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Scully said in June this year that he won't discuss his contract until the end of next year... Hardie is just trying to make some noise regarding GWS for publicity reason but scully's contract negotiation has been planned for ages. The club has but alot of pressure on his managerment to re-sign this year but they have stated they won't (no one has from the club has approached scully though).

Tom wants to remain a one club player.

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Yeah. If he has the kind of year I'm predicting, he'd be STUPID not to wait.

This is going to be the reality for us over the next 10 years. One of the few silver linings to being woeful over the last 3 years is that your salary cap has heaps of room. Get used to the fact we may end up losing a few players we don't want to lose... and that our top 5-10 players (think Frawley, Watts, Scully, Trengove, Grimes types) will ALWAYS be under pressure from opposing teams with big chequebooks.

It's part of the recipe for success people.

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Roost It Redleg

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The money or the box. Remember the box contains a fair slab of money. It also contains team mates, the MCG, Jim Stynes, Heritage and marquee games of football. Take the money and you get to play in orange in front of 15,000 bored rugby fans and live in Shitsville. No amount of money would convince me to do what some are proposing Scully will do. He's not going anywhere. Relax and enjoy.

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www.tomscullyparanoia.com.au

Nuff Said!demon_laugh.gif

Sounds better than www.tomscully2gws.com.au

If Tom Scully is not a Demon for life, I vow to post the incriminating pictures of myself and Joel Monaghan..

Some humour added to an otherwise hysterical thread...

Did you feel violated Demon, or was it all just a press beat up and you were the instigator?

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Interesting to see GWS are into Marc Murphy.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/marc-murphy-in-gws-sights/story-e6frf9jf-1225969444316

He turned down a chance to play at the club his father was at through Father-Son, so that he could collect a brown paper bag filled with cash from Visy.

Seeing as Carlton are going nowhere fast, I wouldnt be too surprised if he left for a bigger payday at GWS.

If there's any truth to the rumours leaked by GWS that seemingly established players have been enquiring about the prospect of heading there, I think he'd have to be one of them.

Out of interest - when does Morton's contract expire..?

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Could be.

If GWS have signed someone already as is claimed, it would be someone that is young & highly rated, but is either stuck at a team going nowhere, or has been starved of opportunities of late.

Morton seemed to experience that in 2010.

I expect he'll play a lot more in 2011, but that is then & we're talking about now.

Pure speculation.

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Mono Redleg

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Brad Hardie was saying in the sports chat today that Scully's management has announced all negotiations are off till the end of the year. I haven't read with this is true or not, we do know he is on their hit list with any other good player of note, so not big news there. .......

If this is true, MFC should be starting to plan for life without Scully. May not come to fruition, but planning should be in place.

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This is going to be the reality for us over the next 10 years. One of the few silver linings to being woeful over the last 3 years is that your salary cap has heaps of room. Get used to the fact we may end up losing a few players we don't want to lose... and that our top 5-10 players (think Frawley, Watts, Scully, Trengove, Grimes types) will ALWAYS be under pressure from opposing teams with big chequebooks.

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Sounds about right. We may lose 1 or 2; so be it. Plan for the possibility

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Could be.

If GWS have signed someone already as is claimed, it would be someone that is young & highly rated, but is either stuck at a team going nowhere, or has been starved of opportunities of late.

Morton seemed to experience that in 2010.

I expect he'll play a lot more in 2011, but that is then & we're talking about now.

Pure speculation.

Poor speculation if you ask me.

He's at a team certainly going places, looks good and the only reason he was 'starved of opportunity' was pretty much because of injury. He has deficiences he needs to work on, which I'm sure he understands, why wouldn't he want to do that at a club that he's already played 50 games at in 3 years.

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Yeah, I agree, it is.

I was just curious how long his contract was for, as I think he'd be a likely target.

I don't think he's likely to go at all, but be fits the profile.

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If this is true, MFC should be starting to plan for life without Scully. May not come to fruition, but planning should be in place.

Sounds about right. We may lose 1 or 2; so be it. Plan for the possibility

You are joking aren't you

Why would you plan for failure?

Hi I'm the MFC and I'm a loser!

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My feelings on this matter is simple- enjoy the year as it unfolds-if indeed Tom gets an official approach from GWS and indeed leaves good luck to him. Footballers whom have left us include Chris Johnson and Brock McLean and look what's happened.If Tom left us, it would not be the end of the world ,similar to how I feel about my previous favourite player in Cam Bruce- if you want to leave-GO. We will replace you and open up another opportunity to someone whom wants it.It is simple as what I have just said.Go and good riddance.

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Similar footballers whom have left us include Chris Johnson and Brock McLean and look what's happened.

Tom Scully is a similar footballer to Chris Johnson and Brock McLean? :huh::wacko:

I've now officially heard everything. This one will be hard to top.

Unlike those other two (for whom I stifled a giggle as they marched on their way to Visy Park), I'd cry into my weeties every day for a year if Tom Scully walked out. Fortunately for myself and my own sanity, I have 100% confidence this will not happen.

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