Geez, did I get on here first?

Cameron the man in an about turn.

Official announcement at 4:00pm on SEN

press conference this afternoon at 4:00....

thoughts?

Sauce?

Massive.

Is someone who decided twice they didn't want the job the best possible candidate?

How many did we talk to?

At least it might give us something to smile about for the last week of the season.

Hopefully has something to say at the luncheon tomorrow!

press conference this afternoon at 4:00....

thoughts?

No doubt the appointment will create an avalanche of consternation from those who aren't exactly his "mates".

Hopefully, he'll do the job for us this time.

Is someone who decided twice they didn't want the job the best possible candidate?

Not at all IMO.

No doubt the appointment will create an avalanche of consternation from those who aren't exactly his "mates".

Hopefully, he'll do the job for us this time.

OFF field all taking great shape.... just need ON field to do similar !!!!

Bring on 2009

No surprise. Absolute crock of shite. Stynes and his mates have had this up their sleeve for months. Bloody hell I hope they know what they are doing. This bloke has been in charge of the Tigers (enough said), sent us over the cap and Fremantle are the whipping boy of the competition. Don't be fooled by the change in financial position for Freo. Anyone could turn a football club around in that economic climate. Cashed up companies looking for sponsorship and corporate entertainment.

Stynes and his mates have had this up their sleeve for months.

You mean Stynes and the AFL.

This bloody great reunion is our last chance to dance.

We will not survive if this administration can't turn things around.

All I can do is support this appointment, donate my dollars, remain positive and keep vocal.

C'mon Dees (past and present players!)

Confirmed in Herald Sun.

We will not survive if this administration can't turn things around.

I agree.

If this ensures the club becomes all the best of chums (cronyism, single agenda) with all of the boys able to, single mindedly, sail into that uncharted territory of financial security, navigating the shoals to that promised land of multiple premierships, then I’m fully supportive.

No life boats on this trip my Demon friends.

Well..im very reticent to say halelujah..thankfully an appointment. I hope this one truly works out but I really have to wonder about the process and vested interests etc

Something about all this that just aint kosher !! <_<

If this ensures the club becomes all the best of chums (cronyism, single agenda) with all of the boys able to, single mindedly, sail into that uncharted territory of financial security, navigating the shoals to that promised land of multiple premierships, then I’m fully supportive.

Therein may lie a future problem. There is nothing wrong with differing opinions.

Well..im very reticent to say halelujah..thankfully an appointment. I hope this one truly works out but I really have to wonder about the process and vested interests etc

Something about all this that just aint kosher !! <_<

Totally agree. Whether or not it is true Schwabs appointment will always be subject to the inference that it was the plan all along!

Regardless, we can all only hope the new group make the right decisions as this is last chance to save the MFC as we know it!

Looks like MATES of MELBOURNE was more than just a networking idea set-up by Connolly, Stynes and Lyon. It is the ethos of what once was a great club. Watch out for Grinter to get a role at the club ASAP. I am not joking.

Well..its done..lets get on with things. ...SPONSORS come to mind. Off you go Scwabby !!

Looks like MATES of MELBOURNE was more than just a networking idea set-up by Connolly, Stynes and Lyon. It is the ethos of what once was a great club. Watch out for Grinter to get a role at the club ASAP. I am not joking.

yeah frank you're spot on, let's bring back gardner, $5m debt, 16th on the ladder and no home ground over a 5 year period. get a clue frank, stynes undoing the uselessness of the previous administration.

enlighten us about the ethos of what was once a great club. which era are you talking about? the 60's maybe.

the stynes board since coming to power up almost $3m how does that compare to gardner and co?

Looks like MATES of MELBOURNE was more than just a networking idea set-up by Connolly, Stynes and Lyon. It is the ethos of what once was a great club. Watch out for Grinter to get a role at the club ASAP. I am not joking.

Grinter was a runner for about six years until 2006.

So he had a role at the club before this 'cabal' was formed. Thankyou for the clarification of your post at the end, I knew you weren't joking, you weren't making any sense but you weren't joking.

BTW, of your previous post - Freo right now is in the strongest position it has ever been so maybe you should build your argument around the facts not the other way 'round.

Looks like MATES of MELBOURNE was more than just a networking idea set-up by Connolly, Stynes and Lyon. It is the ethos of what once was a great club. Watch out for Grinter to get a role at the club ASAP. I am not joking.

Relax mate, i think it's time we left the new set up to get on with it, we all support Jimmy raising $2m plus last month, but now you second guess an appointment that is crucial to the club, lets give it time.. ..

embrace the change or be constructive.. we are all in it together!

The whole process has been a concern, but I am happy with the end result. We were targetting a football person and a football person we got. I would have preferred fox but

The worst case scenario from here is that he leaves within 6 months. We need an administration that can stay out of the news for a while.

Whatever your feelings on the appointment I think it is important that we get everyone behind him.