GRIFFIN OUT

[ChillyPhilly]

This needs no description, and nor does what is below.

http://www.facebook.com/greggriffinout

http://www.griffinout.com

[sevengoals]

Has something else happened?

[ChillyPhilly]

It's simply time for him to walk.

[rusty81]

It's simply time for him to walk.

If you found someone willing to chip in a mil to buy him out I reckon he would take you up on it

[blahblah]

So Griffin goes and then what? What is the plan?

[EdDog]

I like the letter except for the end bit where you threaten to encourage others to leave.

I don't think threats are a good bargaining tool as it will encourage the board to be defensive.

The rest of the letter is good and I'm sure there is valid reasoning behind wanting Griffen out over other board members.

Can you please elaborate on what he has specifically done? I thought Elliot et al were just as much to blame.

[Schultzy]

I have been thinking more and more about this, and reading the comments on 442...

I really don't think this was handled in the right way at all. There has been alot of mistakes yes, but I feel this should have been left at the very least to next season and or after we have these supposed fan forums, I had thought there had been some improvement from the club and some obvious points of effort made on some of the things we stated in the last letter.

However I think this letter has done a poor job by trying to represent all people, alot whom don't agree with it. I also think that the aggresive sections of the letter were not needed and only take away from its credibility.

my 2c

[blahblah]

I like the letter except for the end bit where you threaten to encourage others to leave.

I don't like the bit where I'm to be instructed to not renew my membership. It's my bloody membership and I'll do with it as I please. I am happy to receive petitioners who wish to influence the decision I make however that's about as far as it goes.

[Jessesdad]

Big mistake in strategy. Badly timed. Unrepresentative. Will harm only those who have signed it, which is a great shame because we all know that most (if not all of you) love the club.

[Old Gregg]

I'm a bit shocked tbh, after all those well-publicised cockups a while back I thought everyone was reasonably happy that the club & the Board were at least attempting to make amends and get the supporters back on side. Our owners are far from perfect but having someone to stump up the cash always beats being the FFA's charity case.
I've been critical of the club in the past, but disappointed that this is happening just when we should be starting to get excited about the upcoming season and the future of our football club.
And as blahblah said, I'll renew my membership if & when I feel like it, thanks. I'm a United member but do not agree with the sentiments of the letter, so please do not claim to represent me.

[RedsUnited]

The letter does not represent me or my views, so I'm not sure why the signatories decided that they would lump me in with the crowd. Stupid mistake. Ill-planned and inflammatory comments like that will do nothing for your cause.

[rusty81]

So pleased to see that this is a minority group and not representative of all supporters. Although there is no denying the board have made some big mistakes they have paid for most of them out of their own pocket.
Currenty Michael Petrillo is on his way to scout some Spanish players. Get excited about the new coach and lets unite behind the club and hope for a change towards the new season!

[shinAUFC]

So we are heaping all the blame on griffin?

This fixes nothing and does not offer a solution that will help the club grow. Nor does it specify exactly what Griffin has done to deserve this honour.

We need stability behind closed doors and a better understanding from our board that our game is very unique to any other sport in this country and they should not be scared of this, nor should they be scared of us.

Fan forums and a collaboration between fan groups and AUFC management will solve this.

I am absolutely not a fan of throwing the toys out of the pram to get our way. It will achieve nothing.

[redmum]

Those of you suggesting that you believe that the cock ups at AU are over with and have been apologised for and that the club has learnt from its mistakes...etc etc....
have obviously not attended meetings or had recent talks with any hierarchy at the club recently.
The cock ups are not over, they are not sorry for those which have occurred, and they don't really give a toss about us...
Sometimes you have to realise that you can't keep going back to someone after they say sorry over and over again, just up have them kick you in the face over and over again. At some stage, you have to pick up your bruised and battered body and shout 'Enough Is Enough'...!

[Max Power]

Jesus Christ.

Here we go again.

I swear some people have nothing else in their lives besides creating a soap opera about a football club.

Nothing they will do will ever be good enough, yet without them you will have nothing to whinge about because there will be no club left. Yeah I don't agree with some of what they have done, but Jesus Christ give it a rest for a few months.

In fact, fuck it I am going to renew my and my mrs membership RIGHT NOW after reading that dribble.