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McNamee: We're in the market for a marquee player

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http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/dees...9235235329.html

Interesting points by McNamee. Apart from Jono Brown who are some other uncontracted stars at years end? He gives the impression that we will have a serious crack at some uncontracted guns in the near future.

i really like that article... not so much the marquee player side of it, but it shows how mcnamee is working to improve our position...

this channel 7 thing seems interesting, unprecedented access to the changerooms before the game... i assume this will be for tomorrow's game... I'll be at the G, but I might record it at home...

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    To be honest, he seems like the right CEO for the club. Landing a marquee player is interesting. Seems like he may already be in discussions with someones management to make a public call like that. I do wonder. All i hope, is that this Marquee player does not cost us 1m per year, and is not a player over 25.

    I hope we can milke out 20k fans for todays game (i know, I am dreaming), would be a good result if we could. Can't see many freo fans making the trip for this one, so the crowd needs to be a sea of red and blue.

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    I believe it when I see it.

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    I saw a casually attired and dishevelled McNamee early this morning , about 10 David Neitz drop punts from the courts at Kooyong where he originally made his name , and I hope he'll be wearing a suit and working on his appearance before speaking to a marquee player , 'cos it wasn't a good look .

    BTW ,I am always well attired and groomed , even in the early hours .

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    I saw a casually attired and dishevelled McNamee early this morning , about 10 David Neitz drop punts from the courts at Kooyong where he originally made his name , and I hope he'll be wearing a suit and working on his appearance before speaking to a marquee player , 'cos it wasn't a good look .

    BTW ,I am always well attired and groomed , even in the early hours .

    In the inimitable words of Jan-Michael Vincent from Big Wednesday, "you old fart".

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    In the inimitable words of Jan-Michael Vincent from Big Wednesday, "you old fart".

    and proud of my farts .

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    ......Apart from Jono Brown who are some other uncontracted stars at years end?

    Marquee player does not need to be coming out of contract. Need to want to move, and club willing to trade.

    I would suggest Jono B is not a good choice - very vulnerable to injury.

    I'd love to have Pavlich at MFC - he might just be willing given Freo's continuing lack of success.

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