Striving for Glory & Fame
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 9:06 am
From the plane wreck that was 2016 (and the 4 years preceding it), our club has gone from being critically wounded to a strong and healthy entity in only 2 years. We've been through a lot. Not just thinking of ourselves as supporters and members, but everyone within the club was under he most intense scrutiny, ridicule and criticism from the sporting community. Jobs were lost, player's careers and health were badly affected, and the club suffered massive punishments. There's probably a lot more underlying suffering that we don't even know about.
But looking at where we are today, I am just (and I haven't said this for a very long time) proud of what our club is achieving. It hasn't achieved anything on the field yet (we all know that), but looking at the environment it is creating to give itself the best opportunity to do so is remarkable.
I dips my lid to Xavier Campbell. A tough gig to step into the CEO role while the club was getting hammered legally and publicly. From the depths of despair when Hird had to resign, he has gone about getting the best possible people into our club. Woosha was a great appointment from the perspective that he was the perfect man for the job at that point in time - a father figure, a thinker, a calm reasoner. It's what the playing group needed - especially those who were caught up in the saga.
The membership numbers are fantastic. Participating in marquee games in prime times. Sponsors jumping in seeing our club as a great partnership for them. And players from other clubs are looking at us as a great destination for their careers - Devon Smith, Adam Saad, Jake Stringer, and now, Dylan Shiel. Shiel is the one that really underlines how well we are going. Mad Blues supporter. They offered him megabucks. He chose us. Think about that. Would have grown up despising us as a club, yet here is wanting to contribute to our 17th flag.
The above can also be attributed to Dodoro (much ridiculed over our dull years), for getting the deals done. He has also nailed some excellent talent in the draft recently - Z. Merrett, Fantasia, Parish, McGrath, and Francis (who could be anything). We'll see how good the likes of Ridley and Mutch can be in a couple of years.
The list is looking good. The club as a whole, is looking great. Here's hoping that those in charge of the game itself can start delivering on our potential. I hope I won't fall back into that ranting lunatic that you see every year when we lose the unlosable game. But for the first time in a very long time, I can feel a bit of optimism flowing through my blood.
So, well done Xavier, Woosha, Dodo, and Lindsay Tanner for creating a strong and stable club environment from the absolute wreckage it was in 2016.
Can't believe I've just delivered the first fluff piece for next year. Just call me Filthy.
Looking forward to 2019.
But looking at where we are today, I am just (and I haven't said this for a very long time) proud of what our club is achieving. It hasn't achieved anything on the field yet (we all know that), but looking at the environment it is creating to give itself the best opportunity to do so is remarkable.
I dips my lid to Xavier Campbell. A tough gig to step into the CEO role while the club was getting hammered legally and publicly. From the depths of despair when Hird had to resign, he has gone about getting the best possible people into our club. Woosha was a great appointment from the perspective that he was the perfect man for the job at that point in time - a father figure, a thinker, a calm reasoner. It's what the playing group needed - especially those who were caught up in the saga.
The membership numbers are fantastic. Participating in marquee games in prime times. Sponsors jumping in seeing our club as a great partnership for them. And players from other clubs are looking at us as a great destination for their careers - Devon Smith, Adam Saad, Jake Stringer, and now, Dylan Shiel. Shiel is the one that really underlines how well we are going. Mad Blues supporter. They offered him megabucks. He chose us. Think about that. Would have grown up despising us as a club, yet here is wanting to contribute to our 17th flag.
The above can also be attributed to Dodoro (much ridiculed over our dull years), for getting the deals done. He has also nailed some excellent talent in the draft recently - Z. Merrett, Fantasia, Parish, McGrath, and Francis (who could be anything). We'll see how good the likes of Ridley and Mutch can be in a couple of years.
The list is looking good. The club as a whole, is looking great. Here's hoping that those in charge of the game itself can start delivering on our potential. I hope I won't fall back into that ranting lunatic that you see every year when we lose the unlosable game. But for the first time in a very long time, I can feel a bit of optimism flowing through my blood.
So, well done Xavier, Woosha, Dodo, and Lindsay Tanner for creating a strong and stable club environment from the absolute wreckage it was in 2016.
Can't believe I've just delivered the first fluff piece for next year. Just call me Filthy.
Looking forward to 2019.
