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Toast Warren Tredrea - Elected to the Port Board (Football discussion only)
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If Warrens hands were to be tied when joining, why are they/Koch so scared since 2023.
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RussellEbertHandball
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Kevin Monteleone had his post on Port Adelaide True Believers Facebook site pulled down earlier today. See it at post
That doesn't happen unless there is pressure from the club - as has happened on this forum on the rare occasion.
But Kevin has hit back and posted on his own Facebook page. See below, but first I will post Barry Curtin's reply and great response to his dopey post.
I don't know if a bomb has been dropped or the bush fire has just got out of control but the club has lost control of the narrative.
For those who don't know Kevin, he was the part owner of La Vita restaurant on Grange Road, then sold out his share but stayed on as manager. All the Port players for over a decade have eaten and socialised there, as do other sporting teams based in the west inc the crows, Adelaide United and 36ers. Kevin has 1,800 face book friends not to mention the influential ones tied up with Port, but not on Facebook. Kevin left La Vita mid 2023.
That doesn't happen unless there is pressure from the club - as has happened on this forum on the rare occasion.
But Kevin has hit back and posted on his own Facebook page. See below, but first I will post Barry Curtin's reply and great response to his dopey post.
I don't know if a bomb has been dropped or the bush fire has just got out of control but the club has lost control of the narrative.
For those who don't know Kevin, he was the part owner of La Vita restaurant on Grange Road, then sold out his share but stayed on as manager. All the Port players for over a decade have eaten and socialised there, as do other sporting teams based in the west inc the crows, Adelaide United and 36ers. Kevin has 1,800 face book friends not to mention the influential ones tied up with Port, but not on Facebook. Kevin left La Vita mid 2023.
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Yeah, I've seen a few of his posts over the last year or 2.Pretty sure Ian Bradmore mentioned below is this Ian Bradmore
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In particular his hatred of Blight from when he transferred to Woodville.
RussellEbertHandball
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The Black and White Noise has had his/her say on the Rucci artcle. They are spot on.
Go and give them a like or leave a comment if that's all you can do.
And lately it seems the shouts coming out from the Port Adelaide Football Club employees are becoming louder and more desperate. And reminiscent of the former Iraqi Information Minister known as “Comical Ali”, they keep yelling “nothing to see here”.
“Nothing to see” despite Port being one of only 5 clubs to have not made a grand final since 2007.
“Nothing to see” despite Port having only won 2 finals in the last 9 years.
“Nothing to see” despite Port going out in straight sets in 2023 with the “best list” in coach Ken Hinkley’s time.
“Nothing to see” despite a significant portion of the membership base being clearly disenfranchised.
“Nothing to see” despite club employees referring to members as “white noise”, “outsiders”, “idiots” and “Hinkley haters”.
For a proud club like Port Adelaide the results of the last decade have been quite simply not good enough. Certainly not when compared to previous SANFL glories in the straw man arguments of chief club propagandists like Michaelangelo Rucci and Kane Cornes. And more importantly they simply aren’t good enough when benchmarked against even the top half of the AFL field. Especially if you “exist to win premierships”, not revel in minor round glories as the “true patriot” President David Koch is prone to do. No matter how much these chief propagandists cry about “myth and misrepresentation” the numbers just don’t add up for the longest serving one club coach without premiership success.
The fact that those ‘true patriots” and “journalists” employed by and connected to the club see it as their job to convert the club members to their way of thinking, rather than listening to the true custodians of the club, says it all about the need for a truly disrupting influence on the board. This despite the club constitution clearly stating that “The Company will maintain the Club for the benefit of the Club Members.”
A cynic would say that club employees talking down the chances of incumbent member elect board member Kathy Nagel is designed to split the vote of the two “Hinkley hating” former premiership stars, who might have expectations of success, and thus allow the status quo to continue. It does seem that the current regime always thinks that the very best people for the job are those who have already been “educated” into the ways of the current board.
A club employee suggesting that current, signed up, 2024 members would not be allowed to vote in the upcoming elections despite the constitution clearly stating that “All Club Members have a right to vote in relation to the election of Club nominees for appointment by the AFL to the Board” does not help with the members disconnection either. I wonder what newly badged member and 5AA media personality Stephen Rowe will think when someone reads him the club constitution.
The same employee states that Tredrea “has told the club he will not engage in any media interviews before the election” without referencing the fact that candidates have been specifically told not to by the current regime.
So if you think there is “nothing to see here” then vote for Nagle or Abernethy.
If you think there is trouble brewing behind the smoke and mirrors that needs disrupting, then Tredrea is your man.
Go and give them a like or leave a comment if that's all you can do.
The Propaganda from Port - The Black And White Noise
And lately it seems the shouts coming out from the Port Adelaide Football Club employees are becoming louder and more desperate. And reminiscent of the former Iraqi Information Minister known as “Comical Ali”, they keep yelling “nothing to see here”.
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The Propaganda from Port
George Orwell said that “It is the same in all wars; the soldiers do the fighting, the journalists do the shouting, and no true patriot ever gets near a front-line trench, except on the briefest of propaganda tours”.And lately it seems the shouts coming out from the Port Adelaide Football Club employees are becoming louder and more desperate. And reminiscent of the former Iraqi Information Minister known as “Comical Ali”, they keep yelling “nothing to see here”.
“Nothing to see” despite Port being one of only 5 clubs to have not made a grand final since 2007.
“Nothing to see” despite Port having only won 2 finals in the last 9 years.
“Nothing to see” despite Port going out in straight sets in 2023 with the “best list” in coach Ken Hinkley’s time.
“Nothing to see” despite a significant portion of the membership base being clearly disenfranchised.
“Nothing to see” despite club employees referring to members as “white noise”, “outsiders”, “idiots” and “Hinkley haters”.
For a proud club like Port Adelaide the results of the last decade have been quite simply not good enough. Certainly not when compared to previous SANFL glories in the straw man arguments of chief club propagandists like Michaelangelo Rucci and Kane Cornes. And more importantly they simply aren’t good enough when benchmarked against even the top half of the AFL field. Especially if you “exist to win premierships”, not revel in minor round glories as the “true patriot” President David Koch is prone to do. No matter how much these chief propagandists cry about “myth and misrepresentation” the numbers just don’t add up for the longest serving one club coach without premiership success.
The fact that those ‘true patriots” and “journalists” employed by and connected to the club see it as their job to convert the club members to their way of thinking, rather than listening to the true custodians of the club, says it all about the need for a truly disrupting influence on the board. This despite the club constitution clearly stating that “The Company will maintain the Club for the benefit of the Club Members.”
A cynic would say that club employees talking down the chances of incumbent member elect board member Kathy Nagel is designed to split the vote of the two “Hinkley hating” former premiership stars, who might have expectations of success, and thus allow the status quo to continue. It does seem that the current regime always thinks that the very best people for the job are those who have already been “educated” into the ways of the current board.
A club employee suggesting that current, signed up, 2024 members would not be allowed to vote in the upcoming elections despite the constitution clearly stating that “All Club Members have a right to vote in relation to the election of Club nominees for appointment by the AFL to the Board” does not help with the members disconnection either. I wonder what newly badged member and 5AA media personality Stephen Rowe will think when someone reads him the club constitution.
The same employee states that Tredrea “has told the club he will not engage in any media interviews before the election” without referencing the fact that candidates have been specifically told not to by the current regime.
So if you think there is “nothing to see here” then vote for Nagle or Abernethy.
If you think there is trouble brewing behind the smoke and mirrors that needs disrupting, then Tredrea is your man.
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It’s ridiculous how scared the club is of Tredrea. They’re making such dumb decisions to stop him getting on the board.
RussellEbertHandball
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So true.
And they are completely oblivious to it. They think they can be the same sort of control freaks as the AFL. They can't!
This is why we can't win a premiership. It not just that we aren't tough enough, its also that we aren't smart enough.
What did Alastair Clarkson say after the Hawks lost the 2011 PF to collingwood by 3 points after Luke Ball kicked the match winning goal with a minute or two to go? "we weren't tough enough, hard enough for long enough."
For Port add, not smart enough. Clarko added to that sentence with a - We learnt a pretty fatal lesson as a result of it. Some at Alberton are going to learn a fatal lesson for not being smart enough.
They’re out there but whether there enough of them prepared to vote for Abernathy or nagle is another matter.
What do we actually know about this football committee. For example who is on this committee and what do they do.
They recommended a contract extension for Ken Hinkley before the conclusion of the season so that tells me enough about what value they serve.
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Ask yourself, what is it they are so afraid of with Tredrea?
If you are the best in the land, why the very obvious fear?
If you are the best in the land, why the very obvious fear?
It’s not just that they aren’t smart enough, they simply don’t care.
Like Koch said last year, we aren’t the club of “we exist to win premierships”, it’s just about wins and losses.
Winning more games than we lose and making a profit is what matters, last year was a success to him. He doesn’t think we need to win a flag to be successful.
Koch would know deep down he can’t control Tredrea, can bully him or tell him what to do.
If Treadea gets on the board, all of a sudden Koch will have someone to hold him accountable, question him and challenge him. Koch will no longer just do what he wants and tell the rest of the board what to do.
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He clearly makes them feel uncomfortable, which is precisely why he needs to be on the board. They've been comfortable in their mediocrity for long enough, and it's time for change.
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They are afraid because he's unvaccinated and therefore might give them covid.
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It's obvious - they fear being proven wrong, and Tredrea is perfectly capable of achieving that, which is why they're desperately trying anything to stop him.
I reckon Burgoyne left because Cassisi had already been shoehorned in by a player vote.
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Need to remember this is only part one by the club.
Still have KFC , Gerard and Caro to come.
For my bingo card and If I had to have a guess it would be the kane corner will run with you need more than football to he on a board you have to work with people. Gerard will run with unrealistic expectations and Caro will be see these examples of what fractured boards do to a club.
David, Matthew it doesn't have to be this way.
You have choices and options. Try listening.
Still have KFC , Gerard and Caro to come.
For my bingo card and If I had to have a guess it would be the kane corner will run with you need more than football to he on a board you have to work with people. Gerard will run with unrealistic expectations and Caro will be see these examples of what fractured boards do to a club.
David, Matthew it doesn't have to be this way.
You have choices and options. Try listening.
bomberclifford
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There were mumblings about an incident at a private function between Peter and Shaun that was the catalyst for him to leave but his decision coinciding with the captain vote/choice (which had a bit of a whiff of 'board interference' about it) and the downward spiral we were in as a club, was a much more likely reason.
All power to him for picking the path that gave him the most bang for buck without having to do too much for it.
Doesn't change my opinion of him though.
Ironically, they're afraid of disruption.
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The hilarious thing is, circa 2022 there was a contrary conclusion but good ol’ Davey Pursestrings rejected it.
