Doust's Open Letter to Red V Members

[matPORTS]

I made the very fateful error of reading Dousts dribble after I'd had a few beers last night.

To sum up the key takeaways from this letter and the subsequent media talk:

Doust and his mates (including Mary) are digging their heels in.

We (members and fans) are to blame for the current predicament in which the club finds itself by not showing up to games and threatening to not renew.

The talk surrounding the recruitment of Norman, Hayne, Farah, T-Rex (we can add Segyaro to the mix as well) is nothing but a mere pipe dream and quite frankly BS talk as the club tries to sway focus away from the current problems. Those of us with rose coloured glasses will dream of a recruitment drive like this. But why would any of the above mentioned players want to come here, even if we did have the money? Here is a dose of reality... we will probably be re-signing Rein on overs long term and Benji for a further year @ $400-500k.

If the club really does have the money (the only way could possibly be that WIN have provided some early sweeteners), and they want to go after what Parramatta want or have... why not get in the ears of Brad Arthur? That's what we call using foresight.

 

[GKJ79]

The major thing to do in these situations is to build up a case file and keep lots of notes, correspondence etc.

The position is indeed untenable but there is a procedural requirement i.e. dotting i's crossing t's and giving them a chance to respond.

In between time there is the personal agenda of whether to go to games, buy merchandise etc etc but I think that is now also starting to head in a fairly united direction.

I have also worked out the conspiracy theory scenario and that is the board are piling the money on at 13+ losses week in week out.

They wouldn't be making much $$$ Dragons are favourite to lose 13+ every week. They will probably only get odds of $1.05 against the grubs next week.

 

[Objective View]

I found it well written and found it addressed the issues. He's not going to outline the club's plans for all to see. Nobody should expect that.

Well done duckwit, you've outshone Minh and JBoy in the stupidity stakes.

Straight Shooter

 

[Objective View]

Is anyone surprised by this letter? Really it's just a standard letter from an executive from an underperforming organisation.

Yes, I am. It's better to remain silent than trot out self-serving trash.

Straight Shooter

 

[Saint Angelo]

A step in the right direction But...I personally think the situation has almost become untenable.

Exactly, UNTENABLE !!!!

 

[BennyV]

We all know that Doust is full of it however, I can't understand way the Board continue to accept his advice. Why don't the Board members move to correct the situation? Surely they realize that sooner or later they will lose any credibility that think they have.

OUST DOUST!!!!!

Because the board ARE the issue, moreso than Doust. They have too much say, they have little commercial acumen and they are the ones making all the shitty decisions that Doust has to enforce, Mary being the most obvious.

Compare the background and experience of the B.O.D from Roosters, Broncos, etc to ours and we are so far behind it hurts.

Losing Doust alone will hurt us, because Mick McDonald will step into his shoes on the recommendation of the board (y'know, after a worldwide search results in another old boy being the best candidate for the job) and we'll be in the same situation.

 

[duck]

Dear Dragons fans,
The board has received an incredible amount of correspondence both good and bad from the membership.

There is no doubt an overwhelming concern within the fan base re the future well being of the club both at the commercial and football end .

Rest assured that the board is carefully considering all the correspondence and is working towards an outcome by which the fans can be given an opportunity to air their concerns fully and the board can also give a proper and thoughtful response.

We think it suitable that we meet post season end in an open air forum possibly Jubilee Oval or Wollongong and the club could organise that venue within 4 weeks of season end.

We cordially invite you to get yourselves organised with an agenda, nominated spokespersons, preferred date and if possible a list of 20 questions so as to enable the board to properly prepare to answer your concerns.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

The Board of Directors

Not too hard really and what I would expect if they have any real concern for the fans.

Yeah not bad.

Problem would be finding a spokesperson and collating the questions. That alone could well turn into a civil war.

 

[duck]

Well done duckwit, you've outshone Minh and JBoy in the stupidity stakes.

Straight Shooter

Hey old mate. Long time no hear.

Have you joined the St George Leagues Club yet or do you still consider it a waste of time?

Quack

 

[Old Timer]

Yeah not bad.

Problem would be finding a spokesperson and collating the questions. That alone could well turn into a civil war.

I agree Duck because Emperor Doust has used the tried and proven Roman rule of law "Divide and Conquer"

Somewhere, somehow we need to find a way to co-ordinate a fan based response.

Maybe if someone on here is close to a journalist we could get some assistance in getting some ground rules as to how to initiate it.

 

[MilanDragon]

Yes, I am. It's better to remain silent than trot out self-serving trash.

Straight Shooter

Once again.. Why would he stay silent? No CEO does that. Regardless of their performance

 

[coast_dragons]

Once again the spews vomits out insults.

 

[thebigredv]

I agree Duck because Emperor Doust has used the tried and proven Roman rule of law "Divide and Conquer"

Somewhere, somehow we need to find a way to co-ordinate a fan based response.

Maybe if someone on here is close to a journalist we could get some assistance in getting some ground rules as to how to initiate it.

Stop putting money into tickets and memberships and Doust is gone. You only get rubbish performances anyway. Money is everything. Our words are not heeded.

 

[saintphil]

http://www.dragons.com.au/red-v-members/dragons_open_letter_.html

St George Illawarra Dragons CEO Peter Doust would like to personally address all loyal Red V Members, Corporate Partners and other valued Stakeholders through an open letter.

Doust’s letter makes reference to recent member, public and media discussion around team performance, management and the future of the club.



To Red V Members and Corporate Partners,

The Club’s personnel, including the Board of Directors, Football Staff, Players, Administrative Staff and myself, are all committed to the success of the Dragons.

We all acknowledge the present dissatisfaction with team performance of late and we are also aware that our venue strategies are not to the liking of all.

It is to be noted that decisions regarding the employment of individuals are the responsibility of the Board of Directors which is what occurs in most Companies and Organisations.

Please know that I am not going to resign when challenges present, that is simply not my way - I also know that Paul McGregor’s values are the same.

The movement of some games from both UOW Jubilee Oval, Kogarah and WIN Stadium, Wollongong is a long term strategy with commercial and brand development objectives - the outcomes of the first three years will be reviewed in 2017.

Our Red V Membership is strong and a very important element of a fan’s commitment to their Club.

I would encourage everyone to put their Club first when considering their future Red V Membership as it is an important investment that goes directly towards supporting our on-field ambitions.

Team performance, captaincy and recruitment decisions are managed by Football Staff who work with the Players on a daily basis.

The Club is in ongoing discussions with WIN Corporation with respect to governance and the future.

Please know that all involved with the Club are actively working towards improvement.

Regards,

Peter Doust

 

[saintphil]

It is an absolute certainty that the board is running this team as a business only, bottom line making money,they
won't buy big name players, we have to wait for players no-one else wants and take on coaching staff that come cheap because they wouldn't get a job anywhere else .That said this team has a serious problem the coach is not teaching them stupid, they were born like that

 

[gregstar]

such a bland statement.

as already mentioned, an office lackey can spit out such correspondence.

given the nature of where sport as a whole is headed (i actually think we're screwed regardless) you'd think that this gomer would be trying his best to salvage something before the club as it now exists morphs into the appendage of another.

 

[gregstar]

It is an absolute certainty that the board is running this team as a business only, bottom line making money,they
won't buy big name players, we have to wait for players no-one else wants and take on coaching staff that come cheap because they wouldn't get a job anywhere else .That said this team has a serious problem the coach is not teaching them stupid, they were born like that

as far as i am aware it doesn't make a quid. f*ck all clubs do. that's why i believe that the future is bleak.

 

[saintphil]

as far as i am aware it doesn't make a quid. f*ck all clubs do. that's why i believe that the future is bleak.

they must be making some money, there is a lot of people at the club with there noses in the trough

 

[gregstar]

they must be making some money, there is a lot of people at the club with there noses in the trough

i might be mistaken, but doesn't every club receive a grant from both the NRL & as such from the media?

 

[thebigredv]

lol they talk about 40 minute performances. We are literally 4 minute performers. Then 76 mins of frustration.

 

[OzDragon]

The Club’s personnel, including the Board of Directors, Football Staff, Players, Administrative Staff and myself, are all committed to the success of the Dragons.

Yeah that's what I just sat through; 80 minutes of commitment to success.....