Ronnie wrote:Sturt's financial turnaround over the last decade has been remarkable. Literally millions better off. It won't get any easer running a SANFL club in the future, so hope they invest the funds wisely.
100% agree, I have enormous respect for those who were, and still are, responsible for the turnaround.
They did it by making hard decisions, including deliberately bringing people in from outside and appointing independent directors, and to not be afraid to challenge the current state.
Believe me, a lot of Boards are extremely well intentioned, but leave their ‘business brains’ at the door when they meet and deliberate on decisions of importance, and deliberately exclude or resist involving independent opinion from outside. There are also some who will not do the hard yards required and assume that the SANFL, local council, financiers, etc will just bail them out or will not call in outstanding loans.
I have little knowledge of the specific issues confronting West (other than what is publicly known), but suggest seeking guidance from Sturt (which I’m sure they’d be happy to share) would be a great start for them to turn things around.