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Opinion Should Korda stand down?

Should Korda stand down immediately?

  • Yes

    Votes: 51 55.4%

  • No

    Votes: 41 44.6%
  • Total voters
    92

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No?

Your reasons seem to boil down to

1) He should have been at the presser

See above answers. He was present but not part of the focus. Which was, frankly, appropriate. This seems to be reaching.

2) There is upheval, and an EGM would be too much upheval on top.

You are basically rewarding hostage taking then. You are saying, in effect, in difficult times, if someone manages to get enough signatures for an EGM, thats that. You are encouraging opportunism, which is the last thing you should do.

3) Hes no good/responsible for past mistakes.

Quite possibly. So, how about we let the process (EGM) play out, and let the chips fall where they may? If Browne puts up a better slate of candidates and makes a compelling case, and wins a vote, great. Thats how its supposed to work. But this surely is tested by the membership?
 
What if your poll is a draw?
 

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Let me put it this way.
Why didn’t the club seek an external candidate for the President position?
Answer - Korda wanted it.
Power play.
With him gone we can actually source a suitable candidate and get on with the job.
 
I'm torn JMAC. Yeah, he should have been at the Presser. And yeah, I see him as part of the problem given his role overseeing our now dire financial situation relating to player payments.
But I'm also not supportive of the efforts of one individual on the outside to be appointed at all costs. I'd say I'd support him standing down if there was ample consideration given to other possible Presidents, but I figure we know who the job will go to if Korda stands aside - so the question becomes how much you'd believe in a fresh board determined by one individual..
 
Gone Critical said:
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
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It could be just as simple as Korda and Anderson were told by Wright that Buckley doesn't deserve another contract. They discussed whether he deserved to coach to the end of the year or depart immediately, and the decision was made to end his position this week.

There's little doubt Wednesday's execution is due to the story about Mitchell/Clarkson last week, and Carlton announcing a review this week. It also snookers Browne.
 
The question really rests on who would people vote for between korda and browne.... if korda is the likely loser but still wants it to be put to a vote, then EGM is on the way... I think korda is relying on the fact that there's a lot of people who would prefer him to go but dont want to disrupt the club anymore
 
jmac70 said:
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.

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The thread is absolutely about Buckley.

His time was up and he left with digniity.

The Board dispute was never about Buckley and should never have been.

The question about whether Korda is the right man for the job is the exact same question as last week
 

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jmac70 said:
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.

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I don't like Korda. He wouldn't have been my choice. I don't think the coaching decision is one of his mistakes.

Korda left the decision in the hands of Wright supported by Licuria, Murphy, Anderson. That's the correct approach. That group has made the right decision in my opinion. I really respect Bucks, I'm sad to see him leave, but it was time.

The decision was amicable. It was handled sensitively in the media (we're learning). We can now get on with getting the next decision right, picking our next head coach. We can make the decision unimpeded by media speculation. We have time to get a head start in that search, and time to make a considered decision. It's an excellent outcome.
 

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jmac70 said:
Let me put it this way.
Why didn’t the club seek an external candidate for the President position?
Answer - Korda wanted it.
Power play.
With him gone we can actually source a suitable candidate and get on with the job.
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I don’t see a problem with wanting to be President of the Collingwood Football Club. He’s not doing it for monetary gain.
 
Quicky said:
I don't like Korda. He wouldn't have been my choice. I don't think the coaching decision is one of his mistakes.

Korda left the decision in the hands of Wright supported by Licuria, Murphy, Anderson. That's the correct approach. That group has made the right decision in my opinion. I really respect Bucks, I'm sad to see him leave, but it was time.

The decision was amicable. It was handled sensitively in the media (we're learning). We can now get on with getting the next decision right, picking our next head coach. We can make the decision unimpeded by media speculation. We have time to get a head start in that search, and time to make a considered decision. It's an excellent outcome.
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We don’t know the outcome yet, so it’s a bit premature to describe it as excellent.

I don’t like Korda
I don’t like Browne either.

We had to go external for the president. Korda got his way.

It’s a terrible outcome and will cost us all dearly.
 
jmac70 said:
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
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I like Presidents in the background keeping a low profile. Mark Korda stated "All football decisions up to Graham Wright"
Music to my ears.

Bucks presser was classy. Apart from Slobbo interupting it was great.
 
jmac70 said:
What good has he done for the club?
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He has been the financial brains of the board for 15 years. So to answer your question he deserves some credit for the financial strength of the club, which was in a fair bit of trouble with the pubs fiasco. on the downside though I’ve never heard an adequate explanation of his role in the cap debacle..
 
jmac70 said:
It’s a terrible outcome and will cost us all dearly.
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In another thread, you suggested that we're headed for a 'biblical' disaster under Korda.

Can you elaborate on what this terrible future looks like?
 

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