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Lyall Gorman has been appointed Executive Chairman of the New Sydney Club representing western Sydney.
First of all I would like to congratulate Lyall on turning the A-League around.
Crowds are up 22 percent despite less games.
TV rating, meanwhile, are up around 40 percent in a season where both Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory had by their standards poor years.
Furthermore Gorman cemented the Mariners in the Central Coast, a rugby-league heartland area.
I believe the new Western Sydney team is in the hands of a high-quality manager.
The big question now is who should replace Gorman? Two names spring to my mind – Brendan Schwab and Peter Wilt.
I need to confess; I have had some business dealing with Brendan and have always found him to be a very decent and professional person.
His knowledge of football in Australia and his personal management ability would make him an excellent choice.
As for Peter Wilt, I have read a bit about him. He has a thread in his honour on the Victory boards, where he has answered many questions.
So what do we want in a new head of the A-League?
A convert management person from another code or an existing A-League manager similar to Lyall.
Should we write a new job description for the role? What qualities, experiences do we want the person to have?
This then leads me to think, who should make the appointment? Should the new committee choice Lyall’s successor or should FFA make the appointment?
If not Brendan or Peter, I am not sure who would make the best applicant.
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