Melbourne Storm Chief Brian Waldron defects To Yawnion

[Dummy Spit Johns]

Waldron can see the writing on the wall for the Storm.
Once the News money is gone so are the Storm!

 

[taipan]

Waldron did indeed see the writing on the wall.Once News ltd goes,he as a News Ltd appointee would probably have been on the outer anyway,as they get private investment involved.
It is simply a case of money(and he would have been offered alot more) going to the Rioters whatever.He established a firm supporter base in Melbourne,which no doubt will grow with the new stadium.
CEOs come and go in the business world.You can bet the next CEO appointee will be a high profile one who knows the Vic market.

 

[Ziggy the God]

And how many CEO's in the NRL are running clubs that don't make millions of $'s losses a year? Only difference is Storm's losses are being covered by News ltd (for very good business reasons) as opposed to poor saps losing their dole cheques on the pokies or some sugar daddy that has decided that rather than a new Ferrari they'll spend some of their investment returns on a hobby club.

lol at people who think it is Waldron's fault NRL isn't on FTA outside of NSW and Q'land. Don't have to look very far to see who the real culprit is, uhhhmmmmmmmmmm.....

Shock horror, some clubs have private ownership, so tell me what the Reds are proposing for their structure.

This is what we get for taking home games to Perth.

 

[Loudstrat]

Thank you Kurt for a very informed and logical post.
What I underlined is also a concern for me. Not only is he going to take that information with him to Union, he could also lure some of Storm's sponsors, staff and players which could be a bit of a worry for the club.

What? You lot keep telling me sponsors only go for the "national" sports. What's Yawnion?????

 

[ibeme]

Given that supporters of the two Rugby codes are pretty thin on the ground in Melbourne, I would have thought that keeping them all on side would be in the best interests of a start up Rugby Union side. Potentially pissing half of them off by poaching any high profile personnel carries some big risks in my opinion.

As we've seen with RU purchasing big name league players in the northern states, it may attract attention, but it doesn't attract fans. If anything, it polarises them.

 

[Thomas]

Given that supporters of the two Rugby codes are pretty thin on the ground in Melbourne, I would have thought that keeping them all on side would be in the best interests of a start up Rugby Union side. Potentially pissing half of them off by poaching any high profile personnel carries some big risks in my opinion.

As we've seen with RU purchasing big name league players in the northern states, it may attract attention, but it doesn't attract fans. If anything, it polarises them.

There's a fair crossover between RL and RU fans in Melbourne. I'd say losing someone like Inglis to RU would cause more uproar with Storm fans than losing the CEO.

 

[Loudstrat]

I doubt the Melbourne Volvos will poach any Storm player. The Raiders and Brumbies never swapped anyone from memory.

Shock horror, some clubs have private ownership, so tell me what the Reds are proposing for their structure.

PR wants Cronulla and Penrith to die and their Leagues clubs and infrastructure given to the Reds. Then he wants the NRL and ARL to take the blame from everything from the Great Fire of London to Mahatma Ghandi's lost Y fronts.

This is what we get for taking home games to Perth.

Yes. It only encourages him!

 

[Green Machine]

Does anyone remember the Warriors first CEO Ian Robson?
He was seen as a boy genius.
I think he is somewhere hidden back in the AFL,

 

[Dogs Of War]

I doubt the Melbourne Volvos will poach any Storm player. The Raiders and Brumbies never swapped anyone from memory.

There was no need to. Brumbies had a large pool of players to draw from (those not contracted to the Red or Tahs). Union was just becoming professional and didn't see the need to gain publicity via poaching League players. Times have changed, and their aren't enough quality Union players to go around, not to mention that the private owners need this team to be a success from the get go.

PR wants Cronulla and Penrith to die and their Leagues clubs and infrastructure given to the Reds. Then he wants the NRL and ARL to take the blame from everything from the Great Fire of London to Mahatma Ghandi's lost Y fronts.

Yes. It only encourages him!

Cronulla like Wentworthville could still play a part, maybe a feeder team for the Saints, or even the Bulldogs considering how many Dogs players live down that way!

 

[Ulysseus]

Frick, he's done a good job and takes a lot of knowledge of corporate partners etc to a rival. not good whichever way you look at it.

No disrespect mate, but the Storm haven't turned a profit yet.
In exactly what capacity has this man done a good job?

 

[Ulysseus]

You can bet the next CEO appointee will be a high profile one who knows the Vic market.

A bunch of fair weather geniuss who don't know the rules of the game but are greatly impressed by all the pretty colors on show out there?

 

[mikeob]

I remember Ian Robson Green Machine. I lived in Auckland in the 90's and he did a great job. He has an interesting cv In my opinion he is the man for the job, plus he has a good relationship with News Ltd.

 

[Loudstrat]

There was no need to. Brumbies had a large pool of players to draw from (those not contracted to the Red or Tahs). Union was just becoming professional and didn't see the need to gain publicity via poaching League players. Times have changed, and their aren't enough quality Union players to go around, not to mention that the private owners need this team to be a success from the get go.

What about now?

Cronulla like Wentworthville could still play a part, maybe a feeder team for the Saints, or even the Bulldogs considering how many Dogs players live down that way!

Well, you want the Dogs punted to make way for dubious new teams who may be competitive in 2050.

 

[Green Machine]

I remember Ian Robson Green Machine. I lived in Auckland in the 90's and he did a great job. He has an interesting cv In my opinion he is the man for the job, plus he has a good relationship with News Ltd.

You are right, he was a bit of favourite of the people who were running Super League. If I remember, the split from the Warriors was not real amicable. I think Ian was recruited to Sport England by failed NRL CEO David Moffett. Good to see he got another start,

 

[Dogs Of War]

What about now?

I think I covered that Loudstrat.

Well, you want the Dogs punted to make way for dubious new teams who may be competitive in 2050.

If they were the bottom team in Sydney, spending the least under the salary cap, and the least off the field, with poor support, then yes. But that is not our position.

It's called survival of the fittest, and Cronulla is just not up to standard. Won't matter, Cronulla are the masters of their own destiny at this point, and if they go poorly on the field (or off), I can't see them securing that major sponsor they so desperately need, and their is no where else left to cut expenditure. Running on fumes as they say.

 

[Loudstrat]

I think I covered that Loudstrat.

No you didn't. All you said was that now there wasn't a lot of quality Union players to be poached. You daid nothing of the Raiders players or staff that may possibly be poached by the Brumbies. They would love Campese given his family links - and other quality Raider talent. The fact that no cross breeding has existed between the Raiders and Brumbies proves my point that it won't necessarily happen with the Melbourne Volvos and the Storm

If they were the bottom team in Sydney, spending the least under the salary cap, and the least off the field, with poor support, then yes. But that is not our position.

Well you keep calling for the death of many Sydney teams, yet are not willing to sacrifice yours. Once could argue that Canterbury is one of a glut of inner city clubs that could make way. The Tigers have good claims to outer suburbia. The Roosters are so strong financially. Saints have already merged. So in theory, after Souths and Cronulla go, your mob could be next.

If you are a Sydney based supporter who genuinely believes that reduced Sydney teams will benefit the code, then by rote you would accept the demise of yours.

Sounds like you just want more territory and juniors for yourself you greedy merkin. You aint a supporters arsehole.

It's called survival of the fittest, and Cronulla is just not up to standard. Won't matter, Cronulla are the masters of their own destiny at this point, and if they go poorly on the field (or off), I can't see them securing that major sponsor they so desperately need, and their is no where else left to cut expenditure. Running on fumes as they say.

They are still surviving, are they not? They have only lost one more game than your mob in the last 2 seasons, finished just as high in the finals and won one less spoon!

 

[Green Machine]

No you didn't. All you said was that now there wasn't a lot of quality Union players to be poached. You daid nothing of the Raiders players or staff that may possibly be poached by the Brumbies. They would love Campese given his family links - and other quality Raider talent. The fact that no cross breeding has existed between the Raiders and Brumbies proves my point that it won't necessarily happen with the Melbourne Volvos and the Storm

It s not a good analogy to compare the Brumbies to the Raiders. I lot of the Brumbies are recruited to play only the Super 14 season. Once that is over, they return to were they come from or what ever club they play from. eg:
Mark Chisholm comes from Brisbane and his Senior Club is Randwick
Rocky Elsom comes from Brisbane and his Senior Club is Randwick
Ben Alexander comes from Sydney and his Senior Club is Eastwood

 

[Loudstrat]

I'm not comparing the Brumbies to the Raiders. I'm comparing the potential cross code defections between the Storm and the Volvos in Melbourne - which many fear will deplete the Storm - to the potential for cross code defections in Canberra. Which have not happened.

 

[LESStar58]

Wally did a good job for us with the exception of not pushing hard enough to get us on tele at regular hours but I hope Matt Hansen picks up the slack. From the looks of his credentials and familiarity with the Storm I'd dare say he will.

 

[Loudstrat]

He bats for the other team.