News Koch blocks Tredders push for the board

[TeeKray]

Yeah even off the record there are board members who are very quick to say how sharp Holly is. I don't like the circumstances in which she was parachuted into the Club by Koch, but of all the problems this Club has off field, she's the least of the worries.

I will admit I have a minor personal connection and this is the sense I get too. Self promotion is one thing but there's no shortage of young men and women that are good at that these days. That PLUS being a very smart operator is what has got her to where she is.

 

[tribey]

Yeah even off the record there are board members who are very quick to say how sharp Holly is. I don't like the circumstances in which she was parachuted into the Club by Koch, but of all the problems this Club has off field, she's the least of the worries.

Okay, but I wouldn’t mind actually seeing some ‘disruption’ instead of being complicit as part of the most conservative Port Adelaide Football Club board since Bob Quinn returned from Tobruk.

 

[Duck Farmer]

Yeah it's kind of gross actually. Ransom has done a good job heading up the AFLW launch IMO.

I think she's brighter and smarter than most of the board. She's copping it ITT because she was immediately parachuted in as a captain's pick by Koch despite having little real world or life experience, no football credibility, and zero connection to Port Adelaide, while in the next breath he's telling Warren F*cking Tredrea to go away and learn about the club before he'll consider letting him run for an elected position at the end of the year.

 

[bomberclifford]

It's been reported that she had a very hands on role with the creation of our AFLW programme. I am happy with what they have done with AFLW so far, albeit under extremely trying circumstances imposed by the league. Hence Ransom and everyone else involved get a tick from me on that front.

She is of course as culpable as any other board member re ongoing fiascos such as Hinkley, the PBs, etc.

How was what we did any different/better than any of the other clubs? I’m genuinely curious to know.

As PoPo said, they won a single game. On that metric it was a failed launch.

Must have been some incredible behind the scenes disruption going on for the ‘reports’ to be positive.

 

[Jonts]

She definitely edits her own Wikipedia page

 

[Papa G]

Yeah even off the record there are board members who are very quick to say how sharp Holly is. I don't like the circumstances in which she was parachuted into the Club by Koch, but of all the problems this Club has off field, she's the least of the worries.

This could be said of most of the board admittedly, but what exactly does she bring? She's young and she's female, so there's that, but what does this actually translate into?
And it's not just her. I get we need a bean counter and a legal guy on the board, but what are the CEO's of a mining company, Hospital and Defence Contractor adding in value?
Cordone in theory should be our media connected guy in Melbourne, so I can sort of see the theory behind that although in practice it is completely different. Vanstone in theory used to be there for political connections.
What exactly are these people doing?

 

[Interstater]

This could be said of most of the board admittedly, but what exactly does she bring? She's young and she's female, so there's that, but what does this actually translate into?
And it's not just her. I get we need a bean counter and a legal guy on the board, but what are the CEO's of a mining company, Hospital and Defence Contractor adding in value?
Cordone in theory should be our media connected guy in Melbourne, so I can sort of see the theory behind that although in practice it is completely different. Vanstone in theory used to be there for political connections.
What exactly are these people doing?

You are about a day too late to be asking that.

 

[gbear]

Lol. The subtext here is you aren't wanted on the board so don't stand for election. Tredders needs to call this out and stand anyway. He will get elected in a landslide.

I would bloody sign up again to vote for him. I don’t line his anti-vaccination stance, but he would have the clubs best interests in mind.

 

[gbear]

Imgaine holly ransom and tredrea in the same boardroom lmao

The fact ransom is on the board is perplexing to say the least.

 

[gbear]

Check out Cos Cardone's resume on the board of directors page on the PAFC website. It's literally 'I went to uni and now I work for Eddie McGuire' lol.

Sounds accurate. Pathetic.

 

[gbear]

Only have a problem with Koch, Cardone and Ransom.
They have to go.

I would add Nagle to that list.

 

[Jojay]

Meanwhile....

 

[Duck Farmer]

Meanwhile....

lol - just seen the scores. Beaten by an innings and 133 runs. How the f*ck were Renshaw and Handscomb picked over Head???

 

[Jojay]

lol - just seen the scores. Beaten by an innings and 133 runs. How the f*ck were Renshaw and Handscomb picked over Head???

If Justin Langer is coaching that side, no way Head would've been dropped.

 

[VineValerian]

Tredrea would bring some accountability and hard truths. Surely he's better than Holly Ransom!

Tredders got a taste of the good old Koch-Block

 

[Schulzenfest]

Give me the choice between clearing out Holly Ransom or clearing out Cos Cardone, and Eddie's puppet better start packing his bags.

 

[GremioPower]

Though Tredders is just another FIGJAM, I would like him on the board.

Tredders vax stance aside. He’s got that old Port Adelaide arrogance we miss and love. Get him in and get the softies out.

He’s not a FIGJAM. He’s a FIG.

No need asking. It’s different!

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[AdamMarrett]

Benny has been saying a lot about Koch for a while now, and he'd know more then most about what Koch is like.

Benny is one of the best people I've ever dealt with in regards to our football club, for Koch to have Benny angry at him and wanting him gone speaks volumes.

 

[VineValerian]

Benny has been saying a lot about Koch for a while now, and he'd know more then most about what Koch is like.

Benny is one of the best people I've ever dealt with in regards to our football club, for Koch to have Benny angry at him and wanting him gone speaks volumes.

Yes Ben helped me out on a few occasions with membership queries etc.

Nothing was too much trouble for him

Shattered when he departed

I booked some tix to a 36'ers game a year or so back, but COVID messed that around. Got in touch with the Sixers - and lo and behold who calls me back but none other than Ben!

Went to the trouble of re-arranging our game for us. Again, no trouble for him. What an absolute prince of a bloke
Advised me to get back in touch when we sorted out which game we wanted to go to and he'd fix it.

Sadly, something in our family came up just prior to the gig we re-planned attending, so ended up not going.

Notwithstanding all that, just sayin' that people of that ilk and dedication to genuine customer service are like gold. You just don't get many of them in the world these days.

Absolute privilege to have come across him.

Port really have ****ed it up completely by p***ing him off from the Club. He was soooo important to them, it just beggars belief! Sounds like it was old mate having a fair bit to do with it too

Friend of my wife had a daughter who worked at the Club. Did a decent job of it too. Walked away because COVID caused temporary staff cuts, and she was one of those.
When things improved, she went back, but was told she could work decent amount of hours, but a fair chunk would have to be"volunteer" work. Weren't prepared to pay her for the hours she put in, so got a job elsewhere.

Hmmmm.

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

When things improved, she went back, but was told she could work decent amount of hours, but a fair chunk would have to be"volunteer" work. Weren't prepared to pay her for the hours she put in, so got a job elsewhere.

Hmmmm.

This is stupid on many levels, yet I'm not surprised the club did it.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

As far as skills on the board go id say attracting and retaining members would be right up there.

Add Benny to the Tredrea/Cahill ticket.

Perhaps REH can suggest a few business/accounting/legal names to round out the skill set..



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[1954]

If someone with the reputation of Ben Demertzis with Port Adelaide members says Koch `needs to go ' then that is good enough for me.

I can't recall who said this, but it's right on the money, kern is only a symptom, koch is the disease!

 

[GremioPower]

If someone with the reputation of Ben Demertzis with Port Adelaide members says Koch `needs to go ' then that is good enough for me.

I can't recall who said this, but it's right on the money, kern is only a symptom, koch is the disease!

He has said more than that already:

 

[Scholz Supremacy]

Ben Demertzis is a Port Adelaide legend