CEO - Shane Richardson

[Tiger Karen]

I can’t embrace this idea that the CEO serves at the pleasure of the board. Pretty sure you make some serious claims and commitments when you interview to land a CEO role, you’re not going in there to make the Board’s coffee. Early on he called himself the boss and he talked the talk about fixing recruitment. He tried, he failed miserably.

He was answerable to the board, he reported to them first and foremost.

They are empowered to direct him to do their bidding.

He couldn’t just do anything he wants, it just doesn’t work like that. That does not fit a corporate governance model.

He could recommend things to them, that they may or may not adopt.

He used their authority to make decisions and send them down the line to be implemented.

That’s why Lee was asked about Pascoes tenure into 2024 by the journalist before he was himself sacked.

Pascoe wasn’t asked whether he was going to sack himself!

 

[Tiger Karen]

If anyone suggests that Pascoe had any conscious intent to do any bad things to the club, that’s psychotic.

He just made bad decisions, listened to the wrong people and I think in the end, as an instrument of the derelict and poor board, lost all credibility.

He took his final breaths like a man, no blindfolds.

Lee is still carrying on like a spoilt brat, probably off to the United Nations about it.

 

[Kaito]

It is pretty easy to read between the lines for anyone who has witnessed the dysfunction of the head office and regression of the club under (the ex-AFL idiot who Penrith flicked) Pascoe as CEO - and supported by two Chairpersons who were gravely our of their depth!

Marina Go (a fricking woman's magazine editor) who still supported Justin after his imbecilic salary cap breach that had implications on the club for 3 years!!!

And then Lee who was only there on Pascoe's recommendation to the Board because of his corporate sponsorship (a blatant conflict of interest) - and subsequentially used the club as his fifedom and stepping stone to a higher media profile and assumed credibility!

It was a corrupt co-dependency between Lee and Justin that was leading the club into oblivion while telling us via Read and Chammas etc what a great job they were doing while using club funds for long lunches!!

The joint needed a proper clean-out!

Just think of Richo as Victor or Winston the Wolf- depending on your movie preferences:

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'Fiefdom', great word. Conjures up good imagery

 

[Pascoes_barber]

It's the same appeal Uncle Nick has at Easts. You have to be kidding me if you think it works any other way.

Politis has gravitas.

Lee has a silly hat.

 

[crazycat]

Politis has gravitas.

Lee has a silly hat.

Politis has Gravitas because he has Money and stays in his lane.

Lee would be the same as he has money and if he stayed in that "I am a lawyer who can be good at law" then he will be fine. Asking a guy like Lee to manage a rugby league team is like asking your lawyer to sand your floor. Wrong person wrong job, Like Brooks at halfback.

 

[Tiger Karen]

Politis has Gravitas because he has Money and stays in his lane.

Lee would be the same as he has money and if he stayed in that "I am a lawyer who can be good at law" then he will be fine. Asking a guy like Lee to manage a rugby league team is like asking your lawyer to sand your floor. Wrong person wrong job, Like Brooks at halfback.

Yet we all love Brooksy so.

He completes me.

Brooksywatch will be a well subscribed thread this year.

My hope is that he brings the same amazing marquee talents to Manly as he provided to us for the last 4 years.

 

[jirskyr]

I know someone who has Pascoe in the circle of people they know and come across each other every month or two she doesn't say nice things about him and she is a Tiger's fan she calls him a dumb bimbo I think that could be politically incorrect maybe Himbo would be better

I met with Pascoe on and off for about 3 years with The Ambush, until about 2022 (so did the others in the group). Enough times to get a good sense of the guy.

Whatever your opinion of his performance as a CEO, he's definitely not a dope. He has a laid back style and I don't think that works for everyone. He's confident for sure. I suspect this personality plays very well in male-dominated business, i.e. football, and works well with sponsors.

I honestly don't think you can get to and hold the position of CEO of an NRL club if you are a moron. It's just too cut-throat. Even boys-club type appointments within the code don't last if the candidate doesn't have the smarts.

I'm not a Pascoe booster but honestly I liked the guy, as a person. But definitely not a dummy.

Never met Lee H.

 

[jirskyr]

Well technically, the club didn’t do it voluntarily.

It was imposed upon us by HB who thought Pascoe wasn’t doing his job as they would have liked ( or else he would have been retained).

Because the report is secret, we don’t know what his shortcomings were as far as they were concerned.

I know some people were very upset and angry with Justin, but I dont belong to that group. I don’t support him either.

The night of the sacking, Lee visited Justin and they had drinks.

Technically he wasn't sacked, he offered his resignation and it was accepted. I suspect Pascoe has seen this coming for a long time.

You might assume the Board would have terminated him as part of the process, but I am not aware of that being confirmed in public.

 

[BAGNF05]

He was answerable to the board, he reported to them first and foremost.

They are empowered to direct him to do their bidding.

He couldn’t just do anything he wants, it just doesn’t work like that. That does not fit a corporate governance model.

He could recommend things to them, that they may or may not adopt.

He used their authority to make decisions and send them down the line to be implemented.

That’s why Lee was asked about Pascoes tenure into 2024 by the journalist before he was himself sacked.

Pascoe wasn’t asked whether he was going to sack himself!

So the CEO can ultimately run the club however he likes so long as he has the boards support. We’ve already seen that in the way Richo operates. Bringing in GI and putting the press in their place. Cut it however you like, he was an abject failure who improved the gym.

 

[Tiger Karen]

I met with Pascoe on and off for about 3 years with The Ambush, until about 2022 (so did the others in the group). Enough times to get a good sense of the guy.

Whatever your opinion of his performance as a CEO, he's definitely not a dope. He has a laid back style and I don't think that works for everyone. He's confident for sure. I suspect this personality plays very well in male-dominated business, i.e. football, and works well with sponsors.

I honestly don't think you can get to and hold the position of CEO of an NRL club if you are a moron. It's just too cut-throat. Even boys-club type appointments within the code don't last if the candidate doesn't have the smarts.

I'm not a Pascoe booster but honestly I liked the guy, as a person. But definitely not a dummy.

Never met Lee H.

Yeah, I think the truth is that Justin was good at some things but not others and that probably goes for all of us.

Richo gave him a small and almost unnoticed nod when he complimented the state our finances.

 

[Tiger Karen]

I met with Pascoe on and off for about 3 years with The Ambush, until about 2022 (so did the others in the group). Enough times to get a good sense of the guy.

Whatever your opinion of his performance as a CEO, he's definitely not a dope. He has a laid back style and I don't think that works for everyone. He's confident for sure. I suspect this personality plays very well in male-dominated business, i.e. football, and works well with sponsors.

I honestly don't think you can get to and hold the position of CEO of an NRL club if you are a moron. It's just too cut-throat. Even boys-club type appointments within the code don't last if the candidate doesn't have the smarts.

I'm not a Pascoe booster but honestly I liked the guy, as a person. But definitely not a dummy.

Never met Lee H.

Yeah, I think the truth is that Justin was good at some things but not others and that probably goes for all of us.

Richo gave him a small and almost unnoticed nod when he complimented the state our finances.

 

[BAGNF05]

Yeah, I think the truth is that Justin was good at some things but not others and that probably goes for all of us.

Richo gave him a small and almost unnoticed nod when he complimented the state our finances.

Richo’s quote -

“You’d have to be a moron to go broke running an NRL club” 😂

The league tips in ~$13 million

 

[Tiger Karen]

So the CEO can ultimately run the club however he likes so long as he has the boards support. We’ve already seen that in the way Richo operates. Bringing in GI and putting the press in their place. Cut it however you like, he was an abject failure who improved the gym.

From a managerial perspective, he implemented the boards decisions.

They have the responsibility, they failed, not Justin.

 

[BAGNF05]

From a managerial perspective, he implemented the boards decisions.

They have the responsibility, they failed, not Justin.

That’s rubbish he can propose anything he likes to that Board. He seemed way too obsessed with financial performance and neglected the core business of the organisation. And it’s public reputation and brand.

 

[Tiger Karen]

That’s rubbish he can propose anything he likes to that Board. He seemed way too obsessed with financial performance and neglected the core business of the organisation.

They could have reigned him in or sacked him.

Youve got the wrong bloke.

 

[BAGNF05]

They could have reigned him in or sacked him.

Youve got the wrong bloke.

They finally did.

 

[Spartan117]

Yet we all love Brooksy so.

He completes me.

Brooksywatch will be a well subscribed thread this year.

My hope is that he brings the same amazing marquee talents to Manly as he provided to us for the last 4 years.

I certainly don't love Brooksy.

 

[Tiger Karen]

They finally did.

The HB execs sacked the whole board.The people whose authority he was acting under. He went too.

Prior to that, he was still in situ.

He no doubt had a productive role in securing JL etc.

You can paint him black and put some horns on him, but in my view, he’s got far less culpability for our failure than his incompetent masters.

 

[Tiger Karen]

I certainly don't love Brooksy.

Better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all Sir.

 

[BAGNF05]

The HB execs sacked the whole board.The people whose authority he was acting under. He went too.

Prior to that, he was still in situ.

He no doubt had a productive role in securing JL etc.

You can paint him black and put some horns on him, but in my view, he’s got far less culpability for our failure than his incompetent masters.

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We went backwards when he was here. I don’t need photoshop