Opinion Should Korda stand down?

[jmac70]

Up until yesterday, I was prepared to support Korda and the board. In my opinion, the removal of Buckley was largely a political decision by Korda to strengthen his position.

He didn’t even have the decency to attend the presser for a Collingwood legend.

This thread is not about Buckley. We need a new coach who can work with Wright to rebuild the footy department and get us back in contention.

How can we do that with an EGM hanging over the club?

This needs to get sorted now. For me, the solution is a simple one. Korda is now the last man standing with long standing and direct links to the mistakes that led to the shambles we have become.

In my opinion, he must stand down immediately.

Simple poll - yes or no

 

[manicmagpie]

I disagree on most counts.

I don't think it was largely a political decision.

I think he was right to stay out of the press conference - that would have made it more political. The right people were in attendance.

I'm not keen on him as a president but I feel the same about Browne. If there's an EGM so be it and the voting members can decide. But he doesn't need to go immediately.

 

[jmac70]

I disagree on most counts.

I don't think it was largely a political decision.

I think he was right to stay out of the press conference - that would have made it more political. The right people were in attendance.

I'm not keen on him as a president but I feel the same about Browne. If there's an EGM so be it and the voting members can decide. But he doesn't need to go immediately.

I appreciate your view. I think Korda should stand down just on the basis of his history on the board, and involvement in the cap mismanagement. He’s tarnished.

The remaining board is fine for now. With Korda gone, we can finally move on.

 

[jonmacTrag]

I disagree on most counts.

I don't think it was largely a political decision.

I think he was right to stay out of the press conference - that would have made it more political. The right people were in attendance.

I'm not keen on him as a president but I feel the same about Browne. If there's an EGM so be it and the voting members can decide. But he doesn't need to go immediately.

I think they both should be shown the door actually - the boot studder could do a better job.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

I disagree with your points about the press conference, and whether or not the decision on Buckley was political, Korda isn’t going to stand down when he has the upper hand.

So I’d say “no”.

I do hold Korda partly responsible for the salary cap mismanagement however, so if he can be ousted by Browne or even Murphy, without a messy EGM, I’m down for that.

 

[Kirby]

The decision to "remove" Buckley was not a political decision by Korda as he and the board have acted on the recommendations of Graham Wright. It was politically advantageous though.

Do you think Wrighty should be removed too?

 

[jmac70]

The decision to "remove" Buckley was not a political decision by Korda as he and the board have acted on the recommendations of Graham Wright. It was politically advantageous though.

Do you think Wrighty should be removed too?

No.
I do think Korda should stand down.
Why should he be the last man standing?
What good has he done for the club?

 

[Vicky Park]

No for me jmac. We don’t need more upheaval midway through this crazy season. It was a frenzy around Bucks yesterday. Admittedly most of it respectful, but can we turn our focus to trying to win some games? No more news or headlines until season over - please!!

 

[Antz]

No.
I do think Korda should stand down.
Why should he be the last man standing?
What good has he done for the club?

We all know you're a Nathan Buckley supporter so I really think you're just pissed that Korda got rid of Nathan.

 

[JB1975]

I disagree on most counts.

I don't think it was largely a political decision.

I think he was right to stay out of the press conference - that would have made it more political. The right people were in attendance.

I'm not keen on him as a president but I feel the same about Browne. If there's an EGM so be it and the voting members can decide. But he doesn't need to go immediately.

Agree with this.

Nothing political driving Buckley's departure, though can't deny it has political implications.

Korda did exactly the right thing by staying in the background. I would have resented him being present, personally.

Geoff Walsh, Ned Guy, Ed McGuire and now Nathan Buckley are gone from the club. Painful changes have been made, but so far I think that they have all been necessary changes.

Browne does not feel like a necessary change to me. He feels like an opportunist. He had no issue or interest with the operations of the CFC while Ed was in charge, while Ed ran things how he wanted and ran us into trouble, but now he wants to come in and oversee the club after most of the groundwork for improvement has been carried out?

F*** off.

I'm not especially sold on Korda, and yet I feel like things are stabilising and that we're moving in the right direction. Nothing I've seen or heard from Jeff Browne, which is frighteningly little to date, suggests that he has anything of substance to contribute to Collingwood's future.

 

[60 Yards Out]

Korda should have attended the press conference to demonstrate the Board’s respect for a Collingwood legend. It doesn’t matter whether he was involved in the decision about Bucks or not. The point is that the occasion demanded that the Board be represented... and it wasn’t.
I feel that was a shocking lapse of judgement. If the Board doesn’t turn up to honour someone at Buckley’s level, when does it turn up?

 

[jmac70]

Agree with this.

Nothing political driving Buckley's departure, though can't deny it has political implications.

Korda did exactly the right thing by staying in the background. I would have resented him being present, personally.

Geoff Walsh, Ned Guy, Ed McGuire and now Nathan Buckley are gone from the club. Painful changes have been made, but so far I think that they have all been necessary changes.

Browne does not feel like a necessary change to me. He feels like an opportunist. He had no issue or interest with the operations of the CFC while Ed was in charge, while Ed ran things how he wanted and ran us into trouble, but now he wants to come in and oversee the club after most of the groundwork for improvement has been carried out?

F*** off.

I'm not especially sold on Korda, and yet I feel like things are stabilising and that we're moving in the right direction. Nothing I've seen or heard from Jeff Browne, which is frighteningly little to date, suggests that he has anything of substance to contribute to Collingwood's future.

This is not meant as a comparison between Browne and Korda.
The question is straightforward.

 

[JB1975]

This is not meant as a comparison between Browne and Korda.
The question is straightforward.

Given that Korda in particular is the target of Browne's push, the question is inextricably linked to that challenge.

But I can do simple answers: Korda should not stand down.

 

[Scritchyscroony]

yeah

 

[Lockyer24]

He’s a dead man walking anyway, they aren’t handing over the member numbers to Turtle…

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

No. How much more upheaval do we want?

Korda goes if Browne challenges at an EGM/AGM and wins the support of the members.

 

[Gone Critical]

I have heard a few people push this barrow but it seems far fetched to me.

With any political intrigue you need a good motive and then a good mechanism. What you are proposing would seem an act of football political suicide for Korda. To go over Wright and Anderson and decide to remove the biggest figure in the footy club. A new, uncertain prez would be tarnished by this and it would get out

Whats the mechanism? How does Korda pull this off without it coming out. Are Wright and Anderson such stooges and the rest of the dept so spineless to allow that and keep it in house

Theory seems implausible

 

[Markfs]

Most of the simple solutions to this problem involve Korda standing down and browne coming on board. I would presume that would be ok with sizer. The board would then vote for a president and who knows what that outcome would be.

it seems to me that the alternative is an egm to get rid of korda, because everyone else seems acceptable to the members.

 

[60 Yards Out]

I have heard a few people push this barrow but it seems far fetched to me.

With any political intrigue you need a good motive and then a good mechanism. What you are proposing would seem an act of football political suicide for Korda. To go over Wright and Anderson and decide to remove the biggest figure in the footy club. A new, uncertain prez would be tarnished by this and it would get out

Whats the mechanism? How does Korda pull this off without it coming out. Are Wright and Anderson such stooges and the rest of the dept so spineless to allow that and keep it in house

Theory seems implausible

That being the case, why wouldn’t the President come to the press conference and clear up the matter? Because he didn’t we are all here speculating about it on social media — exactly what the club (and presumably the Board) would have wanted to avoid. It smacks neither of good judgement nor transparency.

 

[Gone Critical]

As far as I can tell most , including me, didn't think he should be at the press conference. We wanted to hear from Bucks and then from the decision makers. I think it was excellent judgement for him not to attend. Other than here with a few on BF I havent heard any discussion that he should have.

 

[Shannin]

Cant have an Eddie puppet still at the club, now is the time for strong leadership.

 

[barrackers]

Read somewhere that Korda was present, just not in front of the camera

 

[Horaceg]

Why should he stand down, right now he is the legitimate President of the Collingwood Football Club.

I don't know if Korda is the best choice, my gut say no but he is the person in the seat right now.

 

[TheGreatSwan]

Up until yesterday, I was prepared to support Korda and the board. In my opinion, the removal of Buckley was largely a political decision by Korda to strengthen his position.

He didn’t even have the decency to attend the presser for a Collingwood legend.

This thread is not about Buckley. We need a new coach who can work with Wright to rebuild the footy department and get us back in contention.

How can we do that with an EGM hanging over the club?

This needs to get sorted now. For me, the solution is a simple one. Korda is now the last man standing with long standing and direct links to the mistakes that led to the shambles we have become.

In my opinion, he must stand down immediately.

Simple poll - yes or no

- The issue of not attending the presser: I think the club wanted to show the decision had separation from the board and the football department. If Korda was there, the media would make it out to be a Korda decision for political reasons. It had to come across as GW decision, which I believe it was.

- I agree with needing to expediate a resolution ASAP because this is going to continue hanging over the club. Saying that who is the best candidate? Korda is linked to mistakes of the past I agree with that. However, we don't even know what Browne's ticket is. I've always held the view that if Murphy had been appointed ahead of Korda, there wouldn't even be this board drama.

 

[Horaceg]

Read somewhere that Korda was present, just not in front of the camera

So it sounds from this he did the right thing, attended but did not distract from the purpose of the press conference.