One-Eyed Richmond Forum
Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on January 14, 2010, 03:57:32 PM
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Benny Gale to be interviewed on SEN @ 5.30pm this arvo. Tune in.
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Benny was just on.....
* Sleeping giant thinking has made us lazy. In desperation in trying to get to our 11th premiership we've made poor decisions.
* it's going to take the whole organsation including our members getting on board (we exist for our members) sticking to a plan to achieve success.
* He'd be surprise if there's been a greater turnover of players at the club ever. But it's a proven formula. In the past we took shortcuts.
* Our people are more optimistic about the later half of the draft.
* Of the members who have come on board 1000 are new (never been members before) and half of those are under 18.
* Acknowledges there's a lot of work to do on-field. Hardwick has been very intensive on education and development. He knows what it takes.
* SEN guys feel like for the first time in a long time the whole club is on the same page. Gale said he's 100% positive we have a group of people committed to the team.
* Hardwick will be involved with our commercial partners as we go along.
* Asked if Richmond has ever bottomed out? As a player we finished 9th many times. Bottomed out last year. We knew something had to change and everyone from the Board down understood that.
* We'll be challenged over the journey but we need to be single-minded, to stick fat, and to stick to the long-term plan.
* At the AFLPA he was a big believer in free agency. A big believer in fairness and players controlling their own destiny. In deregularisation. Still feels that way. Doesn't feel his new position and that view are mutually exclusive.
* Loves his new job. Wakes up each morning with a passion to go to work. Feels a great responsibility. Will have some sleepness nights but if we can get this right it's going to be a beautful thing. But it'll happen only if we all work together.
* Is this year about development? Wins/losses? Is it about finals? Would answer that by saying we are focussed on winning our 11th premiership. We won't be making short-term decisions and will always judge things according to what it takes to winning our 11th flag.
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I know its was no big secret but it didnt fill me with confidence when Benny admitted that previously the club as a whole hadnt been on the same page. Although he did say they were all heading in the same direction now.
I did like the way he wouldnt get pushed into saying what was a pass this year in terms of win/loss, saying that ultimatly we are aiming at our 11th premiership and that is what we are working towards.
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Always good to hear from Gale, very honest and very SUPPORTIVE and POSITIVE of our club, the coaching staff and the players!!
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he is a very intelligent man B.Gale, and when i heard he was CEO of Richmond, he won my belief in Richmond people wanting to help Richmond.
hopefully his appointed was the turning point at Richmond, because i personally love his attitude.
:)
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Benny was just on.....
* Sleeping giant thinking has made us lazy. In desperation in trying to get to our 11th premiership we've made poor decisions.
* it's going to take the whole organsation including our members getting on board (we exist for our members) sticking to a plan to achieve success.
* He'd be surprise if there's been a greater turnover of players at the club ever. But it's a proven formula. In the past we took shortcuts.
* Acknowledges there's a lot of work to do on-field. Hardwick has been very intensive on education and development. He knows what it takes.
* We'll be challenged over the journey but we need to be single-minded, to stick fat, and to stick to the long-term plan.
* Loves his new job. Wakes up each morning with a passion to go to work. Feels a great responsibility. Will have some sleepness nights but if we can get this right it's going to be a beautful thing. But it'll happen only if we all work together.
* Is this year about development? Wins/losses? Is it about finals? Would answer that by saying we are focussed on winning our 11th premiership. We won't be making short-term decisions and will always judge things according to what it takes to winning our 11th flag.
Now that's what I'm talking about. :)
Great stuff Benny. Club has my support no matter how tough this season might be. :clapping
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At least they are aware of the magnitude of the job at hand and not b/s us on how they are this and this and this.
It's refreshingly honest.