I see Mike Coggan is stepping down as Mainland Football CEO and Canterbury United General Manager.
The ad for his replacement has been in the Press recently.
Applications closed March 29.
He moves on to become CEO of Otago Cricket:
http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/coggan-resigns-from-ce...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/sport/67636713/co...
I think he's probably been pretty good as Mainland CEO in terms of turning the organization around financially..
Apparently as he says in the second article above "cricket is his real passion"
And he says: "But there have also been disappointments. The Mainland Premier League men's competition is still struggling and Canterbury United are yet to win the national league and finished eighth of nine this year.
Coggan believes Canterbury United stands at the crossroads and "a think-tank" is needed to revive the Dragons' fortunes.
His biggest regret is that some clubs don't set their sights high enough.
"We've got a small number of clubs that are truly aspirational. Some of those clubs can cause you challenges because they're passionate about what they do, they want you to be doing things their way."
But he said clubs like Cashmere Technical, Coastal Spirit's women's programme, and Nelson Suburbs "wouldn't have had the success they've had" without being "truly aspirational". Tech have won two Chatham Cup crowns and Spirit clinched the 2013 women's national knockout title.
Nelson had "stayed in our premier league when they've had to pay five or six times what the other clubs have to pay" to compete.
"But we've got too many clubs who are not aspirational. They've got tired volunteers who have done a great job over many years but the model hasn't changed as the times have. The clubs are sitting static, or even declining."
Coggan would like to see a new generation of leaders come through to revive ailing clubs and "make sure not every kid transfers across" to the bigger, progressive clubs.
Every administrator has a use-by date and Coggan believes he's reached his in football. He thinks it's "impossible to stay in the same [sports management] job for 10 years" without finding new levels of motivation.
He felt Mainland Football needs "a fresh face, potentially new ideas and someone with a different personality and drive around stakeholder relationships."
Current board member Eddie Clark will be acting chief executive until a permanent replacement is appointed.