My thoughts:
At the moment I can't see a need for the Chairman to respond seeing that we have an acting CEO. There seems to be way too many chiefs and not enough Indians in our set up. If I were in charge I would make it a rule that only one person speaks to the media. Sharp isn't even in a fulltime position at the club yet he makes the majority of pubic statements. Whether you like Denis Fitzgerald or not at least you knew who the boss was. I think I can count on my hand the amount of times Alan Overton spoke to the media.
Now it seems to be a free for all and you wonder why there are leaks. Their governance and management process is so amateur, that it is embarrasing. The CEO should only speak to the media.
I don't think it will fall over, but if Foran reneges (which I would not blame him for seeing that management were so stupid to allow it in the first place) I would accept the fact that the NRL must take control of the board and that the current board should all stand down, Sharp included.
End of story.
That's the maturity that evolves into being quality wisdom-keepers.
We have good hearted men and women who love our club and want what is best for our club now and long-term.
I am one of many who do not want to privatise our club. With this in brain many decisions have been made to keep our club owned SOLELY by its members. So we now have a board who live for the non-privatisation of our club and who now need the life-experiences to mature into a top class board of directors as fast as possible.
If we as a group want to privatise then lets bring in corporates with all the corporate skills required at the cost of selling out the soul of our club. We can start with the NRL getting involved, meddling here and there. If we don't want the NRL meddling then we tell them to f**k off and mind their own business while we sort out our own backyard.
This is at the heart of everything going on/wrong for the past ten years or so.
So far the corporate pirates have lost.
If you really love the soul of our club then get behind Sharp and co and support them in maturing as quickly as possible. At least we have not sold out our club which is the worst of all evils. Remember, Parramatta is a community of souls and not a private f**king corporation driven by corporate slaves ONLY for corporate $$$$$. Massive difference here.