Interesting Board Appointment by MV

[midfielder]

This is interesting appointing a person with this much football knowledge and business ability can only be good for the league over all. http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/football/a-league/rukavytsya-glory-bound-abroad-as-dutch-swoop/2009/01/25/1232818248734.html towards the end of the article.


Meanwhile, Ian McLeod, former chief executive of Scottish powerhouses Celtic, has joined the board of Melbourne Victory.

McLeod, 50, now managing director of retail giant Coles, was a controversial chief executive at Celtic from 2001 to 2003, pushing for the Glasgow club to join the English Premier League.

McLeod was also a director at English Premier League club Fulham under chairman and Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed.

He brings strong business acumen to Melbourne Victory and considerable understanding of football, Victory chairman Geoff Lord said in a statement.

His experience as CEO of Celtic Football Club during a period where they won five trophies and as a director of Fulham Football Club in the English Premier League will be invaluable for us.

McLeod added: I have been impressed by how much Geoff Lord and his fellow directors have achieved with Melbourne Victory in only three years, and Im pleased to help with the clubs future plans.

 

[Jorome Alexander Bennett]

That's a plum job. You'd have to try hard to bring anything less than success to Melbourne Victory, IMO.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Sacked from Fulham after nearly f**king the club up

ps - How are Coles going these days anyway?

 

[Redline]

They're in the process of revamping from the top down.

 

[midfielder]

Sacked from Fulham after nearly f**king the club up

ps - How are Coles going these days anyway?

So its a bad call having this level knowledge in an A-League club... like if he offered his services to us you would say fark off you failure ... man your tough...

A person in the heart of the Melbourne business district and running one of the countries biggest companies and one of the blue blood Melbourne institutions in Coles and he supports football and you have problems... because of Fulham ... 

 

[FFC Mariner]

Hurt FFC and you earn my emnity

Simple enough, the man is loathed

 

[clarence]

ps - How are Coles going these days anyway?

Last I read about Coles, it was being taken over by Wesfarmers. Coles had separated themselves from the Myer retail chain. maybe this guy is looking for another gig once the Wesfarmers takeover is complete - or has that already happened?

 

[MattSimon]

ps - How are Coles going these days anyway?

Last I read about Coles, it was being taken over by Wesfarmers. Coles had separated themselves from the Myer retail chain. maybe this guy is looking for another gig once the Wesfarmers takeover is complete - or has that already happened?

Wesfarmers took over Coles in 2007.