Confirmed: Butterss board STEPS DOWN

Oh When the Saints · Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:13pm

Rumours rife on BigFooty that Butterss will make an announcement in the next couple of hours that he and his board are stepping aside.

Source is a current board member. Announcement expected in the next couple of hours.

EDIT: Confirmed. See below.

Oh When the Saints · Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:14pm

Lidge wrote:Existing board OUT within the hour (resignations/standing down)

RB & team to issue press releases shortly.

Stay tuned.

Poster has a good track record.

Wait and see.

SaintWodonga · Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:16pm

Great lets get this behind us and concentrate on footy matters...

True Blue Sainter · Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:30pm

Would obviously save a fair bit of heartache and cash if true. Just checked out the BF post... let's see what turns out.

Darren · Post: # 467988Post **Darren** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:33pm

Dad just said about him and the board stepping down. Confirmed already??

hammers · Post: # 467999Post **hammers** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:40pm

confirmed.....wow thats a shock.

Oh When the Saints · Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:41pm

Source hammers?

killa_gram · Post: # 468001Post **killa_gram** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:41pm

I can confirm it. They have stepped down. I have just spoken with one of Westaways new proposed board members who had just got a call from Rod telling him he was stepping down.

hammers · Post: # 468003Post **hammers** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:43pm

I read it on fox sports news..

B W and R all over · Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:45pm

killa_gram wrote:I can confirm it. They have stepped down. I have just spoken with one of Westaways new proposed board members who had just got a call from Rod telling him he was stepping down.

Tell Thommo thanks for confirming it.

ausfatcat · Post: # 468007Post **ausfatcat** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:45pm

Thank you Robert

Grimfang · Post: # 468008Post **Grimfang** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:46pm

From FOX SPORTS NEWS

Butterss quits Saints presidency
By Jordan Chong
October 02, 2007 ST Kilda president Rod Butterss and his fellow directors have quit the board of the AFL club. Butterss, as well as fellow directors Glen Casey, Mark Kellett, Andrew Bassat and Ray King, announced in a statement they were standing down.

They were facing a serious challenge by a Greg Westaway-led rival ticket called St Kilda Footy First.

Butterss said he and the board were "not prepared to submit the club to a costly legal battle in the courts which is scheduled to commence tomorrow".

"The resignations take effect immediately to allow the Footy First group the opportunity to outline their plans for success to the members at this Friday night's Trevor Barker awards night," the statement said.

Butterss said a "smooth transition and a stable environment were important to enable the club to focus on the issues that really mattered such as signing sponsors and preparing for the 2008 season".

Butterss had been on the Saints board since 1999 and was elected president in 2001. The 48-year-old was also a former reserves player at the club.

AAP

Oh When the Saints · Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:46pm

Butterss on SEN in the next 1 minute.

killa_gram · Post: # 468010Post **killa_gram** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:46pm

B W and R all over wrote:
killa_gram wrote:I can confirm it. They have stepped down. I have just spoken with one of Westaways new proposed board members who had just got a call from Rod telling him he was stepping down.
Tell Thommo thanks for confirming it.

I KNOW NUFFINK!

ausfatcat · Post: # 468011Post **ausfatcat** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:46pm

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,865 ... 11,00.html

bigcarl · Post: # 468014Post **bigcarl** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:48pm

thanks for the service rod. a couple of good years there.

Solar · Post: # 468015Post **Solar** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:50pm

thankgod for that, some common sense.

SFF have got their chance. now we look forward to seeing what they can do.

This is exciting!

Post: # 468016Post **n1ck** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:50pm

Thanks Rod.

Did some great things for the footy club.

SENsei · Post: # 468017Post **SENsei** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:50pm

I'm going to try hard not to dance on the man's grave, so to speak, but he has done the right and honorable thing by the club.

For all my thoughts against him, I've got to give him that.

saintsRrising · Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:52pm

RB will allow FF to address members at the Best and Fairest.....which is very generous of him.

Congrats to going with good grace...

jill · Post: # 468027Post **jill** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:54pm

Thanks Rod, you did some great things for the Club but the time had come. Thanks too for making it easier for all. Hope we'll still see you at the footy, Jill

Saints Premiers 2008 · Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:54pm

one can look at his short-coming all day and night however with meticulous planning he was able to turn this club around big time

thank you for your efforts

if it wasnt for the public spat between him and gt i suspect most people would still be in favour of rb staying on

ta

Solar · Post: # 468030Post **Solar** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:54pm

I must say that he is leaving with grace.

Best thing for both club and RB

Thankyou to the board for all their hard work over the last 4-7 years

Post: # 468033Post **n1ck** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:55pm

saintsRrising wrote:RB will allow FF to address members at the Best and Fairest.....which is very generous of him.

Congrats to going with good grace...

Good point and very true.

Nice to see him going with his head held high.
Dignified.

SENsei · Post: # 468037Post **SENsei** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:57pm

Will he still be going ahead with his legal action about the alcohol & drugs comments?

RB - no comment