How Mamontis Managed It

[Bartram_Class]

Great Article, more positive press for Jimmy, Cameron and the club.

The tail end of the piece, moving on to Demetriou -

Less than a year after telling Stynes that Melbourne's playing list was weak and the club's position was "diabolical", AFL chief Andrew Demetriou yesterday heaped praise on the Demons and reaffirmed his commitment to 10 clubs in Victoria.

Demetriou, speaking at Melbourne's season launch, recalled meeting Stynes when he was considering running for the presidency last year. "We had a pretty frank discussion. I think I might have said some things to Jim that he wasn't expecting to hear. It was pretty honest and pretty brutal … 'This club is the oldest football club in Australia, is rich in tradition and history but where it sits today is diabolical.' And, 'We don't know what the club stands for, it's lost its way, it's in significant debt, its playing list isn't great and where do you want this football club to be in five or 10 years? What is the vision for this club? You haven't articulated that vision'.

" … he said, 'I want to be part of this, I want to do this', and quite incredibly he's managed to harass, terrorise, persuade people and has just formed a wonderful, wonderful board with some really talented board members … they said, 'We're going to make a difference'."

 

[Deefolt]

and i believe them great piece you quoted, he was a tad brutally honest wasnt he lol

 

[Fairtex09]

I guess it was a real wake up call for jimmy that we were really in the shit;. And he needed to act fast. We might not still be here if it wasnt for demitreo's comments.