- We need someone with a love for the club, but no strong mateships with any current coaches or players = INDEPENDENCE

Does anyone have an news on the current situation???

Is Kernahan looking for a new President?
Has he been looking since the day Pratt stepped down, or has he just started in the last week or so?

Or is he not looking at all?
If so does he honestly want to stay on as permanent President, and keep giving his mates jobs?


Who do you think are likely choices?
Has anyone heard any news/rumours about who the club is looking at??


With the prospect of us missing finals and having more debates and doubts raised over Ratten, surely now is the time to get the board and Presidency RIGHT
When Pratt came on board we were all talking about how success starts from the top.
Now all of a sudden we are seemingly rudderless... and the John Elliott business just highlights that for me.


For me:
- We need a competent, experienced businessman
- We need someone with a love for the club, but no strong mateships with any current coaches or players = INDEPENDENCE
- We need someone proud and agressive who will set a standard of discipline around the place
- We need someone who will inspire and work closely with Swann and Icke

Given that Ahmed Fahour is seemingly out of the picture now,
What other options do we have?

Swann and Icke run the show

Exactly. Sticks is just for show.
Happy to leave him there.

I think Sticks has a massive say in proceedings

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Yeah, super naive attitude thinking Sticks has little influence.
Look at who he is surrounded with... all his teammates.

Ratten was appointed by his mates and given an extension on 'not a hell of alot of reason' by them too.

I would bet my bottom dollar Ratten wouldnt have been coach if Swann was at another club looking for a coach and away from the 'influence'.....

Not that i could prove that mind you.... but you dont have to prove it if youre fair dinkum...

You are most likely right. But if Ratts was assistant at that club and Pagan was coach running the team into the ground and Swann had seen Ratts at work i reckon he would have been in with a pretty good chance.

I cant prove it either.

So you think that while Pagan was a dinosaur .. in a few games Swann saw enoughj from Ratten doing remarkable stuff behind Pagans back that he thought to himself ... "I dont need anyone else...This must be our man!!"... and then a half a season in.. on a 2 year contract... he again saw so much in Ratts that he was worried Ratts would get poached.. and again thought to himself... "Yeppers there is another 2 years extension right there.. brilliant stuff..."

Swann wouldnt be able to prove that either...

No that is not what i am saying but i am fair dinkum.

Just on Sticks, at the start of the game on Friday they showed Sticks sitting behind Ratts in the coaches box and I thought to myself that I used to ridicule the Filth for Eddie sitting in the box behind Mick.

As president, he should get the hell out of there.... cannot remember the last time I saw Dick Pratt in the coaches box

Ok i know what youre saying.. youre saying Sticks was not responsible and Swann was responsible for the amateur hours selection and extension???

Well if thats the case were in more trouble then i thought...!!

Pratt wanted the best so he got Swann. So we agree Swann is the best. Would the best be involved with a decision or a club that made decisions the way you have dreamt up it being made.

I think i know what you are saying. you are saying you know more about football clubs than Swann. You are saying you know more about footy than Rattan. You are saying you know more about running an organisation than Richard Pratt ....????

It doesnt bother me at all if you do think that but you have to accept that i dont think you do.