Tav, this is complete bull s**t...Ducky had a three year plan with everthing set for premeirship in 2010. Never spoke to committee about not doing it again. Complete surprise. In fact less than 1/4 of committee voted rest were not aware of vote happening. If it was planned why did the club not have the guts to announce the change at presentation day. Go back to your source and find out real reasons. Ask what happen at netball trip last yearYeh, there's a little bit more to the story than that. And I'm not sure what big sponsor you're talking about, but there was one that threatened to withdraw their services, but has since been convinced otherwise..
Truth, from what I've been told, is that Geoff told the committee half way through the year that this would be his last year in the role. So they went out to look for a replacement and happened to find one in ex-senior coach Brett Pateman who is now living locally. From what I can gather, after they'd won the flag, or around that time, Geoff re-thought his decision and decided he'd like to go around again. The committee then had to vote on it and Brett, probably given his greater experience (in that he's coached seniors), was given the nod. So, whilst it no doubt looks bad that the premiership coach hasn't been re-appointed and he's rightly very upset, the committee based their decision on who they thought was the right person for the job. And for what it's worth there were 11 who voted on it, so it's a bit rich to say 'it's not what you know, but who you know'.. and even a bit more rich to say that when all 11 who voted would know Geoff a lot more than Brett..
Sadly, Rushy have lost an excellent coach, but luckily have an excellent candidate in Brett Pateman to guide the next young batch through.