Shire of York

Shire of York

Thursday 1 June 2017

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

JUNE REVIEW- The Studs and Duds in the Shire of York’s Local Government Management Team in the 2016-17 Financial Year.

The fiscal season is almost over. It is down to the final minutes of the last quarter with the siren about to blow. The watching crowd is hushed, as they wait for the umpire to bounce the last cheque-sorry- ball.

The win / loss ratio place this team near the bottom of the WA LGA Ladder and in next year’s ranking’s Struggle Street. There are rumours that the DLG and the WACCC may decide to investigate the team for under-performing.

Captain, Paul Martin, although having played all four quarters, has had an indifferent season. His community linkman, Esmerelda Harmer, even more so.

Martin tends to spill the ball, or pass it on to others when the going gets hot. He appears to have no lateral vision and relies on old strategies to try and win the game.

This has led to disgruntled fans wanting to establish a local Chamber of Commerce because of what they consider to be his big mistakes in team events, strategic development planning and its oversight.

Ranking- 4.5/10- may need to be traded!

A Rookie- Listed Recruit, Esmerelda Harmer joined the team at the beginning of the season as an unheralded player.

It appears that she may be out of her league at this level, failing to engage with fans and kicking the ball out of bounds once too often. Her recent efforts in destroying a level playing field have been a defining moment.

Ranking-2.5/10 should be delisted

Paul Crewe is a Marquee Player poached from the South-West League, after the first quarter, to prop up the backline, ensure what the team’s assets are, how they are used and improved. However the roads may still lead to ruin and his efforts are largely unreported and therefore unrecognizable.

Ranking- not possible- should be given another season

Suzie Haslehurst, a former indigenous team leader, is an expensive import who has failed to make a good impression from the second quarter onwards. In charge of team information and costly club premises, lack of action in her game plans have left the team in a lowly position and she needs to improve dramatically to hold her place for the next season.

Ranking-3.5/10 should be traded

Taking into account an impossible ranking, the Team Ranking Average is 2.62/10.

There are certainly no Studs and it is up to the overall club membership to decide who the Duds are.

And the ‘Shire of York Dropkick Award for the 2016-17 Season’ goes to…………………………………..?

Team General Manager, David Wallace, has been told the team’s performance is unacceptable given the recruiting and contract cost of his ‘dream team’ leadership group.

He should think about hiring other contract players to provide the skill level his current leaders do not have and reduce his player list.

Another option is to import top players from other states who have a history of successfully marketing, promoting and developing historic towns to their best advantage.

His position? - Vacant- at the next WA Local Government Election in October, 2017.

Sentiment does not come into team performance parameters!

David Taylor.






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