one ex player up in Brissie might be rueing his descision to leave. All he had to do was suck it up for a few months and wait for the tide to turn

Bit hard when the coach at the time is trying to shove u out the door.

Yes i thought the same. I watched the presser for about 25 mins

dont suppose you have a link to the full presser?

am i the only one thats disappointed he only signed up for 2 years?

Doesnt seem fully committed which has left me with hollow feeling

Have a look at GNF's explanation a few pages back that will make u feel better.

After I read it it made me feel better.

ROUND 1, 2014

FRIDAY MARCH 21st

196 days until we see a Roos MFC team with Hogan at FF

We should have a count down clock on demonland?

Paul Roos will be talking to the mmm boys tonight at 6. Well the coverage starts at 6 but Jb said they are talking to him tonight so it could be anytime in the 1st hour

One more piece of uncut, confirmed news.

MFC wanted 5 years, but Paul Roos would not commit. However, Paul Roos verbally said he WILL coach beyond 2 years and beyond 3 years if all is going well. Roos wanted an out should admin, board etc fail to maintain the structure and standards he requires.

This should keep the entire organisation in line.

took DemonOx's advice above and hunted down this post

I feel much better now and it all makes more sense lol

WELCOME TO THE MFC PAUL ROOS

WELCOME ROOS

YEAH BABY

JB would have to be silently spitting chips !!!!!

took DemonOx's advice above and hunted down this post

I feel much better now and it all makes more sense lol

WELCOME TO THE MFC PAUL ROOS

That's free advice from DR Ox!!!!!

dont suppose you have a link to the full presser?

No i watched it live (was streamed on the MFC site)

A slightly random query but not worth starting a thread over, does anyone know if his son can play?

A slightly random query but not worth starting a thread over, does anyone know if his son can play?

NO

Paul Roos will be talking to the mmm boys tonight at 6. Well the coverage starts at 6 but Jb said they are talking to him tonight so it could be anytime in the 1st hour

Will also be on SEN between 6-7 too

THe Ox & Dr Turf are quite pumped today.

Edited September 6, 201312 yr by why you little

Isn't it a massive difference in the approach Roos has taken compared to Neeld. Connecting emotionally with the players at the earliest possible time is so crucial. Roos has stated they're great young boys and really wants them to stay at the club and succeed.

Roos' call out of Watts was absolute gold. Kind of tongue in cheek, but matter of fact at the same time. As if to say "you're not going anywhere son" .

Yup.

You'd love to see what Roos would do with him eh?

What is done is done. Time to move on from that disaster. Now cant wait to see the turn-around with the existing players.

Amazing what can happen when playing with some confidence, Everyone here are over the moon with Roos as coach, imagine how the players feel right now. I havent felt this upbeat since we got into the finals in 2006.

Fair enough, maybe im being greedy

hopefully he gets a taste for it and we have success and he stays on long term

on a side note, what a joke the Afl.com and Melbournefc.com dont have the full press conference on there to watch

dunno where you were , but I and lots of others saw the whole thing , start to finish , went for 35 mins

took DemonOx's advice above and hunted down this post

I feel much better now and it all makes more sense lol

WELCOME TO THE MFC PAUL ROOS

also Machiavelli's post suggesting that by talking up a near-future successor coach we open up the floor for ambitious assistants to get on board. If we said Roos has the helm for 5 years then some with senior coach aspirations might shy away. Makes ense to me. As others have said, it also works for us, should the unthinkable happen and we want rid of roos early we don't want to be paying out like 5 mil on his contract... obviously. I'm at peace with it now.

JB would have to be silently spitting chips !!!!!

The seething from other clubs is LOL.

No i watched it live (was streamed on the MFC site)

took DemonOx's advice above and hunted down this post

I feel much better now and it all makes more sense lol

WELCOME TO THE MFC PAUL ROOS

pretty sure you see the whole episode on facebook or youtube , enjoy

One more piece of uncut, confirmed news.

MFC wanted 5 years, but Paul Roos would not commit. However, Paul Roos verbally said he WILL coach beyond 2 years and beyond 3 years if all is going well. Roos wanted an out should admin, board etc fail to maintain the structure and standards he requires.

This should keep the entire organisation in line.

Good on you GNF for keeping us posted all this time, and for being bang on the money! Thanks heaps mate

What a great day. Time to sit back with a bag of microwave popcorn and re-read this entire thread.

Yeahh!!! Awesome news to wake up to over here in London!!

Bob Hawke has just stated any boss that sacks a Demon supporter on Monday is a bum.

Just watched the Presser. Geeze PJ is impressive. Got that killer look in his eye. Would never cross him.