It's been more than two months since Seward departed and I've watched with interest regarding who the club appoints as the next CEO. During this time, the club has copped it deluxe as various people have sought to tear it down and create as much drama as possible. Whether fairly or unfairly, Sharp has been made to appear that he is way out of this depth in running this club. John Boulous is the club's acting CEO but he has communicated very little to the members and fans. I have no idea what he's been doing. It certainly looks like that Sharp is just waiting for the season to end and for things to calm down before he makes a decision on the next CEO. This was a bad call. This has been a very difficult period for the club and we really needed an effective CEO to take us through this transition phase.
Now that the season's almost over, it's imperative that the club identify who the right person is to fill the CEO role. The club has said several times that we've learned from past mistakes and that we're on our way to being run like a professional organisation. We need to see evidence of this. If the club just gives the job to Boulous then that would be a massive mistake and it would show that Sharp hasn't learned anything from this difficult time. It may well be the case that Boulous turns out to be best person for the job, but he needs to apply for the position and prove that he's better than anyone else. If Sharp takes the easy option and just hands the job to Boulous then it would show that he's nothing more than an armature and I would withdraw my support for him.
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Totally agree mate, i supported sharp in a big way, he was best availiable at the time and i thought he could handle it, looks like i was wrong.
Boulous will get the job, just another case of jobs for the boys and not getting the best candidate for the job, the CEO at our club has historically been a Patsies job, nothings changed.
Mack what are the chances that a mate of the chairman is the best for the job taking into account all the quality CEO's out there?
On statistics alone its 100,000/1, maybe more.
Its just more of the same Mack, were the last 10 hand picked CEOs the best for the job?
The club needs to advertise the position. Boulous can feel free to apply. If he's the best man then he'll get the job and I'll wish him the best of luck. In truth, I don't care so much who gets the job. I'm worried that the club will 'settle' for the easy option and just go with Boulous without knowing whether he's the best candidate or not. We went for the easy option when Sharp chose Seward, and that ended in disaster.
Spot on mate and you know whos going to get the job even if its advertised, thats Boulous, its a rort, it stinks to high hell just like last time and the time before and the time before that, and look where its got us.
BOOM Carlo
Boulous did say when he was appointed that there would not be anymore foul-ups. He was referring to the Foran contract fiasco but meant it generally. Since then there has been nothing but errors and more fiascos. Hence, his remarkable silence on a club which seems out of control. To appoint Boulous as permanent CEO would seem to be a job for the boys. Why not advertise it and let the NRL select the CEO. He must have a Parramatta connection and knowledge of League. Green turd must not be on the selection panel. The CEO selected must not talk in management speak--like : "I am focusing on the brand moving forward."--a sure sign of a fraud. Sharp fell for that ,hook line and sinker.
Ham I honestly don't care who gets the job and what they've accomplished. That's not what I'm interested in. What I want is for the club to be absolutely certain that it's found the best possible candidate. I'm not convinced that Boulous is the best man available for the job. If we just stick with him then it looks like we're not really interested in finding the best CEO. For years we've just handed jobs to people we're already familiar with. This needs to stop.
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