Post by midfielder on Oct 9, 2007 12:03:51 GMT 10
I am becoming increasingly concerned by Ben Buckley’s non appearance. I have seen one very friendly interview on SBS and I am told Ben did a similar friendly interview with Fox.
I would also like to point out I want Ben Buckley to be very successful, but I am starting to doubt his ability.
I am getting the Grant Flowers & David Moffit feeling about Ben. Every other sport’s CEO in the country pushes key events and always have done in the Australian landscape. The various leaders over the years of the AFL & NRL give media conferences and door stops for things like test matches, grand finals, state of origin, major issues as they blow up. John O’Neil was an expert at getting football in the press.
Football given its pass and its traditional very poor relationship with the media needs it leader / CEO to be out there. I have broken these concerns into three separate parts, Tournaments, Administration, Football leadership, and I have identified what good things Ben Has achieved at the end.
Tournaments: These are the events that should get heaps of press both sporting and general media as we play in Asia with all the links that provides. I have head nothing from Ben on any of the following but all could have had Ben and the game on front and back pages of media, maybe something sponsors want as well I think.
• Grand Final
• Asian Champions League (Japanese game went to over 120 million homes I read)
• Asian Cup
• Under 23 play round for Olympic qualification (mind you both the Asian Cup & Qualifiers against teams where we have Australian troops stationed)
• Women’s world cup
• Argentina match.
Administration: The administration seems to be getting a bit tide and worn out. Here are my main concerns.
• No replacement for Matt Coral, therefore who is running the A-league management day to day jobs or is it Ben and junior officers half doing what the general manager should be doing.
• The National coach we have no idea except GA let it slip it was Uncle Dick, why not communicate like we are looking, we have signed a coach but we cannot reveal who because !!!! but nothing. Russian press even says Uncle Dick has an out clause. THE WCQ start in February some idea of what’s going on would clam us down and give the impression to the outside media we know what we are doing.
Football leadership: The recent case of the two Newcastle players one for attempting to punch an official. Come off the grass if that was a kids match it could have lead to a life ban certainly one year, but to say as a yellow was issued nothing can be done is just a lack of balls and does not send any good messages only very negative ones. A player accused of racial comments, cleared but banned for name calling for one week !!!!!! no sense and all held behind closed doors for three hours, again just looks wrong. Both have the look of the tail wagging the dog.
Not to be only negative the new 90 minutes 90 emotions great best I have seen in years. The 50, 000 membership drive, the LA Galaxy match all good stuff .
In closing I get the sense Football under Ben is stalling and I am wondering if he is a great number two. Similar to a new player you sign with heaps of potential only to find the player although good was not the star you through you had signed.
Any comments …………………
I would also like to point out I want Ben Buckley to be very successful, but I am starting to doubt his ability.
I am getting the Grant Flowers & David Moffit feeling about Ben. Every other sport’s CEO in the country pushes key events and always have done in the Australian landscape. The various leaders over the years of the AFL & NRL give media conferences and door stops for things like test matches, grand finals, state of origin, major issues as they blow up. John O’Neil was an expert at getting football in the press.
Football given its pass and its traditional very poor relationship with the media needs it leader / CEO to be out there. I have broken these concerns into three separate parts, Tournaments, Administration, Football leadership, and I have identified what good things Ben Has achieved at the end.
Tournaments: These are the events that should get heaps of press both sporting and general media as we play in Asia with all the links that provides. I have head nothing from Ben on any of the following but all could have had Ben and the game on front and back pages of media, maybe something sponsors want as well I think.
• Grand Final
• Asian Champions League (Japanese game went to over 120 million homes I read)
• Asian Cup
• Under 23 play round for Olympic qualification (mind you both the Asian Cup & Qualifiers against teams where we have Australian troops stationed)
• Women’s world cup
• Argentina match.
Administration: The administration seems to be getting a bit tide and worn out. Here are my main concerns.
• No replacement for Matt Coral, therefore who is running the A-league management day to day jobs or is it Ben and junior officers half doing what the general manager should be doing.
• The National coach we have no idea except GA let it slip it was Uncle Dick, why not communicate like we are looking, we have signed a coach but we cannot reveal who because !!!! but nothing. Russian press even says Uncle Dick has an out clause. THE WCQ start in February some idea of what’s going on would clam us down and give the impression to the outside media we know what we are doing.
Football leadership: The recent case of the two Newcastle players one for attempting to punch an official. Come off the grass if that was a kids match it could have lead to a life ban certainly one year, but to say as a yellow was issued nothing can be done is just a lack of balls and does not send any good messages only very negative ones. A player accused of racial comments, cleared but banned for name calling for one week !!!!!! no sense and all held behind closed doors for three hours, again just looks wrong. Both have the look of the tail wagging the dog.
Not to be only negative the new 90 minutes 90 emotions great best I have seen in years. The 50, 000 membership drive, the LA Galaxy match all good stuff .
In closing I get the sense Football under Ben is stalling and I am wondering if he is a great number two. Similar to a new player you sign with heaps of potential only to find the player although good was not the star you through you had signed.
Any comments …………………
