Okay so I am going to write some stuff down and just take it as you will.
Courier Mail said:
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/rebels-win-control-of-eels/story-e6freon6-1111118312512
Club greats Brett Kenny, Eric Growth and Ray Price were the three highest polling candidates, with local property developer john Chidiac filling the forth and most crucial decision.
In a major shock long standing Eels chairman Alan Overton was voted off the board after 22 years of service.
The only three directors to be re elected were Ron Hilditch, Geoff Gerard and Dr Malcolm Johnson.
Then from what I remember after the 2009 election, where Roy and his team followed on with the election, Ron, and Dr Johno decided to step down, as well as Gerard who stood down from the club board to take up the clubs seat on the NSWRL board.
Now in 2010 or 11, that was questioned by Denis as the clubs member on the NSWRL board is supposed to be a member of the PDRLFC board.
I am unsure when Gerard was voted back onto the board.
This also means Gerard was on the board when Fitzy was CEO, as far as I remember, both boards.
So when we consider that most Eels fans agree the Fitzy board was not united behind Fitzy, and was split 3/4 in favour of Fitzy people, we have to ask what camp was Gerard in?
We have recently seen at least 2 people who supported Fitzy at board level make appearances on the news in relation to the salary cap investigation, so the question is who were the other 2.
My next musing is WHY THE f**k WOULD YOU GET RID OF THE ENTIRE BOARD.
So when we go back to our "Punishment" from the NRL, we understand that $250,000 of the 1M fine is to be suspended if the club can make changes by August and appoint independent board members.
To be independent they would have to be appointed by the NRL, not the club, not Geoff Gerard, and not by some f**king committee. INDEPENDENT means the NRL appoints them. So this EGM farce is exactly that a farce. You elect 7 new board members of the leagues club and even before they can talk about being part of the Eels they are removed from the Eels board by the NRL who get their 3 Independent directors.
Looking at board splits. If Gerard stays and the NRL get's their way, (3 NRL appointed directors) then we have a full board. The way Gerard has been speaking you would think he would agree with anything the NRL directors say. Most probably making him the Chair of the Eels.
But all this, is because we can't wait for the club to have its say.
Those asking for this, or having a go at anyone at the club for not standing aside immediatly are pretty much saying, "Yep fair cop, you got us oops"
I wonder if someone like "The Mountain" from Game of Thrones, came over to your house and said, In the name of the law, give me all your money and let me screw your wife because your neighbour said you were speeding last year. How many of you would say "Yep fair cop, you got us"?
Not only that but after he is done screwing your wife (and wiping his dick on the drapes) he says, "oh and by the way I want you to pay a fine of 5% of your wages for the next two years, or I will come back and screw your wife again!" I take it from the way some are talking you would be happy with that.
Next, the NRL said we were paying $850,000 in TPA's that were illegal till proven innocent.
Lets say, half of that, so $400,000 are legitimate, Then factor in the removal of Choc, Peates and Junior from our squad, We would have to be well under the cap for next year. Like somewhere between $500,000 - 750,0000. Instead of having us $650,000 over the cap next year, we should be under, and some of you are willing to cop that ?
WHAT THE f**k.
Seriously, this saga has hurt all of us. Hell I dreamt last night I was a footballer and was sold to Penrith, even though my life was at Parra, so yeah it is affecting everyone. But lets wait and see what happens in the wash up first before we go lynching people and running what might well be extraneous EGMs because we can't wait a week or more to get things sorted.
