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Rumour that Andrew Demetriou might come to Heart:

 

Questions about where Demetriou will settle post-AFL still remain unanswered.

 

Job offers have been floating in already, and an industry change might be on the cards. He has been connected to a move to Crown Casino and says if formally offered the board position that might be his next move.

 

Rumours have circulated that the boss might be looking to enter into the future of A-League club Melbourne Heart now that it has connections to Manchester City.

 

"I've got a couple of things that I'm looking at," he said.

 

"I've got to work. I've got four children at school. I want to be waving goodbye to the children in the morning, not them waving goodbye to me."

 

 

http://neoskosmos.com/news/en/Demetriou-Powerful-figure-who-oozed-confidence

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If someone with the name and reputation of Demetriou is linked to the club if the rumor is true I think it may be a good indication to the level our club will get too. We will be the benchmark for the league I just hope that we are also the benchmark with playing style as well.

But in saying all that, look what happend to victory when an afl person takes over in terms of the active support groups

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Rumour that Andrew Demetriou might come to Heart:

 

Questions about where Demetriou will settle post-AFL still remain unanswered.

 

Job offers have been floating in already, and an industry change might be on the cards. He has been connected to a move to Crown Casino and says if formally offered the board position that might be his next move.

 

Rumours have circulated that the boss might be looking to enter into the future of A-League club Melbourne Heart now that it has connections to Manchester City.

 

"I've got a couple of things that I'm looking at," he said.

 

"I've got to work. I've got four children at school. I want to be waving goodbye to the children in the morning, not them waving goodbye to me."

 

 

http://neoskosmos.com/news/en/Demetriou-Powerful-figure-who-oozed-confidence

Fantastic administrator, but for the love of the sport and all things holy, please no!

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The CEO isn't there to run the football, he's there to run the overall business.

 

Say what you like, Melbourne is still the home of AFL. To pluck someone like Demetriou out of AFL and into Heart would be massive for the club and for football in Melbourne and Victoria. He can open doors that we don't know even exist.

 

Yes.

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Would prefer Eddie the demetriou

both cut from the same cloth ,a big NO from me !

 

Either Eddie (not going to happen anyway) or Demetriou would be awesome coups for this football club.

 

If you put aside any dislike you have of them due to AFL loyalties, they've both managed their respective organisations quite well. Demetriou cops some flak (mostly undeserved) but AFL is in a much healthier state that when he took over and has battled well in regions where it is not the primary sport.

 

When Eddie took over Collingwood they were pretty close to having to merge to stay alive and he turned them into an off-field powerhouse. The club consistently reels in more profit than any other AFL club and maintains the biggest profile in the sport.

 

There's no way we're going to poach Eddie, but if Andrew has an interest in taking a position at the club then I'd hope that's something we'd explore.

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Would prefer Eddie the demetriou

both cut from the same cloth ,a big NO from me !

 

Either Eddie (not going to happen anyway) or Demetriou would be awesome coups for this football club.

 

If you put aside any dislike you have of them due to AFL loyalties, they've both managed their respective organisations quite well. Demetriou cops some flak (mostly undeserved) but AFL is in a much healthier state that when he took over and has battled well in regions where it is not the primary sport.

 

When Eddie took over Collingwood they were pretty close to having to merge to stay alive and he turned them into an off-field powerhouse. The club consistently reels in more profit than any other AFL club and maintains the biggest profile in the sport.

 

There's no way we're going to poach Eddie, but if Andrew has an interest in taking a position at the club then I'd hope that's something we'd explore.

 

On Eddie:

 

1. I fucken hate Collingwood but despite their money issues in the late 90s they were never close to merging, its not like the Cans were being rattled.

2. Under Eddie: Collingwood made again some very very bad investments in the Hotel Game that brought them large debts in the mid 2000's.

3. Eddie's very brief time as CEO at Chanel Nine was a complete joke... just ask his best mate Jeff Browne who had to take the reins and try fix up Eddie's fuck ups.

4. Eddie is a Souper.

 

And FWIW if anyone would like to keep Yarraside as Colourful and Vibrant as it currently it is then they wouldnt be pushing for a new club CEO.

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Would prefer Eddie the demetriou

both cut from the same cloth ,a big NO from me !

 

Either Eddie (not going to happen anyway) or Demetriou would be awesome coups for this football club.

 

If you put aside any dislike you have of them due to AFL loyalties, they've both managed their respective organisations quite well. Demetriou cops some flak (mostly undeserved) but AFL is in a much healthier state that when he took over and has battled well in regions where it is not the primary sport.

 

When Eddie took over Collingwood they were pretty close to having to merge to stay alive and he turned them into an off-field powerhouse. The club consistently reels in more profit than any other AFL club and maintains the biggest profile in the sport.

 

There's no way we're going to poach Eddie, but if Andrew has an interest in taking a position at the club then I'd hope that's something we'd explore.

 

On Eddie:

 

1. I fucken hate Collingwood but despite their money issues in the late 90s they were never close to merging, its not like the Cans were being rattled.

2. Under Eddie: Collingwood made again some very very bad investments in the Hotel Game that brought them large debts in the mid 2000's.

3. Eddie's very brief time as CEO at Chanel Nine was a complete joke... just ask his best mate Jeff Browne who had to take the reins and try fix up Eddie's fuck ups.

4. Eddie is a Souper.

 

And FWIW if anyone would like to keep Yarraside as Colourful and Vibrant as it currently it is then they wouldnt be pushing for a new club CEO.

 

 

I remember it being pretty bad, there were plenty of rumours regarding possible mergers, particularly from the Bulldogs camp. I'm not suggesting the club was days away from insolvency but there was a period where the situation looked a little bleak.

 

Yeah, the club made some bad investments under him but the point that he's helped developed them into the strongest off-field club in the competition still stands. You can't simply point out the negatives and ignore the good management too.

 

Not going to disagree about the scenario with the Nine Network. His success in running a sporting organisation in this country is there though and that's what I'd be more concerned with than his management of a a Television station.

 

Don't know what a Souper is, sorry mate!  :lol:

 

Would you expect there to be stricter measures taken in regards to our Active Support if the CEO changed?

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Would prefer Eddie the demetriou

both cut from the same cloth ,a big NO from me !

 

Either Eddie (not going to happen anyway) or Demetriou would be awesome coups for this football club.

 

If you put aside any dislike you have of them due to AFL loyalties, they've both managed their respective organisations quite well. Demetriou cops some flak (mostly undeserved) but AFL is in a much healthier state that when he took over and has battled well in regions where it is not the primary sport.

 

When Eddie took over Collingwood they were pretty close to having to merge to stay alive and he turned them into an off-field powerhouse. The club consistently reels in more profit than any other AFL club and maintains the biggest profile in the sport.

 

There's no way we're going to poach Eddie, but if Andrew has an interest in taking a position at the club then I'd hope that's something we'd explore.

 

On Eddie:

 

1. I fucken hate Collingwood but despite their money issues in the late 90s they were never close to merging, its not like the Cans were being rattled.

2. Under Eddie: Collingwood made again some very very bad investments in the Hotel Game that brought them large debts in the mid 2000's.

3. Eddie's very brief time as CEO at Chanel Nine was a complete joke... just ask his best mate Jeff Browne who had to take the reins and try fix up Eddie's fuck ups.

4. Eddie is a Souper.

 

And FWIW if anyone would like to keep Yarraside as Colourful and Vibrant as it currently it is then they wouldnt be pushing for a new club CEO.

 

 

I remember it being pretty bad, there were plenty of rumours regarding possible mergers, particularly from the Bulldogs camp. I'm not suggesting the club was days away from insolvency but there was a period where the situation looked a little bleak.

 

Yeah, the club made some bad investments under him but the point that he's helped developed them into the strongest off-field club in the competition still stands. You can't simply point out the negatives and ignore the good management too.

 

Not going to disagree about the scenario with the Nine Network. His success in running a sporting organisation in this country is there though and that's what I'd be more concerned with than his management of a a Television station.

 

Don't know what a Souper is, sorry mate!  :lol:

 

Would you expect there to be stricter measures taken in regards to our Active Support if the CEO changed?

 

TBH most of the talk of Eddie saving Collingwood only started 10 years by Pies fans after he apparently saved Collingwood.

 

And FWIW Eddie has never been a Sports CEO - Only as a President (A very different role) and his only expeirence as any time of CEO (At Channel 9) was a bad one.

 

And Active Support would be harder to run with another CEO.

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Would prefer Eddie the demetriou

both cut from the same cloth ,a big NO from me !

 

Either Eddie (not going to happen anyway) or Demetriou would be awesome coups for this football club.

 

If you put aside any dislike you have of them due to AFL loyalties, they've both managed their respective organisations quite well. Demetriou cops some flak (mostly undeserved) but AFL is in a much healthier state that when he took over and has battled well in regions where it is not the primary sport.

 

When Eddie took over Collingwood they were pretty close to having to merge to stay alive and he turned them into an off-field powerhouse. The club consistently reels in more profit than any other AFL club and maintains the biggest profile in the sport.

 

There's no way we're going to poach Eddie, but if Andrew has an interest in taking a position at the club then I'd hope that's something we'd explore.

 

On Eddie:

 

1. I fucken hate Collingwood but despite their money issues in the late 90s they were never close to merging, its not like the Cans were being rattled.

2. Under Eddie: Collingwood made again some very very bad investments in the Hotel Game that brought them large debts in the mid 2000's.

3. Eddie's very brief time as CEO at Chanel Nine was a complete joke... just ask his best mate Jeff Browne who had to take the reins and try fix up Eddie's fuck ups.

4. Eddie is a Souper.

 

And FWIW if anyone would like to keep Yarraside as Colourful and Vibrant as it currently it is then they wouldnt be pushing for a new club CEO.

 

 

I remember it being pretty bad, there were plenty of rumours regarding possible mergers, particularly from the Bulldogs camp. I'm not suggesting the club was days away from insolvency but there was a period where the situation looked a little bleak.

 

Yeah, the club made some bad investments under him but the point that he's helped developed them into the strongest off-field club in the competition still stands. You can't simply point out the negatives and ignore the good management too.

 

Not going to disagree about the scenario with the Nine Network. His success in running a sporting organisation in this country is there though and that's what I'd be more concerned with than his management of a a Television station.

 

Don't know what a Souper is, sorry mate!  :lol:

 

Would you expect there to be stricter measures taken in regards to our Active Support if the CEO changed?

 

TBH most of the talk of Eddie saving Collingwood only started 10 years by Pies fans after he apparently saved Collingwood.

 

And FWIW Eddie has never been a Sports CEO - Only as a President (A very different role) and his only expeirence as any time of CEO (At Channel 9) was a bad one.

 

And Active Support would be harder to run with another CEO.

 

 

I'm a Pies fan myself (so clearly I'm a little biased) but I do feel he played a strong role in turning our club around. Whether or not he 'saved' the club is debatable but in my eyes he's contributed greatly in capitalizing off it's large fan base and along with the work of others leading the club into financial prosperity.

 

You're right, the role of a President and CEO are completely different. no arguments there, so his good work at the Pies might not be transferable to the role of a CEO at our club. I guess I was more defending Eddie for his work at Collingwood which I feel he doesn't always get enough credit for in the wider community.

 

I'm not a Core member so I'm not fully aware of YS's dealings with Munn/the club in general but I'll take your word for it. If he's whats best for the supporters then I'd support him staying on longer for sure.

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Collingwood were never going to merge but they were a badly run club with debt and no commercial clout.

Now they are an empire.

Say what you will about Eddie but he is a good operator. Like Eddie, Andy D will open the commercial doors we never would have expected.

So to will Bart Campbell.

As I said, he's a game changer. No other club would have more corporate clout than us. Say what you will about the significance of that aspect but it is the most vital in my opinion.

For the long term success of our club, this is the type of person we need to bring into our organisation.

Not small time thinkers who have condemned us to be a small thinking club of battlers.

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Demetriou pretends to be a tinpot ethnic, then fucks up and roadblocks our World Cup bid.

He is a disgrace to the wog spirit.

Surprised anyone would be in support of someone who did so much to damage our game.

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It should also be remembered that former FFA boss John O'Neill has also been linked with a Heart job, most likely the Heart job (CEO), for next season (http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/john-oneill-keeps-door-open-for-aleague-gig-20140123-31brt.html).

 

That administrators of the stature of Andrew Demetriou and John O'Neill are being suggested for the top Heart job next season is a pretty good sign IMO. Say what you will about either of them, it would be ambitious just to pursue the likes of them to be Heart CEO, and it would be a big statement of intent from Man City if one of them was recruited to CEO Heart.

 

I think Scott Munn has also done fairly well at Heart, given the limited resources at his disposal. But there are 3 blunders that make me question his skills as a CEO.

The first was the foolhardy notion of spending a modest amount on the football in Heart's first season, and then spending even less in the 2nd season and even less in the 3rd season (whereas new clubs should in fact spend more in their first seasons, as shown by WSW having a marquee for their first 2 seasons). That Heart did open the purse-strings and spend more on football in our 4th season (this season) suggests that the CEO and Didulica could have strongly advised and lobbied the board for more money in Heart's first seasons, and didn't.

The second blunder is Heart's marketing and PR. Different marketing campaigns each seasons, and far too much shallow advertising that doesn't leave a lasting impression about what Heart is. Also, the 'Heart ambassadors' have by an large been an embarrassment that have been unable to even articulate in broad terms what Melbourne Heart is about (e.g. Josip Skoko on Fox Sports).

The third strategic blunder was Heart's training facilities. Maybe Munn's hands were tied by a frugal board, so a high class training base was never in the cards, but still there is no excuse for Heart training at 8 different locations this season. That is just woeful management of an important aspect of a football club.

 

I've said before that I wouldn't mind if Scott Munn stayed around, but if he does stay at Heart he should have a lesser role IMO (Director of public relations perhaps, or something like that). Going forward, Heart should have a CEO of bigger stature, with a proven record of successfully managing a large sports organisation, like Demetriou, O'Neill or someone else of that calibre.

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John O'Neil or Andrew Demetriou.

Would take us to a level not seen in this league. Brian Cook would be the only other choice who'd be as good.

These two though would make us a powerhouse. Commercially speaking, we'd be set.

This news has got me pumped. Shows we are chasing the best. For too long we settled for crap. These new guys by the sound of it are not settling. They want to be the best. Makes me happy. About time.

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John O'Neil or Andrew Demetriou.

Would take us to a level not seen in this league. Brian Cook would be the only other choice who'd be as good.

These two though would make us a powerhouse. Commercially speaking, we'd be set.

This news has got me pumped. Shows we are chasing the best. For too long we settled for crap. These new guys by the sound of it are not settling. They want to be the best. Makes me happy. About time.

Such a new dawn ALF minded guy you are Melburnian

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Lol at anyone who would want this kent in charge, isn't anyone concerned about his objective or intention? He's so anti-football and was anti-Heart from day one. He'd never do anything to challenge his beloved AFL. What business does he have in our sport? Something he has clearly campaigned against since the leagues birth, with his sly public remarks, the AFL's opposition of the WC bid and so on.

 
Anyone remember the whole name saga? When the AFL went to IP Australia and fought tooth and nail to stop the club using the words 'Melbourne' and 'Football Club' together in our name, they eventually forced the club to register as "Melbourne Heart FC"
 

Plus he's a two faced fark, I don't wanna have to sit here and continually listen to the whole spiel on how 'I grew up with the sport', 'the games in his blood', 'I'm Greek-Cypriot', and 'my daughters play the sport'...

 

At an MV function in 2012: "Demetriou revealed he was a fan of many sports, and as a son of Greek-Cypriot immigrants he grew up playing football (soccer) in a park behind his folks' fish and chips shop in Coburg."

However, in interview a year earlier: "...growing up in the back of the fish and chip shop, which was two bedrooms behind the fish and chip shop, was playing footy in the back carpark and cricket in summer. Footy in winter and cricket in summer... Soccer wasn’t on our agenda."

 

Like I said earlier, fantastic sports administrator, but there is no room for him in Football. Too much of a conflict of interest.

 

Blokes a Victory 'supporter' anyway, that should be enough of a reason.  ;)

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Munn better than Demetriou lol fucking dying here. I hate that fat Greek more than most on here but all of a sudden we're acting like Munn has done anything but have YSIDE's cock in and around his mouth for the last 4 years. Wonder if everyone would feel the same about Munn if he didn't shout beers.

And a big fucking LOL to the people saying Munn knows anything about football. Smh so hard right now.

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Demetriou? I'll be shocked if Heart are even on his radar. No he will be joining one of the plutocrats as they will pay him $M and be able to use his connections across society.

Right now the critical point is who will be sitting on the board (as it will be the board that makes the appointment) and it is here that the Storm people come into play as they will know candidates for the job better than CFG.

Perhaps George Donikian but I am not sure what he is doing these days. My tip is for Scott Munn to remain at his post.

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It's not about the odd beer Munn has shouted a couple of people, it's about the advocacy for YSide that goes on behind the scenes that you guys aren't privy too.

I can assure you that if it weren't for Munn, we wouldn't be in such a healthy state as we are now. But really that's beside the point. Demetriou would be a poor replacement as FB and others have articulated above.

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Munn better than Demetriou lol fucking dying here. I hate that fat Greek more than most on here but all of a sudden we're acting like Munn has done anything but have YSIDE's cock in and around his mouth for the last 4 years. Wonder if everyone would feel the same about Munn if he didn't shout beers.

And a big fucking LOL to the people saying Munn knows anything about football. Smh so hard right now.

 

It's not about the odd beer Munn has shouted a couple of people, it's about the advocacy for YSide that goes on behind the scenes that you guys aren't privy too.

I can assure you that if it weren't for Munn, we wouldn't be in such a healthy state as we are now. But really that's beside the point. Demetriou would be a poor replacement as FB and others have articulated above.

This.

 

We currently have a good working relationship with Munn... a new CEO would mean a new relationship would have to be formed and getting the most out of Our Terrace would almost def become a lot tougher.

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Let's put the relationship with the supporters to one side.

The bloke has had to run the club with no resources for years, and he has done a reasonably good job, he deserves a go with actually having something to work with for once.

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Andrew Demetriou's pull and influence in Melbourne is much much greater than Scott Munn's. As CEO of the AFL he had to have the AFL's best intentions at hand every single time, yes that includes trying to prevent FIFA World Cup games played at the MCG in the middle of the AFL season, but I think you have to admire him for that because he stood up for the sport he was running and representing.

 

If Demetriou takes that same mentality and professional approach as Heart CEO - with the money and backing of Manchester City - he could turn Melbourne Heart into the biggest club in the A-League!

 

Personally, I can't see him even applying for this job; why would the CEO of the biggest sporting organisation in Australia - who stabilised it, got record TV money and grew the sport to 18 teams and in places where NRL is king - 'downgrade' to running only one club...and a smallish club at that. Yes, Heart may have just become the richest A-League club and he might enjoy the challenge of growing the club, but surely this guy would be looking at bigger positions out there, like CEO of SuperRugby for example!?!

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If it ain't broke, don't fix it :up:

I seem to recall so many people on here calling for changes at Heart for so long...

 

It was broke.

 

In any case, this is not about a few individual people and what they might or might not have done up to now. It's about what is needed to be done for this club to grow and prosper in the future. It is often the case in business that the best people to do that are not the same as those who were the best people to start up a new business.

 

But our new owners will decide.

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