Keith Thomas to finish as PAFC CEO in 2020

[Rigs]

Port Adelaide chief executive officer Keith Thomas has advised the club that he will not seek to extend his contract beyond 31 October 2020.
Mr Thomas, who commenced as CEO in August 2011, says the time is right to start to transition out of the role.
“After more than eight years as CEO of this great club, now feels like the absolute perfect time to start the process of bringing in a new CEO to take Port Adelaide forward beyond 2020,” Mr Thomas said.

 

[Steve Dore]

No surprises there.

 

[PowerLil]

The first domino has fallen.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Good

 

[jac147]

Plenty of notice!

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

I have said for many months now, there would be an exodus at the end of 2020 season.

First of many.

 

[Power Raid]

so much potential but backed the wrong horse

 

[Butters Made Me Do It]

pathetic

 

[NEGAN]

Yeah I've burnt everything down = right time to leave.

 

[Greasyrhys]

He can go back to norwood for all I care

 

[Butters Made Me Do It]

* the AFL

 

[Visenfest]

Good. He's improved the club, but things are now going backwards fast. Time for new leadership, and for Koch and Hinkley to f**k off too.

 

[Arsene Wenger]

Enter Craig Vozzo


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[RussellEbertHandball]

“I have been in discussion with chairman David Koch for some time and we have both agreed this is the best outcome for me personally and, most importantly, for the football club. “Well run football clubs like Port Adelaide do not rush into transitions as important as this. Hence why we have given ourselves plenty of time to make this change in a steady, orderly manner.” “Keith proved very quickly after joining the club that he totally understood the Port Adelaide way and he will leave in 2020 as one of our club’s most popular and respected administrators, as measured by not only the Port Adelaide community, but also by the broader AFL industry.”

Port Adelaide chairman David Koch paid tribute to Mr Thomas.

“All of us at Port Adelaide are custodians of a cultural legacy and our responsibility is to leave the club in a better position than we found it,” Mr Koch said.“I can say categorically that Keith Thomas has left the Port Adelaide Football Club in a vastly better position than when he started. Keith engendered a spirit of humility, expectation and responsibility that lifted the club greatly.

 

[Butters Made Me Do It]

”All of us at Port Adelaide are custodians of a cultural legacy and our responsibility is to leave the club in a better position than we found it,” Mr Koch said.“I can say categorically that Keith Thomas has left the Port Adelaide Football Club in a vastly better position than when he started. Keith engendered a spirit of humility, expectation and responsibility that lifted the club greatly.

* off Kochie you spineless plant

 

[Chachi]

pathetic

Why is it pathetic?

 

[Ports1870]

Respect what he’s done for us, but had to go I reckon. First dominos fallen now for the other two Ks to follow.

 

[Marmozet]

He’ll be remembered for giving into Ken Hinkley with that contract extension at the end of 2017.

The end is nigh for Hinkley and Koch now.

 

[Butters Made Me Do It]

Why is it pathetic?

because instead of the club acknowledging gross mismanagement or holding anyone accountable, now KT gets to hold the course and * off after the big party with wristies coming to him from all around

 

[Marmozet]

I do think he did a tremendous job up until a certain point but change is needed.

 

[Doctor Feel]

because instead of the club acknowledging gross mismanagement or holding anyone accountable, now KT gets to hold the course and fu** off after the big party with wristies coming to him from all around

Didn't have the balls to sack him heading into 2020 because that would have been mean.

 

[Fizzler]

KKK

 

[ElectricG]

Why is it pathetic?

It’s very typical bigfooty behaviour to finally get something you’ve been demanding for years and then be unhappy

 

[It Just Is]

Doesn’t fill me with hope that we will get a joint major sponsor anytime soon.

The decision not to back AFLW has been disastrous for the club.

 

[Chachi]

because instead of the club acknowledging gross mismanagement or holding anyone accountable, now KT gets to hold the course and fu** off after the big party with wristies coming to him from all around

So you wanted him gone but still not happy.

Ports1870 has a fair perspective but why show common decency hey.

I expect you'll be applying for the job given you know absolutely f**k!ng everything.