A president with REAL passion.....take note St Kilda!

saintspremiers · Thu 12 Jun 2008 10:43pm

On TFS, there was just a clip of the new Melbourne President, Jim Stynes.

He got quite emotional talking about wanting to take his son to see the Dees play in years to come....even had to stop speaking to compose himself.

It was the real deal, make no mistake, the guy bleeds for his old team.

Does Westaway bleed like that? IMO no he doesn't.

We need a president who bleeds St Kilda, just like Stynes does for his team.

matrix · Post: # 585495Post **matrix** » Thu 12 Jun 2008 10:45pm

just wondering.......does harvs have a business degree???

imagine that, harvs as the main man

president robert

Saints Premiers 2008 · Thu 12 Jun 2008 10:47pm

sack westaway

cough....

degruch · Post: # 585497Post **degruch** » Thu 12 Jun 2008 10:50pm

Saints Premiers 2008 wrote:sack westaway

cough....

NO...trade Westaway for Stynes!

Buckets · Post: # 585500Post **Buckets** » Thu 12 Jun 2008 10:59pm

I saw that and thought hell there is someone who would be willing to walk through fire to get the best for his club! You can just tell he loves the club. Good luck to him i say!

matrix · Post: # 585505Post **matrix** » Thu 12 Jun 2008 11:02pm

he's on the footy show tonight on channel nine.

jk23 · Post: # 585508Post **jk23** » Thu 12 Jun 2008 11:06pm

At the hall of fame last week I saw Westaway crying on the stage when
Allan Jeans was giving his speech, we are all different showing our emotions and I must admit it did surprise me...It almost made me cry

bergsone · Post: # 585510Post **bergsone** » Thu 12 Jun 2008 11:09pm

I would cry if I inherited them too ,good luck

howlinwolf · Thu 12 Jun 2008 11:28pm

Possibly doesn't have to bleed red white and black at all.
I''ll settle for Brian Cook from Geelong and WCE very nicely thankyou.
Jim Might bleed for the Dees but does he have the nous ?

degruch · Post: # 585526Post **degruch** » Thu 12 Jun 2008 11:31pm

Yep...I'm happy to see someone do the job cooly and calmly without all the emotional blubbering. In fact, it may be just as good (or better) to have someone in charge who has the best interests of the business in mind, without being clouded by emotion.

Teflon · Post: # 585527Post **Teflon** » Thu 12 Jun 2008 11:32pm

Im concrened Westaway hasnt embraced the culture of the club...he keeps talking about his trucking business and not enough about St Kilda..........hey caro?

fingers · Post: # 585528Post **fingers** » Thu 12 Jun 2008 11:33pm

howlinwolf wrote:Possibly doesn't have to bleed red white and black at all.
I''ll settle for Brian Cook from Geelong and WCE very nicely thankyou.
Jim Might bleed for the Dees but does he have the nous ?

I've had a couple of dealings with Stynes through the Reach foundation and he may not know everything but he is smart enough to know how to get something done and to surround himself with the right people. Good luck to him.

howlinwolf · Thu 12 Jun 2008 11:39pm

Don't get me wrong... I like Jim Stynes and have no doubt he is passionate.
And he could well be the best thing that's happened to the Dees but i have seen what Cook has done for a club I despise which was on it's knees.
I'd go with that over passion anyday.
We've had passion over the years.
We need more.

St Igmata · Post: # 585534Post **St Igmata** » Thu 12 Jun 2008 11:45pm

Stynes is a chairman/president
Cook is a CEO

Saint Bev · Post: # 585563Post **Saint Bev** » Fri 13 Jun 2008 12:34am

Westaway has been in the job 5 minutes and already he cops a bagging. He cared enough to lead a group and get the last mob kicked out (everyone hated them from memory also). Crickey is anyone ever happy on here.

Teflon · Post: # 585568Post **Teflon** » Fri 13 Jun 2008 12:48am

Saint Bev wrote:Westaway has been in the job 5 minutes and already he cops a bagging. He cared enough to lead a group and get the last mob kicked out (everyone hated them from memory also). Crickey is anyone ever happy on here.

I wonder the same Bev...many were those also backing Westaway and his team at the time...they jump off quick...

Huzzad · Post: # 585590Post **Huzzad** » Fri 13 Jun 2008 2:56am

matrixcutter wrote:just wondering.......does harvs have a business degree???

imagine that, harvs as the main man

president robert

Good call,

But we do have a certain Mr Nathan Burke and a Mr Andrew Thompson on our board...so the ex-player and bleeder factor certainly has representation.

Saintschampions08 · Fri 13 Jun 2008 4:26am

Everything Westaway and co have done so far has been positive.

We now have plans for a guaranteed premium training facility
We have a 5 year deal with Sandringham
We have a new major sponsor, and a few new secondary sponsors

We'll know at the end of the year whether we're generating more money from outside revenues and whether we have invested more into the team.

JeffDunne · Post: # 585597Post **JeffDunne** » Fri 13 Jun 2008 6:45am

Greg Westaway saved this club from Rod Butterssâ€™ ego.

We should be eternally grateful just on that fact alone. We should probably also realise that GW put his hand up for one reason only â€“ and that was his love of the St Kilda FC. Unlike the previous president he doesnâ€™t seem to be there to stroke his own ego.

Stynes is a good change for Melbourne because of the energy heâ€™ll bring to the position. They need that now to survive, like Brayshaw at North.

We didnâ€™t need a high profile president. We needed someone considered.

St DAC · Post: # 585599Post **St DAC** » Fri 13 Jun 2008 7:22am

Spot on JB. All the public blubbering in the world won't make you a more effective president. Westaway is quietly getting things done as he said he would. That's not a bad way to go.

kaos theory · Fri 13 Jun 2008 9:02am

On TFS, there was just a clip of the new Melbourne President, Jim Stynes.

He got quite emotional talking about wanting to take his son to see the Dees play in years to come....even had to stop speaking to compose himself.

It was the real deal, make no mistake, the guy bleeds for his old team.

Does Westaway bleed like that? IMO no he doesn't.

We need a president who bleeds St Kilda, just like Stynes does for his team

Either this is a pathetic troll or you are a first class idiot.

Because someone gets emotional when talking about their club, does that mean they understand the complexities, have the expereince and knowledge & judgement to carry out a presidental role?

If that's the case, then maybe B4E or Roger from WA could be president, because they are emotional about their club.

Whether stynes will succeed or not in his role (I doubt he will), has to do with his abilities in such a role - his judgement, expereince, intelligence and networks through business. All the guys that take on these role are keen & have commitment to their clubs, but that's not what saves a club or makes it prosper.

rodgerfox · Post: # 585607Post **rodgerfox** » Fri 13 Jun 2008 9:14am

Teflon wrote:Im concrened Westaway hasnt embraced the culture of the club...he keeps talking about his trucking business and not enough about St Kilda..........hey caro?

Ross Lyon's gone. Move on.

Saints43 · Post: # 585623Post **Saints43** » Fri 13 Jun 2008 9:47am

saintspremiers wrote:Does Westaway bleed like that? IMO no he doesn't.

We need a president who bleeds St Kilda, just like Stynes does for his team.

Why would you say that? GW has implemented every reform he was brought to the club to implement. He has brought sponsors to the club, expanded the football department and most importantly kept a very steady ship in failrly unsteady times.

He does this in his own time. Every minute he spends working for St Kilda could be spent growing his own business. Do you realise how much his time would cost if the club had to buy it?

He bleeds for the club alright... from his back pocket.

What has JS done for Melbourne so far? Got a bit emotional?

Silvio_Foschini · Fri 13 Jun 2008 11:52am

In this harsh new AFL world of business and money making, passion for the club alone doesnt necessarily make a good president...

Eddie bleeds for the Pies, but its his contacts in the business world that turned their fortunes around.. Same goes for Dick Pratt at Carlton, Jeff Kennett at Hawthorn and Frank Costa at Geelong etc...

Jimmy Stynes is a decent bloke who loves his club, but has he got the business nouse to be a gun el Presedente ?...

Saints43 wrote: What has JS done for Melbourne so far? Got a bit emotional?

How much can he do in 15 hours ?

skeptic · Post: # 585654Post **skeptic** » Fri 13 Jun 2008 12:01pm

lol, so u have to cry to be a good president

s*** I hope we checked that out b4 we voted for him rather than meaningless parts on his CV like qualifications and employment history etc

does anyone know how Greg filled out the following part of his application (our future depends on it)?

Q17
Are you a sooky la laaa?
Yes
No

A president with REAL passion.....take note St Kilda!

A president with REAL passion.....take note St Kilda!

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