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Title: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: one-eyed on June 12, 2014, 10:18:07 PM
Damian Barrett on the Footy Show just said RFC CEO Benny Gale will be out of the country for two weeks and is off to the World Cup. Barrett added it's not a good look to have "your chief executive out of the country when your club is in turmoil" but it was something prearranged as part of our sponsorship with Jeep.

Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Jackstar is back!!! on June 12, 2014, 10:23:48 PM
What a disgrace
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Rampstar on June 12, 2014, 10:27:18 PM
Its a seriously poor decision and just goes to show whats wrong with the club. We have no hope. Its a farcical club run by no hopers IMHO.
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: (•))(©™ on June 12, 2014, 10:33:11 PM
will he too be wrapped in gladwrap?
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Phil Mrakov on June 12, 2014, 10:37:22 PM
What a ****
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Diocletian on June 12, 2014, 10:42:37 PM
Looks like he really would've been a fitting successor to Demetriou.
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: DCrane on June 12, 2014, 10:45:59 PM
Benny is dining out on members money here. I can just imagine him cramped in economy for the 20 hour trip to Brazil  ::) Tip Benny pay the extra $50 for the exit row seats  ::)
His job is to maximise commissions to the club not eat into them for his own benefit.
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: bojangles17 on June 12, 2014, 10:53:52 PM
Sponsor paid by jeep,  what difference did he make in first half of the season whilst he was here ::).the worlds a small place via the iphone, ask the prez of PA who lives in Sydney  :shh
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Diocletian on June 12, 2014, 10:56:12 PM
Will no doubt be swapping notes with Blatter on how to run incompetent & dysfunctional organisations.
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: bojangles17 on June 12, 2014, 10:59:52 PM
Will no doubt be swapping notes with Blatter on how to run incompetent & dysfunctional organisations.
One big difference my friend, the RFC are not corrupt in any way shape or form  :shh
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Diocletian on June 12, 2014, 11:02:37 PM
Well at least you finally admit they're incompetent & dysfunctional....welcome back to reality.
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: bojangles17 on June 12, 2014, 11:06:49 PM
Well at least you finally admit they're incompetent & dysfunctional....welcome back to reality.
There some questions looming over the competency of some on the payroll no doubt ,
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Hellenic Tiger on June 12, 2014, 11:07:02 PM
Will no doubt be swapping notes with Blatter on how to run incompetent & dysfunctional organisations.
One big difference my friend, the RFC are not corrupt in any way shape or form  :shh

Yes they are the coaches play favourites, regardless of what happens on or off field everything is swept under a rug and pressers are called declaring everything is rosy, political correctness is just tokenistic to appeal to the masses that RFC is a socially conscious organisation on moral and humanitarian grounds and gifts are more than happily accepted.

Qatar World Cup bid ring a bell here.

If Benny had any gonads about this he would have announced to the members he was going to Brazil earlier in the year as I have known someone who from early in the year was going to Brazil thanks to their affiliation with Jeep as part of their company fleet. So this is not something that has been thrust just now on Benny as he would have been aware of this months ago with Jeep being the major sponsor of the RFC. It's all a shambles currently at Punt Rd. :help
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: cub on June 13, 2014, 12:23:21 AM
just meh
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: tigs2011 on June 13, 2014, 03:27:27 AM
Why did we not send Hampson with him? Disgrace.
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Mr Magic on June 13, 2014, 04:59:42 AM
Fun :police:

The season's done anyway. Care factor zero.
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: dwaino on June 13, 2014, 06:37:43 AM
I'd be getting away if I were him too.
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: WilliamPowell on June 13, 2014, 07:02:05 AM
Damian Barrett on the Footy Show just said RFC CEO Benny Gale will be out of the country for two weeks and is off to the World Cup. Barrett added it's not a good look to have "your chief executive out of the country when your club is in turmoil" but it was something prearranged as part of our sponsorship with Jeep.

Did Bin Boy Barrett mention that the Suns's CEO has gone as well because of their sponsor is Fiat? Both Jeep & Fiat are part of the Chrysler group

Of course he didn't because GC aren't playing crap footy

But I digrese....

Simply not a great look at all.

The Club's season is a disaster, the members are fuming and Benny takes off to Brazil  ... terrible look
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: bojangles17 on June 13, 2014, 08:07:19 AM
It's a tremendous look , if a CEO worth his salt couldn't learn a thing or two about team discipline, tactics and leadership whilst at the World Cup for a fortnight then he should leave his keys at the door on the way back in,  :shh
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: WilliamPowell on June 13, 2014, 09:33:44 AM
It's a tremendous look , if a CEO worth his salt couldn't learn a thing or two about team discipline, tactics and leadership whilst at the World Cup for a fortnight then he should leave his keys at the door on the way back in,  :shh

A tremendous look?

It is a terrible look when you as CEO harp on about how important your members are and you know they are hurting, angry and fuming the way the majority (I'll exclude you obviously) of ours are, then trekking off to the other side of the world isn't a good look. No amount of these  :shh :shh will say otherwise

What's he going to learn at lunches, dinners etc. He's there as a guest of a sponsor not a country a sponsor 

If you think he is going to get anywhere near teams outside of Australia you are kidding yourself.

Terrific, just terrific TM
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Judge Roughneck on June 13, 2014, 09:58:16 AM
Oh Brendon   :-\
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Penelope on June 13, 2014, 01:21:43 PM
Gale should have sent Hardwick in his place.

He then could have personally overseen how choco performed as head coach while dimma was away.
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Smokey on June 13, 2014, 02:09:51 PM
Gale should have sent Hardwick in his place.

He then could have personally overseen how choco performed as head coach while dimma was away.

 :yep   :thumbsup
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: lamington on June 13, 2014, 03:03:45 PM
Gale should have sent Hardwick in his place.

He then could have personally overseen how choco performed as head coach while dimma was away.

 :yep   :thumbsup

 :thumbsup
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Dice on June 13, 2014, 03:12:55 PM
i don't have a problem with it. Sponsors are vital.
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Eat_em_Alive on June 13, 2014, 05:16:17 PM
i don't have a problem with it. Sponsors are vital.

Me too, and ill explain briefly below.
Firstly completely understand what WP are feeling and agree about the look etc, however...
Is Brendan supposed to ring the correspondent for jeep and say "oh well look, um were in a bit of a pickle here the club your spending millions of dollars on in sponsorship is up to poo at the moment".. of course not

Brendan Gale is not required to be here on gameday etc sniffing lineament and giving players hugs ffs.

Its clear to me that our main problem is there is a divide between coaches and players, whether intended or not...
Recruiting is also one of the biggest issues amoung other things.

So unless Benny was going to sack the coach, assisants or recruiters mid season.. let him go
He will be gone for a week??
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: bojangles17 on June 13, 2014, 07:30:13 PM
Nothing to see here, we re a professional org , as I said earlier the worlds a very small place these days with telecommunications the way they are , not a problem
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: (•))(©™ on June 13, 2014, 07:37:49 PM
are the "apps" paying for his air fare?
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: YellowandBlackBlood on June 13, 2014, 07:45:32 PM
To be honest I don't care.

Yeah, it's not a good look but what's a worse look is the team getting beaten senseless on the field.

Benny can't do anything about our onfield woes. He can be the guest of our sponsor and try to negotiate other sponsorship relationships that may lead to new deals with other organizations that will be there.

Storm in a tea cup.
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Hard Roar Tiger on June 13, 2014, 08:36:50 PM
Jumping at shadows, some really hysterical posts in this thread.
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: wayne on June 13, 2014, 10:19:34 PM
Leaving the Tigers getting spanked to go watch the aussies get spanked  :lol
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: rogerd3 on June 13, 2014, 10:40:17 PM
The carry on makes me wanna :banghead
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Tigeritis™©® on June 13, 2014, 11:41:56 PM
What idiot wouldn't go to an all expenses paid trip to Brazil during the World Cup?

I can't believe the angst.

There is a hell of a lot of problems at punt road but this isn't one of them.
Title: Re: Benny Gale off to the World Cup
Post by: Eat_em_Alive on June 14, 2014, 07:05:13 AM
Saw Benny G standing on the sidelines this morning waving his scarf like a mad man as the Dutch destroyed Spain  :shh

 :lol