So Schwab gets a 1 yr contract/extension, does anyone know where Connolly sits and what are people's thoughts on his value and tenure with the club?

McLardy said that the Geelong game was a mirror of our Club.

Just thought it was worth noting.

Yip our whole club ...

Hmmm..Horses mouth. He needs to give a bit that will fix things.

Bravo on the a) to e). Its the best analysis you have conjured to date. Its a pity you cant understand people's right (particularly when they commit the considerable capital) to question the performance and activities of elements a) to d) yet you perpetually attack other supporters. Either you want to [censored] one small element e) in the whole picture to try and be different to the herd with bizarre double standards and naivety. You take wide swipes at people who dare raise a question on those a) to d) elements as "blaming" yet you ping fellow supporters. No wonder you cant see the broader picture.

Rpfc has summed it well as why we question those elements entrusted by members/supporters.

You keep saying and there's no argument from me on that.

Good choice but Teddy Bear's picnic captures the moment.

Thanks Rhino I expected nothing less of you ... I might be simple ... but ...

We accept you are about as flexible as a 6ft wide steel pole. Your "herd" has already convinced my your type are a powerless voice in this club. Have it the way you want ... continue with your little chat amongst yourselves.

PS ... I re-read your reply. Just to clear up one little point ... I never said they didn't have the right ... I've always questioned the way they say it. I'm a big boy I can handle it ... just hope you are right everybody can handle it in the way its intended ... But as I said you go ahead and have a crack any way you want.

I will continue to support the players and club a to d in effect over e any day. Im actually quite enjoying my yearly trip to Geelong in a strange sort of way. I couldn't make Darwin this year but I'm looking forward to it next year.

Good luck with your approach as a collective.

Big question for me is ... would half your members say the same to people face as they would behind their back inside this forum. ahhhhh I will leave them to answer that.

Big question for me is ... would half your members say the same to people face as they would behind their back inside this forum. ahhhhh I will leave them to answer that.

And the same question would apply to you. Maintain those high double standards.

So Schwab gets a 1 yr contract/extension, does anyone know where Connolly sits and what are people's thoughts on his value and tenure with the club?

From Caro:

"Lyon should get hold of the Andrews report. Fifteen to 20 players were interviewed for the report and the overwhelming finding from players and coaches was that Connolly - for all his good public work - was the wrong man to head the football department. He seems the most likely next casualty and at least faces a sideways move. Connolly has been re-contracted but there will be no major payout involved should he leave."

From Caro:

"Lyon should get hold of the Andrews report. Fifteen to 20 players were interviewed for the report and the overwhelming finding from players and coaches was that Connolly - for all his good public work - was the wrong man to head the football department. He seems the most likely next casualty and at least faces a sideways move. Connolly has been re-contracted but there will be no major payout involved should he leave."

First peice of reading i would want to read if i was G Lyon....all of it, no missing pages.

From Caro:

"Lyon should get hold of the Andrews report. Fifteen to 20 players were interviewed for the report and the overwhelming finding from players and coaches was that Connolly - for all his good public work - was the wrong man to head the football department. He seems the most likely next casualty and at least faces a sideways move. Connolly has been re-contracted but there will be no major payout involved should he leave."

So it sounds like 'Caro' has read the Andrews report. Wonder how she got a copy.

And the same question would apply to you. Maintain those high double standards.

Interesting you like avoiding the question. Ok ... I'm happy to go first.

But just to make it clear.

Yip I would be 110% happy to repeat anything I have said in this forum to any member of the board, our CEO, our footy department & our players past or present. If you can point out 1 thing I have ever said thats offensive to any of them please just tell me.

Yip I would be 110% happy to repeat anything I've said about any other member of this forum.

Now you should be quite happy to answer me? This time.

Are you happy I quote some of the comments of this forum as the words of how some Melbourne supporters think? The very words that you support as their "rights" and you defends those "rights" so vigorously. How a-d have let us down so much. (Look I'm happy to overlook where we started before the group you tell everyone about their "terrible failings")

Are you happy to repeat your words about their complete consistent lack of leadership. "From Stynes down to the playing list there has been some terrible failings and there is a consistent lack of leadership at a number of levels." Just tell me who specifically you are referring too.

Over to you now. Simple question.

PS ... I just want to make it clear I accept their right to say something ... I just question they way they say it.

Are you happy to repeat your words about their complete lack of leadership. "From Stynes down to the playing list there has been some terrible failings and there is a consistent lack of leadership at a number of levels."

This is true, why wouldn't anyone say it to any of them given the chance?

Jimmy is unwell and he'd be the first to admit his health problems have got in the way of his leadership. His health must come first, no question.

As for the rest of them, which management or on-field leaders would you uphold as shining lights of best-practice leadership?

Shortly we're about to discover what leadership abilities G. Lyon possesses. Fingers crossed.