Opinion The 'Carlton related stuff that doesn't need it's own thread' thread Part 3

[Blue_Fusion]

Mathieson and Loccisano both putting the boot in to the club... as if those w***ers would actually make a difference if they were in charge. They're both everything that is wrong with the club ATM. The Carltonians coterie are just a bunch of rich entitled tossers who use the club as their personal chew toy status symbol. And Mathieson had his nephew on the board, pissing in the soup until Sayer basically forced him out. We were nice and peaceful.

Explain how this is any different to our current board...

 

[TheThunderboltKid]

Explain how this is any different to our current board...

Which members of the board are you referring to?

 

[The Return of the Paf]

Explain how this is any different to our current board...

It isn't, it's just everyone passing the buck.

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

Two more insignificant people w.r.t. bringing the CFC fwd you will not meet.

Ehh...like, we are solvent largely on account of Bruce.

It may be uncomfortable, but insignificant he is not.

 

[Gointocarlton]

Ehh...like, we are solvent largely on account of Bruce.

It may be uncomfortable, but insignificant he is not.

I did say "bringing the CFC fwd". I am glad guys like these to goons have nothing to do with the running of our club.

 

[teagueyubeauty]

Can't have it both ways. Until such time as we are off his teat (there's a visual), we have to expect a few outbursts a year.

Nah, he should just politely tell the journo “no comment” and just stfu

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

Nah, he should just politely tell the journo “no comment” and just stfu

That's simply not how it works.

When you are beholden to guys like Mathieson, he absolutely gets his say.

 

[dozzer]

That's simply not how it works.

When you are beholden to guys like Mathieson, he absolutely gets his say.

We're no longer beholden to this grub and his type

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

We're no longer beholden to this grub and his type

How do you figure?

Turn off the pokie revenue...and could the last one to leave turn off the lights please?

 

[Red Bull]

How do you figure?

Turn off the pokie revenue...and could the last one to leave turn off the lights please?

 

[dozzer]

How do you figure?

Turn off the pokie revenue...and could the last one to leave turn off the lights please?

He owns 15% of the management group that runs 3 of the 4 club owned venues, hardly being beholden is it...

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

He owns 15% of the management group that runs 3 of the 4 club owned venues, hardly being beholden is it...

15% of the now significantly latger merged entity. Still the largest shareholder and retains proxy board presence.

The $20m we are generating annually is solely courtesy of Mathieon's intervention.

It's not ideal, but a few vague words in the annual report about hoping to diversify revenue doesn't change reality.

 

[dozzer]

15% of the now significantly latger merged entity. Still the largest shareholder and retains proxy board presence.

The $20m we are generating annually is solely courtesy of Mathieon's intervention.

It's not ideal, but a few vague words in the annual report about hoping to diversify revenue doesn't change reality.

Yep, he's out the front of each venue forcing people to go in and have a poke

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

Yep, he's out the front of each venue forcing people to go in and have a poke

Very different issue.

I'm just saying that like it or not, Bruce is still a big swinger at Carlton.

 

[dozzer]

Very different issue.

I'm just saying that like it or not, Bruce is still a big swinger at Carlton.

And I still totally disagree

 

[teagueyubeauty]

That's simply not how it works.

When you are beholden to guys like Mathieson, he absolutely gets his say.

We are not beholden to that big mouth in any shape or form, being a dial a quote is his only way to stay relevant from a Carlton perspective.

Just stfu

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

We are not beholden to that big mouth in any shape or form, being a dial a quote is his only way to stay relevant from a Carlton perspective.

Just stfu

Yowzah. Don't quite get the rage.

He's entitled to his opinion, like every single one of us in here.

Many would say more entitled given the levers he has pulled for the club.

 

[JJBagger]

Yowzah. Don't quite get the rage.

He's entitled to his opinion, like every single one of us in here.

Many would say more entitled given the levers he has pulled for the club.

The fact he only seems to give his opinion when the club is at a low point says a lot imo

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

The fact he only seems to give his opinion when the club is at a low point says a lot imo

Fair point.

Or is he only asked then? Like Neil Harvey on Victorian cricket?

 

[teagueyubeauty]

I’d prefer I never hear from him at all in relation to the football club, he must be thick as a plank if he can’t understand a journalist calling him for a quote when things aren’t going great and never any other time is because they know his tongue acts 2 weeks before his brain cell does

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

I’d prefer I never hear from him at all in relation to the football club, he must be thick as a plank if he can’t understand a journalist calling him for a quote when things aren’t going great and never any other time is because they know his tongue acts 2 weeks before his brain cell does

There needs to be a price.

A Carlton with nice, quiet, well behaved benefactors has no reason to change.

I want more Bruce.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

I’d prefer I never hear from him at all in relation to the football club, he must be thick as a plank if he can’t understand a journalist calling him for a quote when things aren’t going great and never any other time is because they know his tongue acts 2 weeks before his brain cell does

The billionaire Snapper?

 

[JJBagger]

There needs to be a price.

A Carlton with nice, quiet, well behaved benefactors has no reason to change.

I want more Bruce.

 

[Sector 7G]

There needs to be a price.

A Carlton with nice, quiet, well behaved benefactors has no reason to change.

I want more Bruce.

Plenty of Carlton supporters have negative opinions of what is happening at the club but is putting it out in the media like this in any way helpful in making the club better?

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

Plenty of Carlton supporters have negative opinions of what is happening at the club but is putting it out in the media like this in any way helpful in making the club better?

At the end of the day he's a supporter with an opinion. Much of what he says wouldn't raise an eyebrow if said in here.

I don't like pokies, I particularly don't like the Endeavour Group, but I can appreciate that Carlton is in a relatively strong financial position because of strings he has pulled. If the price is a couple of media sound bites per season, so be it. I can acknowledge the cognitive dissonance and not get triggered when his name comes up.

Of course there is one way to make a lot of these hit pieces disappear...