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I don't know if I'm being harsh, but do Boulton and Bucky get an armchair ride that may not be altogether deserving? They both seem teflon coated, and from the outside it appears they do a good job of running the club, but a few things have annoyed me in the recent past ...
1. No comment on the draw over the last few years - which has a ripple effect cos Choco feels compelled to raise it at every opportunity which may distract him from other things.
2. No comment on the handing over of all Port's groundwork in the NT to the Bulldogs.
3. No comment on the Nick Stevens episode or any way of addressing such episodes in the future (even Sheedy had something to say about it, which made the silence from Port Adelaide even more deafening)
4. No comment on the coach and team performance in finals. Even Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd rounded on the much loved and respected Sir Boby Robson and his expensively assembled Newcastle squad this week for lack of performance in the face of huge support, huge match payments and superb facilities. (Of course B&B did give Choco a 3 year contract after one good minor round ...)
Maybe offering opinions on these issues wouldn't make much difference, but at least they would appear more in touch with supporters and not becoming increasingly distant figures in a vast ivory tower. C'mon guys, don't be afraid to rock the boat sometimes!
1. No comment on the draw over the last few years - which has a ripple effect cos Choco feels compelled to raise it at every opportunity which may distract him from other things.
2. No comment on the handing over of all Port's groundwork in the NT to the Bulldogs.
3. No comment on the Nick Stevens episode or any way of addressing such episodes in the future (even Sheedy had something to say about it, which made the silence from Port Adelaide even more deafening)
4. No comment on the coach and team performance in finals. Even Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd rounded on the much loved and respected Sir Boby Robson and his expensively assembled Newcastle squad this week for lack of performance in the face of huge support, huge match payments and superb facilities. (Of course B&B did give Choco a 3 year contract after one good minor round ...)
Maybe offering opinions on these issues wouldn't make much difference, but at least they would appear more in touch with supporters and not becoming increasingly distant figures in a vast ivory tower. C'mon guys, don't be afraid to rock the boat sometimes!
