Correct, which does beg the question, err, why is a non-football person the CEO of NZF in the first place?
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Because being a footballer does not automatically qualify someone to run a multi million dollar enterprise. Why not give John Terry a call, he's a good footballer and seems like a top bloke also!!
I would rather have a guy who knows jack shit about football, but is a proven CEO steering NZF than someone with very little business sense potentially steering us in to financial oblivion.
Let those around him with experience of NZ football help inform him and guide him. If he has any real ability as a leader, he'll listen to those in the know and go from there.
NZF is a business and should be run as such.
Oh, so forget about any knowledge or even interest in the game, players or local scene. lets appoint a London city banker who can count the pennies coming in and the pennies going out and look to squeeze the margins. Football is more than selling a product, it is a passion, a game. It's not about selling credit default swaps. I'm not saying that the CEO has to be a footballer but I do say he has to know and love the game or you're asking for trouble.
I have a theory that FVH and RH went for Andy Martin as a snide way of getting their own back for losing their little empire. Ivan Vuksich at ACFC is a classic example of a CEO who loves football with a passion and is a great administrator. You can't have one without the other. Otherwise it's like marriage without love.
Honestly.
1) Andy Martin has played football to a decent level
2) The timings just don't line up. He was appointed in Dec. RH left in Nov. Take your tin hat off.