From The Moreland Leader...
(Funny that there isn't an article on the clubs only
employee resigning - well not yet anyway)
Cleary clarifies Richmond fee.
by Anthony Dowsley
NEWLY-ELECTED Coburg Tigers president Phil Cleary is
negotiating with the Richmond Football club to be a
paid consultant on a joint public relations strategy.
The former VFA great dispelled rumours he was being
paid by Coburg for his services as president but said
it was within his rights to charge its partner club for consultancy work.
"I am not getting an honorarium from the Coburg
Football Club," he said.
"I'm the president of the club, but if I offer professional
advice to the Richmond Football Club I expect to get
paid for that."
Cleary, a public relations consultant to the VFL, LaTrobe
University and Elecrical Trades Union, said he wa holding
talks with Richmond about a marketing stradegy to
make the partnership between Coburg and Richmond cost-efficient.
He said he did not believe there was a conflict of interest
in undertaking consultancy work for Richmond about its
partnership with Coburg.
"Richmond wants a stradegy based on my expertise," he said.
"I won't run around providing services to the Richmond
Football Club for nothing.
"If Richmond want to, like any AFL club, enlist my
services, it will come with a fee.
Cleary said Richmond approached him about consultancy because it wanted to "Protect its interests".
But the Coburg legend and Brunswick resident said he
was tired of having his contribution to the Coburg
Football Club questioned.
Cleary said he was owed about $20,000 by the club after being underpaid for three seasons between 1982 and 1984, but had written off the dept.
"I'm technically a creditor of the club," he said. "But I'm
not one of these people that take their club to court.
"My contributions have been substantial."
Richmond Football Club football director Greg Miller said
they had held talks with Cleary and his position as
president was irrelevant. "He is very experienced in this
field," he said. "There is some work we are looking at."
Miller said Cleary would work on issues relating to
Coburg's revenue generating ability and building an
independant club.
* The Coburg Football Club Past Players and Officials
Association is holding a reunion luncheon on
Sunday, July 13. The event starts at 11.15am. To book
phone Kerin on 9300 6492 or Bill on 9848 4238
(Funny that there isn't an article on the clubs only
employee resigning - well not yet anyway)
Cleary clarifies Richmond fee.
by Anthony Dowsley
NEWLY-ELECTED Coburg Tigers president Phil Cleary is
negotiating with the Richmond Football club to be a
paid consultant on a joint public relations strategy.
The former VFA great dispelled rumours he was being
paid by Coburg for his services as president but said
it was within his rights to charge its partner club for consultancy work.
"I am not getting an honorarium from the Coburg
Football Club," he said.
"I'm the president of the club, but if I offer professional
advice to the Richmond Football Club I expect to get
paid for that."
Cleary, a public relations consultant to the VFL, LaTrobe
University and Elecrical Trades Union, said he wa holding
talks with Richmond about a marketing stradegy to
make the partnership between Coburg and Richmond cost-efficient.
He said he did not believe there was a conflict of interest
in undertaking consultancy work for Richmond about its
partnership with Coburg.
"Richmond wants a stradegy based on my expertise," he said.
"I won't run around providing services to the Richmond
Football Club for nothing.
"If Richmond want to, like any AFL club, enlist my
services, it will come with a fee.
Cleary said Richmond approached him about consultancy because it wanted to "Protect its interests".
But the Coburg legend and Brunswick resident said he
was tired of having his contribution to the Coburg
Football Club questioned.
Cleary said he was owed about $20,000 by the club after being underpaid for three seasons between 1982 and 1984, but had written off the dept.
"I'm technically a creditor of the club," he said. "But I'm
not one of these people that take their club to court.
"My contributions have been substantial."
Richmond Football Club football director Greg Miller said
they had held talks with Cleary and his position as
president was irrelevant. "He is very experienced in this
field," he said. "There is some work we are looking at."
Miller said Cleary would work on issues relating to
Coburg's revenue generating ability and building an
independant club.
* The Coburg Football Club Past Players and Officials
Association is holding a reunion luncheon on
Sunday, July 13. The event starts at 11.15am. To book
phone Kerin on 9300 6492 or Bill on 9848 4238
