THE leader of the ‘Focus on Football’ ticket that is seeking to overthrow Richmond’s board has taken an almighty swipe at outgoing Tigers assistant coach Brendon Lade.

Lade, 40, has signed a four-year deal with Port Adelaide and Dr Martin Hiscock did not hide his delight when quizzed on Lade’s departure.

“I don’t know why they offered Brendon Lade another year because if you talk to the players this year, they just can’t just gel with him,” Hiscock told SEN on Tuesday morning.

“He has (left now), thank goodness. We don’t have to put up with that again.”

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Hiscock, who is the leader of a seven-person group that is seeking to enact change at Punt Road, will meet with current president Peggy O’Neal today.

“We are coming as friends and this is an olive branch,” he said.

“We don’t want to drag this on. If they don’t agree, we’ll go to an EGM …. It has to be the right time for the club.

“We will be proposing that a number of their people go off and a number of ours go on …. People have lost have their mojo and I think those people should stand down now quite frankly.”

Dr Martin Hiscock. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) Source: AAP

On Damien Hardwick, Hiscock maintains the group’s mandate has not altered. This comes despite reports on Monday that they have changed course in recent weeks.

Initially, ‘Focus on Football’ guaranteed Hardwick his job. But now his future rests on performance objectives that will be set by the football department and directors.

Hiscock refuted claims of mixed messages and inconsistencies.

“Our position hasn’t changed,” he said.

“He will be there next year, but he will have performance criteria. If he doesn’t meet that criteria midyear, then the football department directors and Neil Balme will make a decision on whether he goes or not.

“Damien has already said he’s a ‘dead man walking’. People have told me that. It’s not insane at all. It’s quite clear there is no game plan.”

Hiscock also doesn’t believe Trent Cotchin should be captain.

“I don’t think so,” he said.

“I think Trent finds it a bit of a burden.”