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Message: [QUOTE="Kooly87, post: 3081918, member: 9326"] I'm inclined to say this is good news, but it's easy to see why other people may feel otherwise. Personally, I think the CEO's primary job is to balance the books and make the best use of our resources by putting in the best systems and personnel possible. [B]In the positive column:[/B] In a financial sense, everyone is aware I'm sure that he's delivered considerable surpluses and has given us the strongest revenue streams we've ever enjoyed, some miles ahead of any other NRL club. He's been able to very effectively leverage corporate and government relationships to deliver record sponsorship deals and government funding to build some of the best footballing facilities anywhere in the country. [B]In the negative column:[/B] The jury is still very much out of his ability to recruit and manage personnel. I say the jury is out because I think when he re-signed Wayne Bennett, no one could argue it made perfect sense and seemed a master stroke. He obviously gave Wayne quite a lot of control over the football side and I think it's fair to say some of that has come back to bite us, but it's hard to argue that he wasn't making good decisions putting that much control and trust in Bennett, the most decorated Coach in the game and someone who knew the footballing side of the Broncos business better than anyone. I think he also deserves respect for biting the bullet and firing Wayne, which would have been extremely difficult given the pair were famously close both prior and during their working relationship at the Broncos. Credit to Paul White for having the stones to pull the trigger. Only a genuinely strong CEO would have done that. He missed Bellamy, which I consider to be a huge mistake. Money should have been no object so something clearly went wrong and he in my opinion should be largely accountable for that. Now we have Seibold, and it remains to be seen how that will work out, but I think a huge part of White's legacy now rests in his Coach's hands. It's fine to grow our revenue and be a financial powerhouse, but if we are unable to use that money to recruit and manage the absolute best in the business without our football department, then I think that will ultimately count against his record overall. [/QUOTE]

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