Dale Holmes (GWS CEO) sacked

[festa1234]

lol have not played a game and are already the biggest joke in the AFL

 

[Scully2Folau]

This is, without a doubt, the greatest crisis in the history of the Greater Western Sydney football club.

You've obviously forgotten the time Folau stubbed his toe after training in July...

 

[Goady138]

The GWS recruiting team includes the father of their star signing, the son of coach Kevin Sheedy, Sam, and Neville Stibbard, stood down and then demoted over bullying claims this year

There are some people (and families) who are making alot of money through GWS, this has nothing to do with football. There's a hidden story going on behind the scene at this club and the AFL will do anything it can to stop it coming out, they created this disaster and they'll try fixing it with even more money.

Some GWS Employees have family members working for club sponsors.
Nothing all that bad, but it has been raised this afternoon by Francis on SEN.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

I’m totally shocked that all the posts about the place being a mess are from Melbourne supporters.

There’s more of them in this thread than at one of their games

 

[TheRevolution]

Publicity grab.

 

[Sman-21]

Keep up the great work GWS
Cant wait to see what other suprises u have planeed for the future.

All talented young WA kids that get shoved on this sinking ship, we will gladly rescue you an let u play for us.

 

[Goady138]

Publicity grab.

Anything will do if the AFL can move on from Meatloaf.

 

[tonk]

Publicity grab.

It's working.

 

[TheRevolution]

It's working.

It always does

 

[Stylus]

Storm in a teacup Sheedy would be pulling most to the strings and with Mark Willians doing most of the coaching I dont think this will cause very much trouble at all.

AFL Club CEOs come and go all the time and most dont have that much influence anyway.The best like Brian Cook tend to stay the longest.

Hah! Many footy stories are storm in a tea cup... But this is not one of them. This is bona fide evidence that the GWS franchise is a joke.

 

[mick06]

It's all North's fault anyway.
If they'd just taken the money and gone to the GC we wouldn't have to worry about this rabble for the next 15 years

 

[ioppolo]

Welcome to the world of off-field scandals, GWS.

 

[tonk]

The 'Terrorgraph' is talking about Australian Football in late October, great stuff.

 

[floppinab]

This is interesting, remembering he was part of the North Melb. Demetriou cronies club and parachuted into the AFLACTNSW job on that basis some years back. It must have been pretty bad for AD to let this one through.

The dealings I had with Holmes in that role were pretty poor. Nice enough guy but outrageously overpaid compared to those working underneath him and a typical lack of understanding of the nature of footy in Sydney from juniors to seniors to the highest level, shown by blow ins from down south who haven't lived it here.

Not a good look and likely to be an expensive one.

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

No one will even care about this in 2 months tops. It's being blown out of proportion like most things on Big Footy.

I also don't see any issue with them hiring Tom's dad, except for the fact I would have rathered he stayed with the Swans.

 

[stickman11]

lets hope he gets bitter and lets out some info like who they are looking at targeting next year. I give GWS 5 years before they merge with Sydney to become the Sydney Giants.

 

[stui magpie]

Apparently the AFL has asked the NRL to recheck Melbourne Storms cooked books to see if Sheedy had any involvement with the club.

 

[speedpeck23]

I also don't see any issue with them hiring Tom's dad, except for the fact I would have rathered he stayed with the Swans.

Apart from the adverse publicity (??? is that really a problem anyway) the AFL would be livid that money specifically designated for spending on players to build up the club is now being spent on a Melbourne based recruiter. If he's not getting much probably not a real problem but if he is significantly overpaid that is a bigger issue.

 

[royals1922]

I reckon there is a little bit in this - the problems with Stibbard, their CEO sacked, the recruitment of Davis, the salary cap treatment of Scully senior all suggest some concerns.

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

Lawlzlawlzlawlzlawlz.

 

[Jascave]

Not exactly what GWS had in mind,considering we're only a few months away from the start of the 2012 AFL season. It'll be interesting to see what effect will this dismissal of Dale Holmes have on GWS in later years.

Did the AFL really foresee this problem when they announced the two new clubs (Gold Coast Suns & GWS) a couple of years ago?

 

[MaddAdam]

This is interesting, remembering he was part of the North Melb. Demetriou cronies club and parachuted into the AFLACTNSW job on that basis some years back. It must have been pretty bad for AD to let this one through.

The dealings I had with Holmes in that role were pretty poor. Nice enough guy but outrageously overpaid compared to those working underneath him and a typical lack of understanding of the nature of footy in Sydney from juniors to seniors to the highest level, shown by blow ins from down south who haven't lived it here.

Not a good look and likely to be an expensive one.

Yeah, Holmes was such a gun for North. He's North through and through. Bleeds royal blue and white. Shinboner for life.

WTF?

 

[Kickit2brown]

Oh no, They are going to appoint Gubby Allen as CEO

Now that would be interesting!

 

[desie]

I give GWS 5 years before they merge with Sydney to become the Sydney Giants.

Yep, that'll definitely happen.

This continued undertone of death riding all things GWS baffles me given that their on-going success will directly benefit every other club.

 

[tonk]

Yep, that'll definitely happen.

This continued undertone of death riding all things GWS baffles me given that their on-going success will directly benefit every other club.

Staggering isn't it.