Surrey Blue wrote
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What is really sad, is that atleast now that the majority of people can see the problems, no-one is willing to put a ticket together or even worse, no-one has time to sit on a new ticket, to get the club back to where it should be. Amazing that so many influencial and powerful people cannot do this.
Yes it's sad....but that's if you think that the fledgling new ticket has played its hand. Surely you don't think this is the only card up their sleeve?..or the Big Friday challenge? No way. Politics requires a process before execution.
What we know is that Smorgon has been after Diggins' head over a few weeks now, and that has nothing to do with the new ticket challenge. It's Smorgon shoring up his numbers on the board to maintain control and order (as he knows it).
We also know that there is a either an EGM in March or possibly with a 100 votes could even see an earlier challenge.
What we saw last night is not THE challenge to Smorgon. This is a softly approach to allow him to exit with pride with a good excuse (business commitments). A test of his resolve. What we can see though (if all the facts we've read are correct) is that there was 9 votes, then 5 votes, then possibly a new heir to the throne, aligning with Smorgon....Smorgon imo is playing politics to ensure that if a challenge happens it wont from a board dispute.
His pride, family name and reputatuion is at stake. He has too much to lose from a vote of no confidence by the board. This was never going to work, but as a test to give him an opportunity for a bloodless exit, then it was worth the test.
What does this imply? The challenge must come from the members. But this too has to be orchestrated by the new ticket and not the general populous, such as us on these forums. Patience is the key from a spectator point of view.
Another thing to consider (the most important) is the money factor. The money is still there, and it hasn't been used on the club whilst the current board is in place. So not all is lost, and the new ticket is still masked, and whilst there is silence there a more candidates being caanvassed for financial contributions; making their offer to the members insatiably tasty at election time.
Unfortunately for us, time is on the new tickets side.
I don't think Kernahan is a real problem, as I believe given his nature to avoid conflict and side with whoever weilds the power, he can be most important when the new ticket struts its stuff.
Kerna would know that if money was coming into the club it would be of great benefit to the clubs finances (understatement) as well as for the football department. It's a no brainer that this offer of salvation from the AFL and NAB, could only be a good outcome moving forward with 30 good kids on the list looking at the next decade.
He would side with the best offer. It's his nature...he's a football lover not a politician...sure flaky, but still really important to the football club when the ship is steady again.
Some people are very impatient, and others are calling shots they have no control over. Who do you really think Kerna would side with when all shots are fired and the cards of both sides are on the table for the members to decide? The money or the status quo.
Like everyone who is saddened by our financial status, we all know that private equity injected in the club is the only way to fast track our destiny with the 30 kids we have to return as the AFL's powerhouse.
Don't worry which day it will be when decsision time falls. One thing I expect is that it wont be Black Friday when it does.
In the meantime...we are going to have a great news story following the draft and Smorgon will hang on the coattails of this result...and that will be good for the club...that's good, but it will not deter a new ticket with holding the wildcard: the money and a debt free future.
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