Leeds Rhinos • Re: Tony Smith as CEO
Zoo Zoo Boom wrote:
What qualifications does GH have - in fact what specific experience did Mike Rush have before he took over at Saints - he doesn't seem to have made a bad fist of the role?
The job of the CEO is to develop the strategy of the business with the rugby being the core revenue generator. The club already has senior people in key roles e.g. Rob Oates - how much does Smith need to know about the day to day running of a small hotel and a function business that operates less than once a week - you really this is beyond a clever bloke like Tony Smith?
Where is the succession planning GH is 68 and Caddick 72 - neither can go on forever. Most on here see a need for an increase in energy and improved engagement with the supporters. The club looks tired: Social media is a joke, merchandising as bad, match day is stale and if you hadn't noticed the club is second from bottom of a very average SL.
Smith is well regarded by virtually everyone who come into contact with him - his rugby knowledge/understanding is beyond anyone currently at Leeds and I include GH in that. He would be a great asset to the club - not sure a DOR rugby role would fully challenge him.
Many on here think this is a big business - it is not its a relatively
The problem is you've been saying how badly run everything is for something like 15 years now. Like a broken clock now things aren't going well on the field you're delighting in it.
Hetherington's background was in running every single aspect of a Rugby League club that he'd founded himself. Totally different scale but the background was there - and he brought in people like Shaun Callaghan and later Oates to assist with the day to day. The succession planning was bringing Sinfield in. It turns out he didn't like a desk job. Very unfortunate.
Caddick's succession planning is a different matter as he doesn't run the business day-to-day so who knows what his plans are.
Our opinions of Mike Rush's responsibilities and abilities are perhaps divergent.
Statistics: Posted by The Ghost of '99 — Thu Apr 21, 2022 1:32 pm