Is gallop the rugby bloke> He may be a bit too expensive?

Lol

Yes Gallop is the NRL Rugby League bloke.

Have heard only one name, but salary range you would expect between 300 - 450k, depending on candidate.

Gallop you would have expected was on 1m+.

Given that maybe a senior guy from one of the major national sports, a middle level commercial business person looking to get into sport, or perhaps an ex government type person from within sport.

Arocca would be a good option, he increased kangaroos membership from 23000 to 33000 in his time there and eliminated debt/created assets/gained gov grants.

Get him in!

Gallop was on around $650k. But I would steer clear of him.

Arocca - I'm not convinced either.

I'm not sure as to whom I would want at this stage...

Bob Turner??!!

Cal Bruton?

Gallop seems burnt out, but a new challenge could be just what his looking for..

In saying that, is he even a fan of the game? I'd want someone in who loves the game & can bring the game/NBL into the present, embracing the digital age in every way.

Get someone from Netball !! They are craping all over our game. They really know how to promote their sport and get mainstream media coverage and bums on seats.

I think you'll find the chair will have a big say in who gets the position and it wont be another chump.Why the hell would the league financially guarantee to cover any losses the Kings made in the last couple of years????Maybe Larry could answer that....

as much as people like to talk about netball struggling but at least their image is much more positive and given the perception it is thriving.

and no matter what netball is doing better than ever, whereas basketball is reaching all time low...

I don't think basketball is at a all time low.. It's actually a lot better off than it was from 2006 - 2008.

Chris Anstey?? Seems to be doing every other job.

finals 668 - yeah i am real sure a netball person is really going to know the ropes for our mens side of the game.

Mal Speed

There are some bizarre names here. In order of stupidity, from most stupid to least stupid..(so far)

1. Cal Bruton

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2. Chris Anstey
3. McPeake
4. Bob Turner

13. Mal Speed
14. Wayne Jackson

21. Eugene Arroca

53. David Gallop

Trevor Gleeson

Blatent Wildcat bias here but...

What about Andrew Vlahov? He might be busy with RV Sports, but I think he will be a more than suitable CEO. Not only is he a big profile ex-player that the media knows (especially in Perth, not sure about Sydney or Melbourne), but he has extensive corporate experience. He also managed to get a FTA TV deal for the Boomers games on Channel 9 through his sports company.

He turned the Wildcats around in the early 2000's as an owner, even though he was critisied for a lot of it, he was at the forefront of keeping the club afloat until Bendat and Marvin took over.

He also has a Stanford educated business degree, so im sure he knows his stuff from a business perspective, and knows how to be a CEO.

On the downside, he might not have enough experience to control an entire league, but just a thought...

Wildcat fan, he's not running the league, he's running the sport

But whoever it is needs the clout to make sweeping changes - pay some BIG $$$ - to get the 'business' back on track.

This Nan & Pop, do it for love style, is well out of date and is the reason why we are mired in mediocrity.

There is a marketable product out there but there is this continual view we are a second tier sport.

CRAP. Vlahov is someone who has the smarts and can unite people he is a great candidate.

Vlahov does not unite people (unless you mean unite them against him)
and is Carfino out of a job?

Thanks HO,

With that in mind, would it be better if we had a CEO that just focused on the NBL, rather than BA which the NBL belongs to (i think)?

If basketball is united under one big umbrella with one person in charge, is that really the best way to go? It puts a lot of responsibility on one person to take care of the entire sport.

Vlahov is actually a good suggestion.

He definitely has the know how and education to fill the role & similar experience but on a smaller scale.

Not sure if he has the time or would even be interested in taking on the role though.

But if you are going for an ex-player/coach rather than a different sport or industry CEO he would definitely have to be up the top of the list IMO.

As said to me today "as long as the board has all the owners on it, the tough decisions for the good of the league, will not be made". Is that true?
Is the board made up of financially
and one team-biased members?

BTW Vlahov didnot turn around the Cats. Under Stokes, they were going fine, with plenty of his money being put into it's coffers, but he wanted out. Luke and Andrew got a great deal but unfortunately Luke couldn't keep up paying all the extra bills that kept coming under AV's control. They blew a 2 year budget in one season, got a Championship, the fans had a ball, but paid dearly over the next few years, especially under Ellis who had no dollars to work with. What is an NBL Championship actually worth to a club?

All bad suggestions, go find a strong business leader, not a former player! God, too many former players running basketball....

Thats true Bowtie and I agree, he didnt turn around the Cats, but he did keep them from folding after the 2003 season IIRC, and thats commendable considering teams were dropping off at an alarming rate at that time.

He also did a great job getting interest in the team again in 2000 after years of stagnation - even if it did cost a fortune - good and bad I guess. But more recently, he's been very proactive with the Boomers and also his push into Asia.

As far as former players go - and the NBL often goes down that path, Vlahov would be a top choice IMO, though he may need a bit of help?

It would be very interesting to watch Vlahov in that role but could be dangerous,expensive and frustrating.
It's so different to anything he has done before. At this stage of his business career, it may not be the time to take it on. However it could also be very tempting as there is definitely something missing from our game and he must think he could be the missing link if he had a good budget to work with. His credentials could be considered impeccable.

spadge or booga bring them back

Bowtie. I do not believe there is a single club owner on the BA Board.

Pretty certain this is the current Board.

http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=438

Thanks for that info. Pleased to read that.

No to Vlahov, IMO.

I second Isaac's motion. The murmur is that LS was not respected by his staff and that BA HQ had very low morale, don't think Vlahov's style would help that.

No idea if those two last anon's are the same person but it would explain a lot if they were.

JVG - go back to my previous list and you insert JVG either above or below Cal Bruton but ahead of daylight for the worst possible choice for BA CEO.

Bill Palmer built the league. Don't take away credit for a guy that took it from tin sheds to the Tennis Centre. As for making them responsible? Palmer has not been involved since the late 90's - Speed before then.

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You can't just say they let the league become a rabble without acknowledging they built it first.

I don't know too much about Speed's role but Palmer took the league to FTA, he delivered big sponsorships through Mitsubishi, Coke, Uncle toby's etc and he had teams playing in big venues.

The league changed direction in 1998 when it brought Rymarz in over Palmer, so I am not sure how you blame Palmer for the league being the "rabble" you say it is now.

Palmer and Speed were together for some time but Speed left as chairman before palmer was displaced as CEO.

Speed was extremely well regarded for his time at Cricket Australia btw, which won him the ICC gig.

After this week, I think I'll give Andrew Vlahov my vote.