Well I think you’re in the minority there, a lot more fans like him and are willing give him a chance than those who are not.
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Haha its quite funny how they keep pursuing this strategy. Then like clockwork, the propaganda support crew turn up.
weststigers
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The central point, which you have missed or chosen to miss, is not whether fans like him or are willing to give him a go. It is that he is handcuffed and as a result, there was no transparency. That was evident from his interview. Still waiting for the quotes in relation to the "transparency" you speak of - I couldn't find any.
You've framed this as if I have some personal gripe with SM and I want him sacked. That dishonesty is shameful. My issue is that he is limited in his control and decion-making. Don't you see? It wouldn't matter if we had Elon Musk as CEO. He wouldn't be the one making the decisions.
I'm sure SM has a best intentions approach, but I certainly couldn't get up in front of fans and try to avoid the questions they want answered. At that point, you've conceded your integrity in my view, but I also appreciate he is in a tough spot - his choices are limited to behave or leave. A man needs to pay the bills also.
No other club is held back like we are by their board and if they are, there is a mechanism to boot them out.
So one again - quote SM where he was transparent. You can't because he wasn't allowed to say anything for fear of losing his job.
gallagher
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Yeah, who would have thought a CEO of a club would be positive about his clubs future.
Some fans really need to take a deep breath.
Tigerwould
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Not everyone has a memory span of a goldfish.
Rock Hopper Steve
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Which type the actual gold colour or the black boggle eyed ones.
Tigerwould
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You make a lot of good points. I agree Shaun Mielekamp has been open and transparent, also has been good in his last roll at the WTs and IMO he deserves a shot at the COE position.
The playing group and coaching staff are professionals and will get on with focusing at the job in hand and exclude external noise as much as possible. We may even make the 8. If we have moderate success a lot of the fundamental issues of the club will be hidden for a year or two.
However, long term we are at a huge disadvantage with the clubs where business focus is on the “rugby league team” rather than running a “leagues club” first and a “rugby league team” second.
cochise
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I doubt that will ever return.
cochise
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Because history suggests it won't last.
cochise
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They will put it down to access issues and restricting people exiting in an emergency.
Fun police gone wild
Jedi_Tiger
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hope it doesnt
As a season ticket holder in the latchem stand it is nice to come down from the stand and actually be able to move and line up and get a coffee under the stand
Bus 2 Terrigal Lagoon
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I just managed to open a window in my hectic schedule to listen to the Mielekamp interview.
Nice work - @cochise . Good chat.
Gary "I'm Really Passionate" Mielekamp seems like a decent fella. Living as he does on the Central Coast makes this fact wholly unsurprising.
As an old Magpie man, I did appreciate him slapping down the reference to Campbelltown as "down there". It was an emblematic few seconds which revealed that the club is actually cognisant of the south-west having in the past, been othered by the loudest elements of our fan base.
I agree with those on here who have suggested Mielekamp played a very straight bat. Didnt really have much to share with us. He came across as a rock solid company man - a kind of Ted "I fully back Susssssssan" O'Brien - kind of team player.
Well done to all involved
I give it four stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
PS. He said he grew up in Penrith and was a rugby league fan as a kid - but he didn't reveal (and wasn't asked) who he supported. I assumed Penrith, but that of course, is just an assumption.
Nice work - @cochise . Good chat.
Gary "I'm Really Passionate" Mielekamp seems like a decent fella. Living as he does on the Central Coast makes this fact wholly unsurprising.
As an old Magpie man, I did appreciate him slapping down the reference to Campbelltown as "down there". It was an emblematic few seconds which revealed that the club is actually cognisant of the south-west having in the past, been othered by the loudest elements of our fan base.
I agree with those on here who have suggested Mielekamp played a very straight bat. Didnt really have much to share with us. He came across as a rock solid company man - a kind of Ted "I fully back Susssssssan" O'Brien - kind of team player.
Well done to all involved
I give it four stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
PS. He said he grew up in Penrith and was a rugby league fan as a kid - but he didn't reveal (and wasn't asked) who he supported. I assumed Penrith, but that of course, is just an assumption.
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cochise
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Our review of the first trial
Jolls
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I don't think you can make the Penrith assumption. I grew up in the same area and was a Penrith junior along with all of my mates. Very few were, or are now, Panthers supporters even though we played for them.
I left when I was 17 because I didn't want to replace the old footy players sitting on the bar stools at the Rex/Wagon Wheel Hotels and St Marys Leagues Club. Having said that, it was a great place to grow up and I still have many mates that I catch up with there. When I return I do get to sit at the "table of knowledge" with the guys that replaced their fathers and talk footy (and other shite). None of them are Penrith supporters.
The Riff will always be my second team though.
cochise
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I live in Penrith now and still hate the Panthers.
Bus 2 Terrigal Lagoon
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Why, they’re a great club?
I totally admire what they’ve achieved and often look on in awe.
So much hatred amongst our fans - it’s not healthy peeps
As a lover of the game, can’t say I hate any club.
I’ve even got past my previous, intense dislike of Manly, which of course spawned from the Fibro days.
