Welcome back to the footballing world Dean Bailey. Tanks for tanking part of the fall.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-07-22/bailey-back-after-eternity?utm_medium=RSS

16 weeks for making a joke.

how long is jab going to get?

Just a crazy decision from the AFL. He should've sued them into next week. Welcome back Dean.

I hope he speaks out on this issue at some stage.

He was just doing the job asked.

Very harshly treated imo.

It mightn't mean much to Dean but in the end, he still has a career at AFL level and Cuddles and CS will never be employed in this industry ever again. I reckon we should have backed all employees (Cuddles included) better in the tanking farce but as far as the Schwab/Connolly vs Bailey imboglio goes, I am more pro Bailey than anti.

It mightn't mean much to Dean but in the end, he still has a career at AFL level and Cuddles and CS will never be employed in this industry ever again. I reckon we should have backed all employees (Cuddles included) better in the tanking farce but as far as the Schwab/Connolly vs Bailey imboglio goes, I am more pro Bailey than anti.

I often wonder CBF what would have happened if we had given Bailey some support at the press conference on that fateful day.

If Jimmy or DM had been there with him in front of MFC logo's etc would he have made the tanking comments.

Or if it had been CS instead of him would we be where we are today?

I hope he speaks out on this issue at some stage.

Great idea! Let's bring up the tanking saga again..

*shakes head*

The way bailey press confrence was handled was quite disgraceful. Compare it to the way how Neeld was handled it summed up our leadership back then.

Poor Dean, I do feel for him. Comes across as a good bloke and seemingly did a pretty honorable thing by the club.

I hope he finds success in the near future.

He paid a heavy price for the incompetance of others. There is at least some restitution in that he's still got a worthy job in the game and the real culprits are thankfully gone for good. No one is going to hold his penalty against him.

Forget the tanking, I don't want to hear about that ever again, I'm just waiting for him to tip a bucket on everyone about 186.

It was his press conference that raised the spectre. If he has kept his trap shut we wouldn't have had to deal with it.

welcome back Bails

We all know that loser Cameron Schnwab forced you to do what you did or you would lose your job

You are a good man, and i hope you realise that MFC supporters hold nothing against you

Dean's efforts and commitment were first rate. He'd have every right to feel peeved about the circumstances that he found himself in and the way he was treated. I wish him all the very best for the future.

Great idea! Let's bring up the tanking saga again..

*shakes head*

No lets hear what went on behind closed doors in years to come.

We all lost a lot out of this. If you do not wish to know fine.

I often wonder CBF what would have happened if we had given Bailey some support at the press conference on that fateful day.

If Jimmy or DM had been there with him in front of MFC logo's etc would he have made the tanking comments.

Or if it had been CS instead of him would we be where we are today?

He was somewhat hung out to dry wasnt he.

Others get nice payouts, whilst the coach got paid out ON..

everyone was in this surely/

It was his press conference that raised the spectre. If he has kept his trap shut we wouldn't have had to deal with it.

If we had treated him with a little respect it may never have happened jnr.

The team bailey had going could really push the top sides. And to think under bailey we were far better developed then Richmond and now look where they are heading. Finals..

The team bailey had going could really push the top sides. And to think under bailey we were far better developed then Richmond and now look where they are heading. Finals..

Besides 2 games against Collingwood we really did struggle against better sides. But at least when we were good against bad sides we were very good!

We were certainly ahead of Richmond but like some Richmond sides (under Frawley, for a year under Wallace even) the base of our team was built on a fraud.

We might be bad now but at least some of our players give their all week in week out in Frawley, Garland, Jones, Dawes, Grimes. Back in 2010/2011 when we were on for the day it was because Davey and Moloney were having good days in the midfield and Jurrah and Green were beating some C grade defender who was either too slow or too short for them.

If we had treated him with a little respect it may never have happened jnr.

Sure, don't disagree he was treated badly. But anyone with half a brain would realise you can't allude to tanking and think nothing will happen..

Sure, don't disagree he was treated badly. But anyone with half a brain would realise you can't allude to tanking and think nothing will happen..

Why? Others did and got diddly squat. Ah, I forgot, they were just engaging in "list management".

Sure, don't disagree he was treated badly. But anyone with half a brain would realise you can't allude to tanking and think nothing will happen..

He was pizzed off. He neednt have been if treated better. We were our own instruments of our demise. Yet again !!!

He was pizzed off. He neednt have been if treated better. We were our own instruments of our demise. Yet again !!!

Yes 2011 will probably be written up in training manuals as how not to run a football club.

We do hold some unique records.

Didn't stand up...no sympathy