’

 

[Maddogm]

Very strong chance

May I suggest setting up a macro to type it for you

 

[boncer34]

May I suggest setting up a macro to type it for you

Beerfish is enabling my bullshit a bannable offence?

 

[DERO]

May I suggest setting up a macro to type it for you

I was just thinking this.

 

[DERO]

Beerfish is enabling my bullshit a bannable offence?

Don’t think we can ban mods.

 

[Old Campaigner]

shame

 

[Runk]

that's absolutely the play. Solly is nothing but a stalking horse.

Sad but true

Yep - they did the same with Wellman who got in over Couzins and what happened? Our VFL team & development focus went to shit. These ex-players are not the answer.

 

[boncer34]

Yep - they did the same with Wellman who got in over Couzins and what happened? Our VFL team & development focus went to shit. These ex-players are not the answer.

Pssst. Cousins was president when that happened.

 

[Runk]

Pssst. Cousins was president when that happened.

I thought Lindsay Tanner was?

 

[boncer34]

I thought Lindsay Tanner was?

President of the VFL side.

 

[Runk]

President of the VFL side.

Aah yeah gotcha

 

[eth-dog]

President of the VFL side.

Which was ridiculous in itself tbh

 

[boncer34]

Which was ridiculous in itself tbh

How so

 

[eth-dog]

How so

It's unnecessary? Like no other AFL club has a VFL president. Or SANFL president etc.

It'd be like a local club having a "men's president" and a "women's president". It's one club, there's one president.

 

[boncer34]

It's unnecessary? Like no other AFL club has a VFL president. Or SANFL president etc.

It'd be like a local club having a "men's president" and a "women's president". It's one club, there's one president.

I don't mind it. Gives attention to the individual programs.

 

[eth-dog]

I don't mind it. Gives attention to the individual programs.

Does it? I thought it was simply because the board wanted Cousins still around so created a pointless job to do so.

I honestly don't see it. You have a VFL GM, a VFL recruiting department, specific VFL coaches. These guys generally have nothing to do with the AFL program.

 

[boncer34]

Does it? I thought it was simply because the board wanted Cousins still around so created a pointless job to do so.

I honestly don't see it. You have a VFL GM, a VFL recruiting department, specific VFL coaches. These guys generally have nothing to do with the AFL program.

Yeah I think it does. AFL President can't be everywhere doing everything.

 

[eth-dog]

Yeah I think it does. AFL President can't be everywhere doing everything.

That's why you have general managers doing most of the day to day work and reporting to the CEO/President.