Tonight the new board will discuss the progress of its $100 million Sharks Village development, examine new income-raising strategies, and discuss which directors will stand in advance of next month's emergency general meeting.

By then, new deputy chairman Damian Irvine hopes several new business figures will be available to join and help overhaul the club. If some long-term directors step aside and chairman Barry Pierce has indicated he might be among them it emerged yesterday the club could ask members to forgo a new vote, along with the $50,000 cost of holding

another election.

"Most of the board would be very new, anyway,'' said one director yesterday. Irvine, a successful horse breeder and director of Skindeep Clothing, polled best at last week's annual meeting. "There's no doubt changes are afoot and everyone will need to work towards a better Cronulla Sharks," he said.

The Sharks board will also:

* Examine Paul Gallen's captaincy, after hearing from Sharks CEO Tony Zappia and coach Ricky Stuart who, with Gallen, yesterday met NRL CEO David Gallop over the player code of conduct breach, and accepted the $10,000 fine imposed for alleged racial vilification.

* Decide the fate of suspended player Reni Maitua, stood down a fortnight ago for a positive A sample drug test which allegedly showed traces of the banned substance, Clenbuterol. His B-sample is due to be released later today.

* Hear the results of Zappia's meetings with a potential major sponsor to replace LG Electronics.

* Reinforce the call for a forum for season ticket members and corporate partners next Tuesday, June 9.

As expected after two weeks of turmoil, Irvine and the other two new applicants to the board Ricky Surace and Paul Walker won seats last Thursday night, and join the relatively new Greg Holland and Keith Ward, as well as Don Anderson, Graham Gillard and Jim Barnett.

Paul Tubridy and Brett Crowley lost their positions, although the latter remains general manager of the club's finance arm, Woolooware Bay Holdings, set up to raise club finance for the Sharks' development, which was given a big airing.

Barry Pierce and Graham Gillard were among those to receive life memberships.