absfab
Premiership Player
- Mar 8, 2009
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It would be difficult to overstate just how much strife the Brisbane footy club is now in - and whatever the outcome of the Fev investigation things aren't going to get better. Lets have a look at the issues they face going forward.
Salary Cap That problem is NOT going away overnight. There are a number of precedents where other clubs have not received salary cap relief for more serious player issues. In any case, the steps required to reach a stage where there is even a small chance of that outcome will take years.
Management, Administration and Coaching Absolute loss of credibility on all fronts. Conflict of interest, unhealthy blurring of lines of responsibility and plain old fashioned incompetence.
Player Attitude. I think most supporters of other Clubs would have Brown high on the list of genuinely respected players, and I'm sure his team mates feel that way. By rallying the playing group behind Fevola contrary to the stance taken by management he has essentially delivered a vote of no confidence. The damage on that front has allready been done, and should not be underestimated.
The AFL Some might view the AFL as azzholes, but they are neither stupid nor incompetent. While we have reason to believe that the AFL would dearly love to nail Fev once and for all, they are going to take the course of least damage. All things considered the course of least damage does not include rescuing Brisbane from it's self induced crisis.
AFLPA The Player's Association is quite a powerful group these days. Strip away the sensationalism and what they will be seeing right now is a Club entering into an inflated back ended contract and then trying to escape from the expensive end by finding an excuse to sack the player. No way on earth they will allow a precedent like that to be put in place without a mighty (and messy) battle.
Supporters and Public Perception While Lions fans have a range of opinions on these events, pretty much all of those opinions are highly critical. There's the we should never have recruited this clown camp, the closely related why did we pay so much for him camp, the innocent until proven guilty camp. Out in the wider football world it's pretty widely believed that Brisbane are acting cynically and dishonestly over this issue.
Lawyers Fev already has a law firm conducting his dealings with the footy club, and they are busily steering the process into ground work for a great big lawsuit. It's not impossible that this debacle could actually cost Brisbane MORE than Fev's contracted salary.
Fevola Two potential outcomes. If he stays then you have a bloke with years of form for patchy motivation, and he's seriously peeved on top of it. Ouch. Or he goes, the Club still has the salary cap problem coz it's still paying him, and the playing group as a whole is seriously peeved. Ouch.
I can't see any way out of this corner for the Lions which does not involve serious damage which will continue to bite for years. It'd be a nice start of the entire administration (and probably the coach as well) sacked themselves, but I guess that aint likely to happen.
Salary Cap That problem is NOT going away overnight. There are a number of precedents where other clubs have not received salary cap relief for more serious player issues. In any case, the steps required to reach a stage where there is even a small chance of that outcome will take years.
Management, Administration and Coaching Absolute loss of credibility on all fronts. Conflict of interest, unhealthy blurring of lines of responsibility and plain old fashioned incompetence.
Player Attitude. I think most supporters of other Clubs would have Brown high on the list of genuinely respected players, and I'm sure his team mates feel that way. By rallying the playing group behind Fevola contrary to the stance taken by management he has essentially delivered a vote of no confidence. The damage on that front has allready been done, and should not be underestimated.
The AFL Some might view the AFL as azzholes, but they are neither stupid nor incompetent. While we have reason to believe that the AFL would dearly love to nail Fev once and for all, they are going to take the course of least damage. All things considered the course of least damage does not include rescuing Brisbane from it's self induced crisis.
AFLPA The Player's Association is quite a powerful group these days. Strip away the sensationalism and what they will be seeing right now is a Club entering into an inflated back ended contract and then trying to escape from the expensive end by finding an excuse to sack the player. No way on earth they will allow a precedent like that to be put in place without a mighty (and messy) battle.
Supporters and Public Perception While Lions fans have a range of opinions on these events, pretty much all of those opinions are highly critical. There's the we should never have recruited this clown camp, the closely related why did we pay so much for him camp, the innocent until proven guilty camp. Out in the wider football world it's pretty widely believed that Brisbane are acting cynically and dishonestly over this issue.
Lawyers Fev already has a law firm conducting his dealings with the footy club, and they are busily steering the process into ground work for a great big lawsuit. It's not impossible that this debacle could actually cost Brisbane MORE than Fev's contracted salary.
Fevola Two potential outcomes. If he stays then you have a bloke with years of form for patchy motivation, and he's seriously peeved on top of it. Ouch. Or he goes, the Club still has the salary cap problem coz it's still paying him, and the playing group as a whole is seriously peeved. Ouch.
I can't see any way out of this corner for the Lions which does not involve serious damage which will continue to bite for years. It'd be a nice start of the entire administration (and probably the coach as well) sacked themselves, but I guess that aint likely to happen.
