Chris Davies - PAFC General Manager of Football

[Holden Hillbilly]

PORT Adelaide is excited to announce SANFL general manager – football Chris Davies will join the club in early November as general manager – football to replace Peter Rohde who announced last week he was leaving the role in December.

http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2014-08-08/davies-to-join-as-gm-football

 

[SgtSchulz]

Very skeptical...give it 10 years and I might accept him.

 

[Ant Bear]

Seems a good appointment. He has plenty to learn about negotiating trades, but seems highly regarded as an intelligent, savvy administrator.

 

[manureid]

SANFL plant.....

 

[dav3]

Yep just another SANFL stooge here to tear us apart from the inside

 

[Ant Bear]

Yep just another SANFL stooge here to tear us apart from the inside

Or...has SANFL and SACA connections and will use this IP and his knowledge of Olsen and Whicker's dodginess as leverage in our dealings with them.
Let's give him the benefit of the doubt and let him do his best.
Did KT get such a suspicious welcome?

 

[tribey]

Did KT get such a suspicious welcome?

Not sure if serious...

 

[Steve Dore]

..... Did KT get such a suspicious welcome?

More so.

 

[Ant Bear]

Not sure if serious...

I wasn't here then. Serious question.

 

[tribey]

I wasn't here then. Serious question.

After Rob Lucas used parliamentary privilege to claim Keith would be inevitably installed as CEO - in the immediate aftermath of the failed coup against Haysman and prior to his later resignation - and it duly came to pass, there was a substantial groundswell here that believed we were being trojan-horsed.

Me included.

As it happens, KT has been the consummate professional and actually built upon and extended the previous regime's Port-first doctrine.

 

[Spadge]

Here i was thinking Balmey would take the reigns.. being a mate of KT and all... and has experience in this role at a successful club

Alas i know nothing of this guy and since its happened so quick, i can only assume the club has been working on this for a long time and they headhunted him

 

[PA88]

Still, not a good thing if Rob Lucas has this kind of information.

Hope Davies is the right appointment of course.

Sometimes people just leave you baffled though. Davies is one of the guys that commented at the time of our sanfl request being tossed out the window in favour of the crows sanfl structure. He reminded listeners about Port always expecting to be treated as equals and thus we should accept the crows conditions of entry into the sanfl. Now he's working for us. Integrity.

(The last appointed Eagles supporter we had at the club left after one month stating that with his Eagles background he couldn't do his job at Port with passion. Can't recall his name and position but it was a mate of Haysman, who had asked him to come across to our club.)

 

[Ant Bear]

Cynicism vs optimism.
Chris didn't join Woodville/West Torrens as a SACA stooge. He didnt move to the SANFL as a WWT plant. I doubt that anyone in the club who will deal with or answer to him will regard him as a SANFL spy.

 

[Steve Dore]

Still, not a good thing if Rob Lucas has this kind of information.

Hope Davies is the right appointment of course. ......

Rob Lucas knew in advance that Chris Davies was going to get the job at Port?

Where'd you hear that?

......The last appointed Eagles supporter we had at the club left after one month stating that with his Eagles background he couldn't do his job at Port with passion. ...

Are you sure that Davies is an Eagles supporter?

...... Chris didn't join Woodville/West Torrens as a SACA stooge. ......

As I posted earlier he went for the SACA job that Jamie Cox got. He took the job at WWT as he wanted to move back to SA.

 

[Stewies Power]

Rob Lucas knew in advance that Chris Davies was going to get the job at Port?

Where'd you hear that?

Fairly sure he was referring to a post above about Lucas knowing that KT would become Port's next CEO.

 

[tribey]

Are you sure that Davies is an Eagles supporter?

Panthers man from memory. Don't quote me on that though.

 

[manureid]

Hopefully he hits the ground running and secures us some *'Rohde' like trades.

*More recent 'Rohde' like

 

[Ant Bear]

Panthers man from memory. Don't quote me on that though.

Quoting you on it.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

I wasn't here then. Serious question.

Do a search for the thread. Entertaining read. Masterclass in premature ... meltdown

 

[Powerade 08]

Cynicism vs optimism.
Chris didn't join Woodville/West Torrens as a SACA stooge. He didnt move to the SANFL as a WWT plant. I doubt that anyone in the club who will deal with or answer to him will regard him as a SANFL spy.

Nobody genuinely believes he is a plant - its a pisstake because of what happened on here when KT was appointed.

 

[Ant Bear]

Nobody genuinely believes he is a plant - its a pisstake because of what happened on here when KT was appointed.

Yes, I gathered that.

 

[tribey]

Do a search for the thread. Entertaining read. Masterclass in premature ... meltdown

In fairness, the club was on its knees, the SANFL was marching on Albetr0n with bayonets fixed and Rob Lucas - the smug campaigner - had just got a call he was confident enough to table on the floor of parliament, right.

It's not as if we were instigating a witch hunt on the basis of his preference of tailor - Peter Shearer by the way.

 

[Powerade 08]

Yes, I gathered that.

Oh ok. You posted that after Tribey had already explained in his post so I wasn't sure.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

In fairness, the club was on its knees, the SANFL was marching on Albetr0n with bayonets fixed and Rob Lucas - the smug campaigner - had just got a call he was confident enough to table on the floor of parliament, right.

It's not as if we were instigating a witch hunt on the basis of his preference of tailor - Peter Shearer by the way.

Since when was BigFooty about being fair?

 

[Portmanteau]

Pretty strong background - former State cricketer, involved in district coaching post-retirement, worked in finance, worked for the cricket players association, headed WWT, worked for SNAFL. Very ambitious, reckon he'd be wanting to be a club or competition CEO ultimately. I think we'll get the best of him. A junior KT is a very fitting title.