It's not awe inspiring but he is asking questions of the board that WP is asking of him (an outsider).
I mean seriously how on earth can he answer these questions when the board cannot or isn't prepared to answer?
Me thinks board is fat and lazy
That's a ridiculous statement. The current board have totally turned the club around from a financial basket case to a club that has made a profit year after year after year. This is on the background of increased spending on the football department. We have record membership and the AFL now give us unprecedented exposure with Friday night games.
FFS do you think that this just happens? It takes a lot of work. Ok, we all hate losing finals but the bloody board don't run out onto the ground on game day.
The biggest plus from tbe current board is that there are no leaks. When was the last time you could say that about Richmond?
Calling them fat and lazy is one of the most ridiculous things I've read and you give them no credit for turning this vlub around to being one of the biggest clubs in the land.
2nd those sentiments.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Good work Y & B.
They have proven to be sophisticated charity workers.
Norf, Saints, Bulldogs (in particular) would be insolvent had they been lumped with Richmond's board.
It's well known that the supporters are what has kept the club afloat, the board have a bunch of accountants who know how to save money. That only gets you so far.
The fact you call it ridiculous just shows how out of touch you are.
fantastic post.
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Fantastic post????
You are more deluded than HRT if you think that the post is fantastic. How on earth can anyone make a statement that if Norf, Saints and Bulldogs had our board they would be insolvent now? How could anyone prove this to be anywhere near correct? It can easily be shown to be incorrect too! AFL clubs now cannot be insolvent because of equalisation money and AFL hand outs to prop them up - something those teams already receive!!!!!!
How can the board be that bad? It is under them that our membership has turned around as at one point it was falling now we are 3rd in the league. This is on the background of zero finals success to boost the numbers. Since you say that the supporters have kept the club afloat, why was it that those same supporters were letting the club go broke before this board came in?
You know, the funny thing is if the umpire had paid the obvious holding the ball to Edwards and he kicked the goal putting us in front and if we then went on to win that game against Norf, I would bet my bottom dollar that nobody would be saying the board is fat and lazy!
Yes, we still do rely of the FTF to make money. I still find that better than relying on the AFL to prop us up. I think the current board is continually improving our financial position on the background of increased football expenditure. That is something that is difficult to do and is an ongoing process. The one thing that would turbo charge this process would be to start winning finals. However, the board does not run out onto the ground to play the game.
I am also not saying that the board cannot do with fresh ideas, but to say they are fat and lazy is disrespectful to a group of individuals that put a lot of money and personal time into the club and on all reasonable counts have done a fine job in making us a big club. They have made us financially strong and marketable despite zero finals success. That is their job and they have done it well.
