Dean3 said:Rosy - serious question - what do you mean? What are we being kept in the dark about?
Well the club appears to be in turmoil Dean (I know that's a matter of interpretation) and we haven't received one official explanation.
Only weeks after an election 3 members of the board discovered they were too busy to keep going. I think the members should have been notified that the board they recently voted on was no longer in tact and given some explanation. Months on the board haven't been replaced and we haven't been told why.
A selection panel is being set up to select a coach for next season. Yet again a lot of members wouldn't be aware of that.
I read what's happening on the internet but there hasn't been much said on the RFC site. Not everyone has access to the net though. A lot of elderly people don't use it for instance.
I saw Clinton's interview on The Footy Show because I read on PRE he was going to be on it. I normally don't watch the program.
I've read on here about Clinton giving interviews on radio and in the paper.
Yet again that's a hit and miss way of getting the message across. If it's not 3LO up here for example we don't get it. If it's an interview in the paper how do we know what's fact and what's journalistic license?
I think Clinton gave the impresison our financial situation isn't as bad as it's been painted. If it's not surely all members could be told to save the concerns from the hearsay being flung around.
I think a letter of explanation could have been sent out to the members. You can read on websites how concerned some people are. If there's nothing to worry about our minds could have been put at ease a bit.
Our CEO has left the club and we haven't been informed.
A members forum would be wonderful to let supporters ask questions and get answers.
I might be a bit alone thinking members deserve to be kept informed to a degree, but I know in myself if we've got nothing to worry about a simple letter would make me feel a lot better.
seven said:Beeny Gale would be a great guy to have on the board. He has to be one of the most switched on people to have played AFL.
It's a pity Benny didn't accept Clinton's invitation to join the board, if in fact it was offered.
DC8 had an idea on another thread about selecting people for their varying areas of expertise and Benny has a power of football experience, both through playing and the Players Association, to bring on board.