Collins vs Smorgon vs Pratt

Synbad · **Posted:** Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:02 pm

Barack Obama wrote:

BlueMark wrote:

It would seem that the club does best under a paternal authoritrian regime.

Collo- The financial blackhole and draft penalties proved to be a massive burden on his administration, but at least we stayed afloat, which we would not have if John had stayed in. Also it is not often acknowledged that the Collins board gave personal guarantees re the financial viablity of the club and that Collos health suffered greatly under the stress.

Smorgan was white-anted from the outset by a number of people. He never had a board stabled enough to make the headway needed at the time. And he did tip in his own money just never made a big deal of it. In the end I think he was glad to be voted out

Pratt has been fantastic (despite what I think of his business ethics) Anyone who had a personal agenda has been moved on and Swann has been allowed to make the big decisions with the full support of Pratt.

Pretty fair and good assessment. I was posting very heavily against Smorgon around the election time last year, and thought he had to go. But you're right, he did put some of his own money in and didn't really boast about it. And it's unfair to compare him to Pratt in terms of how much money he put in because Pratt has a far greater fortune than him.

Could he attract money to the club?

Headplant · **Posted:** Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:21 pm

Sydney Blue wrote:

Collo was a AFL patsy or Stooge

Smorgan was out of his depth but tried hard

Pratt is the Messiah

Elliott is the hero - for bringing Pratt back

Should have stuck with Elliott in the first place - gone full circle now and wasted 5 years butt kissing the AFL for handouts

More reinventing of history ... Elliot a hero? Get your hand off it. He was a disgrace, and I'll never forget that.

Barack Obama · **Joined:** Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:47 am **Posts:** 1162

Headplant wrote:

Sydney Blue wrote:

Collo was a AFL patsy or Stooge

Smorgan was out of his depth but tried hard

Pratt is the Messiah

Elliott is the hero - for bringing Pratt back

Should have stuck with Elliott in the first place - gone full circle now and wasted 5 years butt kissing the AFL for handouts

More reinventing of history ... Elliot a hero? Get your hand off it. He was a disgrace, and I'll never forget that.

Why do you think he was a disgrace? He made some mistakes, obviously. But what exactly did he do that constitutes the labelling of him as a "disgrace". I'm not agreeing or disagreeing, I'm just curious.

Barack Obama · **Joined:** Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:47 am **Posts:** 1162

BlueMark wrote:

RoK wrote:

BlueMark wrote:

It would seem that the club does best under a paternal authoritrian regime.

Collo- The financial blackhole and draft penalties proved to be a massive burden on his administration, but at least we stayed afloat, which we would not have if John had stayed in. Also it is not often acknowledged that the Collins board gave personal guarantees re the financial viablity of the club and that Collos health suffered greatly under the stress.

Smorgan was white-anted from the outset by a number of people. He never had a board stabled enough to make the headway needed at the time. And he did tip in his own money just never made a big deal of it. In the end I think he was glad to be voted out

Pratt has been fantastic (despite what I think of his business ethics) Anyone who had a personal agenda has been moved on and Swann has been allowed to make the big decisions with the full support of Pratt.

shut up lefty :-D

Its getting very lonely over here on the left, just me and BlueBird I think. Although AIRCAV wanders over for a visit on occassion

Don't forget me!

JK · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:19 pm **Posts:** 2187

Good to see the old TBV foes in BM and Synners going at it- back in the day they ganged up against me :-D

good to see you posting again BM regardless
(FWIW- anyone who dedicates 25+ hours volutnarily to the footy club are far from disgraceful..)

Synbad · **Posted:** Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:35 pm

Josh Kaplan wrote:

Good to see the old TBV foes in BM and Synners going at it- back in the day they ganged up against me :-D

good to see you posting again BM regardless
(FWIW- anyone who dedicates 25+ hours volutnarily to the footy club are far from disgraceful..)

inept????

JK · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:19 pm **Posts:** 2187

Ye many of our past presidents had their shortcomings.. hell, even Dick has his.. but theyre not disgraceful mate

Headplant · **Posted:** Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:04 pm

Turning out at Club functions inebriated, denigrating past champions and feeling up women, while Club President, was a disgrace in my book.

Other aspects of his behaviour were inept or irresponsible, at the minimum.

camel · **Posted:** Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:19 pm

If only he took his own advice. :lol:

79Vintage · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:59 am **Posts:** 1971

Synbad wrote:

BlueMark wrote:

Synbad wrote:

BlueMark wrote:

It would seem that the club does best under a paternal authoritrian regime.

Collo- The financial blackhole and draft penalties proved to be a massive burden on his administration, but at least we stayed afloat, which we would not have if John had stayed in. Also it is not often acknowledged that the Collins board gave personal guarantees re the financial viablity of the club and that Collos health suffered greatly under the stress.

Smorgan was white-anted from the outset by a number of people. He never had a board stabled enough to make the headway needed at the time. And he did tip in his own money just never made a big deal of it. In the end I think he was glad to be voted out

Pratt has been fantastic (despite what I think of his business ethics) Anyone who had a personal agenda has been moved on and Swann has been allowed to make the big decisions with the full support of Pratt.

Rubbish!!!
Collo was an administrator.. he took the club away from Elliots stupidity and was good if he stayed for a year.. stabilising it ...
We had to leave Princes Park.... and we could have not gone to the MCG with Collo because we were weak!!!

Smorgon was a complete waste of time... offered nothing.. couldnt control the goings on and lacked the respect of just about everyone...

Malouf was as useless as tits on a bull....

True to form Synbad, wander in with your usual bucket of bile and insult, dump on whoever displeases you. Really Synbad you are pathetic and a complete waste of boardband. Why you bother is a complete mystery to me. In the real world you would get a smack in the mouth for some of the rubbish you write. In cyberspace we can just scroll past and read something form someone who adds to the debate, wheter one agrees with them or not. In short "Piss off idiot and bother someone who cares.'

BM i have only had one smack in the mouth ... (and it wasnt one way).. so youre wrong...AGAIN!!!... but anyway.. you know me in the real world... :wink:

You didnt address anything i said.... so whats the point of your post except to be silly???

I did address what you said.. and again you have NO IDEA....!!!.. same old same old BM rubbish.... :wink:

Oh how i long for the days when we were all cordial.

Synbad, BlueMark and 79 Vintage in happier times.

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