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Prediction Dr Sonja Hood AM

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ferball said:
Its just as easy to interpret all that as her coming in to try and fix things because they had become so bad and that Buckley stepped down early because he'd ****ed things up so badly. Probably easier imo. You even said the culture became worse under Buckley not her. (Ie between the end of the '21 season and the start of the '22 season.)




That would be shithouse leadership imo. Throwing someone under the bus in those circumstances would justify players like JHF (and anyone else) leaving and then with the outcome of that whole thing we'd look even worse.

Clarkson specifically said he chose us because when he was young and ****ed up the club was there for him and without North his life could have gone to shit. He joined us at our lowest point to pay back some of that debt. (That was the story anyway, he obviously didn't do it for free.) Then we essentially throw him under the bus for what turn out to be allegations that were over exaggerated at best and flat out wrong at worst? That's not how you fix cultural issues related to toxic leadership.

And its just shit behaviour. I'd be embarrassed to be a North member in those circumstances.
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Two great responses here. Well done.
 
I don’t think the AGM vote was a critique of Sonja per se. I reckon she still has a ton of goodwill in most quarters. It was more the ornery, edgy tendency of North membership being triggered by the unnecessary bundling of two totally different propositions. That was a minor but unpleasant reminder for some of past Boards who cut corners, were less than transparent and could not be trusted. Sonja of all people should have anticipated how it could provoke a bit of stubborn for the sake of stubborn from some North members in response.
 
DuckYeah said:
Ferbs, I rate ya and reckon you’re a ****in top notch campaigner. You also have been around the block. If 2026 is a fail come bye round then its coffin and nails type shit, its baton screws and ply boxes.. The club is on a knifes edge, its about 2006 all over again
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I don't think its that bad but I get why people do.

I also think we will improve and the only reason we doubt that is because of how shit things have been. Which is fair enough.
 
King Corey said:
Missed this change. Agree with it, the maximum term limitation is pointless.

Sonia was already on the board but took over from the most brownfingered leader in our history. So our onfield results aren't all on her governance, not yet anyway.

If she's the best person for the role she can keep it forever as far as I'm concerned.
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It was just to extend it by one more term which I didn't think is a big deal.

I think the maximum term is needed. When JB came in he pretty much hand picked everyone on the board and changed the rules so they can block anyone they do not like from running in the guise of weeding out unqualified people. That was used to prevent certain people from getting on the board.

To a certain extent, there is a vulnerability that control of the club can be captured if you remove the maximum term. i don't think anything was done maliciously but the only real protection the club has is the fixed term. It also gives elected people the freedom to do something the club needs to do that isn't popular, because you do not have to worry about getting re-elected in your last term.

This is why Albo will never get rid of negative gearing, he will always worry about getting re-elected so will be risk averse doing things that will be unpopular, even if they are necessary. If there was a two term limit he could knife negative gearing because he doesn't have to worry about getting elected again.

I was surprised the vote failed, it was telling given people normally do not show up to AGMs and they usually get a significant chunk of proxy votes that they can use to vote in the manner they want the outcomes to go. For No voters to have stopped the 75% pass mark is kind of significant, there would have been a lot fewer people that actually rolled up to vote yes.
 

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year of the roo said:
So do we have to wait 12 months to try again or is there scope to go earlier?
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AGM is once a year. She said she will respect the decision. if she called an EGM to vote on it again then it probably would go worse, and that would be an expense the club doesn't need.
 
Disappointingly the items we're bundled. Arrogant at a stretch.

Getting lost in the discussion here that lack of B Corp certification will likely close some commercial sponsorship windows. Intrepid is B Corp certified, hopefully none of their commitment was contingent on our certification.
 
Reminder. The change was suggested by the club, not Sonja.

So it's a stretch to even hypothesise she would try and call an additional vote.
 
Long tenors breed complacency and complacency kills. if you can’t set out what you plan to do in the time a lotted maybe this capper isn’t for you.
This isn’t a popularity contest for political ideology, it’s about running a successful football program.
tying the two motions together, appears you put your own aspirations ahead of the clubs. If b-corp was so important you would’ve separated the motions.
 
Themanbun said:
I think he's saying it's just a reason not to jump the gun and change the constitution too soon
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The too soon bit is definitely not something I agree with. If we are going to make this change the sooner the better - otherwise they need to start planning for succession sooner rather than later.
 
Themanbun said:
Doesn't she still have to be elected even if we change the constitution? Meaning succession planning is a must regardless.
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The board elect the President yes? I'd say that's mostly a formality and they all agree in advance either way.
 
shintemaster said:
The board elect the President yes? I'd say that's mostly a formality and they all agree in advance either way.
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Yes but the directors still need to be elected. What if there's a board spill?

Aside from that, professional organisations should be planning for business continuity at least yearly so I disagree
 

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King Corey said:
Who or what is "the club" in this scenario?
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Lol the club is the board in this scenario and it 100% was the chairperson - in this case Sonja - who would have sort that the club constitution be amended.
 
shinboner magic said:
Main issue I have with Sonia is her trying to be centre stage -when one of our sides have a win or win a flag.
Sit in your seat / box - no need to be boundary side.
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She would be bagged either way from supporters so i guess you can’t win.
 
shinboner magic said:
Main issue I have with Sonia is her trying to be centre stage -when one of our sides have a win or win a flag.
Sit in your seat / box - no need to be boundary side.
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l actually like the interaction boundary side and so do a lot of supporters. Its not about being center stage, its about being part of the club and supporters. She may not take on what supporters say to her during games but its giving supporters a good feeling to either vent or applause her for what she does..Unlike other club presidents who wouldn't mingle with the supporters.
 

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kool kangas said:
l actually like the interaction boundary side and so do a lot of supporters. Its not about being center stage, its about being part of the club and supporters. She may not take on what supporters say to her during games but its giving supporters a good feeling to either vent or applause her for what she does..Unlike other club presidents who wouldn't mingle with the supporters.
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Lol until she is challenged? Then they run away. Just like her social media. Legitimate questions were asked and she never answered or put herself on the line. Instead she said “TrOlLS” and deleted her accounts. She is only for the bubble and the sound of her own trumpet.

The sooner she is gone the better the club will be
 
shinboner magic said:
Main issue I have with Sonia is her trying to be centre stage -when one of our sides have a win or win a flag.
Sit in your seat / box - no need to be boundary side.
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The main issue you have is spelling her name right.
 
DuckYeah said:
Lol until she is challenged? Then they run away. Just like her social media. Legitimate questions were asked and she never answered or put herself on the line. Instead she said “TrOlLS” and deleted her accounts. She is only for the bubble and the sound of her own trumpet.

The sooner she is gone the better the club will be
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Bro, you literally have no idea how much abuse she copped.
 
DuckYeah said:
Who hasn’t? Thats besides the point and avoided the statement, thats straight out of Sonjas play book
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Honestly couldn’t care less about her not being on Twitter, actually that’s not true, I’d rather she wasn’t and isn’t distracted. Of course like most prominent people she could have staff take over the account, but she’s a genuine person who wouldn’t want to do that.
 

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Prediction Dr Sonja Hood AM

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