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Pay a visit to r/Adelaide every now and then, you won't be disappointed.Bloody crow loving Kosi. Not a pleasant person to deal with so I hear.
Tours run by Des's mini busesI just had this vision of tourists lurking around Hinkley Manor waiting for the outdoor blinds to go up to catch a glimpse of the Great Unsackable Coach in his housepants eating a toastie.
You can catch David on the live 5aa vidya stream
There are different variations on the idiot theme, but to me having met him once Koch is so far up himself he can't see the woods for the trees.Something I've got to ask to those who know him.
Is Koch an idiot? Is he really dumb? It would just more sense of all this.
The guy is a Sydney w***er who should be not allowed anywhere near our club. Big nosed cretin.There are different variations on the idiot theme, but to me having met him once Koch is so far up himself he can't see the woods for the trees.
We were the only two people in the upstairs member's loo at Alberton for a Maggie's game the day after the Power had squandered a 50 plus point 3rd qtr lead against a very ordinary Brisvegas team, to fall over the line by about half that and in the process burnt valuable percentage.
I held the door open for him as we were both leaving and he said `good win last night,' and my very polite response was `I thought we should have won by more!'
No other words were spoken but he looked down his nose at me like I was an inferior life form who wasn't entitled to an opinion that differed from his, and then he walked off shaking his head.
My immediate thought was the bloke had accepted the president's gig for the prestige that went with it, he doesn't get what the PAFC is supposed to be about and probably never will and is just a theatre goer with little knowledge of the game, and when I got back to my seat I shared those thoughts with a mate who is also a member of this site, and who had a similar episode with Koch at a game in Melbourne.
I appreciate the story and this snippet of life really shows how that unPort Adelaide quality has seeped in from the top of the dung hole.There are different variations on the idiot theme, but to me having met him once Koch is so far up himself he can't see the woods for the trees.
We were the only two people in the upstairs member's loo at Alberton for a Maggie's game the day after the Power had squandered a 50 plus point 3rd qtr lead against a very ordinary Brisvegas team, to fall over the line by about half that and in the process burnt valuable percentage.
I held the door open for him as we were both leaving and he said `good win last night,' and my very polite response was `I thought we should have won by more!'
No other words were spoken but he looked down his nose at me like I was an inferior life form who wasn't entitled to an opinion that differed from his, and then he walked off shaking his head.
My immediate thought was the bloke had accepted the president's gig for the prestige that went with it, he doesn't get what the PAFC is supposed to be about and probably never will and is just a theatre goer with little knowledge of the game, and when I got back to my seat I shared those thoughts with a mate who is also a member of this site, and who had a similar episode with Koch at a game in Melbourne.
He isn’t Port Adelaide. The end. Need to **** him off before the damage to the club psyche is irreversible.There are different variations on the idiot theme, but to me having met him once Koch is so far up himself he can't see the woods for the trees.
We were the only two people in the upstairs member's loo at Alberton for a Maggie's game the day after the Power had squandered a 50 plus point 3rd qtr lead against a very ordinary Brisvegas team, to fall over the line by about half that and in the process burnt valuable percentage.
I held the door open for him as we were both leaving and he said `good win last night,' and my very polite response was `I thought we should have won by more!'
No other words were spoken but he looked down his nose at me like I was an inferior life form who wasn't entitled to an opinion that differed from his, and then he walked off shaking his head.
My immediate thought was the bloke had accepted the president's gig for the prestige that went with it, he doesn't get what the PAFC is supposed to be about and probably never will and is just a theatre goer with little knowledge of the game, and when I got back to my seat I shared those thoughts with a mate who is also a member of this site, and who had a similar episode with Koch at a game in Melbourne.
Something I've got to ask to those who know him.
Is Koch an idiot? Is he really dumb? It would just more sense of all this.
He is his own brand of being dumb. He has an IQ but is selfishly impervious to any possibility that someone else sitting at a table with him might know more about a particular subject than he does.Something I've got to ask to those who know him.
Is Koch an idiot? Is he really dumb? It would just more sense of all this.
Koch knows nothing about football so he listens to his chosen "experts" that he in unqualified to select.Koch just takes us all for a bunch of idiots he's a spineless arrogant self entitled squeezer who knows absolutely jack shit about port Adelaide
The only thing he is capable of is slowly killing the fan base by draining every last bit of hope the fans have im 100% one eyed port Adelaide but lately I'm just losing the passion I buy merchandise, go to games, watch every game etc but I'm just losing interest its just the same crap over and over and over and he does nothing about it its putrid anyone else in his position would hold the coach accountable for failure (going on what 13 YEARS!!) and nothing no change ffs hinkley was laughing after the loss laughing with Voss ffs this is a joke no coach should be laughing after a loss ur a fraud Ken and you Koch and Davies and Richardson the lot of ya bunch of gutless weak clowns
Presumably this was promptly followed by you slamming your **** on the table.“Why are we all here?” I asked rhetorically. “We’re all here because David is in town and he wants everyone to know it.”
There was no table to slam anything on. I was standing, aptly, in the Chairman’s Bar which was crowded with hangers-on after the 2015 ANZAC Centenary celebration in the Sports Hall. The bar was packed.Presumably this was promptly followed by you slamming your **** on the table.
A mate had the misfortune to encounter Koch at Alberton one day. Other people in the room such as Timmy G. were happy to shake his hand and make him feel welcome. Not Kochie, who gave a "you're not worthy to be in my presence" vibe. David Koch is definitely his own biggest fan, who sees himself as Alberton royalty - horrible individual.There are different variations on the idiot theme, but to me having met him once Koch is so far up himself he can't see the woods for the trees.
We were the only two people in the upstairs member's loo at Alberton for a Maggie's game the day after the Power had squandered a 50 plus point 3rd qtr lead against a very ordinary Brisvegas team, to fall over the line by about half that and in the process burnt valuable percentage.
I held the door open for him as we were both leaving and he said `good win last night,' and my very polite response was `I thought we should have won by more!'
No other words were spoken but he looked down his nose at me like I was an inferior life form who wasn't entitled to an opinion that differed from his, and then he walked off shaking his head.
My immediate thought was the bloke had accepted the president's gig for the prestige that went with it, he doesn't get what the PAFC is supposed to be about and probably never will and is just a theatre goer with little knowledge of the game, and when I got back to my seat I shared those thoughts with a mate who is also a member of this site, and who had a similar episode with Koch at a game in Melbourne.
Someone bash the **** outta him.
Haven't met "David" and I don't ****in want to.
To summarise this really simply:I've only spoken to David a handful of times, but colleagues who deal with him on an ongoing basis - particularly with regards to his work at the Club, say he's definitely not an idiot. But rather, his arrogance extends further than his nose and he can get misguided. I'll add though that it's probably difficult to find a Chairman at an AFL Club whose arrogance doesn't extend further than Pinocchio's nose.
If one were to exclude the on-field performance and strictly look at what has happened off-field under David's leadership, a lot has been done right. They maximised the return to Adelaide Oval, have brought in (currently) half a dozen 1M+ PA sponsors, have significantly upgraded the facilities at Alberton, and the future developments have them on track to not only be recession-proof, but have the potential to establish the Club as a true financial powerhouse of the competition.
David's biggest issue however has been hanging onto Hinkley. Depending on how one looks at it, either 7 years (end of 2017) or 2 years (end of 2022) too long. I know for a fact that the Board are not united on Hinkley. At the same time, I know that the Board merely ratify the Footy Committee's recommendation regarding Hinkley etc. I suspect this was the process because of a lack of footy smarts on the Board (outside of Snowdon, zilch). Now that Warren is on the Board, that process may look a bit different. Even if it isn't, Warren is also on the Footy Committee which has previously decided Ken's future.
If the Club got rid of Ken and won a flag shortly thereafter, I think a lot of people would look at David in a different light. Currently though, rightly or wrongly he's the representation of stability to the point of potential staleness filtering through the entire Club from the top down.