- Nov 13, 2008
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I know that I'm going to ruffle a few feathers over here in the West, but I have to make a comment about the Western Magpies radio program that is on Saturday mornings.
I listened to it this morning ....or parts of it. Some of it was painful to listen to. For those on the East coast, the program is a one hour panel type program involving about 4 supporters - one woman and a few guys.
The woman - Jackie Breasley - heads the panel. She is also sponsorship person for the Western Magpies. Like a lot of supporter groups, they run a pub supporters function on match days, as well as other stuff when the Pies come over to play.
Jackie has been doing the program for a long time. A long time. She is not what you might call a consummate media performer. In fact, she sounds a little bit like what a Collingwood supporter is supposed to sound like. The rest of the boys are like those worker drone bees, serving their queen. They laboriously read articles off the Collingwood website or make rather simple comments about how good certain Collingwood players are.
I would have liked to have said that I listened to the whole hour but I just couldnt stand it. I have listened to programs over the last few years and nothing has changed. It's the same old tired format with this woman making her own personal statements about the club - in some ways, she reminds me of a female Mick Malthouse. I'm sure the boys on the panel are in fear of her.
So what's the problem? Well I'd like to see Collingwood grow and be the biggest club in the world. In the short term, I'd like to see us the biggest club in WA outside of the beagles and the dogterds. I dont think the current radio program arrangement is working. It would have a massive disconnect with the younger brigade. I can hardly tolerate their lame statements about things in the past - I can only wonder what the younger brigade is thinking.
I have a hope that Eddie will read this and use it as a spur to take Jackie on and ease her aside and bring in some fresh blood. However, I'm not sure Eddie has the ticker.
I listened to it this morning ....or parts of it. Some of it was painful to listen to. For those on the East coast, the program is a one hour panel type program involving about 4 supporters - one woman and a few guys.
The woman - Jackie Breasley - heads the panel. She is also sponsorship person for the Western Magpies. Like a lot of supporter groups, they run a pub supporters function on match days, as well as other stuff when the Pies come over to play.
Jackie has been doing the program for a long time. A long time. She is not what you might call a consummate media performer. In fact, she sounds a little bit like what a Collingwood supporter is supposed to sound like. The rest of the boys are like those worker drone bees, serving their queen. They laboriously read articles off the Collingwood website or make rather simple comments about how good certain Collingwood players are.
I would have liked to have said that I listened to the whole hour but I just couldnt stand it. I have listened to programs over the last few years and nothing has changed. It's the same old tired format with this woman making her own personal statements about the club - in some ways, she reminds me of a female Mick Malthouse. I'm sure the boys on the panel are in fear of her.
So what's the problem? Well I'd like to see Collingwood grow and be the biggest club in the world. In the short term, I'd like to see us the biggest club in WA outside of the beagles and the dogterds. I dont think the current radio program arrangement is working. It would have a massive disconnect with the younger brigade. I can hardly tolerate their lame statements about things in the past - I can only wonder what the younger brigade is thinking.
I have a hope that Eddie will read this and use it as a spur to take Jackie on and ease her aside and bring in some fresh blood. However, I'm not sure Eddie has the ticker.
