GREENBERG GONE.....

[Cultured_Bogan]

his biggest issue was the financial side of it.

Pretty big side don't you think..

For a CEO to miss manage a companies finances will see most CEO's stand down...the fact he held off on paying into the players Super fund now leaving the NRL a debt when the money could have been paid yearly is pretty unforgivable..The Media had absolutely zero to do with that..

When hasn’t the NRL been bad financially? He did just as bad with the money as any other CEO except he managed to grow the game internationally. Like I said I’m not fussed on who’s CEO but the media pushed very hard for this and got their way.

It's not the responsibility of the NRL to grow the game internationally. That is the responsibility of the RLIF.

It is the NRL's responsibility to administer and grow the top tier of the game in this country. If the game grows internationally off the back of the success of the NRL, it's should be seen as merely incidental, not as a core focus of the NRL.

It seems the the NRL has mismanaged funds significantly during Greenberg's tenure and now it is coming home to roost. They have absolutely squandered the massive media rights deal that David Smith negotiated.

 

[Newtown]

Not able to come up with a replacement myself but....

I believe it should be someone without any club affiliation.

Malcolm Turnbull

 

[Geo]

his biggest issue was the financial side of it.

Pretty big side don't you think..

For a CEO to miss manage a companies finances will see most CEO's stand down...the fact he held off on paying into the players Super fund now leaving the NRL a debt when the money could have been paid yearly is pretty unforgivable..The Media had absolutely zero to do with that..

When hasn’t the NRL been bad financially? He did just as bad with the money as any other CEO except he managed to grow the game internationally. Like I said I’m not fussed on who’s CEO but the media pushed very hard for this and got their way.

Guess what all those other CEO's are gone too...

None of the other CEO's had the luxury of the biggest broadcast deal in the history of Rugby League....

 

[happy_tiger]

Not able to come up with a replacement myself but....

I believe it should be someone without any club affiliation.

Heard a few names thrown around on Fox. Some goose from Souths, Donaghy from Storm and Paul White from Broncos: as if any of those 3 clubs need anymore of a leg-up in our game ?.
Hopefully we get somebody with impartiality running the game, try and get it headed towards a level playing field for a change, that'd be great.

Pretty sure I read that Andrew Abdo had nothing to do with the game before he worked at the NRL. He might be the man.

What Brent Read had to say about Abdo..

As for a replacement, Read says Andrew Abdo — who was appointed acting CEO — is the most obvious pick.

“Andrew Abdo is the interim chief executive. He’s the chief commercial officer and he’s the guy who’s responsible for growing the business to become a $500 million-plus business.

“I know he’s got a pretty close relationship with Peter V’landys as well. I’d imagine at the moment he’d be the favourite.”

Abdo doesn't come from an NRL background does he .......Saffa from memory

 

[JC99]

his biggest issue was the financial side of it.

Pretty big side don't you think..

For a CEO to miss manage a companies finances will see most CEO's stand down...the fact he held off on paying into the players Super fund now leaving the NRL a debt when the money could have been paid yearly is pretty unforgivable..The Media had absolutely zero to do with that..

When hasn’t the NRL been bad financially? He did just as bad with the money as any other CEO except he managed to grow the game internationally. Like I said I’m not fussed on who’s CEO but the media pushed very hard for this and got their way.

Guess what all those other CEO's are gone too...

None of the other CEO's had the luxury of the biggest broadcast deal in the history of Rugby League....

And every future CEO will get knifed and booted too, that’s the way it works. Whoever this new CEO is will be hated within six months of starting and eventually the media will go after him and he’ll be gone. Then the cycle continues. Biggest broadcast deal doesn’t mean much when the cost for literally everything else also goes up too

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[Geo]

his biggest issue was the financial side of it.

Pretty big side don't you think..

For a CEO to miss manage a companies finances will see most CEO's stand down...the fact he held off on paying into the players Super fund now leaving the NRL a debt when the money could have been paid yearly is pretty unforgivable..The Media had absolutely zero to do with that..

When hasn’t the NRL been bad financially? He did just as bad with the money as any other CEO except he managed to grow the game internationally. Like I said I’m not fussed on who’s CEO but the media pushed very hard for this and got their way.

Guess what all those other CEO's are gone too...

None of the other CEO's had the luxury of the biggest broadcast deal in the history of Rugby League....

And every future CEO will get knifed and booted too, that’s the way it works. Whoever this new CEO is will be hated within six months of starting and eventually the media will go after him and he’ll be gone. Then the cycle continues. Biggest broadcast deal doesn’t mean much when the cost for literally everything else also goes up too

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For sure when the CEO..introduces Committee after Committee like a 6 man refs committee to decide who the ref will be that week..costs go up..

You have not addressed anything to do with Greenburg's pathetic management..just oh it's the media's fault..

 

[happy_tiger]

his biggest issue was the financial side of it.

Pretty big side don't you think..

For a CEO to miss manage a companies finances will see most CEO's stand down...the fact he held off on paying into the players Super fund now leaving the NRL a debt when the money could have been paid yearly is pretty unforgivable..The Media had absolutely zero to do with that..

When hasn’t the NRL been bad financially? He did just as bad with the money as any other CEO except he managed to grow the game internationally. Like I said I’m not fussed on who’s CEO but the media pushed very hard for this and got their way.

Guess what all those other CEO's are gone too...

None of the other CEO's had the luxury of the biggest broadcast deal in the history of Rugby League....

And every future CEO will get knifed and booted too, that’s the way it works. Whoever this new CEO is will be hated within six months of starting and eventually the media will go after him and he’ll be gone. Then the cycle continues. Biggest broadcast deal doesn’t mean much when the cost for literally everything else also goes up too

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For sure when the CEO..introduces Committee after Committee like a 6 man refs committee to decide who the ref will be that week..costs go up..

Geo ...you had to have the Roosters , Brisbane , Manly , Souths , Parramatta and Canterbury covered ....Cmon man have you gone soft in the head

 

[JC99]

his biggest issue was the financial side of it.

Pretty big side don't you think..

For a CEO to miss manage a companies finances will see most CEO's stand down...the fact he held off on paying into the players Super fund now leaving the NRL a debt when the money could have been paid yearly is pretty unforgivable..The Media had absolutely zero to do with that..

When hasn’t the NRL been bad financially? He did just as bad with the money as any other CEO except he managed to grow the game internationally. Like I said I’m not fussed on who’s CEO but the media pushed very hard for this and got their way.

Guess what all those other CEO's are gone too...

None of the other CEO's had the luxury of the biggest broadcast deal in the history of Rugby League....

And every future CEO will get knifed and booted too, that’s the way it works. Whoever this new CEO is will be hated within six months of starting and eventually the media will go after him and he’ll be gone. Then the cycle continues. Biggest broadcast deal doesn’t mean much when the cost for literally everything else also goes up too

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For sure when the CEO..introduces Committee after Committee like a 6 man refs committee to decide who the ref will be that week..costs go up..

You have not addressed anything to do with Greenburg's pathetic management..just oh it's the media's fault..

I’ve said plenty of times I don’t think he did some fantastic job. I’m not trying to defend him for the bad choices he did make like spending too much on the bunker or the diamond ring to Smiths wife. He certainly wasn’t some fantastic CEO who ran the joint brilliantly he made some big mistakes money wise.

My point is so has every other CEO, and the media used this global pandemic to push him out, they run the game and hold far more power than they should. The next CEO will make big promises and fail to deliver and the cycle will continue. Doesn’t worry me too much as long as there’s footy.

 

[diedpretty]

Hmm enter Cam Smith next year perhaps

we want the game to go forward not backwards.

 

[Curaeus]

The one non negotiable talent Greenberg's replacement will need to get and hold onto the job is to agree with V'Landys on absolutely everything so it probably doesn't matter all that much who they appoint

 

[mike]

Not able to come up with a replacement myself but....

I believe it should be someone without any club affiliation.

Malcolm Turnbull

Oh hell no. He would have to be the biggest egotist on the planet. He wouldn’t listen to anyone.

 

[mike]

Hmm enter Cam Smith next year perhaps

we want the game to go forward not backwards.

100% agree with that. Why would you hire anyone that was part of the biggest salary cap breach in history. It’s a disgrace that he is even still playing.

 

[JC99]

Robbie Farah new CEO.... there’d be a giant golden statue of him at every ground 😂

 

[momo_amp_medo]

The thing is

WHO is next..that is what I want to know...
Perhaps Marina Go might step up ?

Would be a decent choice imo

She is a successful business person who, I would very much doubt, would be interested in such a position .... let alone reentering the NRL snake pit.

 

[happy_tiger]

I'll probably get shouted down but I wouldn't mind seeing David Gallop back

 

[Geo]

I'll probably get shouted down but I wouldn't mind seeing David Gallop back

Probably the 1st time in forum history you've been close to right..

 

[happy_tiger]

I'll probably get shouted down but I wouldn't mind seeing David Gallop back

Probably the 1st time in forum history you've been close to right..

Which bit though ...shouted down or Gallop lol

 

[Geo]

I'll probably get shouted down but I wouldn't mind seeing David Gallop back

Probably the 1st time in forum history you've been close to right..

Which bit though ...shouted down or Gallop lol

1st bit...

 

[mike]

The thing is

WHO is next..that is what I want to know...
Perhaps Marina Go might step up ?

Would be a decent choice imo

She is a successful business person who, I would very much doubt, would be interested in such a position .... let alone reentering the NRL snake pit.

Probably not but Go would be a refreshing change.

 

[Russell]

his biggest issue was the financial side of it.

Pretty big side don't you think..

For a CEO to miss manage a companies finances will see most CEO's stand down...the fact he held off on paying into the players Super fund now leaving the NRL a debt when the money could have been paid yearly is pretty unforgivable..The Media had absolutely zero to do with that..

When hasn’t the NRL been bad financially? He did just as bad with the money as any other CEO except he managed to grow the game internationally. Like I said I’m not fussed on who’s CEO but the media pushed very hard for this and got their way.

Guess what all those other CEO's are gone too...

None of the other CEO's had the luxury of the biggest broadcast deal in the history of Rugby League....

And every future CEO will get knifed and booted too, that’s the way it works. Whoever this new CEO is will be hated within six months of starting and eventually the media will go after him and he’ll be gone. Then the cycle continues. Biggest broadcast deal doesn’t mean much when the cost for literally everything else also goes up too

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For sure when the CEO..introduces Committee after Committee like a 6 man refs committee to decide who the ref will be that week..costs go up..

You have not addressed anything to do with Greenburg's pathetic management..just oh it's the media's fault..

I’ve said plenty of times I don’t think he did some fantastic job. I’m not trying to defend him for the bad choices he did make like spending too much on the bunker or the diamond ring to Smiths wife. He certainly wasn’t some fantastic CEO who ran the joint brilliantly he made some big mistakes money wise.

My point is so has every other CEO, and the media used this global pandemic to push him out, they run the game and hold far more power than they should. The next CEO will make big promises and fail to deliver and the cycle will continue. Doesn’t worry me too much as long as there’s footy.

Disagree - this has been coming for a long, long time. You cannot be disliked by so many people if you have been doing the right thing.

V'landys sussed him out, real quick and with holding funds from the clubs, when discovered was the final nail in the coffin.

What I want to know is how he was allowed to resign with so much dignity - why wasn't he sacked and disgraced like he should have been.

A'holes always seem to get away things.