Its Time For Trigg To Resign.

[Glenno23]

Surely someone from the club has to read BF and see the concern

AFC Official

Anyone?

Or maybe they just have their fingers in their ears "lalalalalala"

 

[JP Sauce]

"Sorry, our membership has declined over his tenure? now getting blamed for memberships? next you will be blaming him for the rising electricity prices, petrol prices...how about global warming?..seriously.."

 

[LC40]

I feel sick saying it, and I'm a long way away from it yet... But look at Port...

Good administration, great coach, fantastic young list...

I couldn't ever bring myself to abandon the Crows, but I've never actually felt jealous of Port supporters before - yet, now, I feel so disenfranchised and disrespected by the management of the Crows, I do.


Oh, and that's in the midst of being in discussions with the AFC to buy a corporate package worth around $9k for the first Adelaide Oval season.

Yes but it wasn't always that way.

They were seriously in trouble but their club had the good sense to realise things had to change and had the guts and courage to do it.

Good people sacrificed their own standing within that organisation to allow the changes to proceed.

The SANFL installed Keith Thomas a proven and successful business manager and a football person who knew how football clubs worked.
The board and the CEO realised they needed to bring in a charismatic president who could raise their profile,bring in sponsorship money and had credibility in the eyes of the whole Australian community.

They took their time and looked long and hard to find the right candidate and found what they were after.They then convinced him to take the job and they also brought in more expertise to the board with the likes of Amanda Vanstone.
Whether you like them or not they have the ears of a lot of influential,well connected and wealthy people within government,media,AFL house and business.

Port people who are willing to do the hard yards and use their contacts and networks to change the perception of Port as a 'basketcase' in terms of a financial liability and re-brand them as a team on the move prepared to do the hard yards.
The CEO and board revamped their football department bringing in fresh faces and for a change
'non Port people' who had no allegiances to the old regime and owed no favours to anyone.
They also made good choices employing Burgess and Hinkley.

They had low draft picks to work with bringing in tough hard edge players such as Wingard and Wines and traded cleverly, such as the deal to get Jack Hombsch and Jake Neade for pick 29.
They were also able to keep interstate players at Alberton namely Boak and Trengove.

In other words they put a broom through the whole club had a specific list of wants and worked there way through them.
The other aspect of this process is that they have no set time table.

We on the other hand had the exact same opportunity.
Trigg after 11 years on the job could have been legitimately released because of the Tippett affair.
A new injection at the top of the club could have been seamlessly implemented.
Fresh ideas and new people could have reinvigorated what now appears to be a stale hierarchy.

A new CEO who owed no favours and was the best candidate from the whole of Australia could have been head-hunted.
The other major restructure that needed to take place was for the license holder, the SANFL to be convinced that the configuration or make up of the board needed to be altered to a model more in line with all existing AFL clubs. A representative or representatives on the board who are elected by the members of the AFC.
I fear this is now a wish list once the Crows management take over their own license.

Any new board member will be voted from within the peers of the favoured ones or as someone once sung the 'fortunate sons' and the average Joe Punter won't have any say. The SANFL representative on the board will also soon become redundant when the license is sold and they were at least somewhat independent.

Chapman IMO has now demonstrated to me he is not the man for the job.
Firstly the boards decision to not remove the CEO after the raft of fines and draft pick losses was beyond belief and entrenches a culture of 'failure' not changes it to one of accountability.

His performance in replying to Kennett lacked any substantial coherent argument but instead became a parochial diatribe of insular popularism.

The club has now chosen the path of 'more of the same' and I for one don't put much trust in this club hierarchy because I've seen the penalties and draft losses we've now been shackled with.
I've seen our inability to keep required players which doesn't seem to inflict other successful clubs.
Mostly I've seen a club which doesn't want to or hasn't the ability to change.

Our returning CEO calling those who can't agree with his return- "agitators" to me demonstrates he still doesn't get it.
These are the very supporters he must convince through his work hard that he rightly deserves this second chance not the ones who readily applaud his return.

I am a passionate supporter of the Adelaide Football club but that doesn't mean I idly sit by and not question the whole state of affairs that has played out.
If I was presented with some logical and persuasive arguments as to why his retention was for the betterment of the club then I would be silent as yet I've not heard one word that has swayed my position.
I guess that makes me an agitator.

 

[JP Sauce]

"What I don't get , and I really don't want to keep dragging this up, but it seems everyone else does , so .........why is it not ok for Trigg to come back, but it appears it is ok for Tippett to still play football. Did Tippett not sign the same agreement as Trigg, so it's either all done , and business as usual, Or they both should be gone from the game. . Kirt is happy where he is, Trigg is happy to be back, the club is happy to have him back, and a lot of supporters too, get over it and give him a break, you don't even get life for murder, he's done his time, and what's more , wrong as it was, he did it for the club.........all said .....all done WELCOME BACK TRIGGY, I STILL LOVE YA, AND MY CLUB."
Dear lord...

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

"What I don't get , and I really don't want to keep dragging this up, but it seems everyone else does , so .........why is it not ok for Trigg to come back, but it appears it is ok for Tippett to still play football. Did Tippett not sign the same agreement as Trigg, so it's either all done , and business as usual, Or they both should be gone from the game. . Kirt is happy where he is, Trigg is happy to be back, the club is happy to have him back, and a lot of supporters too, get over it and give him a break, you don't even get life for murder, he's done his time, and what's more , wrong as it was, he did it for the club.........all said .....all done WELCOME BACK TRIGGY, I STILL LOVE YA, AND MY CLUB."
Dear lord...

Did lol

 

[Cleric]

I hate Triggy even more after hearing him today. He was asked on the tv about loosing the draft picks and his answer was something like " i will make sure the recuiters will have everything they need, so i dont think it will be a big deal".
A complete a$$ hole.
And his attempt to class those who want to know what happened with Tippett as agitators who want to hurt the club shows me he hasnt changed one gawd damm bit. He doesnt care about the supporter base, the pain his actions are going to give our club with draft pick losses, and his hypocritical way of throwing others under the bus while demanding second chances for himself.
I came away from his interviews with the opinion that we were totally at fault and the Tippett side was the honest one in the saga, hende why he doesnt want to tell the truth. If he lies the Tippets will sue him, and if he tells the truth he will look really bad.
Every time I see his stupid face I vomit in my mouth.
These are dark days for our club.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

If I had the time I'd make a banner for Saturday's game, "Agitator and proud of it!"

 

[Mike Smyth]

When he said agitator I switched off. This administration is completely disconnected from the supporter base. Very sad time to be an AFC supporter.

 

[Sanders]

I would love Rendell to come out & give his view on the matter.

I would seriously doubt Rendell has done anything like the damage to AFC that Trigg has done or is implying.

Blaming others for your stuff ups (& he has blamed nearly everyone else in this universe rather than owning up) just confirms he is the wrong person to be CEO of AFC.

Rendell doesn't need to air dirty laundry, he's at a better, more professionally run club now.

That's how heinous his crimes (real & imagined) were

 

[Mike Smyth]

One things for sure after listening to Trigg and Chapman of late we really do have some repulsive human beings running our beloved club. So what do we do..stop agitating and blindly follow these horrible people or make a stand and say enough is enough and really show them what being an agitator really means..

 

[King Elvis]

The more I reflect on it, the more angry I get about being labelled an 'agitator' for wanting to know what the hell happened, and wanting those at the centre of it held responsible.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Newman: I can't believe I'm being evicted.
Kramer: What? What are you talking about?
Newman: The reverse peepholes. Silvio said I'm an agitator and I'm out of the building.
Kramer: No. No, he can't do that.
Newman: I'm homeless! I'm gonna be out on a street corner, dancing for nickels. I'll be with the hobos in the trainyard, eating out of a bucket.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

The more I reflect on it, the more angry I get about being labelled an 'agitator' for wanting to know what the hell happened, and wanting those at the centre of it held responsible.

Trigg: Is a little blind faith too much to ask?

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

The more I reflect on it, the more angry I get about being labelled an 'agitator' for wanting to know what the hell happened, and wanting those at the centre of it held responsible.

I still can not believe no one was held accountable. No one, at all.

It stinks and wreaks of a massive boys club closed session.

 

[Sanders]

The more I reflect on it, the more angry I get about being labelled an 'agitator' for wanting to know what the hell happened, and wanting those at the centre of it held responsible.

Better than being labelled "pathetic".

Or is it?

 

[boffo]

Most on this board know how much Trigg has hurt the club. The Trigg cheer squad don't understand this.
The AFL is a manufactured competition, incredibly even by design*....except if you are denied high draft picks two years running!

The loss of draft picks is NOT retrievable through hard work/trading etc. To say so is to treat us as idiots (again). It's a big handicap to our premiership prospects and we passionate supporters will have to live with the consequences for years.

I also feel sorry for Dangerfield, Sloane, Walker, Smith and those other great young players we have who by the incompetence of our management have had their chances of playing in a premiership team greatly diminished.


* except if you are a new club in an expanding market when you get all the concessions you could dream of.
* not to mention the Vic-friendly former father son rule

 

[ManInTheArena]

Of all the tiptoeing around that Trigg did in that interview, the point that concerned me the most was that he couldn't comment on how our club is going on the field because he'd seen HALF of our matches this year.

The reason? I've been travelling.

I've been in different countries this year and ALWAYS watch the game LIVE. What a crock of bullshit. The CEO doesn't watch the games!

 

[SugarShane]

Better than being labelled "pathetic".

Or is it?

Has any other CEO ever displayed so much contempt for their fans on so many different occasions? If we're not pathetic, we're agitators.

 

[borchard23]

Anybody got a design for an AGITATOR t-shirt?

I'll buy two!!

 

[jackster83]

Anybody got a design for an AGITATOR t-shirt?

I'll buy two!!

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Anyone seen this movie?

Appropriate slogan except for the thank you and brother bits

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Could we organise a movement where the crowd boos for the first 30 seconds of the game?

Obviously you don't want to not go at all as Sando and the players have done nothing wrong so you'd hate to penalise them.

Boo if you're against Trigg.

 

[Wright Away]

"What I don't get , and I really don't want to keep dragging this up, but it seems everyone else does , so .........why is it not ok for Trigg to come back, but it appears it is ok for Tippett to still play football. Did Tippett not sign the same agreement as Trigg, so it's either all done , and business as usual, Or they both should be gone from the game. . Kirt is happy where he is, Trigg is happy to be back, the club is happy to have him back, and a lot of supporters too, get over it and give him a break, you don't even get life for murder, he's done his time, and what's more , wrong as it was, he did it for the club.........all said .....all done WELCOME BACK TRIGGY, I STILL LOVE YA, AND MY CLUB."
Dear lord...

I felt ill reading this.

 

[Wright Away]

I am going to get a T-shirt made up at hindley street hopefully, but for the future http://www.cafepress.com.au/ make t-shirts and you can get them to print stuff on them, they are good quality American Apparel T-shirts too, not sweat shop bangladesh t-shirts.

At worst, just get a white t-shirt and a permanent marker and write agitator on it.

I am getting "Pathetic" crossed out then "Agitator" written underneath it. Like this:

Also if anyone wants to use this as a avatar:

 

[LC40]

"What I don't get , and I really don't want to keep dragging this up, but it seems everyone else does , so .........why is it not ok for Trigg to come back, but it appears it is ok for Tippett to still play football. Did Tippett not sign the same agreement as Trigg, so it's either all done , and business as usual, Or they both should be gone from the game. . Kirt is happy where he is, Trigg is happy to be back, the club is happy to have him back, and a lot of supporters too, get over it and give him a break, you don't even get life for murder, he's done his time, and what's more ,

wrong as it was, he did it for the club..

.......all said .....all done WELCOME BACK TRIGGY, I STILL LOVE YA, AND MY CLUB."
Dear lord...

I respect your passion and that you are glad Trigg is back, a lot of people feel the same.

I just can't accept your premise

wrong as it was, he did it for the club..

.
This is a pretty unique outlook at looking at right or wrong.

Perhaps the Carlton hierarchy when they manipulated the salary cap payments should have used your defence "Wrong as it was, we did it for the club".

Perhaps Lance Armstrong should have used this argument "Wrong as it was..."

At least Essendon's management now know what to argue when they face the AFL over their little indiscretions " Wrong as it was, he did it for the club."