DocSherrin III wrote:
Mosquito Fleet wrote:
change must come from the top - a top down wipe out of the Board and a full clean out of internal administration
the board hasnt changed - they are all the same (bar 1 invitational appointment Jenkins )that delivered the clubs 4th wooden spoon.....

Yes, but not change for change's sake. You'll run the risk of ending up with the different people wearing the same suits. What's needed is innovation. And there's bugger-all innovation coming out of the place because, while they're trying their darnedest - it just isn't in their DNA.
Those who have come onto the board bright-eyed and bushy-tailed hoping to re-invigorate the place through innovation (Trainor, Fahour are two) have been somewhat underwhelmed by the stale Carlton board experience in implementing ideas into reality.
The board's main objective this year is to improve its financial fortunes or risk losing part control of the club to the AFL. That's it in a nutshell. There's not much else on their radar. So they won't be spending on innovation, and chances are they won't be spending on a head recruiter. I'm only guessing, but this is possibly the last year of the board having much relevance.
So maybe what supporters have to ask themselves is - what Carlton model is better for the long-term future of the club? An partially AFL controlled model, such as the one the Roos and Demons have? Or the current board spinning wheels every year and trying to keep the wolf from the door?
I agree though that Carlton was damaged irreversibly by the AFL sanction of 2003 and has not recovered nor adapted to the new way since that time..the club board appears to cant manage itself nor do anything new and make things happen to grow the club.
so a fully installed AFL appointed Carlton Board may be the way to go for the future subject to certain cast iron guarantees back to the club...
the other alternative is to entirely rewrite the constitution of the club for more ordinary members represented on a Board and with all Board appointments SOLELY appointed by member vote - none of this dancing around nooks and crannies with voluntary retirements and invitational appointments that appears to have happened over the decades..
what this means is that each director has to go to the members and seek their vote..-if they are passionate, driven, smart, creative and obsessed Carlton people - thats important criteria...not just a need to boost their CV or gain prestige..