It is what it is
John Solomon (38)
If Calcraft is appointed just imagine how interfering his ex coach 'the parrot' will become.
There's a rumour coming out of Channel 10, a snout's tweeted Bill Pulver will be the pea. Another from the leather patch brigade: Old Boy of Shore (Hawker's alma mater) and a Mosman resident. Do I detect the current ARU board haven't been looking far from the tree?
There's a rumour coming out of Channel 10, a snout's tweeted Bill Pulver will be the pea. Another from the leather patch brigade: Old Boy of Shore (Hawker's alma mater) and a Mosman resident. Do I detect the current ARU board haven't been looking far from the tree?
Bill Pulver as in the father of the fake collar bomb girl?
It's a negative that Calcraft has no up to date knowledge of the sporting landscape in Oz, it's also a negative that he has ties in the game that can be perceived at bias down the track?
(Look at Cheika & the Tah's.lot's of tough talk, but already examples of favouritism with his former club Randwick)
Can anyone confim whether Carmichael is in fact a candidate?
He has a track record that I believe no other candidate can match.
To my mind, the only acceptable explanation for him not to be appointed would be that he said no to the role!
He is, and I deliberately didn't mention that. From what I know he's the CEO of an IT business, software I think.
That depends on the individuals involved. I've seen examples where 'mates' have worked and where it hasn't. My concern was that the rumoured appointment was immediately dismissed as "jobs for mates".Because the fact he is a 'mate' will often cause flaws to be glossed over.. Worse still it also places the new person in the precarious position of providing oversight of mates and former teammates/colleagues, where the organizations best interests may not be the same as the 'friendship'..
I think the analysis presented by a few here (that Sydney private school + businessman = spineless leather patch lapdog) is a bit simplistic. As is the assumption that an 'outsider' would be a great thing regardless of their background or expertise.
I for one will hold my judgement until we see what the new bloke (whoever he may be) is made of.
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I think the analysis presented by a few here (that Sydney private school + businessman = spineless leather patch lapdog) is a bit simplistic.
Chances are if you looked up many potential candidates regardless of state or nation of origin you'd likely find 'leather patch' like backgrounds. Those types of schools with their histories and connections that come with them tend to breed these sought of individuals. I have no issue with that. It just seems that both names going around seem a little lacking in originality and imagination.
Yer right, b, it is a bit simplistic. My point is if rugby's fair dinkum about expanding the code into new areas/markets/communities doing what we've done in the past (Sydney private school + businessman) isn't going to cut it. Both you and I come from that Sydney private school background and, as much as I enjoyed it (and sent my son to my alma mater), repeating what rugby did in the past in today's brave new professional world isn't going to cut it. I repeat my earlier point re Carmichael. The AFL leave other sports and codes for dead in the management stakes in Oz, I'd be looking there if it was me.
from Pulvers CVanyway I thought they were looking for someone with broadcast/media experience as one of their strings.
Bill Pulver is CEO of Appen Butler Hill and is based in the firm’s global headquarters in Sydney. Bill joined Appen as Chief Executive in April 2010 after a distinguished career in international business management.
He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of NetRatings, Inc., a NASDAQ listed company (NTRT), headquartered in New York and specializing in Internet Media and Market Research. Bill led NetRatings until it was bought by The Nielsen Company in June 2007 and was responsible for its extensive growth through organic product development and acquisitions.
From 1999–2001 Bill worked in London as President of ACNielsen eRatings.com, an Internet Audience Measurement company, where he was responsible for the rollout of the Nielsen//NetRatings service into 30 countries before the company was acquired by NetRatings, Inc. in 2002.
From 1997–1999 he was based in Tokyo as Group Chief Executive, ACNielsen Japan and Korea, where he was responsible for retail measurement services, customized research, media measurement services, modeling and analytics, as well as a Korean joint venture in consumer panel services.
From 1980–1997 Bill worked with ACNielsen in Australia where he was Managing Director, ACNielsen Australia before becoming Regional Director for the Pacific.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, with a major in Marketing, from the University of NSW, Australia.