Looks like the same thing the current board in terms of club issues, the League club Bulletin.
Oh I have spotted a few having some down time now and then, but hey they are entitled to that.
Indeed you have, well actually I have seen yourself with Ray and Brett from the FC board, but as Ray has public stated on the channel 9's Footy Show, he doesn't care about the Leagues club so you couldn't bring up the issue with him, and I have seen Roy and John around, I have also seen Lyn about, but it looks like Lyn is a little broken at the moment.
However one of the major complaints I had heard in regards to the previous board, was its lack of communication and actually going out and speaking to the people where they were, Alan Overton aside who has been on this or any other incarnation of the Parramatta forums since before I meet him in 1998 and has more often that not been seen at almost every major Eels fan orginised get together in one way or another for a very long time. Around 1998 we had the person in charge of public relations at the football office on a forum with a separate thread that she would come in an answer questions posted about the Club in all its aspects. Maybe the Current Board, along with acting CEO Trulio could appoint someone like that to discuss issues with the leagues club, in a separate thread, if the good will of the folks at LU was forthcoming.
Now I wont pretend that I am completely happy with results post elections yet. As I have said to those close to me, I am not. I still have some nagging issues, but as I do with coaches I am happy enough to give the new boards and Mr Osbourne whom I have yet to meet, a year and a half to resolve them. Indeed I am sure all LC members will be looking at the bottom line on the LC annual report for the next few years as well.
I won't doubt that there is a good feeling about the ERL side, but people I spoke with pre Eric Grothe's candidacy who work at the club, not those that are elected, told me that in terms of the football office the only side that were disappointing last year (2008) were the NRL side, which I agree with having watch all the sides last year, that trend seems to have continued on regardless, just now we are swapping the NRL side for the NYC side in terms of disappointment. It would seem one coaching appointment could have been the reason for both of these disappointments, and if that is the case, then the previous board should also share some of the credit for our current position as it was they who before any election of the candidacy of Eric Grothe, announced the signing of Daniel Anderson, who I am sure you will agree with me seems to have taken over the reigns of the NRL side and bought a sense of Pride, and in hearing Daniel speak, accountability within the Top 25, including some of the Boys in the Toyota cup and Wentworthville.
The signing of Paul Osbourne is a great stroke of luck and a change for the positive at our club, yet I am still yet to have his position clarified, is he the CEO of the Football Club, or the Football Office. As was 3P's promise the CEO positions of Football Club and Leagues Club were split, so I would doubt he would be CEO of the Leagues club, which leads to another important question, who is the CEO of the Leagues club, are we actively looking for one? or it is going to be Trulio? Indeed these questions are quite prevalent to the question raised about the TAB, as it could well be the CEO of the Leagues club who appoints his internal staff to do the investigations for the TAB or other betting agency.
In regards to the signing of Osbourne, I can say that last August I wrote up some notes for an F7's article about what Parramatta fans wanted, unfortunately the article was not finished as other issue arose but so far he and the new board have ticked all the boxes apart from the sponsorship ones but the new boards and CEO's have all off season to get them nailed down and hopefully report the order value of such sponsorships to the membership, but I would say to take full responsibility for the side fortunes since the Ticket came to power is a little naive. People on the staff at the club have always said to me that they had no major problems with the previous board and the CEO, so would the change of have caused the turn around in our of field fortunes, as much as the change of coach and the player finally getting on board with what the coach wanted? A well known former coach said of Rugby League sides late last year that "It takes a good coach 18 months to build a side and a bad coach 18 months to destroy one". In that regard, I would think Daniel Anderson is doing exceptionally well and the generally positive press around the club since Osbourne's arrival is also helping, a reason many, myself included wanted to see the role of League Club CEO and Football Club CEO split or the Head of the Football office used like Mr Osbourne is now as the main face of our club to the Media as the man in charge of the club.
