Craig Young and personal reference for Finch

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Or was he given a golden handshake and now off to the Cowboys Board? Lots of experience to offer them.

I wouldn’t think he was paid out.

He could either be stood down in a dignified manner or be figuratively shot in the head with a disgrace filled sacking.

Another option for him in his release was the time honoured “family reasons”

The excuse you give when you want to hide the truth.

But Albert went nuclear.

 

[Rod Coil]

He is still around behind the scene as I write, that is fact.

 

[denis preston]

He is still around behind the scene as I write, that is fact.

Hey Rod, what’s his reputation like within the club ?

 

[Maximus]

Reading the statement with its specific wording makes me suspicious:
step down from his position on the club board.

So....to me they have only committed to removing him from his current position on the club board....not any other position in the club board or from the club in general.

You know it wouldn't be possible to secretly keep him on the board right?

Also,

Young’s replacement on the board will be named in due course.

St George Illawarra Dragons announce board change

The St George Illawarra Dragons have today advised that Andrew Gordon will retire from the Board of the Dragons and will be replaced by Genevieve Gordon.

www.dragons.com.au

 

[Rod Coil]

Hey Rod, what’s his reputation like within the club ?

He is well respected & looked up to. While his judgement & overall performance can certainly be scrutinised his heart can’t.

 

[Rod Coil]

You know it wouldn't be possible to secretly keep him on the board right?

Also,

Young’s replacement on the board will be named in due course.

St George Illawarra Dragons announce board change

The St George Illawarra Dragons have today advised that Andrew Gordon will retire from the Board of the Dragons and will be replaced by Genevieve Gordon.

www.dragons.com.au

Yes it would unfortunately. Without being too technical, he could still sit on either the St.George Leagues Club Board and/or the St.George District Club Board & not be on the NRL Club Board. It is a tangled web.

 

[Maximus]

Yes it would unfortunately. Without being too technical, he could still sit on either the St.George Leagues Club Board and/or the St.George District Club Board & not be on the NRL Club Board. It is a tangled web.

That wouldn't exactly be secret when anyone can pay $9 or $18 to see that information.

Anyway, change has likely been made on the football club. He's presumably the 484 on the 1st or 3rd

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB PTY. LIMITED

No change yet on the other 2

ST GEORGE DISTRICT RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

ST. GEORGE LEAGUES CLUB LTD

 

[denis preston]

He is well respected & looked up to. While his judgement & overall performance can certainly be scrutinised his heart can’t.

Nice bloke to have around the club but just keep him away from any decision making roles !

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

It’s up to Albert.

If he cares about the club, he will find a voluntary role somewhere and put in.

If he doesn’t want to participate any longer, I’d say that his perceived betrayal by other board members has got to him and/or he only sees the value in doing something for a reward of some kind.

Behind all the glamour of the paid board and officials are hundreds of volunteers and others putting in for nix or at cost to them.

That’s why when people of high station spit the dummy, there’s not a lot of understanding or sympathy.

They get the resources to follow the club that the rank and file only dream about.

Albert going ballistic in these circumstances, it’s not so unusual, but I think it’s not going to help his cause. A few deep breaths and some composure might have won more hearts. I might have a shot at a resignation press release later as I would have done it.

 

[SEAT 1A]

Sorry, but please re-read. He is not sorry that he wrote a reference. He is appolagetic he wrote it on official dragons letterhead, and this is why he resigned.

Fair enough Snow.

 

[Dragon David]

Fair enough Snow.

‘I’d do it again tomorrow’: Former Dragons chairman doubles down on Finch support

‘I’d do it again tomorrow’: Former Dragons chairman doubles down on Finch stance

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[OneEyedDragon]

‘I’d do it again tomorrow’: Former Dragons chairman doubles down on Finch support

‘I’d do it again tomorrow’: Former Dragons chairman doubles down on Finch stance

www.foxsports.com.au

I am not sure Craig can see the problem. If he wants to write a personal reference for Finch, we'll, that is his business. Just no use of club letterhead and absolutely no indication that the reference has anything at all to do with the Dragons. He keeps saying he would do it again and the letterhead use was "an error in judgement". To me is is minimising the issue and doesn't grasp how much he has offended most Dragons fans.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Alberts recourse to “ standing by his mates whatever” doesn’t really hold up.

There’s got to be a limit to friendship, depending on the issue.

They say Epstein had a lot of mates who sat back and watched him abuse girls and young women for a long long time.

Albert can say it’s not the same, but the mateship principle was there in spades.

Panthers having to sack May only when Sponsors and a few brave men stood up ( including brandy).

As for Albert resigning on his own terms, for his own reasons, the alternative wasn’t very pleasant.

He wasn’t resigning before his indulgence was he?


Albert seems to have lost his sense of perspective. He’s taking it very hard. That’s his choice.

I think the club would have been served better, if he’d been a bit more contrite, constructive and big hearted about it. You can tell he’s not getting good pr. He’s committing pr suicide.

And given his history at the club, it’s about all he knows.

The club or the nrl can’t be seen as having anything to do with Young Finch. It’s not rocket science?

 

[saints4ever]

Young wouldn't be getting PR. As much of a legend on the field he was, off the field he's been nothing but a disaster.
He can't coach.
He's a terrible administrator, as this latest debacle shows.
He inspires no confidence as chairman.
He had player managers refusing to talk to him as head of recruitment.
His moto/mantra of "free food and drink there's no excuse" after this year's awards shows that he is the epitome of what's currently wrong with the club. It's the 70s still in his head. There's massive problems with the club and he's a big reason why.

Craig Young should have been patted on the back, hand wrung extensively at all legends events and fan meet and greets and should have been in the stands or on the sideline in 2010 to share that incredible moment with his son.

And that should have been the extent of his involvement with the club. He's one anchor that's finally been cut free. Let's hope it's for good.

 

[Gareth67]

Apparently he was due to step down from that role this month anyway.

Something to do with a rotation of board members , so as Rod Coil has suggested he may very well still be gainfully employed in yet another role .

There is one vacancy that comes to mind , that being recruitment ? ?

 

[Dragonslayer]

I think CY completely misses the point (and not for the first time).

To paraphrase a line from the movie John Wick:
"It's not what you did son, it's what you wrote it on"

 

[denis preston]

Certainly one of the worst board members and the fact that he got to chairman is systematic of the self serving nature of our organisation. How did Doust get back ? I can only hope that Spider has an agenda to rid the place of these non performing dinosaurs.

 

[possm]

If Doust is sacked from the Board it will mean two vacant positions that are still available to fill. Now if the Board filled one of those vacancies with a Red V member (voted for by all Red V members), then things could be heading in the right direction.

All that would be needed to get the ball rolling would be to:
1. Appoint a top-quality board member to replace Doust.
2. Sack Griffin
3. Sign Hasler/Brown to fill vacant coaching/recruitment positions.

 

[saints4ever]

possm... Hasler WILL NOT be coach. You can post about it over and over and over
Hasler will not be hired.
Doust will not be fired.
For the sake of your sanity, try to move on

 

[OneEyedDragon]

possm... Hasler WILL NOT be coach. You can post about it over and over and over
Hasler will not be hired.
Doust will not be fired.
For the sake of your sanity, try to move on

Sadly, messages from Earth are often mistranslated when they reach possmworld.