Lyall Gorman

[slide rule]

A woman wants a facelift and her surgeon tells her about a new procedure. "We put a dial in the back of your head and when your skin starts to sag you simply turn the knob."

"That sounds good," she says.

Two years later, she goes back and tells the surgeon that the dial is giving her bags under her eyes.

"I'm sorry," replies the surgeon, "but those aren't bags -- those are your tits."

"Oh," says the woman, "well that explains the goatee."

Thank you :good:

 

[may]

Looks like its offical..
“It’s up to (club owners) Rick and Scott (Penn) and the new CEO (Lyall Gorman), but if they think I have a part to play then I will remain"

http://www.sportingnews.com/au/leag...ew-ceo-lyall-gorman/lste4c0ywhk91w5ntbro87ahy

 

[HaroldBishop]

Haha good one Zorba. Idiot.

 

[Thresher]

Ha ha classic

 

[CrankyShark]

A woman wants a facelift and her surgeon tells her about a new procedure. "We put a dial in the back of your head and when your skin starts to sag you simply turn the knob."

"That sounds good," she says.

Two years later, she goes back and tells the surgeon that the dial is giving her bags under her eyes.

"I'm sorry," replies the surgeon, "but those aren't bags -- those are your tits."

"Oh," says the woman, "well that explains the goatee."

lol. That's a screamer. I'm going to get chewed out big time, but I've got to share that with the partner.

 

[Addy]

If Lyall goes to Manly, I'll be disappointed.

Not because he's sleeping with the enemy, but because it's a step sideways.

He's been apart of getting us, Australian sports favourite punchline, a Premiership and a top tier team.

He basically had a sporting golden ticket to go wherever he wanted to go, and he's went with the dead**** Manly owners.

 

[Thresher]

If Lyall goes to Manly, I'll be disappointed.

Not because he's sleeping with the enemy, but because it's a step sideways.

He's been apart of getting us, Australian sports favourite punchline, a Premiership and a top tier team.

He basically had a sporting golden ticket to go wherever he wanted to go, and he's went with the dead**** Manly owners.

Zorba's either let the cat out of the bag or he gets all of his info about his own club from the lurker.

 

[Addy]

Zorba isn't the brightest crayon in the box

 

[Capital_Shark]

Zorba said "the new CEO" I think the journo popped in (Lyall Gorman).

Seems to be done though and the silence from Sharkies is deafening. They quashed the Jarryd Hayne rumours within a couple hours, this has been lingering for weeks.

 

[Mark^Bastard]

So we have no CEO and who even is our chairman now that Cokey the clown stood down?

 

[northofthebordershark]

So we have no CEO and who even is our chairman now that Cokey the clown stood down?

Dino Mezzatesta

 

[CrankyShark]

Does it necessarily matter that much? The job is done, premiership delivered and hoodoo broken. The next CEO comes to a much improved club and will presumably have their own ideas to go above and beyond.

Lyall probably got too much credit from people on here anyway. I loath Flanagan, but in the end I tip my hat to him for being right about the playing roster and getting the players to perform the way they did. It is about the cap in so many ways, and as far as I'm concerned the coach won the day. Lyall was a bit lucky IMO and I suspect he knows it. That is presuamably why he might be moving on.

 

[Thresher]

Lyall was exactly what we needed in order to try to claw back some of our image and credibility after the saga to end all sagas.

He took a lot of the hits but managed to keep treading water with a brave face through it all.

Job well done and he'll be very much missed.

 

[CrankyShark]

Lyall did a good job and was financially rewarded for doing so. That should be expected of any CEO.

He was still Johny on the spot regarding winning the premiership. The club can comfortably build upon his good work. It is a shame he is gone but I don't see his loss as being anything to sweat too much over. The club is in a strong position to attract a good replacement.

 

[ABshark]

Does it necessarily matter that much? The job is done, premiership delivered and hoodoo broken. The next CEO comes to a much improved club and will presumably have their own ideas to go above and beyond.

Lyall probably got too much credit from people on here anyway. I loath Flanagan, but in the end I tip my hat to him for being right about the playing roster and getting the players to perform the way they did. It is about the cap in so many ways, and as far as I'm concerned the coach won the day. Lyall was a bit lucky IMO and I suspect he knows it. That is presuamably why he might be moving on.

What the hell? Is the club retiring from the competition? Of course it matters. You could count the number of quality CEOs we've had over the journey on one hand. There's very little to indicate that the next person will worth a dime. Does anyone know of a succession plan? Is there an obvious candidate at the Club?

If anyone got lucky it was us landing Lyall in the first place. He's been successful everywhere he's been. We have not.

I also follow the Swans. Their CEO Andrew Ireland (who has won with Sydney and before that Brisbane) announced his retirement at the end of next year. They have already appointed the Director of Football, Tom Harley as his replacement. He's been headed up AFL in NSW/ACT as well as being a premiership captain. Do we have anyone of that calibre?

Fug me. Just because we jagged one doesn't mean it's all roses from here. We're one dud season and a couple of player departures away from being the leper of the comp once again.

 

[egg]

What the hell? Is the club retiring from the competition? Of course it matters. You could count the number of quality CEOs we've had over the journey on one hand. There's very little to indicate that the next person will worth a dime. Does anyone know of a succession plan? Is there an obvious candidate at the Club?

If anyone got lucky it was us landing Lyall in the first place. He's been successful everywhere he's been. We have not.

I also follow the Swans. Their CEO Andrew Ireland (who has won with Sydney and before that Brisbane) announced his retirement at the end of next year. They have already appointed the Director of Football, Tom Harley as his replacement. He's been headed up AFL in NSW/ACT as well as being a premiership captain. Do we have anyone of that calibre?

Fug me. Just because we jagged one doesn't mean it's all roses from here. We're one dud season and a couple of player departures away from being the leper of the comp once again.

Great Post .
The efforts , humility and club management from this man should NEVER be under estimated .
It's crucial to find the very best we possibly can if Lyall is in fact leaving .

 

[shire1976]

What the hell? Is the club retiring from the competition? Of course it matters. You could count the number of quality CEOs we've had over the journey on one hand. There's very little to indicate that the next person will worth a dime. Does anyone know of a succession plan? Is there an obvious candidate at the Club?

If anyone got lucky it was us landing Lyall in the first place. He's been successful everywhere he's been. We have not.

I also follow the Swans. Their CEO Andrew Ireland (who has won with Sydney and before that Brisbane) announced his retirement at the end of next year. They have already appointed the Director of Football, Tom Harley as his replacement. He's been headed up AFL in NSW/ACT as well as being a premiership captain. Do we have anyone of that calibre?

Fug me. Just because we jagged one doesn't mean it's all roses from here. We're one dud season and a couple of player departures away from being the leper of the comp once again.

Completely agree. He has turned the organization around. We should be moving heaven and earth to keep him. The silence on this is deafening. Just like Jack Gibson said years ago, winning starts in the front office, we finally have proper management for the first time and we win the competition for the first time. Given the development is at a critical stage it is outrageous we aren't keeping him. If the club gets the development right and the rebuild of the actual leagues club right it secures our future, if it doesn't we've blown our one off opportunity to transform ourselves into a powerful club. My understanding was he was brought in not only to look after the football club but to oversee the development, so why on earth are we letting him go when the job isn't finished.

Something doesn't add up on this one, particularly going to another NRL club that is dominated by political fighting and doesn't have a development worth 400m to run. Something does not make sense and I can't believe the silence surrounding it.

 

[Capital_Shark]

What the hell? Is the club retiring from the competition? Of course it matters. You could count the number of quality CEOs we've had over the journey on one hand. There's very little to indicate that the next person will worth a dime. Does anyone know of a succession plan? Is there an obvious candidate at the Club?

If anyone got lucky it was us landing Lyall in the first place. He's been successful everywhere he's been. We have not.

I also follow the Swans. Their CEO Andrew Ireland (who has won with Sydney and before that Brisbane) announced his retirement at the end of next year. They have already appointed the Director of Football, Tom Harley as his replacement. He's been headed up AFL in NSW/ACT as well as being a premiership captain. Do we have anyone of that calibre?

Fug me. Just because we jagged one doesn't mean it's all roses from here. We're one dud season and a couple of player departures away from being the leper of the comp once again.

If I could rep this more than once I would.

Its almost accepted by all that Lyall's bags are packed and he's off to Manly, yet we've heard nothing from the Club. Unless it turns out he's going at the end of 2018 and not prior to 2018, then that ain't good. If he's going end of 2018 fine, sort **** out then let us know and make us feel good about a succession plan.

We've already got an interim Chairman, are we gonna have an interim CEO to boot? Sounds very ****ing 2014ish to me.

I highlighted your last sentence because its very bloody true.

Out of interest and not in anyway to stir **** or point fingers, just because you seem to know a fair bit about Lyall (I remember you throwing his name up long before I think he was even a candidate for the job or at least it was the first I'd heard of him), you said he's been successful everywhere he has been, what shape and in what manner did he leave his previous positions?

 

[CrankyShark]

FMD.

Losing Lyle isn't something to aim for but it isn't something to melt down about either. Players get poached and so do CEO's these days.

The club needs to get a bit zen is all. There is a good player group and player on the market. Hardly panic stations.

 

[snowman]

So we have no CEO and who even is our chairman now that Cokey the clown stood down?

cokey was replaced immediately, news not filtered north of the border?