Demons great David Schwarz volunteers to help embattled club.
Melbourne president Don McLardy is sticking firm. Source: Herald Sun
Cartoon by David 'Macca' McArthur. Source: Herald Sun
MELBOURNE president Don McLardy says he is in for the long haul and has had broad support for the dramatic decision to remove chief executive Cameron Schwab.
McLardy spoke with AFL chief Andrew Demetriou yesterday as the league boss again offered help, including recommendations for Schwab's replacement.
But while rumours of McLardy stepping down and board challenges were rife yesterday, the president said he had no plans to quit.
The Demons held a board meeting last night with two items on the agenda: ratifying the role of interim chief executive Peter Spargo and clarifying plans to search for his successor.
Former player David Schwarz will meet McLardy today about plans to help the club, with the Demons open to more football expertise on the board.
"I am staying the course," McLardy said.
"I am absolutely (staying) until such time as the members don't want me."
Asked if he wanted to stay as president for as long as five more years, he said: "Absolutely. There is no reason at all for me not to be here. I am not feeling threatened at all, or feeling that I haven't got support.
"I am very close to all of our key people and I am a passionate Demon and we are just trying to get it right.
"I get help from key people around the club and I have spoken to a lot of our Foundation Heroes (who helped clear the club's debt), and they are all behind us.
"They are saying it is a tough decision (to sack Schwab) but it had to be made. They are saying to keep going."
Insurance heavyweight Geoff Freedman will soon be appointed to the board -but not as an anointed successor, McLardy said - with room for another appointment this year.
The Demons will receive $5.8 million from the AFL between 2012-14 in special equalisation funding, with set conditions attached.
"I have spoken to (Demetriou) on the phone," McLardy said.
"He just said it was a strong decision, and let me know if you need any help, be it recommendations on people they know (to replace Schwab), or people we should talk to. Running an AFL footy club is the dream of a lot of people.
"It's a high-pressure role and a high-profile role, and plenty of people would like to have it on their resume."
Schwarz said yesterday he was determined to get involved, and was "in a position where I could" go on the board.
"I'm just not going to sit there and allow it to continue. Something is wrong down there," he said.
"I am meeting Don tomorrow and it is purely to offer assistance in any way. I am meeting Don not to go on the board, but to say here I am, I am more than happy to help."
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