Gillon McLachlan's meeting with the Lions and the end of Holmes

[Skoob]

They also "understood" he was the clear frontrunner. Which baseless speculation to believe...

The frontrunner speculation wasn't baseless;

OTL - Stick Fat

 

[Skoob]

Swann, Gorman or carmichael. Any of those options are pretty good really. We just really need the AFL to help out and throw some $$ our way to make sure we can actually secure the guy we need. And now drop down a few lines to who we can afford. Swann is still my preference (not that i'm some CEO expert) but i certainly won't be disappointed if any of the other names pops up.

Sinnathamby?

 

[PattyKwasagun]

Knowing our club, I just feel like this is somehow going to end up with us getting Bowers again.

 

[Panthera]

We'll probably just get Peter Schwab to take over the CEO role too...it's not like he's got much on his plate at the moment

 

[Flossie32]

Damnit I was organising a white horse for "Swanny" to ride in on to - since reading all the media in the last months - you'd swear he was our saviour in waiting
I'll just put that order on hold for a bit. Not that keen on Carmichael - me thinks we need a bit of a personality (both media and outside of the media) in the role to shake things up a bit - and I thought that's why Greg Swann would be good. But I've heard from one of my Rugby loving friends who has a son playing for the Reds, that he is a bit of a different personality (the kind the lions don't really need - per my friend who just rolled their eyes and said Good luck with that, when I told them the Bris Lions could be interested in him as their CEO).

 

[MacMum]

Dear god!..

....just so hard to have faith in this mob to get things right.

 

[Dylan12]

Dear god!..

....just so hard to have faith in this mob to get things right.

Yep, I've resigned myself to the fact that no matter what we do that we'll stuff it up.

Like you said, I just have no faith in the powers that be at our club and to be honest, its not like they deserve any confidence in their ability.

 

[Lace Out]

Gil Tucker for CEO

 

[adey115]

Just me, or was the Sharpless speech when presenting to Browny a little bit like a 26 day old lettuce leaf?

 

[Crawb]

Lol at the bit when Sharpless went to give JB the framed photo, JB just looked at him grabbed the microphone and started speaking.

 

[Dom PC]

While it wasn't great, he probably did a better job than the talking cardboard box that is Angus Johnson could have done.

 

[adey115]

It would just be nice to have a little bit of inspirational public speaking from the chairman. Like a Frank Costa would or the like.

 

[Alan Smithee]

Surely this is getting close to Michael Conlan doing a Bradbury for the Lions CEO position is it?

 

[patfullfankezz]

I just think it's funny we canned Voss chasing Roos and got burnt.

Now we've canned Holmes chasing Swann and look to get burnt again.

To be fair, Holmes was a dud, but this is getting comical.

 

[western royboy]

Let's get things back on track.

Holmes and the club came to a "mutual agreement" to part ways due to a number of factors. The AFL played a significant role in getting to this point, noting the fine work Mal did in setting the club up for the future by engaging the membership and working on the (cough, cough) Springfield project that will secure the clubs future for years to come.

The AFL offered to assist us with finding a new CEO and have gone to extensive lengths to set us up with a candidate who they know and trust and have worked well with in the past at major clubs.

At the moment that candidate is considering his position but he has not said NO just yet and I continue to remain confident that he will take the position.

We didn't sack Holmes on the hope of getting Swann, like the bungled chase for Roos. The two events are mutually exclusive.

 

[Alan Smithee]

If I were Swanny I'd put a condition of me coming to Brisbane that Lethal had to become Chairman

 

[jackess]

If I were Swanny I'd put a condition of me coming to Brisbane that Lethal had to become Chairman

Watch the game on the weekend?

 

[jjami15]

Watch the game on the weekend?

What does this mean?

 

[John]

What does this mean?

Yet to see him comment on a game just the politics. Was a good question.

 

[Skoob]

Yet to see him comment on a game just the politics. Was a good question.

And not even administrative issues between board and members or club and AFL (like the academies or 'go home factor' issues). Just purely board directors and appointments (or issues complicating these).
What say you Alan Smithee , care to show your hand?

 

[wabaa]

Whilst he has a commentary career, Leigh will not be Chairman.

He's got obligations with 7 calling Friday night footy, and with 3AW on Saturdays. AW predominantly call a Melbourne game on Saturday afternoons, meaning Leigh couldn't perform his Chairman's duties on what is primarily a Saturday night in Brisbane.

Leigh's said as much as the conflict of interest would be too great.

Completely understand that both Eddie and Brayshaw manage dual roles, but do so with the media and clubs based in Melbourne.

 

[western royboy]

If I were Swanny I'd put a condition of me coming to Brisbane that Lethal had to become Chairman

The wheels are already well in motion on that front.

 

[Hollow Knight]

 

[Eons]

The wheels are already well in motion on that front.

Such a tease. It's like letting a kid smell the cake but not letting them eat it.

 

[Panthera]

The wheels are already well in motion on that front.

CEO: Swann
Chairman: Matthews
Coach: Leppa



It'd be a great start to 2015 if that trio were in place