No point asking us.

We have no skin in the game.

Unless you keep the club on a drip feed of cash you are of no importance, unless it's election time.

FMD, the WCE and Dockers are virtually an arm of government (WAFC) and yet they are better run than us.


Get the great collection of human waste who sit on our board to make a contribution (other than cash). Some of them and their name dropping flunkies inhabit this forum.

This is not a football club run by and for members, it is a pet, a hobby a play thing for moderately capable wealthy people and their idiot relatives.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

How about we start with someone actually putting their hands up and taking some responsibility for what's been going on there?

Responsibility for poor recruitment.
Responsibility for poor development.
Responsibility for poor list management (what happened (or didn't happen) at the end of 2012 was inexcusable).
Responsibility for poor coach selections.
Responsibility for the debt still being so huge.
Responsibility for falling so far behind in membership numbers.

All this points back to the Board for me, and to Kernahan, who never took any responsibility for hi key involvement in the Elliot fiasco, and has refused to take responsibility for anything since.

And one more thing. That the Board has publicly stated, on the back of Pratt's desire/demand, that it's aim is to cut back Board numbers, and has been unable to do so for the last 4 or so years (and in fact, has actually increased numbers), is such a damning indictment on the egos of the whole lot of them that they should all resign. What a disgrace, they should all hang their heads in shame.

This has been discussed over and over on these pages. Successful organisations start with successful and strong leadership, who make the right decisions, who take responsibility, who create the right culture and who put the right people in place. The Board of this football club has shown time and time again that it is simply incapable of doing that.

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Mens sana in corpore sano.

Bring back the laurel wreath logo!!!

We need a playing president, someone who is a star on and off the ground.

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#NewBlues beginning 25th August 2015

It all starts at the top, Synbad.
Board need to have the best person as the Prez and Stick's is not that. We invited two potential successors to join the board and for different reasons, neither will assume the mantle - FAILURE and poor succession planning!!!
CEO & GM Football roles need to be heavily scrutinised - apart from the Prez, these are two most influential roles at the club. On a rating scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being unsatisfactory, 2 being Needs Improvement, 3 Achieving, 4 Exceeding, and 5 Outstanding, from the outside, these guys would be rated Needs Improvement at best - this rings alarm bells!!!!
Head of Recruiting and Recruitment Department - Full review with a new panel of recruiters appointed from clubs like Geelong and Sydney with no expense spared!!! Rating 1 (Unsatisfactory)
Senior Coach - Excused in year 1, with heavy scrutiny in Year 2 and Year 3. Rating 3 (Achieving - watch this space)
Assistant coaches - see Recruiting - Rating 2 Needs Improvement

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For some silly reason, you people want to assassinate him, and it's just rubbish. You people. All of you, ALL of you!

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BLUES 2010: PAV AND JUDD = FLAGS. DOING IT FOR THE LOVE OF DICK PRATT.

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR TALKINGCARLTON SUPERCOACH 2009 YET?

If it starts at the top then it starts with the board.

Get rid of that pile of excrement first.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Oh and one other thing - the club needs a GM of Human Resources - to set the team and club culture, instil appropriate talent & succession management, performance, and conduct management processes.

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For some silly reason, you people want to assassinate him, and it's just rubbish. You people. All of you, ALL of you!

Ok then, just how can we initiate the changes we need?

We are members. Thus we do have skin in the game. How can we get change to occur?

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Everything before the word "but" is horseshit - J Snow

No ................................. BUT THAT'S MICKS JOB.

In a nutshell Seigfried

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k04UCvTREo8




perhaps Mick could show this to Sticks to finally get the true message across

Happy to put my hand up.

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"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Howard Thurman

I asked that late last year or early this year and got scalded for it.

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Just because I'm offended, doesn't mean I'm wrong.

Ziggy's been busy over at the Bummers. He will be here as soon as he can.

Where's a good suburban dentist when you need one??????

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#DonTheStash

This just can`t go on any longer. At seasons end all board positions (reduced to 7) should be made vacant. Can`t keep going with this crap anymore.
There is no passion, no soul the cupboard is bare. I feel like i don`t have a club. Are we in this comp` for mere existence?
Recruiting and assistant coaches-complete overhaul. No more "he`s a really nice kid and comes from a good family"
Sticks biggest gift for the 150th next year would be to go.

Spot on! All of it, particularly the part about not feeling like you have a club.

I don't like the AFL, don't like watching football that much anymore.

The one thing that keeps me going is my club. Half the time I wonder why.

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"The ability to speak doesn't make you intelligent." Qui-Gon Jinn 15-05-2005

"there’s more chance of me becoming the full forward for the [Western Bulldogs] than there is of any change in the Labor Party." Julia Gillard 18-05-2010

Fahour needs to get the numbers and challenge Kernahan for the leadership. This might break the deadlock at board level and create a change through the club.

Im actually interested in what EVERYBODY thinks.
come on people.. what needs to be done???
Id start with a very thorough independent review of this footy club that leaves no stone unturned...

I sure it will say.. the club is in magnificent hands... from president and board through admin recruiting development coaching and playing staff....

All good.. tick tick tick tick tick

I think we need to make Sticks accountable...

Maybe a motto called "Stcking fat"... which calls upon OUR club to undergo a complete and thorough football review of OUR footy club...

Anyone else think this is a good idea???

If you think so ets get some people putting themselves down for this.....

Before Sticks appoints himself as president of the clubfor next year... lets see us have a proper indie review!!!

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