Rear Admiral
Club Legend
Lots of forum members submit some really fantastic posts, well and truly. Many of them have been thoughts/opinions I've held, but I couldn't quite word them....only to find some members have found the words to explain it, where I take my hat off. But if people are really keen on making a difference, what they need to do is put pen to paper (or keyboard) and start contacting the club. Their contact details are here:
https://www.19thman.com.au/contact-details
There are a whole lot of different issues (particularly List Management and Team Selection), but taking a step back....there are bigger issues that members/supporters need to put to the club (and in big numbers) and that's the club's stock-standard response to almost every question or query put to them:
"We don't discuss those sort of things publicly."
If someone is stupid enough to question the club about something like a specific player's contract details (what they get paid, etc.), then they need to go and chase some brick walls, ideally at a full sprint....with their head bent over forwards. But it's perfectly reasonable to question the club about various decisions such as specific List Management/Team Selection issues, and when they reply with the typical:
"We don't discuss those sort of things publicly."
Then they need to have their feet held to the fire, again and again and again. Back when Brad Scott delisted Boomer Harvey, people can argue forever and a day whether it was the right decision, but Scott went ahead with that decision, but more the point - he openly explained why he made that decision. This is something the Crows Hierarchy are genetically incapable of doing, and this nonsene needs to change. Not simply delisting/retaining any one player or another, but being willing to justify the decisions they make, whatever they might be. If some supporters say:
"Oh, contacting the club won't make any difference."
I'm calling bullsh*t on that right now; it's simply an excuse for their laziness/apathy. If you seriously give a sh*t about a particular issue at the club, then contact them....in writing. Aside from the club's lack of willingness to justify their decisions publicly - if there's one thing that members/supporters need to message the club over it's to get them to pay this person (as in my e-Signature) to visit the club as a motivational speaker. Fages would have to drop some serious coin to get this bloke to attend, but it would worth every cent, many times over.
If you read what this bloke has done, you'll be damn hard pressed to justify uttering the word "can't" ever again....and the extends to contacting the club. You think I'm talking rubbish? Go look at what this bloke has done....all the clips....start to finish.
https://www.19thman.com.au/contact-details
There are a whole lot of different issues (particularly List Management and Team Selection), but taking a step back....there are bigger issues that members/supporters need to put to the club (and in big numbers) and that's the club's stock-standard response to almost every question or query put to them:
"We don't discuss those sort of things publicly."
If someone is stupid enough to question the club about something like a specific player's contract details (what they get paid, etc.), then they need to go and chase some brick walls, ideally at a full sprint....with their head bent over forwards. But it's perfectly reasonable to question the club about various decisions such as specific List Management/Team Selection issues, and when they reply with the typical:
"We don't discuss those sort of things publicly."
Then they need to have their feet held to the fire, again and again and again. Back when Brad Scott delisted Boomer Harvey, people can argue forever and a day whether it was the right decision, but Scott went ahead with that decision, but more the point - he openly explained why he made that decision. This is something the Crows Hierarchy are genetically incapable of doing, and this nonsene needs to change. Not simply delisting/retaining any one player or another, but being willing to justify the decisions they make, whatever they might be. If some supporters say:
"Oh, contacting the club won't make any difference."
I'm calling bullsh*t on that right now; it's simply an excuse for their laziness/apathy. If you seriously give a sh*t about a particular issue at the club, then contact them....in writing. Aside from the club's lack of willingness to justify their decisions publicly - if there's one thing that members/supporters need to message the club over it's to get them to pay this person (as in my e-Signature) to visit the club as a motivational speaker. Fages would have to drop some serious coin to get this bloke to attend, but it would worth every cent, many times over.
If you read what this bloke has done, you'll be damn hard pressed to justify uttering the word "can't" ever again....and the extends to contacting the club. You think I'm talking rubbish? Go look at what this bloke has done....all the clips....start to finish.
