I can't argue with any of that EP.
The Wright talk here though, seems to be all over the shop.
My memory could be wrong of course, but these are the facts as I remember them:
•Wright approached Kelly and Browne and handed in his resignation. He said his wife had always wanted to spend a summer in Europe and he could never agree to go with her, due to his footy commitments. He thought that now, after winning a premiership, he could no longer put it off.
•Club reluctant to lose him, so came up with a "superannuation plan'. I think it may have been Craig Kelly who spoke about this and said that other workers get Super, so why not football administrators?
•Brendan Bolton and Justin Leppitsch were given promotions, although there was some talk that Leppa wanted Bolton's role. Leppa was head-hunted at the end of 2023 (by the Dogs?), so I wouldn't be at all surprised if he decides to leave. Of course, if he were offered Wrighty's role, he'd likely jump at it.
All talk of Wright not returning has been from members of the media who have no real facts; a bit like Tom Morris's report that Elliott may never play again. If Wright, Browne and Kelly know anything already, they are keeping shtum.
Incorrect.
Browne effectively signaled it with his interview yesterday.
In reality if Leppitsch becomes our list manager and Bolton the GM of football then outside the role of CEO (which wont and shouldn't be vacated by Kelly) I see no role of significance left for Wright.
The last thing we want to do then is to invent some fancy sounding title for Wright in an attempt to appease supporters and for the optics of getting the band back together.
The money would be better spent on hiring another highly credentialed assistant as this year we effectively removed the two we had and replaced them with a couple with much yet to prove in comparison.
As one example is there another Longmuir out there who can come in and help improve our defensive structures?