Haven’t forgotten about the players Jackstar. Actually, the only reason I still bother is because of the young players coming through now. Otherwise, I could happily give up the farce that is our footy club.
We have nothing but bad decision after bad decision. And then when that gets too much for people we have the scenario that is playing itself out now, where disgruntled people think they can do better. If they are so disgruntled and concerned then nominate for the Board and do something about things, instead of going down this track every other year. It’s as tedious to talk about as it is to go through.
It’s hysterical that when Schwab was on the Board he couldn’t convince anyone of anything and couldn’t effectively deal with the other egos on the Board. Yet he now wants to pump himself up as our saviour.
Can you imagine Schwab coming up against the likes of Eddie McGuire, Ian Collins and any other Club president who has half a clue?
While Schwab is busy dotting his i’s and crossing his t’s, the Eddie McGuires of the footy world will be signing deals and moving on to the next one and we will be left wondering what happened.
I accept that Casey has made mistakes, like anyone before him, and the good thing to come from this whole situation is that Casey and his Board have had to re-assess things and ensure that things are done as they should be, if they weren’t already.
Unlike previous administrations, Casey has been less conservative and has gone out to get people who can help RFC to again be competitive, both on and off the field. The decisions and appointments made haven’t all been a raging success, but at least he did more than others before him and has been prepared to have a go. If that’s a bad thing then we’re all just wasting our time. Because Schwab will just take us back to the conservative approach that got us absolutely nowhere.
Sorry about the rant people, I’m just soooooooooooo frustrated with these mindless games that repeatedly get played out at RFC that it just makes my blood boil.
Meanwhile, back to the players.
I think the more senior players would take a lot more notice of what goes on at Board level and would have some genuine concerns about how things are run.
My main concern is that while we’re busy being a rabble, we never get to see any of our players at their best. And there’s always a doubt about our ability to get the best out of them. If players can see that the Club is putting together a coaching structure that gives them the opportunity to get the best out of themselves and provides an environment for them to be able to do that then those coming out of contract would be more inclined to re-sign with Richmond if they knew they had the same opportunity as players at other well administered Clubs.
Personally, I couldn’t blame them if they did what to go somewhere else. If players such Coughlan, Krakouer, Newman, Jackson, Hartigan, Roach, Raines and others don’t get the opportunity they deserve then they should just close the doors on the place. Because it’s a waste of talent and players’ careers by them and anyone else being at Richmond.