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This is the problem with this club, no transparency. Hoffman along with Balbalj, Dugandzic, Hamill, Good and Behich were all resigned midway through last season until 2013-14. We were all happy because we thought that we had secured our youngsters, in fact all resigning them had done was increase their selling price. Hoffman hasn't been resigned, he's still under contract for next season.

Nothing about winning titles?

Suprised we haven't considered a youth marquee.

Don't forget Durakovic and Awaratife and now Coveny and Anastasiadis as youth coaches.

Pretty sure during the bidding stage Melbourne Heart was only an 'operating name' and was never 100% guaranteed as the name for the 2nd Melbourne team. Sidwell and co. might have had another name. Its all history now.

Went to high school with him, don't remember him being anything special. Hope he proves me wrong though. Not the sharpest tool in the shed either.

Whose our first highest paid player?

Exhibit A: Why fans are not always the best people to be calling the shots in the boardroom. Fans won't be calling the shots, members will vote for the board members who make the decisions.

We have been making a huge effort lately to engage new fans and spark some life back into the club. This appears to be more than what the club is doing and has got me thinking about the club's management and ownership model. Currently Melbourne Heart is privately owned by a consortium of investors led by Peter Sidwell. As members of the club we are unable to vote-in board members, are unaware of the true financial position of the club and are really season ticket holders rather than members. I feel that if the club is to survive in the long run, we must have established a community ownership model. This is where the club belongs to the members, where PAYING members are eligible to vote for board members and where management is responsible to the members, not the investors. This club would no longer be an investment owned by businessman, but a football club owned by the members. We must not be vulnerable to the Clive Palmer's and the FFA when they decide to pull the pin on another failed franchise. We are the last of the expansion clubs in the firing line and would hate for us to become non-existent. Implementing such an initiative is difficult and would have to come with strong support from our members. Thoughts?? Also note I repeat the word members a fair bit as a community ownership model requires PAYING MEMBERS, who love the club, not the occasional rock up when the weather is fine fans that we seem to have.

Surely some division 3 team in Bangkok would take him off our hands.

Just wondering what it would be like if he coached one more season. Under Van't Schip the team progressed from 8th to 6th and looked like progressing further to a title. Question is, would he have been able to challenge for the title this year with the current group of players and cut backs on staff?

A banner with a large question mark on it. Its bold, simple and to the point. It should represent our unanswered questions about the direction of the club on and off the field.