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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on February 28, 2013, 03:32:13 AM
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Tiger poised to pounce
Jon Pierik
The Age
February 28, 2013
BRUCE Monteath, Richmond's last premiership captain, has revealed he will consider a push for a seat on the club board, and possibly the presidency, if the Tigers stumble this season.
President Gary March will step down in October after eight seasons, with vice-president Maurice O'Shannassy, treasurer Rob Dalton and board member Malcolm Speed the leading candidates to succeed him.
It's understood Speed is keen to take the role and has the support of several directors on the nine-member board. ''I would almost guarantee the next president will come from the current board,'' March said on Wednesday.
But Monteath, a property developer and captain of the 1980 premiership side, told Fairfax Media the Tigers' on-field fortunes would dictate his next move. ''We just have to sit back and watch and see how it goes and assess towards the end of the year,'' he said.
''It really depends on how they go. If they go well, I may not need to get involved at all, or maybe am just happy to get involved on the board. If they don't [go well], I think we all need to have a good look. Hopefully, this year is going to be a good one for us.
''I am a supporter of what they are doing. With Gary stepping down, it's probably time for a change … if things don't go the way they planned.''
Richmond finished 12th last season and is under pressure to make the finals this season for what would be only the fourth time since Monteath held the premiership cup aloft.
March said Monteath was welcome to seek election but did not agree with his stance. ''I don't like when people say we will sit back and see how the team goes - that's not why you go on the board. You go on the board to try and help the club be the best it can be in the competition, both financially and from an on-field sense.
''Rain, hail or shine, you have got to take the good times with the bad. Having been through plenty of bad times, it's nice to be coming out the other end of it.''
March, who has held the top role since 2005, said discussion on his replacement would intensify after August.
He inherited a club in financial and on-field trouble and has overseen a major restructure in all areas which has led to record membership, major investment in the football department and what is expected to be the eradication of all debt later this year.
Monteath said he had been approached by a number of people in the past few years about making a tilt at the board and presidency.
''I don't think [the club] need any destabilisation. I think Gary has done a good job to get the debt down and work through pretty tough times. It's really just how it goes this year,'' Monteath said.
Monteath met March and Tigers chief executive Brendon Gale last year to express his interest in joining the board. ''I think it's time we stood up. We have been a sleeping giant for a long time,'' he said.
Asked if there were areas where he felt the Tigers needed to focus, Monteath said: ''I would prefer not to say at this stage. Hopefully, it all goes well and we will review it towards the end of the year.''
Monteath could be backed on a ticket by wealthy IT entrepreneur Phillip Allison, although Allison said he hadn't given any thought to a possible seat on the board, and denied mooted plans to offer $2 million in exchange for club directorships.
Allison has previously sponsored the Tigers, but did not last season and is unsure if he will this year. ''Don't read too much into that, it's a business decision,'' he said.
Speed, the former chief executive of the National Basketball League, Cricket Australia and the International Cricket Council, has an impressive resume, having joined the Tigers board in October 2011.
He is the managing director of the Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports, helping the likes of the AFL, Cricket Australia, the NRL and Australian Rugby deal with major issues.
Speed's background in dealing with integrity measures, a growing area facing the AFL, has impressed some Richmond officials.
O'Shannassy, with a business background in finance, including with the worldwide BlackRock Investment Management, and Dalton, a senior audit partner at Ernst & Young, are also impressive candidates.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/tiger-poised-to-pounce-20130227-2f6e1.html#ixzz2M7LlJjAw
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Cue the "we don't need this distraction" brigade. ;D
March said Monteath was welcome to seek election but did not agree with his stance. ''I don't like when people say we will sit back and see how the team goes - that's not why you go on the board. You go on the board to try and help the club be the best it can be in the competition, both financially and from an on-field sense."
Agree with that
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Cue the "we don't need this distraction" brigade. ;D
March said Monteath was welcome to seek election but did not agree with his stance. ''I don't like when people say we will sit back and see how the team goes - that's not why you go on the board. You go on the board to try and help the club be the best it can be in the competition, both financially and from an on-field sense."
Agree with that
Yep think Gary is right on the money
Also I am always very wary when someone says:
Asked if there were areas where he felt the Tigers needed to focus, Monteath said: ''I would prefer not to say at this stage. Hopefully, it all goes well and we will review it towards the end of the year.''
Do you have a plan Bruce? What are you going to bring to the board exactly? Or do you just want to be there for the good times?
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Where's Monteath been all these years? Holding up our last silverware means little 33 years later.
What's he been doing apart from being a 'property developer'?
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Speed for me (http://www.euroclubschools.co.uk/userimages/th_party-smiley-551.gif)
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You are talking about our next Prez right Mrakov?? :whistle
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You are talking about our next Prez right Mrakov?? :whistle
rrrright
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Asked if there were areas where he felt the Tigers needed to focus, Monteath said: ''I would prefer not to say at this stage.
Monteath means trouble. The line above in the quote indicates that he believes that the direction the club is on is not where "He Thinks" it should be going. The statement gives everyone that reads it the impression that there are outpoints in the operation of the football club without actually stating what it is, of course the non disclosure of the outpoint puts all people reading the line into mystery on what this outpoint is even when there is no outpoint to begin with, THIS IS THE ROOT TO DESTABILIZATION.
My opinion is that this candidate is not in this for the best interests of the club, he is in it for himself and for what he himself personally can get out of it.
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We just don't need these sorts of distractions at the 11th hour of a new season. FFS can't they just shut up about board crap until the end of the season. :banghead
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I'm admitting right off the bat here that I don't know much about the blokes on the board at the moment, how exactly it all works, and at 27 years old I'm not exactly familiar with everyone involved during our last golden era. But something about Monteath stinks. If I remember correctly to an article last year, wasn't he trying to buy seats for himself and his mates? Bugger off. I'm hoping Speed gets it. I can't comment much on what I think of his ability, but would be a great face for the club and help us to demand that bit more respect.
On a lighter note, apparently an Age pole has Mick Molloy on it for the job? ;D he was joking around this morning saying if he got it he would sub himself on at 3qtr time, and bring Jim Jess back in off the back flank. Also said he'd bring back Disco and he could sit on his shoulders. He cracked it about his lack of invites to the president's lunches and said it would be his motivation. Lol.
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Speed for me (http://www.euroclubschools.co.uk/userimages/th_party-smiley-551.gif)
Yes Mal Speed for President
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Speed for me (http://www.euroclubschools.co.uk/userimages/th_party-smiley-551.gif)
I have a need for speed :santa
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My recollection is while Monteath was Captain he was on the bench. Still sitting on it I see
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Mal Speed has the runs on the board with CA & the ICC.
That's good enough for me.
Mal for Prez.
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I dunno, maybe ten years ago but Speed's in his mid 60s and been uninvolved at the highest level of sport for a couple of years now.
Prefer someone who's closer to the club and can continue the good work.
O'Shannassy for mine.
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Mal Speed is currently on the board of Golf Australia.
Still involved in sport and knows how to run the show.
Could easily be Prez of the RFC.
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Mal Speed is currently on the board of Golf Australia.
My mistake. 8)
If Speed's decided the best candidate well and good.
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Monteath is an absolute lightweight and should not be entertained as Presidential material..
Mal Speed has a skills set that is ideal for the future of the club, particularly will all of the governance and systems issues being pushed.
Amateur hour is over at RFC, and there are many talented men & women that can contribute to the advancement of the club rather than those wanne be backers that imagine a RFC board seat is for sale.
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Im happy to sell a Richmond Board Member position. One is currently available. I was organising Jackstars campaign to be El Presidente but Jacks got better things to do atm and he cannot stand. Therefore there is one board seat for sale. And Im selling the rights to it. Any takers please put your CV below on this thread and the OER Nominations Committee will have a look at it.
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Im happy to sell a Richmond Board Member position. One is currently available. I was organising Jackstars campaign to be El Presidente but Jacks got better things to do atm and he cannot stand. Therefore there is one board seat for sale. And Im selling the rights to it. Any takers please put your CV below on this thread and the OER Nominations Committee will have a look at it.
Why aren't you having a crack?