...And therein lies part of the problem. Did anyone read my post on the Bulldogs? Every board member has a 'portfolio' that the supporters know about. So if we do another Q&A it might be better to spell it out that e.g Ryan will talk about new innovation at the club, some change in direction at membership, 2013 marketing initiatives, plans for 2014, what he's working on with Jay, Clinton etc etc...perhaps even with a move to do back-to-back Q&A with a 'football' related issues the following week and Andrew McKay answering some questions (because when it comes to football matters - I don't really want to hear from a board member).

Unfortunately, it needs to be spelled out.

FWIW, I think there has been increased transparency, and that is what a lot of members want to see. But there is no pleasing some supporters (I'm looking at you Synbad, Brad). The Q&A sessions like last night are good for the people who want to be involved. If you don't want to participate, don't log on. And if you didn't get anything from it - it doesn't mean that someone else didn't. But there's no doubt they probably need to be fine tuned and perhaps the suggestion of just answering questions from the board members area of responsibility is the way to go.

No business goes from mediocrity to overnight success Synners. Least of all a football club with no real defined roles at board level. Once the cull comes and numbers go to single figures, I see great things.

No business goes from mediocrity to overnight success Synners. Least of all a football club with no real defined roles at board level. Once the cull comes and numbers go to single figures, I see great things.

Thanks for your time Ryan.
Please pass on our suggestions for the banner for the Bombers game.

Ryan,

I apologise if accusing you of trotting out the company line with some of your responses seems unfairly critical, but as others have mentioned we're looking for more than the standard, generic responses we've heard from others in the past. CK95 put it very well I think.

My first post in this thread was to thank Luca for organising and advising us of the Q&A and to pass on our appreciation to you. We do appreciate the time you've taken to answer our questions.

We're hearing a lot about the changes taking place at the club, some of them are visible in terms of the increased social media presence and reaching out to members, which is fantastic.

If I can offer some constructive feedback though, the push to 50,000 members to move to the MCG comes across as putting the onus on supporters, almost emotional blackmail, rather than enticing supporters to become members because the club values you.

To put it another way, supporters should become members because they love the club and feel valued and appreciated...not so we can get 50,000 to move to the G.

It might not seem like much, but there is a difference. As part of the changes and review I hope we're looking at how other clubs interact with supporters and convert them to members by making them feel valued.

Keep the good news coming. Im sure its tough dealing with the negativity from supporters and members, I hope you can see it as an opportunity to gain feedback as well.

And with all due respect to Ryan, we have all heard the rhetoric we want to see the action.

That's fine - but what do you want? Do you want to see a quarterly board report to members with a piece from every board member? Is it that level of accountability that you want to see. Personally - I'm in favour of it....whether it's put on the website - or even a Q&A such as last night.

e.g...I don't know what Adrian Gleeson has done for the last 12 months. It'd be nice to get a heads up as to where Adrian's area of responsibility lies. I know Marcus Clarke was hands-on during the development of the training facility, but what now? How's Craig Mathieson going? Has the President found a project for Craig that fits his skill-set? These are areas that Eddie McGuire excels at. The example of the Bulldogs board I gave is more compelling evidence that this club needs more transparency.

The blurbs of our board members are poorly constructed. I don't want to wait until election time to hear the spruiking about what they've done. Give it to me now. My 'investment' in the football club should be no different from my investment in the stock market where I'm drip-fed news on a regular basis. Talk to me Carlton board. Engage with me. I'm happy to come in and be Company Secretary if you need me!

Adrian was a producer for 'Blinder'... fair to say it wasn't a project that suited his skill-set.

17, 18, 19 & 20.

A mate of mine forked out a $200 for Kickstarter project about a documentary on Beer. For that, he gets mentioned in the opening credits...His name is right there in the credits 'Joel _____' : Executive Producer

So being associate producer ain't exactly what I'm after from Adrian!! So is it just me - or don't members want to see more board accountability? I'm stoked with Ryan's appointment because the club needs someone with entrepreneurial know-how. We know what he brings to the table. Not so sure about some others. There's 13 of them - so one would hope Sticks has them doing something constructive.

A mate of mine forked out a $200 for Kickstarter project about a documentary on Beer. For that, he gets mentioned in the opening credits...His name is right there in the credits 'Joel _____' : Executive Producer

So being associate producer ain't exactly what I'm after from Adrian!! So is it just me - or don't members want to see more board accountability? I'm stoked with Ryan's appointment because the club needs someone with entrepreneurial know-how. We know what he brings to the table. Not so sure about some others. There's 13 of them - so one would hope Sticks has them doing something constructive.

Or more importantly the Board has Sticks doing something constructive.

I think I speak for most Carlton supporters when I say that the thing we desire most from season 2013 (besides making firm steps towards Flag No.17) is Essendon* getting absolutely reamed by ASADA/WADA/the AFL. So anything our board can do to grease the wheels of justice, please do so with our blessing.

ooooh

Wow, that was quick work Ryan