News Dr Bridie O'Donnell elected to the board

[Aussie pie]

She wasn’t elected to the board, the board just appointed her. I thought we were a membership club and under that we get a say in who runs the club. So obviously this doesn’t matter anymore and Putin just puts himself and minions in for life.

 

[Kreme Pie]

 

[TradeDraft]

Objectively Bridie seems to have a lot of experience and qualities that are perfect for a role on the board. I don't think you want to be emotive about these decisions.

Just have to look on her Twitter account to find it as other people have done

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

All I want to know about her is if she wants Buckley retained or sacked. If she doesn't want Buckley retained as coach, she is welcome to her seat on the board.

 

[magpies42]

If she was any good, she'd be on their Board

Exactly right, I’m sick to death of this politically correct nonsense. Choose the best people for the job!!

No body gives a rats if the board is gender and race balanced!

 

[Quicky]

No, let's just go with the "here's more proof our club is sh**" idea!!!

Playing devils advocate, does it matter if she is a Collingwood supporter? I mean it seems to, to most supporters going off peoples reactions here. But will that get in the way of her doing a good job as a board member? Or on the flip side will her qualifications and experience bring some good qualities that will help us?

 

[magpies42]

Where is her tweet, it should be retweeted 1 million times.

Licuria Vice President?! Wasn’t he an electrician ?

 

[Professor Knowall]

Ah - so this must be the hidden, unpublished part of the Treloar "trade" - not only are the Pies still paying $1.5 million of Treloars salary, the Bulldogs also get to have one of their own on our board.

 

[Apples]

So now we have Jodie Sizer, Christine Holgate, Dr Bridie, Mark Korda, Paul Licuria, Peter Murphy and Neil Wilson.
I know Peter Murphy is a good man and think he should remain on the board, but he won't. Not sure who's on Browne's ticket, but I suspect none of the men listed above will survive.

 

[Quicky]

Exactly right, I’m sick to death of this politically correct nonsense. Choose the best people for the job!!

No body gives a rats if the board is gender and race balanced!

To be fair she seems to be very well qualified for the role. It seems the club followed a suitable process including external help when arriving at the decision. Putting aside speculation over who she supports, what makes her unsuitable for the role?

 

[Quicky]

So now we have Jodie Sizer, Christine Holgate, Dr Bridie, Mark Korda, Paul Licuria, Peter Murphy and Neil Wilson.
I know Peter Murphy is a good man and think he should remain on the board, but he won't. Not sure who's on Browne's ticket, but I suspect none of the men listed above will survive.

I wish Murphy had become president over Korda.

 

[35Daicos]

Playing devils advocate, does it matter if she is a Collingwood supporter? I mean it seems to, to most supporters going off peoples reactions here. But will that get in the way of her doing a good job as a board member? Or on the flip side will her qualifications and experience bring some good qualities that will help us?

That was definitely meant to be sarcasm from me, though you probably did know that! I do believe that if she has the right qualities to do the job (that seems to be the case) and is capable of helping the club move forward then why not.

 

[manicpie]

Quite an astute appointment. She comes in with no support bias which gives the board fresh eyes and ears without being influenced by insider bias

 

[Apples]

Was Christine Holgate a Collingwood girl before she joined the board? Just wondering. I know Richmond's President Peggy O'Neal, was a Richmond supporter for a while at least before joining that board.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Where is her tweet, it should be retweeted 1 million times.

Licuria Vice President?! Wasn’t he an electrician ?

Whatever his professional background, I am sure Licuria knows far more about playing AFL football than Bridie.

 

[BringouttheGimp]

Would they have appointed her to the board of directors if she was a Carlton supporter?

 

[HeadInTheSand]

To be fair she seems to be very well qualified for the role.

Why?

Because she was involved in high level sports? That was as an individual, not as part of a team.

Because she is a medical practitioner? Do you realise how basic a medical degree is? It's a far cry from someone qualified in sports medicine, which would be much better.

 

[HeadInTheSand]

Was Christine Holgate a Collingwood girl before she joined the board? Just wondering. I know Richmond's President Peggy O'Neal, was a Richmond supporter for a while at least before joining that board.

She admitted somewhere she knew nothing about football before parachuted into her board position.

 

[Matrix10]

Quite an astute appointment. She comes in with no support bias which gives the board fresh eyes and ears without being influenced by insider bias

Fair call manic, since when did the Collingwood board " listen" to an individual with fresh ideas !

 

[LuckyLee]

Yeah looks really good , all the whilst wearing a Bulldogs jumper, WTF is going on at this Club

Clubs recruit players all the time who grew up passionately supporting other teams. Those players put their previous allegiances aside and perform as professionals. What’s the difference in this case? In fact, without the burden of being an historical Collingwood supporter, she may be in a unique position to contribute genuinely clear, best-practice thinking and advice.


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[Axl the great]

Whilst it would be nice to have Collingwood supporters on the board, it’s hardly a requisite for success. She is clearly qualified, and to suggest that her ‘support’ will impede her is ridiculous. This isn’t the schoolyard, she is a professional.

Actually agree here, I think the more non Collingwood people and hangers on the better, hopefully that filters down to the coaching ranks as well, it seems our own are incapable of running a football club to a required standard, or achieving any resemblance of sustained high standards.
Nah for me get people in who have no loyalties and are not afraid to run the place like a professional organisation.

 

[jonmacTrag]

FMD some of you people need to get off the red cordial.

 

[frizzle]

Don't care if she is a Collingwood supporter or not. Just do a good job.

 

[jmac70]

Does it matter who she supports?

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

FMD some of you people need to get off the red cordial.

This is the most outrageous thing that has happened at Collingwood since Jordan DeGoey patted his teammate on the bum.

Place is falling to bits!!!