snowman
Total gronk
Both tickets gave stuff out yesterday. A group of girls were handing out unity stuff.
A nominee on the vision ticket was handing out hats n shirts
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Both tickets gave stuff out yesterday. A group of girls were handing out unity stuff.
A nominee on the vision ticket was handing out hats n shirts
goodbyepenrithhellosharks
Great White
I am asssuming their is a legality problem here but for the life of me i can not work out why and surely the voters need to get as much info as possible to make the hopefully correct decisions....please explain fitz
It's a pretty standard constitutional component of all Registered Clubs. You are not allowed to do any electioneering on Club premises.
Here is the Rule from the Sharks Leagues Club Constitution:
Rule 41 (& Rule 42) that is referred to sets out the Disciplinary Proceedings of the Club.
To summarize that rule, if you break a By-Law of the Club, you'll be notified of a breach. If you then further continue to break that By-Law, your membership is likely to be cancelled.
What that means in this case is that candidates can render themselves ineligible to stand for the Board at all as they would no longer be members.
When you consider that ALL elected Directors will be required to uphold and abide by the Club's constitution, it's particularly concerning that candidates would be flagrantly breaching that Constitution.
goodbyepenrithhellosharks
Great White
cheers for that fitz..rules are rules but i still think its the best way to educate voters and are they HOW TO VOTE PAPERS or are they selling themselves type leaflets
definitely how to vote - it tells you how and where to vote and unless the t-shirts and hats had relevant information about voting then we are talking apples and oranges.
the thing is for me, if they can't abide by the basic constitution of the club multiple times now (previous how to vote at warriors game & not being eligible candidates before nominating).
Then how can they be trusted to do the right thing in the future.
how do we know they are not planning to relocate us? how do we know they aren't going to pay themselves massive directors fee's? how do we know they aren't going to change the development? maybe an Accor hotel? how do we know they aren't going to change the future business model? how do we know they aren't going to re-instate the "four" without availing themselves of the facts and put the future of the club in jeopardy?
these are all things proven by the current board - there is no risk to these questions.
also, if Dunphy is not on their ticket - has he withdrawn for some reason? maybe he doesn't like being linked to the lowball propaganda going on in the Telegraph.. its actually never struck me as his go so I wouldn't be surprised.
the thing is for me, if they can't abide by the basic constitution of the club multiple times now (previous how to vote at warriors game & not being eligible candidates before nominating).
Then how can they be trusted to do the right thing in the future.
how do we know they are not planning to relocate us? how do we know they aren't going to pay themselves massive directors fee's? how do we know they aren't going to change the development? maybe an Accor hotel? how do we know they aren't going to change the future business model? how do we know they aren't going to re-instate the "four" without availing themselves of the facts and put the future of the club in jeopardy?
these are all things proven by the current board - there is no risk to these questions.
also, if Dunphy is not on their ticket - has he withdrawn for some reason? maybe he doesn't like being linked to the lowball propaganda going on in the Telegraph.. its actually never struck me as his go so I wouldn't be surprised.
snowman
Total gronk
there were sharks vision how to vote cards handed out yesterday. cant confirm if they were handed out at the leagues club
No dramas with distribution of electioneering info not on Sharks property and no dramas with distribution of information that doesn't break other people's copyright, intellectual property or licensing.
snowman
Total gronk
i got no problem with them either.
there were a group of about 3 girls handing out flyers at the manly ground, and the guy to got on the bus the other week, he had shirts and hats.
nicely made up as well.
there were a group of about 3 girls handing out flyers at the manly ground, and the guy to got on the bus the other week, he had shirts and hats.
nicely made up as well.
Hey Fitz, is it worth pointing out that Unity is still using images of the players to promote their ticket? Check their Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/sharks.unity?fref=ts
http://www.facebook.com/sharks.unity?fref=ts
Their Facebook page AND their Twitter account are using unapproved images.
They've also got their promotions girls around shopping centres distributing "The Daily Shark" which includes pictures of players... it even include a picture of the CSSC!
snowman
Total gronk
non event that picture
The unity girls were better looking than the boys handing out the vision flyers.
snowman
Total gronk
dont sell yourself short Gando
Bruno Cullen is one of the most respected sports administers in this country - clearly he can see through the propaganda.
Below are direct quotes from him in the leader on 22nd March;
"Financially. the club is quite healthy and was on track towards a nice surplus," said Cullen who was sitting with new NRL chief executive David Smith and watching the Sharks-Rabbitohs clash before congratulating the Sharks players.
"In fact, the planets were aligned for the Sharks in 2013, with a wonderful playing roster, the club's cash flow going well again and the [$300m] property development approved with projected revenues of between $35-$45 million over the next eight years," he said.
"This drugs issue has severely impacted on our sponsorship and so we will need to fill the big three: stadium, jumper and sleeve [sponsors].
Cullen said his only other big concern was the "timing" of the Cronulla board of directors elections ahead of the annual general meeting next month.
"I'm hoping that whatever the board looks like next month, all the work we put in place [business model] will be retained. Otherwise, we've wasted a lot of time and effort," he said.
"But we have a good side and we can rebuild confidence in the business community, even if takes half a year."
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who brought the drugs issue to the club? Not the board or the marketing and finance staff.
then why seek to replace them? every other thing is on track.
but other nominees (including you Mr Cobb) want to bring these people back and get rid of the good people on the board and the finance/marketing departments.
Purely because they read it in the Telegraph that this is what needs to be done.
How is that good governance and how is that morally right?
Below are direct quotes from him in the leader on 22nd March;
"Financially. the club is quite healthy and was on track towards a nice surplus," said Cullen who was sitting with new NRL chief executive David Smith and watching the Sharks-Rabbitohs clash before congratulating the Sharks players.
"In fact, the planets were aligned for the Sharks in 2013, with a wonderful playing roster, the club's cash flow going well again and the [$300m] property development approved with projected revenues of between $35-$45 million over the next eight years," he said.
"This drugs issue has severely impacted on our sponsorship and so we will need to fill the big three: stadium, jumper and sleeve [sponsors].
Cullen said his only other big concern was the "timing" of the Cronulla board of directors elections ahead of the annual general meeting next month.
"I'm hoping that whatever the board looks like next month, all the work we put in place [business model] will be retained. Otherwise, we've wasted a lot of time and effort," he said.
"But we have a good side and we can rebuild confidence in the business community, even if takes half a year."
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who brought the drugs issue to the club? Not the board or the marketing and finance staff.
then why seek to replace them? every other thing is on track.
but other nominees (including you Mr Cobb) want to bring these people back and get rid of the good people on the board and the finance/marketing departments.
Purely because they read it in the Telegraph that this is what needs to be done.
How is that good governance and how is that morally right?
SharkLabelSociety
Great White
Just read through this entire thread...wow.
I wasn't sure about these Unity guys but if they're linked to Rothfield I don't want them within 100 miles of my Club and team.
Also torn between my man love for DI and fear of a circus should he get re-elected...but in the end I feel it's important to have the best people there and Damo has given too much to the club to (IMO) be thrown out because of a slip of the tongue.
****, if we were all punished for saying the wrong thing most of us would be in jail.
I wasn't sure about these Unity guys but if they're linked to Rothfield I don't want them within 100 miles of my Club and team.
Also torn between my man love for DI and fear of a circus should he get re-elected...but in the end I feel it's important to have the best people there and Damo has given too much to the club to (IMO) be thrown out because of a slip of the tongue.
****, if we were all punished for saying the wrong thing most of us would be in jail.
Funny you say that Frenzy, I just finally read his bio in the brochure.
This is direct quote from it;
"Peter is disappointed to see the sharks once again facing financial pressures and allegations ranging from hush money to doping"
"We must rid ourselves of the current board".
"They have supervised the decisions that being us to where we are today"
"Rather than fight on behalf of the supporters, players and coaching staff the board have cowered behind their office"
Seriously Peter, this is your election platform? it is disgraceful considering the facts that are on public record.
I'm just appalled Peter, especially from a former police officer and current solicitor.
How could you dare say this about decent hard working people that have sacrificed so much to save our club.
At least the unity ticket had the decency to play the ball not the man.
Also, the decisions that led us here were to do with alleged doping. This has proven to be something that the board had no knowledge of. You are a solicitor so you must know what you are saying, but this seems a risky statement.
This is direct quote from it;
"Peter is disappointed to see the sharks once again facing financial pressures and allegations ranging from hush money to doping"
"We must rid ourselves of the current board".
"They have supervised the decisions that being us to where we are today"
"Rather than fight on behalf of the supporters, players and coaching staff the board have cowered behind their office"
Seriously Peter, this is your election platform? it is disgraceful considering the facts that are on public record.
I'm just appalled Peter, especially from a former police officer and current solicitor.
How could you dare say this about decent hard working people that have sacrificed so much to save our club.
At least the unity ticket had the decency to play the ball not the man.
Also, the decisions that led us here were to do with alleged doping. This has proven to be something that the board had no knowledge of. You are a solicitor so you must know what you are saying, but this seems a risky statement.