Board change

[JonHenry]

Can I ask how someone can become a board member without being voted onto the board by the members?

This has left a distinctly dodgey smell about it.

Why is this person entitled to a place on our board? She has a bunch of irrelevant qualifications, unclear if she gives a flying crap about the club and is another lawyer...

The club has made absolutely no attempt to explain why someone with those qualifications is now on the board.

Or we could get Adrian Gleeson  :

[Jeffy38]

Or we could get Adrian Gleeson  :

Didn't you get the email from the prez? Pretty much explained it for mine. I think we all need to move ok from board members being assigned to silvertail benefactors and embrace some diversity. Let's face it, the old way aint working

[kruddler]

Can I ask how someone can become a board member without being voted onto the board by the members?

This has left a distinctly dodgey smell about it.

Why is this person entitled to a place on our board? She has a bunch of irrelevant qualifications, unclear if she gives a flying crap about the club and is another lawyer...

The club has made absolutely no attempt to explain why someone with those qualifications is now on the board.

Take that a step further Jeza, how many people on the board got on the board via a vote?

I reckon over half of our board over the past 15 years got on without a vote.

[Lods]

Take that a step further Jeza, how many people on the board got on the board via a vote?

I reckon over half of our board over the past 15 years got on without a vote.

The argument is

"Would you trust the members to vote?
"We'd end up with a board full of ex-footballers!"

Well guess what....it hasn't worked the way we've been doing things....and some of those ex-footballers have probably done very well for themselves.

[shadesy]

What qualifications does Eddie McGuire have to run a football club?

[JonHenry]

What qualifications does Eddie McGuire have to run a football club?

The same he had to run channel 9
SFA

[kruddler]

The argument is

"Would you trust the members to vote?
"We'd end up with a board full of ex-footballers!"

Well guess what....it hasn't worked the way we've been doing things....and some of those ex-footballers have probably done very well for themselves.

I think we've had this discussion a few times.

Sooner or later, you have to give the members some say in it all. Perhaps its a critical step in actually growing our membership base!

In regards to ex-footballers....
1. They would have to nominate, can't think of too many that would do so. Hence, it's unlikely to get a board full of them.
2. If they do nominate, they would probably be very well credentialled, and we do know they will have best intentions and be passionate about their role!
3. Can't be any worse with how we've been going anyway.

[DJC]

What qualifications does Eddie McGuire have to run a football club?

He has been involved in the football industry (from the media side) for most of his working life, knows how to manipulate the media to Collingwood's benefit and has a solid business and political background.

I would take Eddie over LoGiudice in a heartbeat.

[shadesy]

He has been involved in the football industry (from the media side) for most of his working life, knows how to manipulate the media to Collingwood's benefit and has a solid business and political background.

I would take Eddie over LoGiudice in a heartbeat.

So would I. But this nonsense about qualifications to run a football club is ust that Nonsense. People bring different skill sets to all sorts of positions, and we have had the Head of NAB and Australia Post and we are no where.

We have had ex players on the board...Sticks anyone? Glesson?

[DJC]

So would I. But this nonsense about qualifications to run a football club is ust that Nonsense. People bring different skill sets to all sorts of positions, and we have had the Head of NAB and Australia Post and we are no where.

We have had ex players on the board...Sticks anyone? Glesson?

I reckon Wet Toast has a good mix, particularly with their ex-WAFL blokes who have succeeded in other careers.

I don't think former players are the answer per se, but former players who have been successful in business, management, administration, etc would be a different kettle of fish.