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Mike Sheahan clears up MFC Slur

Redleg
Redleg
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I promised Demonlanders that when I next saw Mike I would front him, about his comments that " we were a pathetic and disgusting club". Today was the day.

I attended the Business of Sport luncheon and after he spoke and admitted that he was a long time MFC member and supporter, I introduced myself to him. He said he remembered me as a Board member and Team Manager of the Dees and also as a lawyer who had acted many times for Dees players.

I asked him did he regret calling the MFC "pathetic and disgusting". He denied it and said his main theme was "hopelessness" and that while you could use words such as "pathetic and disgusting" to descibe us on the field, he did not say that about the entire club. He said the headline as usual was by a sub editor and it had caused him grief over the last year or so. I re read his article and the word "hopelessness" does feature.

He said he would never describe the club as "pathetic and disgusting" and clearly meant that on our performances. He has cleared it up as far as I am concerned.

I accept that and believe we should all do that in my humble opinion.

On stage he indicated that we should not lose hope in getting Roos and he said he hopes we do. He feels he could command $1.2- $1.5 million a year but that we would get that back by February. He said Roos would help us get sponsors, members, keep players and get new ones, as well as developing the club's culture and players.

He also said that Roos was very familiar with our list and saw it as having a lot of potential, with a few holes needed to be filled.

I told Mike I would write this and he was happy about it.

The luncheon was well attended and the theme was Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket with Chappelli, Max Walker and Rodney Hogg. They were fantastic.

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    Thanks Red

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    The Faithful much appreciate your representation .

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    To be fair, wasn't it Caroline Wilson who labeled us as pathetic and disgusting?

    Caroline adopted it after Mike used it.

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    If you ever run into Bendan Julian ask him why they call him Kernel (cricket theme)

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    Thanks Redleg. Great stuff.

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    Caroline adopted it after Mike used it.

    Mike's sub editor....
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    I'm a pig farmer and if the club ever needs some pigs farmed, I'm there man

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    Top post Redleg.

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    It was interesting the comment he made about Roos; he said they were having a drink after the show and Roos had been quiet for a while when all of a sudden he came out with the comment that Melbourne doesn't have a bad list. Interesting that he had been thinking about it.

    He, Sheahan, also said that Melbourne were putting a lot of pressure on Roos to accept the job and there was implied pressure from the AFL as well.

    No one can say we didn't give this our best shot.

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    Thanks redleg, if you ever meet Jon Ralph could you punch him in the back of the head for us? Cheers mate

    I have met Jon and he is actually a nice fellow.

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    Rodney Hogg ? He was never in WSC, was he ?

    Blond, blue-eyed, aggressive and menacingly fast, Rodney Hogg announced himself with 41 wickets for World Series-depleted Australia against England in 1978-79. The way he regularly beat Geoff Boycott for pace thrilled Australia at a lean time. Injury and a rebel tour to South Africa interrupted, and cricket life was never quite so bounteous again. Nevertheless, Hogg was generally in Australia's first rank. A quirky character, he once had his wife erase the videotape of a soft dismissal while batting in a Test, saying he did not want his son to see him as a coward. Later, he fulfilled a long-held ambition to open a greengrocery.

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    I saw Mick today with his grand kids at the sesame street world tour show. Glad to see he had a productive day.

    How dare he be a normal human and have a life outside football! Shame
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    Well done, Redleg. You have earned an extra piece of banana cake (my shout)!

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    Thanks Redleg I have struggled with him putting us down in such a manner.

    I have always believed his was a keen Dees supporter

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