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Ding dong the witch is dead !!

emjaycee

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Speaking of which, in terms of your posts from last night...



...you'll be pleased to learn emjaycee that Steve Sharp has put that conspiracy theory to bed at the first opportunity after election, with direct quotes in this article:

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...b-for-the-people/story-fni3ga7r-1226640640706

Now you can take those bex and lie down, and focus on claiming that others engage in conspiracy theories and rambling...:cool:

That is excellent news Bart and thanks for posting that link. Glad my source was wrong on this one.
 

bartman

Immortal
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Source... lol. Wasn't EGJ by any chance? His credibility isn't looking real sharp these days ;-).
 

Casper The Ghost

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At least my dribble is readable and doesn't contain countless conspiracy theories and the ramblings of a lunatic.

Tell me exactly what did Fitzgerald DO to get is closer to a premiership in the last 10 years of his reign Casper?

Mate, in ALL our Love For Life work, the insights shared in our articles, videos, etc, NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DEBUNK WHAT WE ARE SAYING. They are logical and factual. Would you like to have a debate about subjects like "intellectual property" which is at the heart of our work exposing the fraud being conducted by the Freemasonic/Satanic world. You might laugh it off in total ignorance but we (wife and I) are very serious about everything we do and again, no one has been able to prove what we are saying is false. So that you can back your outrageous claims "countless conspiracy theories and the ramblings of a lunatic." put our insightful work to the test. And, please don't get confused with the work of other people's research/opinions, etc, posted in the website just because we support freedom of speech/thought. There is a lot of information posted that we do not agree with either but we leave it all up. We are not biased. It's up to the readers to use their own senses/brains and work things out. Same applies with our work, prove what we say in our articles/videos to be false. If you don't then you will be seen to be a smart arse who loves nothing better than to make up lies that are slander. I am not angry or upset with you while writing this post. I'm just taking you on, standing up to you. Am not prepared to sit back and accept this bullshit that you post about me and our Love For Life work.
 

Casper The Ghost

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New Parramatta chairman Steve Sharp vows to again make Eels club for the people

DEAN RITCHIE THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MAY 13, 2013 12:00AM

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New Parramatta chairman Steve Sharp at North Sydney Oval yesterday.
Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: The Daily Telegraph


NEW Parramatta chairman Steve Sharp has revealed why Eels members sacked the current board: "They blamed others for the mess they failed to rectify."

Sharp and his ParraFirst ticket swept to power in Saturday's elections in a historic day for the club.

The Roy Spagnolo-led board was left battered and humiliated when ParraFirst secured all five of the seats available on the Parramatta Leagues Club board, which controls the Eels' NRL franchise.

Spagnolo ran an embarrassing 10th in voting. Sharp finished first with 794 votes.

"The (current) board talked all the time about their ability to make money at the Leagues Club yet they failed to translate that on to the football field in terms of results," Sharp said. "All of a sudden it felt like a mechanical business and not a football club. There was a cultural change needed."

The new board, given a two-year reign, will assume control at an AGM tonight. ParraFirst now controls the seven-member board.

Sharp was at North Sydney Oval yesterday to watch Parramatta play a junior reps match when he gave his first interview as the new chairman.

THE PLANS

"WE want to make the place feel like a football club again," Sharp said.

"That has been missing for a couple of years. I have been going in the change rooms after the last couple of games and it just didn't feel like a football club. The same with the Leagues Club.

"We want to give the club back to the people. We want a clear, open, transparent organisation so anyone who wants to know what is going on, they can see it.

"People have been trying to reinvent the 1980s for a long time. What we need to do is be proud of that history but still go forward.

PETER SHARP

Peter Sharp scoring a try for Parramatta against St George in the 80s. Source:
"We need to be innovative and really get up to speed with some of those clubs that set the benchmark.

"We will need to look at a review of the structure of the Leagues Club and how that is functioning at the moment. We'll get straight into it."

WHY CHANGE

FEW expected such a landslide victory for ParraFirst.

"Poor results are always an indicator," Sharp said.

"There was talk time and time again that we were talking to high-quality players. Members were led to believe that certain players were going to come to the club.

"And then time and time again it didn't eventuate. The players were signing with other clubs.

"The concern was that these players were coming to sit down at the table with us - we put excellent money on the table, probably more than they could get at other clubs - yet they went away with a feeling that there was something not quite right about our club. They went somewhere else. It just didn't feel like a football club."

RICKY STUART

"RICKY has our 100 per cent, total support, as has (CEO) Ken Edwards," Sharp said. "We totally believe in what they are doing.

"(Stuart) is a great individual who has great morals and standards.

"That is all part of his coaching.

"If we can get players to the club - along with Ricky's attitude - then we will be in a good place."

THE SPAGNOLO ERA

"I DON'T want to be critical of past boards," he said. "(But) this current board that we have disposed of have blamed other people for the mess they failed to rectify.

"There was cultural change needed. A lot of people in the club felt that way and certainly the supporters and members did.

"They turned out in droves against adversity on the weekend to vote."

THE EMPEROR

DENIS Fitzgerald and Sharp are mates. Will Fitzgerald return?

"Denis has his after-Parramatta life happening now," Sharp said.

"He has a lot of things that he is involved in. We don't have any agenda to have Denis come back in any official capacity. Denis gave us advice (during the campaign) on how the constitution worked.

"He was here for 30 years and the club's constitution is very complex."

STEVE SHARP

"I HAD 12 years at Parramatta - from 1979 to 1990," Sharp said.

"I have been in the plumbing game and progressed through to the management side of things with a government agency at the moment.

"My idea of a good functioning board is that no one knows who the directors are.

"They are doing a good job in the background."

Link: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...b-for-the-people/story-fni3ga7r-1226640640706
 

Tony Bongo

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Told you all parra first are a bunch of scum bags, joe saad is the only reason they won. he was trying to get more votes than everyone and he got what he deserved, he got nothing but his goal was realised.

They are bringing back Fitzgerald, our club is going to be run into the ground, and these scum bags are going to take all the credit of all the great things hat have been done for the club.

Well done merkins, joe saad finally showed what he was and is.

I think you can now change your name to Eel4getalife. Joe Saad is not the only reason Parrafirst won. Care to explain how Rob Sassen ended up with a stack of votes that only had a tick next to his name and none on the rest of his ticket? Joe Saad is passionate about this club and ran independently for a very good reason. If you knew why then you would realise what a goose you look like right now. He could have joined the Parrafirst ticket but chose not to and he knew that independents have no chance in an election. His running independently showed what a man of integrity he is as far as I'm concerned as he showed he stood up for what he believed in above getting back on the board.
A few other things that cost 3P were banning a member because he refused to be silenced/controlled by them, our poor results on the field and the Vikings members turning up to save their club.
LOL at you calling Parrafirst scumbags who are bringing back Fitzy. What do you think of Steve Sharp putting that rumour to bed?
 

Stagger eel

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The above statements by sharpy is good news, however Bob Bentleys name hasn't been mentioned as getting the same support as ken and stick.
 

I bleed blue & gold

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I was at the Royal Oak after the game on Saturday night. At one stage i spotted Phil Simms (bloke who was barred from the club etc), abit later on i heard all these cheers, ladies cheering, it was all the people around Phil. I knew straight away that they must have gotten the election results.
 

Curleel

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hi Guys/Gals

Long time reader, occasional poster. Parra supporter since 1967, makes me pretty old I guess.
Can someone explain how the politics will pan out now that Steve Sharps team is in charge of the Leagues Club but 3P still is in control of the Football Club ? This would not seem to be ideal, no matter what you think of either group. Are we in for more de-stabilising fighting ?? We would benefit from a period of no infighting.
 
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hi Guys/Gals

Long time reader, occasional poster. Parra supporter since 1967, makes me pretty old I guess.
Can someone explain how the politics will pan out now that Steve Sharps team is in charge of the Leagues Club but 3P still is in control of the Football Club ? This would not seem to be ideal, no matter what you think of either group. Are we in for more de-stabilising fighting ?? We would benefit from a period of no infighting.

I'll have a crack at that.

As per the 2008/9 election cycle the LC election will have ramifications at a FC level.

To be Chairman of Deputy Chair of the FC you need to have the special qualification (be an LC director).

As such I would expect Steve Sharp to be made the Chairman of the FC and either Robert Sassen or Eric Grothe Snr to be his deputy.
 

Curleel

Juniors
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Thanks Mark, just one more clarification

So the footy club board will be chaired by one of the ParraFirst crew. Will the majority of the footy board still be 3P loyal folk however ?
 

Geronimo

Juniors
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The above statements by sharpy is good news, however Bob Bentleys name hasn't been mentioned as getting the same support as ken and stick.


Bentley should get as much support from the ParraFirst Board of Directors as the previous CEO received from the 3P Board.............
 
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Thanks Mark, just one more clarification

So the footy club board will be chaired by one of the ParraFirst crew. Will the majority of the footy board still be 3P loyal folk however ?

That would be correct. Unless over the next few months certain members of certain boards become ill or decide to focus on "other goals in life".

Having said that, Junior Reps is over, The Only real question for that board I would guess is do the Junior Reps continue on as was this year and do they seek a partnership again with Wenty for VB Cup (Reserve Grade) or will the club take over, something I would suggest the LC would have a little say in as well.
 

Etu Uaisele

Juniors
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Spags has lost any real clout , he will take his bat and ball and go home as will guru once meattrayagate starts being looked at .
 
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