New CEO

New CEO

Big call to take the time to post on here 15 minutes before you are introduced LF1.

and the winner is....?

Haha....

Anyone know if he has any Football or Sport management experience? Its a completly different ball game to manageing a music company, it should be interesting to see how he goes.

Why do I feel this is going to be yet another monumental f**k up...

Because it's the only way we know.

...because you are a miserable git ?

�Football, like music, is an industry where there are many different stakeholders with a lot of emotion invested,� Glading said.

Feverish2008-07-07 12:16:08

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�Football, like music, is an industry where there are many different stakeholders with a lot of emotion invested,� Glading said.

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A great  PR spin statement, completly different areas, completly different management requirements . This should be interesting, but to be fair we have to give hime the benefit of the doubt and see how he goes. I did notice that he has spent some time working on projects that involve sports management so that is good (it would be interesting to see what those projects were).

I wonder if like the music industry persuing people copying music he will  go after those evil people playing football in public without paying royalties to NZ Soccer. Could be a new income stream

<cough>Sunday League<cough>

Long TV3 interview linked from the front page of the Fever.  Well worth a look.

http://www.yellowfever.co.nz
Hard News2008-07-07 15:44:24

I thought he came across damn well. Good interview. And marks to TV3 for posting it in full. Marius Lacatus2008-07-07 16:30:10

I like the emphasis on financial sustainability and relationship management in the press release. If he gets those two tight he will be well on the way to being a successful CEO.

Sony must love football in NZ. First they sponsor the Nix, now their former CEO is running the game. Is it a coincidence?

I like the fact that he has event management experience, perhaps he an organise a proper tour, or some decent internationsls, or at the very least get them on at the right time. And I'm pleased he talked up some of the positives, it's not as if the game in NZ is stuffed, footballs in a good place, it's just the money that needs attention.

Graham Seatter obviously tried very very hard to get sponsorship on board but was unsuccessful, Thai Airways notwithstanding (and I don't think it's really a huge deal since we're still well in the red). What are people's views, incompetent or is the money just not out there?

The money is there if people can see a positive return on their investment. Sponsoring NZ Football isn't like giving to a charity. They need to see a return on thier money. It's marketing funds that NZ Football will get. If corporates can see how sponsoring NZ Fotball will increase expose to a target market then the money will come. It's up to NZF to sell themselves. Tony P and the Nix team did a great job selling themselves/football to Sony so it shows that people will listen to a good argument. I think/hope Mr Glading can do this. I have a genuine passion for football and really want to see it succeed in my adopted homeland. If I had the money I'd throw some NZF's way. But then again, I think we all would.

anyone knopw what that Thai deal is worth? or did it just get the NZF bigwigs up in first class..

I assure you all that Michael is a fantastic guy.....and yes we are related 

on another note - good to see the nzfootball website being regularly updated with some good stuff. Well done to whoever is responsible

He sounds like he has a really good idea of where he wants to go. That interview filled me with a lot of confidence about it as well, he seems to be genuine rather than putting on pre-planned PR spin. His passion and knowledge of football (and hopefully of the current state of the world game) coupled with his knowledge of the business world should hold us in good stead. We could even see proper advertising in the future!

A pal of mine is a country music artist (don't ask) and was telling me that the music industry was surprised, and disappointed, to lose him.  Apparently he did a great job.