I decided 4 days ago that I would be supporting the CC ticket.
My reasons are posted below.
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Quote from: londontiger on Yesterday at 08:01:20 PM
I have decided I will be voting for Casey and his ticket.
Reasons,
1. We have a financial plan that the AFL has endorsed (regardless of who put it together)
2. We are moving the right way to secure more memberships in 2005. I firmly this is not the right time for the alternative ticket.
3. Miller is guaranteed to be around by voting the Casey ticket
4. Miller has been given the green light by Wright and Wallace, two men I would suggest would speak out if there was trouble brewing in the future.
5. Casey will be accountable. His past dealings have been poor, but he is not alone. Welsh, Schwab and Macek have all sat on recent Richmond boards, and are accountable.
6. The Big 4 vision lost me at the very beginning when they discussed how in 1999 we were on the verge of better things and Casey had destroyed all this good work. I remember in 1999, we had just signed 4 players on $$$$, upto our 4th coach in the previous 5 year period, NO one wanted to coach us and we ended up with Frawley, traded away draft picks for duds. Surely 5 years on we have made POSITIVE CHANGES under this board???
7. This board election has ended up splitting the supporter base, and as such RFC will be an unsettled place regardless of the outcome. Whatever can be done to settle the club is what is required. Voting the incumbants with Miller and O'Shannassy I see as the best course of action
8. I feel much more comfortable with the current structure and positive steps to ensure our footy club takes the relevent measures to survive. It is a case of better the devil you know. This statement includes Miller.
9. There is no new blood for me to get excited about with the alternative ticket, and I have previously stated my concerns about Macek not having time to run for the board 5 or so months ago, and only running when presidency was beckoning.
10. I feel this whole situation will make sure that whoever sits on any RFC board in the future is accountable to all its members. This I can only say is a good thing.
11. Change was the outcome wanted by the alternative supporters, and I believe change has occured and will continue to occur, under the current board.
12. I want the team to concentrate on football and football alone. I believe that stability of voting in the existing board will deliver this.
I expect to be shot down on this, but I am aware of many voters coming to this conclusion as well.
At the end of the day, I have stated that whoever gets in will get my full support, and I hope other supporters feel the same way.
Just picked up on the interpretation of this post.
5. Casey will be accountable. His past dealings have been poor, but he is not alone. Welsh, Schwab and Macek have all sat on recent Richmond boards, and are accountable.
To Clarify:
Charles Macek was not a board member during the well documented last two poor trading performances. 2003 and 2004.
Macek was on the board in 1999, when decisions documented above were made. RE: Danny Frawley being the best available coach we could sign, and the bloodless coup which saw Casey step onto the board by Daphne standing down.
