ThePrez wrote:
the board was elected - and they clearly arent performing and seeing as i am the Prez i may jsut do nominate for the board

and im seriously considering not getting a membership next year. like i said, not for the bad performances on the field, i would never not get a membership becuase of that, im talking about the overall effort the club has made from the lack of social club facilities at MCG to the fact that every single item that was promised/put forward to all of us to help "sway" our opinions has not and appears not to come to fruition.
The only thing that club has got right is the sponshorship - and that all lies squarley in the laps of the players - winning 10 games and then the wizzer cup was exactly what the club needed to get the sponsors on board.
and sorry - dont have a sense a humour about carlton playing shit, carlton board doing shit and most of all i dont have a sense of humour about our club getting shafted out of every single bargaining chip that "enticed" us from leaving OO and after the move we dont get a single F@%&#! thing.
The board's not performing? Right, so suggestions are that we'll make a healthy profit this year, memberships are up, sponsorship is up, among other things, but they're not perfomring. Sure there may be some questions that do or do not require answering re ground redevelopment, but that is just one aspect of the board's role. The article referenced in this thread clearly states the club will be making an announcement on July 31, but apparently they're doing nothing.
As for Collingwood looking to secure extra games at the MCG that we've been lead to believe was not possible, yep, I can understand your frustration. But explain to me how the board is responsible for the AFL changing its mind? Yep, maybe the board could have busted a gut to try and get us more games at the G. Do you know they didn't do everything possible? Or are you guessing at what you think happened in order to suit your agenda? To me it says the AFL are reactionary at best, a pack of arseholes at worst. But to you it says the board are incompetent and don't have Carlton's best interests at heart. I guess we're all entitled to our own opinions...
Sponsorship is in the lap of the players? Campo, Davies, Wiggins, Deluca, Fevola, Whitnall ... and all the other whipping boys on the list who apparently can't even play the game if you believe everything on this site ... these guys are solely responsible for the club securing sponsorships from K&S, Optus, Subaru and Dan Murphy's. Criticise the board by all means, but at least try and be credible. And just becasue you're not getting your own way doesn't mean the board is not performing. Have you directed any of this feedback and dissatisfaction of yours to the club (I know you have Malouf's email address) or are you just going to tear up your membership and feel good about yourself chucking a tantrum while not letting the club know why they have lost a member?
Don't post it ... do it. Tell the club what you think, not just us.
if we won 3 games last year, won 4 games the year before, lost the first wizzer cup game this year and then continued on like we have do you think sponsors would be jumping board purely because we moved?
And this hasnt nothing to do about getting my own way - i was happy to be proven wrong by everyone here and at TBV when we had this shit fight last year - yet just about everything that the "doubting thomas" i.e. me and a few others said will happened has and those that praised the club and the board and tried to sell us of the wonders of the move and all the benefits we would get from the club have got not a sceric of what we where suggested we would get.
This isnt even a "told you so" i was pissed off back then, and im more pissed off that it appears just about every single fear that i had about the move has come to fruition.
And thinking about it last night - i will always be a member - becuase i support the jumper and the players a love watching them run around on the park, but like someone else postes i too pay for my father to go, so for just under $800 i would like to see my board perform for the club i love.
And CB - you funny - you agree with me then present a different argument. pick a side and get off the fence