Jeff Browne has fired another shot as his presses his case to be the next president of Collingwood.
The former Channel Nine boss stated the current board “botched” the handling of the club’s salary cap, among other grievances.
Sections of Magpies fans are currently pushing for an Extraordinary General Meeting, which will allow them to vote between Browne and the current president Mark Korda.
Read Jeff Browne’s statement below:
“As Collingwood members continue to collect the signatures required for an extraordinary general meeting for the election of seven directors to the Collingwood board, I reiterate that once that meeting is called, an alternative ticket of highly qualified, motivated and deeply caring Collingwood members will offer themselves for election.
“All of this takes place against a backdrop of mistakes and actions by the current board, including:
“A botched miscalculation of the salary cap, overseen by the current president as chairman of the finance committee;
“An undignified ejection of four very good players (Adam Treloar, Jaidyn Stephenson, Tom Phillips, Atu Bosenavulagi) forced out because of the salary cap blunders;
“The botched appointment of a so-called director (Bridie O’Donnell), with no past passion for, or engagement with Collingwood;
“The inherent instability that surrounds replacing a coach mid-season, an episode only saved significantly by the class and dignity of the coach himself;
“Apparent meetings with some supporters pledging long overdue improvement to members benefits and facilities, offered amidst a plea not to give the members their right to elect a new board to represent them;
“Unprecedented low attendances at Collingwood home games at the MCG; and
“A devaluation of the Collingwood brand that has seen the broadcast of non-feature matches, relegated to graveyard television broadcasting slots.
“These things collectively contribute to the growing lack of confidence in the leadership of our club, which can only presently be addressed by giving the members their democratic right to vote on all seven positions at a general meeting and only thereby, give them direct input into helping restore Collingwood to the great club it should be.”