Official Club Stuff BREAKING: Luke Sayers steps down effective immediately (Jan 22nd)!

[HarryFlashman]

It's fascinating observing the shift in several formerly reasonable and open minded posters towards more extreme thinking. Guess it's a microcosm of things generally.

People are getting worried mate, season is slipping and no one wants to be shit again. It sucks when you’re pretty sure your going to lose most weeks - we have just started getting over it & u can feel & see it coming back

 

[Brackets]

Not really interested in the club politics(or any politics), but that ladder from round 10 last season is pretty damning and reflects why there is so much commotion happening.

I thought that at first but it's an arbitrary period that's chosen specifically to place us in the lowest position. Choose an earlier or later round and we'd move up.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

It's fascinating observing the shift in several formerly reasonable and open minded posters towards more extreme thinking. Guess it's a microcosm of things generally.

Not me I hope. I've always hated our powerbrokers.

 

[The Blue Weirdo]

I thought that at first but it's an arbitrary period that's chosen specifically to place us in the lowest position. Choose an earlier or later round and we'd move up.

All this brouhaha can be put to sleep with strong performances on the ground.

 

[GossipBoy]

This thread is interesting.

I know Sayers. I know Bruce. I am surprised they don’t get on. The Board has been a joke for 20 years. Good boards have 6 people from diverse backgrounds. 8 max.

We can’t play games at Visy Park. AFL has a contract for number of games at mcg and marvel for 20+ years. I guess they could change Marvel as they own it, but there is a ton of capex going into a precinct there so it won’t happen.

Not sure why people hate pokies. It’s a legal product. Next we will ban fast food, alcohol and wind power. Don’t like it don’t use it

 

[Benga]

This thread is interesting.

I know Sayers. I know Bruce. I am surprised they don’t get on. The Board has been a joke for 20 years. Good boards have 6 people from diverse backgrounds. 8 max.

We can’t play games at Visy Park. AFL has a contract for number of games at mcg and marvel for 20+ years. I guess they could change Marvel as they own it, but there is a ton of capex going into a precinct there so it won’t happen.

Not sure why people hate pokies. It’s a legal product. Next we will ban fast food, alcohol and wind power. Don’t like it don’t use it

What a shockingly ignorant post

 

[Aphrodite]

This thread is interesting.

I know Sayers. I know Bruce. I am surprised they don’t get on. The Board has been a joke for 20 years. Good boards have 6 people from diverse backgrounds. 8 max.

We can’t play games at Visy Park. AFL has a contract for number of games at mcg and marvel for 20+ years. I guess they could change Marvel as they own it, but there is a ton of capex going into a precinct there so it won’t happen.

Not sure why people hate pokies. It’s a legal product. Next we will ban fast food, alcohol and wind power. Don’t like it don’t use it

Are you from Queensland?

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

This thread is interesting.

I know Sayers. I know Bruce. I am surprised they don’t get on. The Board has been a joke for 20 years. Good boards have 6 people from diverse backgrounds. 8 max.

We can’t play games at Visy Park. AFL has a contract for number of games at mcg and marvel for 20+ years. I guess they could change Marvel as they own it, but there is a ton of capex going into a precinct there so it won’t happen.

Not sure why people hate pokies. It’s a legal product. Next we will ban fast food, alcohol and wind power. Don’t like it don’t use it

If you know so much about what consitutes a good board, why aren't you on it?

By diverse backgrounds, do you mean ethnically, culturally, occupational, socio-economic? How would these things guarantee a good board?

The board is not a person however, and saying it has been a joke for 20 years when nobody on it has been there for 20 years, doesn't really address the issue.

Pokies are an ethical issue. The sport is moving on from them. You're sounding like you work for Bruce and that's how you know him.

 

[thylacine60]

The clubs that got rid of them didn't just hand back the pokies licences.

They sold them.

There's just as much misery generated in the community but they can claim to be the good guys while they made millions. If they were truly worried about the community, they'd have held on to the licences but removed the machines. Thereby reducing the total number of machines around.

It's akin to green washing.

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true there's a greenwashing element to it but ultimately they are out of the pokies.............

 

[Ockhams razor]

Cleverly orchestrated hit job, been slowly burning for a while.

Old Blues vs new Blues

 

[Aphrodite]

Cleverly orchestrated hit job, been slowly burning for a while.

Old Blues vs new Blues

Orchestrated on the eve of our game with the Bulldogs by a Bulldogs supporting journo & his Richmond supporting journo mate Warner.

 

[Blue and Blue]

This thread is interesting.

I know Sayers. I know Bruce. I am surprised they don’t get on. The Board has been a joke for 20 years. Good boards have 6 people from diverse backgrounds. 8 max.

We can’t play games at Visy Park. AFL has a contract for number of games at mcg and marvel for 20+ years. I guess they could change Marvel as they own it, but there is a ton of capex going into a precinct there so it won’t happen.

Not sure why people hate pokies. It’s a legal product. Next we will ban fast food, alcohol and wind power. Don’t like it don’t use it

You say you know Sayers and Bruce. They both say they dont know you.

Yeah interesting thread alright........it's entered the realms of fantasy.

 

[thylacine60]

What a shockingly ignorant post

it's like someone has stepped off a spaceship and dived into a conversation thinking they are bringing something new..........ignorance is not new - right kang? right kodos?

 

[Bamboo Harvester]

No chance for Fraser - he doesn’t suffer fools or dickheads. Would love to see him in there, he still bleeds blue, wouldn’t shy from difficult/unpopular decisions & would 100% want good answers - not canned responses when asking questions.

That's because he is a dickhead of the highest order.

I've had a few encounters with him since his playing days, and wouldn't want him anywhere near our club. And I can tell you a fact - he's not the supposed tough guy he's always made himself out to be - just a classical schoolyard bully - and probably not the type you'd want leading the club.

If he did somehow get himself elected onto our Board, there'd be one less paying member.

 

[Ockhams razor]

Orchestrated on the eve of our game with the Bulldogs by a Bulldogs supporting journo & his Richmond supporting journo mate Warner.

Unfortunately, the Bulldogs journo & his Richmond mate have been used as the (willing) conduit, for the Orchestration by Old Blues…

 

[teddy-hopkins]

It's fascinating observing the shift in several formerly reasonable and open minded posters towards more extreme thinking. Guess it's a microcosm of things generally.

What is the "extreme thinking"?
Moving away from pokies?

 

[Arr0w]

That's because he is a dickhead of the highest order.

I've had a few encounters with him since his playing days, and wouldn't want him anywhere near our club. And I can tell you a fact - he's not the supposed tough guy he's always made himself out to be - just a classical schoolyard bully - and probably not the type you'd want leading the club.

If he did somehow get himself elected onto our Board, there'd be one less paying member.

 

[Aphrodite]

Unfortunately, the Bulldogs journo & his Richmond mate have been used as the (willing) conduit, for the Orchestration by Old Blues…

Dial. A. Quote. Mathieson & Loccisano

Who are they going to be ‘willingly’ used by next - Pagan & Malthouse.

 

[SBYM]

it's like someone has stepped off a spaceship and dived into a conversation thinking they are bringing something new..........ignorance is not new - right kang? right kodos?

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Don't blame me, I voted for Hollingsworth.

 

[Blue and Blue]

Unfortunately, the Bulldogs journo & his Richmond mate have been used as the (willing) conduit, for the Orchestration by Old Blues…

Old Blues show their true colours often and it isnt navy. Its the money and the prestige they are after.
Couldnt give a stuff about the club.
Surely the members can see it.

 

[Gethelred]

I wouldn't be on any board that would have me as a member.

 

[SBYM]

Whatever your flavour, I ****ing hate the term 'powerbrokers'.

It's code for the entitled knobs who have done such a good job of helping the Bombres to all of those recent finals wins...

 

[GossipBoy]

If you know so much about what consitutes a good board, why aren't you on it?

By diverse backgrounds, do you mean ethnically, culturally, occupational, socio-economic? How would these things guarantee a good board?

The board is not a person however, and saying it has been a joke for 20 years when nobody on it has been there for 20 years, doesn't really address the issue.

Pokies are an ethical issue. The sport is moving on from them. You're sounding like you work for Bruce and that's how you know him.

Why the personal attack?

A good board should not be full of just business types. Really good boards have a mixture of academic, technical and business skills. I prefer gender diverse, racially diverse and age diverse. Not to be PC - the last thing I am. But experience breeds different thinking/approaches. A good board has diverse experience so it sees all the angles.

The fact the board has sucked for 20 years despite turn over shows it is a culture and selection issue. We could have it 80% right and just need to find the extra 20%. Or we could be way off - don’t know.

Don’t work for Bruce. Don’t gamble. I just believe in free choice. Is that controversial?

 

[GossipBoy]

What a shockingly ignorant post

Why? Because I don’t have an issue with adults choosing to use a legal product? Spare me. Though I suspect within 15 years they will only be legal in casinos. If that’s what society votes for I don’t care (don’t use them).

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Why the personal attack?

A good board should not be full of just business types. Really good boards have a mixture of academic, technical and business skills. I prefer gender diverse, racially diverse and age diverse. Not to be PC - the last thing I am. But experience breeds different thinking/approaches. A good board has diverse experience so it sees all the angles.

The fact the board has sucked for 20 years despite turn over shows it is a culture and selection issue. We could have it 80% right and just need to find the extra 20%. Or we could be way off - don’t know.

Don’t work for Bruce. Don’t gamble. I just believe in free choice. Is that controversial? I’d also legalise all drugs if that helps?

The sweeping board has sucked for 20 years statement is not measurable in many ways. It smacks of personal opinion and you're also name dropping. I'm a little suspicious of those who claim to be in the know and agitating for a board spill. This forum is huge as far as Carlton supporters go, and everybody tries tries out their agendas here. You're a new poster. Of course this stuff gets noticed.