Demetriou slams ticket 'stunt'
Outgoing AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou has criticised the president of the AFL Fans' Association
AFL's variable ticketing under investigation
"Anything he can do to get into the paper, he will"
Andrew Demetriou on AFL Fans' Association president Brian Clarke
OUTGOING AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou has taken a swing at the leader of the AFL Fans' Association after the supporter group ramped up its push to overhaul the League's variable ticket pricing system.
It emerged on Thursday night that the AFL's controversial ticketing system was being investigated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) after an official complaint from fans.
On Friday morning Demetriou lashed out at the support group's president, Brian Clarke, saying the former AFL Queensland employee had an agenda against the League.
Speaking on 3AW radio, he labeled Clarke a disaffected employee who had "caused havoc everywhere he has gone."
"I think this is a bit of a stunt by Clarke and co," Demetriou said.
"I don‘t know what the complaint is, other than we'll cooperate with the ACCC, as we‘ve always done in the past.
"Anything he (Clarke) can do to get into the paper, he will … he‘s been trying to get back into the system for years.â€
Demetriou said there was a legitimate role for a fans' association in the AFL, but the group needed to "take a good look at their leadership".
"We cooperate with our supporters, we listen … (but) trotting off to the ACCC about prices, good luck with that one," he said.
"That's an issue we are addressing, but we're not quite sure if it's an ACCC issue.
"I'm very comfortable with the AFL's view on pricing. We're a very affordable sport.
"I'm comfortable that we're addressing the issue of variable pricing, because it is an issue – it's confusing and complex."
Demetriou also took aim at the Melbourne Cricket Club, labeling it "slow on the uptake".
"They might discover wi-fi soon – a bit of connectivity would be good in the 21st century," he said.
"They can lift their game too, like all of us."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-05-23/demetriou-slams-ticket-stunt
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This guy is just too much. He bags out the complaint put to the ACCC whilst conceding "I don‘t know what the complaint is, other than we'll cooperate with the ACCC, as we‘ve always done in the past."
So he has no idea what the complaint is about, but while hes at it, he'll character assassinate the head of the AFL Fans' Association.
I don't really care if Vlads views and opinions of this disaffected past employee are true, his organisation is under investigation from the ACCC. When is he going to get it and shut up and let the due process run its course. He loves the sound of his own voice and thinks we all need to know his opinion on all matters.
And to think some corporate organisations want this guy to work for them in positions of influence. Well, if they plan on having him speak on behalf of their organisations in any capacity, they have rocks in their heads. He should be left in a back office without a phone and internet access.