If we're putting Scott Longmuir up as the yardstick for CEO's at the club, we really are aiming low. Not sure if people realise the absurdity of some of those said KPIs, one of which was 'an acceptable level of personal fitness'. Sheens was also required to submit a written report to Longmuir by 9am each Monday morning & meet weekly to review that week's game. In a professional sporting organisation that kind of mirco-management is ridiculous, and probably why his tenure was so short-lived.
In regard to Humphreys, say what you will about the end of the tenure (and people seem to think it was a disaster, although I'm not sure where this comes from), he oversaw a period of success on and off the field with the most valuable jersey in the NRL (sponsorship wise), record merchandise numbers and two straight top four finishes. This is also the guy who personally flew to England and signed Lote, who was heavily responsible for those on and off field results.
For me, Mayer seems to love reading his own name in the paper, and seems more worried about telling everyone what he's doing, what he will do and what was before his time therefore not his fault, than actually doing anything. Membership numbers are down, merchandise is down, sponsors are down - the 'this was all before me' excuse is really starting to wear thin. There was also the issue around the 15 year dinner - arguably Sheens should have been invited, but why other big-name former players, former captains and former administrators weren't invited is beyond me…..
Add to that - a mate of mine works for a company that regularly takes a table at the Chairmans Lounge for home games, said Mayer hasn't made an appearance there once in any of the home games he's been to this year. Surely he has time to drop in an chat to the (lately few) people who throw their money at the club.
I'm far from convinced with this guy - all talk and no action.
