WELCOME TO DEMONLAND - PAUL ROOS

[Yossarian 1,820]

I love the idea of locking away a sponsor and doing both at once. Imagine the free advertising if Roos signs and they hold the press conference at a Range Rover dealer and Paul jumps out of a Range and onto the podium for the presser. Cheap and tacky - of course, but worth an absolute bucket of cash to Range rover right there. In fact get Paul to drive the Range onto stage at Crown (I presume) for the B+F and get it going right there. Do it Thursday night live on the footy show, then it's Range Rover live to air on the footy show all free advertising for Melbourne as well.

Oh god someone make me CEO I'm like Cameron Schwab but freaking awesome and without the whiteboard. First hire would be Peter Jackson and Deputy Vice CEO to run the day to day small stuff as he has been doing.

This is hilarious. You likely drunken genius.

[Ted Lasso 19,284]

I am still seriously liking our Chances, if his family were straight up against it he wouldn't meet pj or the leadership group.

[DeeMfc 621]

This may be way off but..... The potential consequences of waiting on Roos to make a decision - Eade pulls out (already happened), Craig accepts job elsewhere, Choco says 'if I wasn't a serious candidate in the first place why would I be interested now' etc. etc

[Barney Rubble 1,576]

Craig said in the Presser, that the exit interviews start on Wednesday. You would expect the coach to be involved in them. Even if it were a new coach.

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

uh oh

[DeeSpencer 25,444]

This is hilarious. You likely drunken genius.

I'm only high on post 19 point competitive loss to the bulldogs at Etihad who were probably half tanking and kicked 9 goals in a quarter. This is the kind of high I only wish Mark Neeld could've stayed around to enjoy.

As for Roos with his family. Hi there Tyler, it's me Paul. You are finishing year 12 this year. I've got a contract deal to make 1.6million a year next year, do you think I should do it?

Tyler - Hmm let me think, get me an apartment near the city that I can rent for cheap with my friends, and pay for my uni at Melbourne uni or RMIT, get us a beach house at Portsea, buy me a car, promise me a holiday at the end of each year and we'll talk. Ok thanks dad.

[Chook in Perth 2,109]

Some reason i have a sick feeling about this now..

Either it's all lip service delaying the inevitable, or you're right.

[Beetle 4,601]

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/paul-roos-met-with-his-family-to-discuss-melbournes-lucrative-job-offer/story-fndv8pdq-1226708607050

interesting...

Link won't open for me...back to Robocop.

[DeeSpencer 25,444]

Craig said in the Presser, that the exit interviews start on Wednesday. You would expect the coach to be involved in them. Even if it were a new coach.

Maybe. But found that they are kind of stupid. If a players contracted what do you say? Work hard, don't get on the [censored]. If they aren't contracted then all you can say I guess is we'll wait and see. I'm not convinced Paul Roos could come in on his first day and fire players, even if he's been watching closely he'd be wise to review the games and talk to all the current staff about the players.

[What 18,810]

Its a done deal

Roos is just working the media beautifully and building up to the announcement

Need i remind everyone he met with the playing leadership group last week.

Edited September 1, 2013 by hogans_heroes

[Mono 455]

Some reason i have a sick feeling about this now..

Roos is spending serious time in Melbourne now - on the couch, fox footy game day stuff etc. Moving would be OK I would have thought - maybe the massive commitment that being a senior coach requires is the final hitch. (Having said that, fox footy et al are pretty demanding time wise at least.)

Put the (wrist slashing) knives away for now.

[olisik 4,060]

He really hasnt even spoken to his family about it yet?

[Ted Lasso 19,284]

His family would know exactly what's going on, they would have said no when he rejected the lions if he was going

to imo, meeting the leadership group is almost confirmation in itself

Edited September 1, 2013 by Demonfan26

[Jaded No More 68,867]

Sounds like he is just working the crowd.

No way would he not have spoken about this with his wife and kids until tonight. FFS this has been going on for months, you think tonight he turns around and goes "so you may have heard I've been offered this job..."

Maybe he is working through the logistics with the family. Obviously his son couldn't relocate until November when the HSCs are done. Moving a family is not easy, but it's also not something you discuss for the first time this far down the line.

Roos would look like a tool if he said "changed my mind over night, going to coach now", and would look equally idiotic if he was to turn the job now, having met the players and reopened the conversation on Friday night.

He is doing what he needs to do to feed the media and make himself look good.

[Barney Rubble 1,576]

He really hasnt even spoken to his family about it yet?

he spoke to the family today "fathers day" according to Daryl Timms.

[Beetle 4,601]

Its a done deal Roos is just working the media beautifully and building up to the announcement Need i remind everyone he met with the playing leadership group last week.

Need I remind you, that only a week ago...you constantly rammed the fact that Roos had said he will not coach us down our throats and attempted to shut down people who entertained the fact.

[dazzledavey36 54,245]

Need I remind you, that only a week ago...you constantly rammed the fact that Roos had said he will not coach us down our throats and attempted to shut down people who entertained the fact.

I recall thats aswell.

[Ted Lasso 19,284]

Nathan's Jones comments sound like he knows roos is the coach imo

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

He aint coming.

Could you please fantasise about something else? Ffs.

[Lord Travis 10,696]

Nathan's Jones comments sound like he knows roos is the coach imo

What comments? Did not see him interviewed...

[Machsy 2,858]

He really hasnt even spoken to his family about it yet?

Of course he bloody well has.

Months ago.

[Ted Lasso 19,284]

On the afl website he says, the meeting was two way, they discussed how roos coached teams play but he wanted to keep most of it private

Also said the players were excited to be getting such an experienced coach

[stuie 7,374]

What comments? Did not see him interviewed...

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-01/craig-post-match

[angrydee 842]

I'll just take what he says at face value, assume that he's honest (which is why his players loved him), and await the presser announcing his signing with us.

[Gorgoroth 12,920]

In yesterday's coverage, Healy kept saying "They will be better with Roos coaching...if he signs"

He was always saying something then, adding after a short gap, if he signs. Healy knows, he said he asked his brother and could not repeat what was said... Then said its too busive for TV with a massive smirk on his noggin