Confirmed: Butterss board STEPS DOWN

Spinner · Post: # 468040Post **Spinner** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:57pm

Could be the start of dark days at St Kilda.

satchmo · Post: # 468042Post **satchmo** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:57pm

Rod Butterss you will NOT be forgotten !

Thanks Rod.

Otiman · Post: # 468043Post **Otiman** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:58pm

Going to agree with most in the thread that Rod has done the right thing here. Lengthy and costly legal battle is not good for the club, and I could understand his position if he were not so outnumbered in polls and proxy votes.

Here's hoping that this is a day that will be remembered as a good day for the St. Kilda Football Club, it's players, members, and on field success.

Solar · Post: # 468044Post **Solar** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 3:58pm

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

RB - no comment

Did I miss hear that but didn't he say they would not but he does not want to comment on that anymore.

saintsRrising · Tue 02 Oct 2007 4:02pm

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

RB - no comment
Did I miss hear that but didn't he say they would not but he does not want to comment on that anymore.

You heard right Solar.

RB said that he moved on and that HE WOULD NOT be taking any action.

SEN were trying to get him to be critical of Westaway but he did not engage other than to say it was unfortunate (which it certainly was).

saintsRrising · Tue 02 Oct 2007 4:04pm

RB has moved on with VERY GOOD grace..

Only fair that we allow him too.

He would be bitterly disappointed and could of dragged it out further...but has now put club clearly first.

Solar · Post: # 468055Post **Solar** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 4:04pm

saintsRrising wrote:
Solar wrote:
SENsaintsational wrote:Will he still be going ahead with his legal action about the alcohol & drugs comments?

RB - no comment
Did I miss hear that but didn't he say they would not but he does not want to comment on that anymore.

Ypou hears right Solar.

RB said that he moved on and that HE WOULD NOT be taking any action.

SEN were trying to get him to be critical of Westaway but he did not engage other than to say it was unfortunate (which it certainly was).

it's sad that the best press interview comes as he stands down.

I think he talked from his heart insteed of trying to spin his way out of things and it came across really well.

If I could ask for one thing from the new board, don't spin things.

saintbrat · Post: # 468056Post **saintbrat** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 4:04pm

he did point out that he didn't put much emphasis on the proxies 'supposedly' sent in when queried about the ' up to 10,000 - but even if there wer but 1,500 he/they needed to listen.

Spinner · Post: # 468058Post **Spinner** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 4:06pm

RB HAS done the right thing....

But is this change in board the right thing for St Kilda?

We, Us Ourselves might be condemming this club into death.

Beej · Post: # 468060Post **Beej** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 4:06pm

Fair play, Rod.

You had the football world at your feet at one stage but you found out the hard way that life is tough at the top.

Ta ta

Brewer · Post: # 468061Post **Brewer** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 4:06pm

Grimfang wrote:From FOX SPORTS NEWS
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".

Wasn't it RB et al that initiated said legal action?! Doesn't exactly have a strong record when things get legal does he.

That aside, thanks for what you've done Rod, and thanks for making it easy now.

battye · Post: # 468064Post **battye** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 4:08pm

RB did the honorable thing.

st.byron · Post: # 468075Post **st.byron** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 4:14pm

IMO, shows that the love of the club is in him and the main reason for not dragging it out. An admirable and graceful exit.

Mr Magic · Post: # 468087Post **Mr Magic** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 4:20pm

Brewer wrote:
Grimfang wrote:From FOX SPORTS NEWS
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".
Wasn't it RB et al that initiated said legal action?! Doesn't exactly have a strong record when things get legal does he.

That aside, thanks for what you've done Rod, and thanks for making it easy now.

No, Brewer. SFF initiated the legal challenge about the EGM/AGM. RB et al had nothing to do with this one.

markinUSA · Post: # 468094Post **markinUSA** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 4:24pm

I'm not going to focus on the last year - it's too easy to remember people from when things go wrong... what I want to remember is the fact that he helped turn the club around... we are financially stable now.

And good on him for stepping down now, not dragging things out.

Thank you for everything you, and the board, have done over your time serving the club. Good luck in the future.

And, of course, good luck to the St. Kilda footy club for the future too.

saintbrat · Post: # 468113Post **saintbrat** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 4:35pm

http://www.footyheads.com.au/
BUTTERSS GONE
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 at 2:39 pmBY SHANE POTTER

FOOTYHEADS BREAKING NEWS

St. Kilda President Rod Butterss has fallen on his sword and stood down as President of St. Kilda after an on going battle with a challenging ticket, Footy First.

Butterss and his board has stood aside with the Footy First ticket led by Greg Westaway and also including former great Nathan Burke and recently retired player Andrew Thompson are now set to take over.

â€œI think that in the past seven or eight years the administration has enjoyed strong support from the membership base and I think through the reading of the market at the moment there is a sentiment for change and it is up to us to read that market and see the view and I think it is enough to suggest you move on,â€

Stephen Theodore · Tue 02 Oct 2007 4:43pm

Thanks for the last few years, Rod. Pity about the G.T. spat, there were a lot of good things to come out of your reign.

saintbrat · Post: # 468182Post **saintbrat** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 5:29pm

http://saints.com.au/Season2007/News/Ne ... wsId=52037
St Kilda board resigns
4:07 PM Tue 2 October, 2007 | Back
for saints.com.au

.....>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
In conclusion Rod said it's been a wonderful privilege to be so intimately involved with the St Kilda Football Club over the past 8 years and thanked the club's members for their support, unyielding passion and encouragement over the years.

Rod Butterss and his retiring directors said that their support and love for the St Kilda Football Club will never die and they will be there from the first game next year along with all the other St Kilda fans to provide support to the club that they have been honoured to follow and serve.

There will be no further comment from Rod or the other retiring directors as they feel enough has been said and the more sensible approach from them is to retire to lunch which is what they will do now.

rodgerfox · Post: # 468289Post **rodgerfox** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 6:17pm

Spinner wrote:RB HAS done the right thing....

But is this change in board the right thing for St Kilda?

We, Us Ourselves might be condemming this club into death.

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Winmarvellous · Tue 02 Oct 2007 6:41pm

Left with grace, unlike someone we all know. Hope to God the new board knows what they're doing, and doon't push us back to the dark old days.

saintbrat · Post: # 468343Post **saintbrat** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 7:21pm

ST KILDA FC ON BUTTERSS AN CO RESIGNING
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 at 5:28 pmBY MARK OPOLION

FOLLOWING the resignations of St Kilda Club president Rod Butterss, along with fellow directors Glen Casey, Mark Kellett, Andrew Bassat and Ray King, a statement from Saints CEO Archie Fraser said:

â€œWe would like to take this opportunity to thank the retiring directors for their contribution to the Club and look forward to a smooth transition with the new Board members.â€

saintbrat · Post: # 468459Post **saintbrat** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 9:31pm

for thoise who haven't heard it on news broadcasts
snippet on SCN radio
http://www.mytalk.com.au/aspx/pages/med ... dio&w=3320

Davo027 · Post: # 468470Post **Davo027** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 9:43pm

Apologies if it's been posted before but Greg Westaway has been invited to the Trevor Barker award, but it is unknown whether he will attend.He has scheduled a media conference for Wednesday afternoon.

SENsei · Post: # 468542Post **SENsei** » Tue 02 Oct 2007 10:53pm

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

RB - no comment
Did I miss hear that but didn't he say they would not but he does not want to comment on that anymore.

Solar, the way I heard it was that he was not going to talk about it anymore. I guess that means no action, but he didn't actually say that.

I was typing in my question when Doran asked it, so the answer was pretty blunt. "I'm not discussing it. I've moved on."