Re: Football Department Review
Reply #1137 –
The board appoints and holds the reigns on Liddle so the line of responsibility for his decisions is 100% attributable to the board especially for hiring/firing key personnel.
Barker handed his "resignation" to Lloyd on Monday 7 June. The board didn't meet until well after then.
While Liddle is responsible to the board, he has the authority to hire and fire staff and he exercised that authority with respect to Barker. I don't believe that any AFL board would be involved in the hiring and firing of assistant coaches, they simply don't have the expertise. The exception may be if it was a high-profile individual or part of a succession plan. Even in that case, they would be guided by the CEO.