Anyone else get the impression that Miller would prefer the status quo from this and other statements he's made recently:
Wouldn’t surprise me one bit MT. If he’s come to the conclusion that those from the past didn’t know how to change anything then why wouldn’t he prefer things as they are now?
I wouldn’t blame anyone for not wanting to go back to the sort of Board we’ve had previously, which just expected things to happen, rather than expect that they are the ones who can make them happen.
It’s clear that RFC has been totally unprofessional for years. So why would we now want back those who helped create and perpetuate the mediocrity, when they could only see their way clear to stuff up the plans put in place now?
The Alternatives preach about how the Board under Casey was just waiting for the team to be successful so that the Club would be successful. Well, the news is that the Club was running that way before Casey even arrived at RFC. Interestingly enough, a number of the Alternative ticket was part of those Boards. Not that they will accept any of the responsibility or criticism for that, or acknowledge that’s how things were back then. And if they didn’t recognise that’s how things were then they shouldn’t have even been on the Board. So why would we bring them back? We have a death wish or something?
It’s only now people at RFC have had enough initiative to recognise and do something about the problems. Miller would know the extent of things better than us and why would he, or anyone, want to bring back those who were content to sit back and wait for things to happen or change, rather than going out and making them happen, when we seem to be on the right path now. Why risk sabotaging what has been started?
And why bring back those who aren’t able to accept when things are wrong and do something about changing them, but just take it as a personal affront when challenged about how the Club is going. As has been the case in previous years. What were they committed to, RFC or personal pride?
Many tough decisions may have already been made, but a lot has to happen before we can say we have well and truly turned things around. There will still be tough times ahead and if and when they do arrive we don’t want any half-hearteds, who can only take us backwards and jeopardise our chances, being in control at those times. Because no plan, no matter how good, is fool proof and can carry itself out to achieve the intended results, without people who know what they are doing, and the commitment to see it through, driving things.
Previous RFC Boards lacked the awareness and initiative to change anything. The Club invariably stagnated once the on-field results didn't materialise. What didn't seem to be realised, by those who could do something about it, was that the short-sighted solutions the Club continually adopted meant that the Club's Board, Administration and players were always off the hook, once it was decided that the Coach didn't know what he was doing after all. It just never seemed to occur to those running things that maybe they were as responsible as anyone for our lack of success and behind the reasons why the Coach couldn't do his job properly, because the unaccountable environment, created and perpetuated by them, impacted on the players and, effectively, the whole Club.
It’s this sort of impact the Board has on the whole Club and it’s this sort of management we want to get away from – for good. Bringing back those with blinkered views won’t help make life easy for anyone. It’ll just stifle things.
