NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns
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Just out of interest what CEOs have come through Covid etc in rugby and still around. I know we think we supposedly in real bad place, but have a look around world, RA has been on bones of arse and loans etc from WR to keep them going helped. England have had record financial looses (while CEO got huge raise), SARFU is apparently technically bankrupt (only technically) after losses in 2024, Wale is a basket case it seems. Scotland have a new CEO , and just recorded a loss for 2024.
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I don't think it's the straight financials that hang over Robinson, there was the whole "shall we get rid of Foster or not" saga which was handeled terribly and make somewhat a mockery of Razor's appointment (in terms of the process - only 1 person meets the criteria apparently so the job goes to him). There was the silverlake deal that struggled to get argreement to the point where the players union had to step in to finalize it and then the NZRU report and following will we or wont we do it fall-out.
I appreciate the role can be like herding geese but at times it felt like the geese were running the show, not the CEO...
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@Dan54 said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
Just out of interest what CEOs have come through Covid etc in rugby and still around. I know we think we supposedly in real bad place, but have a look around world, RA has been on bones of arse and loans etc from WR to keep them going helped. England have had record financial looses (while CEO got huge raise), SARFU is apparently technically bankrupt (only technically) after losses in 2024, Wale is a basket case it seems. Scotland have a new CEO , and just recorded a loss for 2024.
because rugby boards and clubs spend like they are a much bigger sport than they really are.
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@mariner4life said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
because rugby boards and clubs spend like they are a much bigger sport than they really are.
Hardly just rugby. European football is way out of control -- they are making serious money and yet can manage to go broke on it.
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If the extract about his nearly sacking from Fozzies book is right then it does not paint Mark in a good light
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@Bones said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
I think I understand... but if anyone can translate, appreciated. What's this about a well known figure of influence?
WTF. All George did was get lucky. The Warriors were their usual shit self under him early on (with some fucked up recruiting going on), then his coach resigned, and then the one he wanted turned him down, and then he lucked out with Webster and the hype train.
I'm not saying he has nothing to do with the current Warriors (qualified) success, but he hasn't been the driver of it.
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I love how much you hate the warriors
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@mariner4life said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
I love how much you hate the warriors
I've been hate watching them for 30 years, but this is our year.
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It will never be our year. We will never win the comp.
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@mariner4life said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
It will never be our year. We will never win the comp.
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@mariner4life said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
It will never be our year. We will never win the comp.
Hope is the killer
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@mariner4life said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
If the extract about his nearly sacking from Fozzies book is right then it does not paint Mark in a good light
I'm finding it difficult to think of anything that does. His idea to invite an Aussie team or two into a NZ competition, the Foster-Razor debacle, private equity..?
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@mariner4life said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
If the extract about his nearly sacking from Fozzies book is right then it does not paint Mark in a good light
How Fozzie painted Robinson is exactly how Robinson comes across. Wishy-washy.
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@Nepia said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
@mariner4life said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
I love how much you hate the warriors
I've been hate watching them for 30 years, but this is our year.
the year to win, or just pile on more hate?
