Football Department Review

[PaulP]

Well that board didn't last long. ;D 

Here's the issue (and for a lot of us it's a key ongoing one)
The board don't tell the influencers and meddlers what to do...it's the other way around.

It's easy to say "get rid of the wealthy supporters and families who have controlled and influenced our club for years"
It's much more difficult to act on that wish.
How do you do that?
Is there a willingness in enough numbers to make it happen.?
I'm afraid I can't see it.

I appreciate all that Lods. But it's a hypothetical posed by GTC, which usually ends up as a wish list more than anything. The amount of effort, networking, support, manoeuvring etc. that would be required to get rid of those types would be significant. You would then spend the rest of your time on guard because those types will surely not take such an ousting lying down. But IMO, there's little point in fixing the footy department if those external power brokers are still calling the shots, and can make or break careers, derail seasons etc., on what appears to me to be a mere whim.

Malthouse told the story that within seconds of getting the Carlton gig, the Mermaid Beach Mathieson called him to offer congratulations. Towards the end of MM's tenure, "MBM" wasn't even returning Mick's calls. Says it all IMO.