I would have thought that stepping down for the time being allowing a investigation to run its course would be the best way to deal with it and take some pressure off the club.
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He's on leave on the other side of the world and it's January. The tennis is on, footy doesn't start for another 2 months.
What pressure is there on the club?
Couldn't agree more BUT I have read this 3 times and laughed every time, that last sentence is a beauty!!
There is one sure way and simple way to put this to bed, won't take the investigators long to check if a. the object in question was his and b. when it was taken and how it was sent...
The pressure of it being in the press that our president may or may not have uploaded a unsolicited pick and tagged in a executive of a club sponsor.
I am sure club sponsors including Bupa are happy about it whether it was self inflicted or he was "hacked".
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Never a good time for a club to have its president involved in a scandal.
Having said that, I really doubt it will have any impact on field.
I understand the scandal, but the club and the AFL are going through the right process, and whatever the outcome is (I've heard he's going to stand down), stepping aside when he's on leave on the other side of the world in the off-season isn't going to change anything.
This is true.
But if you're going to have one, January is better than any other time.
What pressure? A club sponsor and one of their execs is embroiled in this mess.
The options ahead of Luke Sayers after lewd photo scandal
The Blues are looking to minimise all off-field distractions as they look to win their first premiership in 30 years.
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I’m sure the lady in question and the company itself would like to get all the facts BEFORE deciding to hang someone and/or cancel a sponsorship.
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It's interesting that the media seem to be accepting he didn't post it. There is no way this is a malicious third party type hack. So that leaves someone in his family.
Although it would be kind of funny if this was just some random housekeeper in his Lake Como estate....
Although it would be kind of funny if this was just some random housekeeper in his Lake Como estate....
I think it's more waiting for the results of the investigation.
He's adamant that he didn't post it. How are the media going to say he did without proof?
The article is slanted towards the notion that it was all an attack/hack.
The options ahead of Luke Sayers after lewd photo scandal
The Blues are looking to minimise all off-field distractions as they look to win their first premiership in 30 years.www.theage.com.au
If the investigation was to find other wise, the dialogue between club and sponsor might become interesting.
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I'll be amazed if this is all sorted by this month...
Hopefully he just stands down and we can move on.
Really?
If the investigation finds he was at fault he'll go and it will be over.
The only pressure is from the media, and you don’t bow to tabloid press that are harking on this.
Club is in contact with Bupa, AIU and would be keeping everyone happy in light of the circumstances (the guy is on a family vacation and wants to decompress from the yearly workload). End of Jan is not an issue apart from the needy media POV.
And as far as I can tell, it's only the Hun being needy.
Everyone else seems more measured.
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They have no proof either way so would have to be very careful not to make any assertions, lest they find themselves in court for defamation.
Of course but I reckon the talks occurring between Club and Sponsor are way different to the ways it's being portrayed. Ill guess that both parties I keen for a resolution to this ASAP.
Mate when the powers that be at Carlton heard the news, their collective asses would have been going 2-bob-5-cents.
was nowhere to be seen in Rome on the weekend, but some of the statues bore a resemblance to him
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Call me 'old fashioned ', but anyone who stores away naked pictures of themselves on a internet connected device is a ****wit. Let alone someone holding a position of importance in society.
For Sayers to continue to remain president should only depend on the authenticity of the photo.
For Sayers to continue to remain president should only depend on the authenticity of the photo.
The ‘authenticity’ of the photo is completely irrelevant.
All that matters is did Sayers post the photo, or was his phone hacked?
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My point was "is this the quality of person we really want holding the reins " of the club?
But then again maybe it's normal and common for people to keep self nudies on their phone these days.
Like someone else has said, it’s not a selfie unless the person in the picture has Inspector gadget arms.
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