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Dean Bailey speaks out about tanking

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Just reported on Channel 7 News that Dean Bailey speaks out re tanking.

Does anyone know what he said?

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    Bailey's lawyer expressed concerns about how the interrogation was conducted. Denied he coached to lose and played younger players after the club could not reach the 8. He will fight any charges

    Bodes well for the club

    Sorry another tanking thread, Mods merge if you think

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    Yes, we definitely need yet another thread to be started on this topic...I saw the Bailey item on Ch7 news, but nothing worth discussing here in a new thread. Suggest you visit the AFL investigation thread that already exists.

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    If there is breaking news on a topic that inhabits an existing long thread I think there is value in it being posted in a new thread. Some readers may have given up following the often repetitive posts in the original thread and may miss the new development.

    The trick is to avoid the 'breaking news' thread from becoming a new place to post on the topic (or even to stop it becoming a place to post opinions about thread management...)

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    Leading the ch.7 Sport Report was the story that Bails' lawyer said that DB denies all Afl allegations of changing his coaching style mid season admitting only to playing more kids as our finals chances disappeared.

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    If there is breaking news on a topic that inhabits an existing long thread I think there is value in it being posted in a new thread. Some readers may have given up following the often repetitive posts in the original thread and may miss the new development.

    The trick is to avoid the 'breaking news' thread from becoming a new place to post on the topic (or even to stop it becoming a place to post opinions about thread management...)

    Post of the year.

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    Good on you Dean...He is sticking by the club...

    Fight it Dean...THe MFC will.

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    It's worth a new thread to get this news out there, it is not more of the same because we haven't heard from Bailey about this issue since he left the club.

    I would say this is pretty significant news.

    The thread can be merged later when it drifts down the same path.

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    Chanel 7 news also said something about Bailey being charged. I only caught half of what was being said. Others may clarify this

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    Good on you Dean...He is sticking by the club...

    Fight it Dean...THe MFC will.

    wish he'd said that a year ago and we mightn't be here discussing an afl inquisition

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    wish he'd said that a year ago and we mightn't be here discussing an afl inquisition

    He was asked a Question at the Press Conference...He answered fairly.

    If he had said nothing it would have looked worse.

    Rock & a Hard Place.

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    I think he's more likely got his own hide in mind, and fair enough.

    I am sure he has, but i don't think he is going to take the club down.

    Not his style.

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    Irrespective of his results whilst at our club Dean Bailey always struck me as a stand up guy. I hope that remains so.

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    wish he'd said that a year ago and we mightn't be here discussing an afl inquisition

    Maybe they should have let him see the season out then... sacked 3 or 4 games out isn't pretty. Loyalty,,,,, 2 way street. management, thats another matter.

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    Dean Bailey is not at all worried about the MFC in all of this. DB is worried only about DB.

    Stand up guy? Losing power player more like.

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    Dean Bailey is not at all worried about the MFC in all of this. DB is worried only about DB.

    Stand up guy? Losing power player more like.

    He did what was best for the club and his career suffered because of it.

    In his final presser he said he put the club in the best position for draft picks.

    That isn't revelatory or damning - it is what teams do in losing seasons in a draft regulated sport.

    The sooner the wider football media realise this and get the pole out of their collective rectums the happier the partners of these losers would be at home while having to listen to their inane prattle.

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    I was alway [censored] off that he sat on his own at that press conference myself, considering all that had gone on.

    I thought that was a pretty poor day from the MFC

    Dean could have gone to town, but he didn't.

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    It sounds like his keeping pretty tight lipped about it all.

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    Fair enough he has denied "Tanking"

    So what do they expect from CC & CS

    I would assume much the same. If we can't make the finals then play youth to see what they have.

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    He was asked a Question at the Press Conference...He answered fairly.

    If he had said nothing it would have looked worse.

    Rock & a Hard Place.

    I disagree. He could have answered a 100 different ways.

    He put not only the club in jeopardy but himself

    not smart

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    Maybe they should have let him see the season out then... sacked 3 or 4 games out isn't pretty. Loyalty,,,,, 2 way street. management, thats another matter.

    well loyalty to himself says he should have been more circumspect. after all if the club goes down so does he

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    Yes, we definitely need yet another thread to be started on this topic...I saw the Bailey item on Ch7 news, but nothing worth discussing here in a new thread. Suggest you visit the AFL investigation thread that already exists.

    I would much rather read this short new thread if that's ok with you. Bailey's latest comments and that of his lawyer are certainly relevant and well worth discussing.

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    I disagree. He could have answered a 100 different ways.

    He put not only the club in jeopardy but himself

    not smart

    He told the truth.
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    He told the truth.

    ???

    sometimes you can be so naive wyl

    so some assassins from the media ask you a loaded question and you have to tell the truth, FFS

    he didn't have to lie but he didn't need to throw petrol on the fire

    as i said it wasn't smart for his future quite apart from the club

    i do agree the club could have handled the departure much better

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