The No T$ No B$ Thread

[beelzebub 23,392]

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[Redleg 42,085]

It's going to be an anti-climax once they've done the draft.

What do we count down to after that?

The end of the tanking "Inquisition".

[H_T 3,049]

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It looks so lonely.

Redleg, there's always the Pre-Season Draft countdown.

Although, that could be a non-event.

There's always the Mayan calendar ending on Dec 21st to fall back on...

[old dee 24,072]

The end of the tanking "Inquisition".

How on earth do you start that one?

[H_T 3,049]

How on earth do you start that one?

Hire a former special ops investigator and get them to intimidate anyone and everyone, for as long as it takes?

[old dee 24,072]

Hire a former special ops investigator and get them to intimidate anyone and everyone, for as long as it takes?

Sorry H_T I meant how do you start a countdown when the end date is any time between now and this time next year?

[Redleg 42,085]

How on earth do you start that one?

I would count down from April Fools Day 2013.

Therefore 132.

[Whispering_Jack 31,326]

I would count down from April Fools Day 2013.

Therefore 132.

Surely after the PSD we count down to the NAB Cup?

[old dee 24,072]

Surely after the PSD we count down to the NAB Cup?

You have my vote WJ

[Lucifers Hero 40,655]

does anyone know when Rangey is due back? He must be chaffing at the bit to get back to DL.

[daisycutter 29,976]

0 zero zip nada

let the games begin

[beelzebub 23,392]

its Dee Day

[Redleg 42,085]

Someone posted that it is not entirely impossible to argue that Toumpas and Viney could both have been in the top 3 of this draft and Toumpas maybe even 1. If we do get Jimmy, then for 4 and 28 we have done brilliantly.

For the ex player we have got Hogan, Dawes and Barry. You would have to say that is brilliant as well, especially in light of his first season with GWS.

Then to add Pedersen, Rodan, Byrnes and another couple tonight is a really good turn around of our list.

[Whispering_Jack 31,326]

Someone posted that it is not entirely impossible to argue that Toumpas and Viney could both have been in the top 3 of this draft and Toumpas maybe even 1. If we do get Jimmy, then for 4 and 28 we have done brilliantly.

For the ex player we have got Hogan, Dawes and Barry. You would have to say that is brilliant as well, especially in light of his first season with GWS.

Then to add Pedersen, Rodan, Byrnes and another couple tonight is a really good turn around of our list.

Not according to a media person called Damien Barrett who thinks we've taken a random "scattergun" approach to recruiting.

[old dee 24,072]

Someone posted that it is not entirely impossible to argue that Toumpas and Viney could both have been in the top 3 of this draft and Toumpas maybe even 1. If we do get Jimmy, then for 4 and 28 we have done brilliantly.

For the ex player we have got Hogan, Dawes and Barry. You would have to say that is brilliant as well, especially in light of his first season with GWS.

Then to add Pedersen, Rodan, Byrnes and another couple tonight is a really good turn around of our list.

Agree redleg we have certainly made a lot of changes and they look good so far

however I now take draft picks with a grain of salt.

Based on previous experience with a lot of our early picks I will wait a year or two before I fall in love with the recuiting in 2012.

[old dee 24,072]

Not according to a media person called Damien Barrett who thinks we've taken a random "scattergun" approach to recruiting.

Who!

[daisycutter 29,976]

Damian who?

Tinny sort of name that.

[PJ_12345 1,098]

Not according to a media person called Damien Barrett who thinks we've taken a random "scattergun" approach to recruiting.

I met a Damien once... he was a dick too

[Redleg 42,085]

Not according to a media person called Damien Barrett who thinks we've taken a random "scattergun" approach to recruiting.

When what we do is criticised and then when another for exactly the same is praised, I say to myself that the reviewer is either a fool or has an agenda. Having heard Barrett and even spoken to him, I would assume the former.

However, we seem to get that reaction from several in the media and I wonder if it is because we have alienated them by our conduct.

Clearly Wilson and Bartlett dislike CS and that is obvious by their behaviour. KB won't even be in the same room as CS and in fact walked out of an interview with him and another SEN colleague.

It may behove us to repair some relationships in the media.

[daisycutter 29,976]

It may behove us to repair some relationships in the media.

or in the case of those three, ban them from all club/player interviews and inform them why

let them eat cake or do the repairing

[Redleg 42,085]

or in the case of those three, ban them from all club/player interviews and inform them why

let them eat cake or do the repairing

You would want it well publicised in other media, what we are doing and why. I could see them slagging off much more, rather than looking for a slice of banana bread.

Something along the lines of " due to constant unfair editorializing, rather than reporting and blatant attacks on the MFC and some of its staff, the MFC at this time has no faith in the named personnel acting in a fair and reasonable manner towards the club and its staff". "The club is ready and willing to discuss the situation with the named media memebers if they wish to do so. A failure to do so will be regarded as an acknowledgement by them of their unwillingness and inability to treat the club and its staff fairly and impartially."

PS. If it is good enough for KB to refuse to speak to CS despite his media position because he feels hurt at his sacking as the Tiger's Coach, then it is good enough for the MFC to refuse to speak to him over his treatment of CS and the club.

[old dee 24,072]

You would want it well publicised in other media, what we are doing and why. I could see them slagging off much more, rather than looking for a slice of banana bread.

Something along the lines of " due to constant unfair editorializing, rather than reporting and blatant attacks on the MFC and some of its staff, the MFC at this time has no faith in the named personnel acting in a fair and reasonable manner towards the club and its staff". "The club is ready and willing to discuss the situation with the named media memebers if they wish to do so. A failure to do so will be regarded as an acknowledgement by them of their unwillingness and inability to treat the club and its staff fairly and impartially."

PS. If it is good enough for KB to refuse to speak to CS despite his media position because he feels hurt at his sacking as the Tiger's Coach, then it is good enough for the MFC to refuse to speak to him over his treatment of CS and the club.

Seems an impossible task to me Redleg.

I think the solution is simple start winning games and they will all shut up.

After their pronouncements Winning games makes them look stupid.

If we won the Grand final next year they would say the other side were very unlucky for a multitude of reasons.

IMO you will never change their attitudes they are cast in concrete.

[Redleg 42,085]

Seems an impossible task to me Redleg.

I think the solution is simple start winning games and they will all shut up.

After their pronouncements Winning games makes them look stupid.

If we won the Grand final next year they would say the other side were very unlucky for a multitude of reasons.

IMO you will never change their attitudes they are cast in concrete.

You could be right.

I can see the excuses now:

the grass was too green,

it wasn't green enough,

the umpires killed them,

the sky was too blue,

it was too hot,

it was too cold,

too dry,

too wet,

the goal posts were not white enough,

the goal posts were too thick,

the goal posts were too thin,

the ball was flat,

the ball was too hard,

their jumpers were too tight,

their jumpers were too loose,

it was too noisy,

they missed Meatloaf,

they over trained,

they under trained,

they were missing their 37th best player,

they couldn't get tickets for all their mates,

the MFC cheer squad were being nasty,

they didn't enjoy lunch,

the goal umpire missed a goal,

the video umpire was wrong,

they had stops instead of screw ins,

they weren't allowed to train on the G that week,

their rooms didn't have enough decorations,

it was too windy,

it was too still,

there were too many seagulls,

there were not enough seagulls,

etc, etc, etc,

feel free to add to this non exhaustive list.

Edited November 22, 2012 by Redleg

[The Rebbe 30]

And on that note I will shortly commence the usual prayers and blessings to the recruiting staff wishing them wisdom in their work this evening. May their choices bring us Melbourne faithful joy and happiness in the years to come.

Amen

[old dee 24,072]

And on that note I will shortly commence the usual prayers and blessings to the recruiting staff wishing them wisdom in their work this evening. May their choices bring us Melbourne faithful joy and happiness in the years to come.

Amen

I hope you were not praying between 2008 and 2011

Because no one was listening .

However please move quickly to the pray session we need all the help we can get.