NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns
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@Tim said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
Liam Napier said that Sean Marks is not in the mix.
I can't see why he'd want to. The Nets aren't exactly a top franchise. But he's built a reputation as a capable executive, and the NBA is a collosus compared to NZR
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@mohikamo said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
But Brooklyn basketball is not a colossus campared to New Zealand rugby.
Commercially bigger, but not that much bigger.
As to on-court/on-field comparison, not in the same ball-par.k.The NBA is though
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@canefan said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
The NBA is though
You'd be comparing the NBA to WR.
WR would have to be the most underperforming sport, in a commercial sense, on the planet!
Plenty, plenty, of scope for commercial growth.
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@mohikamo said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
@canefan said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
The NBA is though
You'd be comparing the NBA to WR.
WR would have to be the most underperforming sport, in a commercial sense, on the planet!
Plenty, plenty, of scope for commercial growth.
NBA are kind of maxed out, in marketing terms.Although I see where you are coming from and agree he isn't the right person, the NBA is incredibly performance-focused, stats-driven, and has a great mix of teams that focus on culture as a part of performance (Spurs-style) which would be his key attribute for success in the role. If we are looking for people who understand the correspondence of those factors against marketing, I can't think of many who have a better background.
The core issue for me is that WR doesn't operate in the best interests of the game and is even more political, so operating in that environment would be completely foreign to Marks. I can't see him translating his capability across at the most important part of the job.
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@gt12 said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
@mohikamo said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
@canefan said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
The NBA is though
You'd be comparing the NBA to WR.
WR would have to be the most underperforming sport, in a commercial sense, on the planet!
Plenty, plenty, of scope for commercial growth.
NBA are kind of maxed out, in marketing terms.Although I see where you are coming from and agree he isn't the right person, the NBA is incredibly performance-focused, stats-driven, and has a great mix of teams that focus on culture as a part of performance (Spurs-style) which would be his key attribute for success in the role. If we are looking for people who understand the correspondence of those factors against marketing, I can't think of many who have a better background.
The core issue for me is that WR doesn't operate in the best interests of the game and is even more political, so operating in that environment would be completely foreign to Marks. I can't see him translating his capability across at the most important part of the job.
WR and NZR are incompetent and act like amateurs which would be foreign to Marks
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At the elite level NZR would have a few things in common with an NBA franchise.
But an NBA franchise doesn't have to overly concern itself with the rest of the sport, which NZR does.
The NCAA and the state federations take care of all that.
So in that respect it is a lot different.
Both big businesses tho.As for WR, fuuuck.
I think the amateur legacy has a lot to do with it.
They were the last sport to adopt professionalism.
Some of the crazy attitudes and positions held by the amateur establishment would make a religious fundamentalist proud.
But . . . I can remember when the NBA was nothing special, and making losses.
I'd say the Bird/Johnson era in the 80's changed everything for the NBA, changed the way the game was actually played, and changed all the finances.
Since then everything has been "up and to the right."
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According to Paul Cully:
Outgoing NZ Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson is in his last week in the job, so the work will then come under the responsibility of interim chief executive Steve Lancaster or the next full-time chief executive.
The Star-Times understands that key role won’t be filled by Six Nations boss Tom Harrison, however.
The Englishman was previously reported to be one of the front-runners to replace Robinson, but it is understood that he has withdrawn from contention.
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@Tim said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
According to Paul Cully:
Outgoing NZ Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson is in his last week in the job, so the work will then come under the responsibility of interim chief executive Steve Lancaster or the next full-time chief executive.
The Star-Times understands that key role won’t be filled by Six Nations boss Tom Harrison, however.
The Englishman was previously reported to be one of the front-runners to replace Robinson, but it is understood that he has withdrawn from contention.
Now candidates are withdrawing from contention?!
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@Chris freeing up funds to buyout a contract....
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@taniwharugby said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
@Chris freeing up funds to buyout a contract....
Or Anthony just wanting a bigger pay cheque.
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@reprobate said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:
@Chris so leaving after his decisions piss heaps of people off, or leaving cause his recommendations aren't going to be followed?
or just the paycheck.Paycheck I think.
