Disappointed, but understandable is my stance.

In Australian terms he has completed nothing - where the finals count for a lot.
In UK terms he has completed a huge task - taken a failing team out of relegation and into contention for at least one of the Championship competitions.

Had Robbie grown up in our landscape he probably would have come back for the all critical finals series. In his eyes and those watching him I think he has successfully completed a transformation and made the start of a name for himself with the boots off.

For Robbie a lot depends on what comes next  - if he sits on the sidelines for a year then he’s wasted his time. 

Recent media on God, he's got a few other good candidates to contend with.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-manager-odds-fowler-18381560

Just another example of lack of loyalty in the game. I’m pretty much done with the club and league (I know it’s not their fault). Who wants to support a club with no club house, and different coach and a different team every season? These days the idea of a ‘club‘ is not much more than a bank account and a post office box.

Professional sport means playing your heart out while you wear the uniform. As players get older 'loyalty' should mean keeping them on our books even when they are not producing. We would not allow that as supporters, so why should it be one-sided?

It is unfair to expect different from people playing for their livelihood in what we know is a short career.

Any player, or administrative person, who changes clubs has to then commit to their new club. There is no room or place in professional sport for anything less.

My support is for my club and whoever runs out as my team or holds a role with us - not to the individuals as such who come and go.

Up to everyone else to work out where they stand and what they will accept I guess.

I can see both points of view .
I do think clubs need to have a core of players who stick around long term ...club men and women .
It gives supporters something to cling to and identify with .
We need club Legends .
The current team is completely new so hasn't had a chance to bond properly with us yet .
In the past we had McKay, Broich ,Theo, Massimo and others we could identify with as being ours ....we don't really have many like that now.
The closest I guess would be Jamie Young.
We need to have a few club "stalwarts" who stick around so we can latch onto them and give us "ownership" of our club again. 
Players will always come and go but if we have a core group it keeps the club culture alive.
..and it is a two way street....if we see a player who "plays for the badge" the crowd will make him a favourite and respond to him positively ..thus only increasing his pride in the badge . ..and ours .
If Aldred hangs around a few years he could become one but we need a few more .

just have to dump the fowler statue in norman creek

Yeah, maybe the problem is that at this point in time I’m looking for a ‘club’ and what that means, not just a ‘team’. 

Jamieson ?

Hingert...

It's funny, but I find it tends to be more wanting to do well against ex-Roar players these days than hating other teams' players.

Fallandrolli is always a good backup for Matt Simon - but it just isn't the right sort of hatred in my books.

Not quite as black and white as I spelled it out. We have some similar feelings in there wanting some ownership and feeling like they are our team.

I felt we were getting there.

Yeah I kind of like the idea of having Aldred around- a solid defender, decent leader, but someone who was not likely to be a target for other clubs in the next 18 months. 

the problem is that we are still a very young club. there really hasnt been enough time to really cement an identity and develop the club but the foundations are being laid. 

we now have an academy that should start to provide home developed players and provide opportunity for ex players to come through and stay with the club after their playing days are done. previously we have only had Moore that has stayed on with the club after playing, now we have Steff, doing the media managing, henrique, managing the under 16's Moon who was with the youth team now in the top job. Hopefully with players that start to come through playing a brisbane roar style of football as some more consistency in coaching and development takes place through the club. 

Good post. It’s hard not to empathise with Clockworks original post but as you say, it’s all work in progress. 

Clubrooms with a bar where supporters can go should be an absolute priority for the club.

I’d put training facilities and a stadium ahead of that. But certainly a priority - a stadium with club rooms would be perfect. 

I would put some sort of fan ownership model at the very top of the list, doesn't need to be anywhere near a majority stake (like the bundeliga model everyone defaults to) but hell even a 5% stake for the fans and a seat at the table would be good, and would help ease the burden on the owners.

That’s on the agenda with Roar; the RSF have cleared the concept with the FFA and we’ve had no resistance from the club (although that doesn’t mean they’d have to sell - it’s a private business after all). 

David Squires on ... Robbie Fowler's contribution to the A-Leaguehttps://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2020/jul/03/david-squires-on-robbie-fowlers-contribution-to-the-a-league?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

Very funny, he’s obviously been paying attention. 

It will be interesting to see how Moon goes, he had Lions playing very well in the NPL.  It can be argued that the squad he had at Lions was possibly the most expensive in NPL QLD (that's not meant to take anything away from Moon's coaching).  So with the Roar gig, he will have to rely more on his management abilities than team budget (the inverse of Sydney).   I'm assuming he will be the one calling the shots.  Hopefully he can get the team going for the run home.  Only a few more sleeps to go.

Can’t argue the Lions team was the most expensive but the Cap system there is based on player-points not dollars. 

90% correct there Waz. Be nice to have a little cash splash on a fit Azani tho - I know dreaming!!!!

Does he have Pro-Diploma? 

I'm not sure.  I know Ben Cahn from Olympic has the AFC Pro.  The pleasing part is that we have produced a few decent young coaches in Qld recently.  Hopefully they get a chance to show their abilities on the national stage at some point soon. 

I'm genuinely excited for Moon - it's a great opportunity. 

Agree on all that. 

Ben Chan is a quality coach , could him and Moon work together?

Some big announcement this arvo apparently. Not related to the first team 

Not sure.  If Moon doesn't work out Cahn would be a good replacement.  I hope he gets his chance - maybe next cab off the rank for a struggling A League team.