Rumoured/Confirmed Signings and More Crap XVIII

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I saw it on Reddit and it seems it was posted to a Facebook page and then someone saved it and uploaded it to YouTube.

It has been removed from Facebook.

It was uploaded by a guy called abbot75. Maybe the PM has a youtube hobby?

 

[strider]

fkn tony hangin with the opposition :roll:


one of their players is an abbott hey .... you'd think he'd think to not get his teammate in the shit ... or maybe its his dumb brother who it was emailed to or something

 

[TheRam]

If you think our board are useless you can always head a ticket for next may RAM, personally, I'm sick to death of chopping, changing, the ego's , personal agendas and everything else that goes with an election

Don't be ridiculous Staggs. Just because we can all tell a bad facelift from a good one, doesn't mean we can all be plastic surgeons. So give it a rest with your inane stupid and predictable jabs.

If you like the board, that's fine, but we all have opinions, and I'm sick of the crap that we are always going through. I would rather change the board every freaking year, if it meant ultimately we finally get one like what Easts, Dogs and now Knights have.

I'm afraid your or I wouldn't get close to warranting selection as I dare say anyone else that's a regular on this forum.

 

[TheRam]

Pigs at the trough.

Who?

 

[Obscene Assassin]

I would rather change the board every freaking year, if it meant ultimately we finally get one like what Easts, Dogs and now Knights have.

The Knights board haven't done anything yet, how do you know they're going to be any good?

 

[emjaycee]

Don't be ridiculous Staggs. Just because we can all tell a bad facelift from a good one, doesn't mean we can all be plastic surgeons. So give it a rest with your inane stupid and predictable jabs.

If you like the board, that's fine, but we all have opinions, and I'm sick of the crap that we are always going through. I would rather change the board every freaking year, if it meant ultimately we finally get one like what Easts, Dogs and now Knights have.

I'm afraid your or I wouldn't get close to warranting selection as I dare say anyone else that's a regular on this forum.

Didn't Tony Bongo get close a few years back?

 

[hineyrulz]

btw - thats either a quality door frame or a piece of shit door!

Looks about as good as the ones at Parra stadium.

 

[TheRam]

The Knights board haven't done anything yet, how do you know they're going to be any good?

Lets just say it's not too hard to tell quality from crap.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I would rather change the board every freaking year, if it meant ultimately we finally get one like what Easts, Dogs and now Knights have.

I reckon the only difference between our boards and those ones are that those boards are all stable and not constantly fighting to remain in their seats.

 

[TheRam]

Didn't Tony Bongo get close a few years back?

With respect to Tony, he was hardly in the same league as you well know. Stirrer.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I reckon the only difference between our boards and those ones are that those boards are all stable and not constantly fighting to remain in their seats.

Yes, that, and the vast difference in experience in running large complex organisations (which is where the future of the game is heading). We certainly don't want a board comprised only of 'business people', but a greater smattering of well-connected types with experience in large organisations would help us in the long-run.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

Lets just say it's not too hard to tell quality from crap.

yeah not at all but given the Knights board haven't done anything yet how can you judge them?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yes, that, and the vast difference in experience in running large complex organisations (which is where the future of the game is heading). We certainly don't want a board comprised only of 'business people', but a greater smattering of well-connected types with experience in large organisations would help us in the long-run.

Isn't that the CEO's job?

 

[emjaycee]

Given that 2 of our Board positions are required to be filled by PDRLC directors doesnt that already put us behind the rest?

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Isn't that the CEO's job?

Yes, that's his job, and it is the responsibility of the board to oversee what he and his management team are doing, and set the strategic direction of the club. If CEO is a shaker and mover, and the board ain't, how do you expect them to monitor him?

 

[Delboy]

I can understand the sceptics re the board, but we souls wi pressed with the direction Steve Sharp and Seward have taken the club in the past 12 months. I guess if we can stabilise the football club board we will assist in the process.

If we have the club at heart we should get to the AGM and support he Sharp ticket, at least that is what I think I will do

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Yes, that's his job, and it is the responsibility of the board to oversee what he and his management team are doing, and set the strategic direction of the club. If CEO is a shaker and mover, and the board ain't, how do you expect them to monitor him?

Leabeater, P.I.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I can understand the sceptics re the board, but we souls wi pressed with the direction Steve Sharp and Seward have taken the club in the past 12 months. I guess if we can stabilise the football club board we will assist in the process.

If we have the club at heart we should get to the AGM and support he Sharp ticket, at least that is what I think I will do

Yeh, I would agree as well. My comments are at a general level and are about the long-run, rather than about particular individuals on our board at the moment.

 

[Delboy]

Oh dear " should be impressed with the direction "

 

[El Diablo]

I don't know if any of you guys have seen this article, but I am very, very impressed with the people that the NRL/Knights have assembled to form their board of directors.

Boy I am jealous and so wish that the NRL could do something like this for us. How useless do our bunch look next to these guys?

http://www.nrl.com/newcastle-knight...4/newsid/82932/default.aspx?cid=NRL_HP_Latest

Newcastle Knights Board announced

The NRL on Saturday unveiled the new Newcastle Knights Board, comprising some of the most prominent business and sporting leaders and community representatives from the Hunter.


CEO Dave Smith said the new Board had the expertise and enthusiasm to help secure the club?s future.


The new Board is:

? Brian McGuigan AM ? Director Australian Vintage Limited

? Eileen Doyle ? Director Newcastle Ports, Bradken, GPT and Boral, Chairman Hunter Valley Research Foundation


? Mark Fitzgibbon ? CEO of NIB Health Funds.

? Katie Brassil ? General Manager of External Affairs at Centennial Coal


? Philip Gardner ? CEO of the Wests Group

? John Quayle ? Chairman of Venues NSW who is a former CEO of the Australian Rugby League

? Peter Shear ? NRL advisor and former Lloyds Banking Group executive

Mr Smith said the new Board demonstrated the calibre of people interested in being part of Rugby League in the Hunter region.


"We could not have hoped for a stronger Board," he said.


"It has expertise in all the right areas, including business, sport, sponsorship and Rugby League.


"And, even more importantly, this is a Board with strong links to the local community.


"So it is a Board which has one goal ? to ensure the Newcastle Knights have a strong, secure and successful future."

well piss off and follow Newcastle then