ADELAIDE United chairman Greg Griffin has responded to captain Eugene Galekovic's comments today declaring the club's football operations needed an overhaul by issuing a statement.

Galekovic's out-of-character outburst prompted Griffin to reveal that player meetings would be brought forward starting tomorrow.

Griffin also stated that the club was using proper processes to select a permanent coach for the new season.

"The whole club feels the same disappointment as Eugene as to the end of our finals campaign," penned Griffin.

"The board, the football department and the coaching staff intended to meet this week to review the season gone.

"That will obviously be brought forward as Eugene has made some comments that we as a club have to address.

"The coaching selection panel is in place and we are expecting to be in a position to announce the new coach in the near future.

"The club respects the desire of the playing group that it knows as soon as possible who the new coach will be.

"It is a priority of the club to have this settled without delay, which was certainly an issue Eugene regarded as being important to him and the players."

Earlier today, Adelaide United captain Eugene Galekovic launched a scathing attack on the club's hierarchy in the aftermath of the club's finals exit to Brisbane Roar at Hindmarsh yesterday.

Such was his anger that he wouldn't divulge whether he would ask for an early release from his four-year contract if he believed the club wasn't making the right decisions.



Galekovic also believed that John Kosmina was forced to quit in January, saying he "was pushed".



The normally reserved gloveman seemingly could not hold back his emotions any longer after the Reds promised to deliver so much more than a sudden-death exit from the playoffs this season.

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Galekovic has called for expertise to run the squad but stopped short when asked if he would back interim boss Mike Valkanis for the long-term job.



"It's been a strange year," Galekovic said at Hindmarsh Stadium this morning.



"I think it starts from the top and it goes all the way down and the main thing is football people need to make football decisions at this football club.



"I think football people should just make those decisions - leave that for just football people.



"If there aren't any football people at this football club, maybe they've got to bring in people."



Galekovic said he was frustrated not only by last night's loss but by the way the Reds have seemingly imploded this season.



Adelaide was aiming for a second AFC Champions League final appearance and appeared to be on its way to claiming the premier's plate until December.

But ultimately the season fizzled out with a 2-1 loss to the Roar in the elimination final on Sunday.









"I'm absolutely gutted," Galekovic said.



"Us boys can't change things - everything falls on us we'll take responsibility but like I said, things can be made easier as well.



"We tried to just worry about the football. Obviously everyone feels differently about certain aspects about things that happened at the football club



"Some players take things more personally, more upon themselves - everyone gets affected."



Galekovic wouldn't say who he'd like to see as coach or running the football department.



He said it was too early to make a decision but he wouldn't discount asking for transfer if he saw the club taking direction he wasn't comfortable with.



Galekovic said Daniel Mullen - a former Reds defender and his move to Melbourne Victory rather than returning to his home town after his Chinese club allowed him to go on loan was a perfect example of players no longer wanting to join Adelaide.



"One thing that needs to change is the culture of the football club," he said.

"Over the last few year we used to be the benchmark of the A-League.



"Every player wanted to come here and play for Adelaide United.



"I think that's changed.



"You want to get the best players at this football club.



"You look at players that come back (from overseas) they haven't come to this football club in the last year or two."