Eddie to be President or In Media. Not Both?

[MatthewBoydFanClub]

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[qldmagpie67]

Dave I understand your sentiments mate but your looking at it wrong.
Eddie has been nothing but a asset to the club and in large part his media jobs add value to his value as president.
Every time a Ne sponsor comes on board at Collingwood he makes his radio show. At the great freeze the other day his suit was blazoned with sponsors stickers including MMM and Eddie said about 10 times each had tossed in 10 grand in support. Eddie is like a publicity machine for the club and yes sometimes he flies close to the breeze but don't forget his job in the media he is paid for opinions and sometimes those opinions can lead to controversy

[35forever]

I want Eddie and his best mate dumped for the disasters they've brought upon us since 2012, but I DONT accept this piddling comment as a reason to dump him or anyone else. Caro is a <snip>, everyone knows that, Collingwood supporters know it better than most. The comment was NOT aimed at her because of her sex, but because she's a hack journo who hates Collingwood!
How come he got into no trouble when he offered violence to Slobbo a month or two ago.
So apparently, its fine to bash healthy white males, but NO one else! If they can claim any sort of alliegance to any minority. Slobbo is fat, why weren't the comments aimed at him anti-fat?

If we can no longer tell he difference between a mild joke and domestic violence we might as well give up consuming media of any kind.

I'm actually disappointed that Ed folded and apologised rather than stick up for himself. It WAS clearly a joke, nothing more. It was NOT aimed at Caro because of her sex. It is ONLY news because it was Eddie. If Darcy hadve made the comment on his own nothing would have ensued. Grow a backbone McGuire, tell the media to get stuffed, and sack Buckley!

[watt price tully]

[MagpiesTheGreat]

both

[The Prototype]

Hard to vote really knowing that Ed has more than one job outside of football, but if I was to vote I'd vote no. His other commitments have not hindered his performance as president of the club.

Ed has an opinion and it may get him into trouble, but he's entitled to an opinion. As long as Ed keeps striving for Collingwood's success and bringing in the money and doing the best job he can for the club he can make himself look like a dickhead in the media all he likes.

The day his job as Collingwood president starts to suffer then he has to make a decision, until then what he does is his business.

[derkd]

I am the first to say that I am not Eddie's biggest fan, yes he has done the club some good...he has also chosen poorly, the coaching handover was badly managed...and remains questionable.....but that is for another thread.

On this front it is all a bit of a storm in a teacup..comments were poor taste.. but only that.


I think the real issue is when you combine our on field efforts and coaching drama....the last thing the club needs is more press...Eddie should be just keeping the low profile.


Like i say, for someone who is open in his dislike for Eddie (I find him brash and very hypocritical). He has financially done very well for the club. But how long does one person stay in the same job? ....It is a conversation the club has to have.

[David]

His behaviour as a radio personality has little to no bearing on his role as a club president. It's only people looking to manufacture controversy who insist on conflating the two. I'd be perfectly happy if he gave up both jobs, but that's for him or his radio employer and Collingwood FC membership to decide, respectively.

[Bob Sugar]

Dave's outraged

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[Piesnchess]

Eddie will resign eventually, he will know when his time is up, but he need not resign over this purely storm in a teacup hoo hah.

[What'sinaname]

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