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Then again there is only 4 rounds to go......

I guess he knows he is closer to selection than he was before.

Or it could be the case that the Club expect a number of like type players to head off for early operations so they can train the house down in the off season.

Off season is the best time of the football year for Dees supporters

If only I could afford to travel overseas for the April to September period.

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Only IF he is selected

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Magner not even an emergency. Seems very odd to me.

I'm actually more bemused that Strauss still can't get a game despite being consistently in the best at Casey for 5 or 6 weeks now. He is more of a chance of being a long term player for us than Magner.

I seriously doubt that FD

Strauss is very average on a good day

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Off season is the best time of the football year for Dees supporters

If only I could afford to travel overseas for the April to September period.

Highly recommend it. Only managed a month this year but very calming :)

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Off season is the best time of the football year for Dees supporters

If only I could afford to travel overseas for the April to September period.

March is normally pretty rough.

However, September's fine - we don't play then.

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I've come to the conclusion that the MFC is the ultimate troll. It's got us all hooked, and is now proceeding to screw with our minds on a weekly basis just for the fun of it.

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I wish I cared. But this club provides one big moment of 'meh' for me right now.

When will they announce something exciting?

Very upbeat of you Jaded.

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The only explanation I can think of for upgrading him but then not even naming him an emergency is that by announcing we've upgraded him, the heat goes on him to lift his game at Casey and push hard for selection in the coming weeks.

The plausibility of that is questionable at best, so I'm still dumbfounded.

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So here's a question, do we keep him beyond this season?

My answer would be yes; his work ethic is great and is a handy depth player, especially while we have nothing else. I believe he should have been playing as much as possible this season as he is a big clearance winner.

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Off season is the best time of the football year for Dees supporters

If only I could afford to travel overseas for the April to September period.

I'm saving my pennies 'old dee', I couldn't take another season like this without getting locked away.

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So here's a question, do we keep him beyond this season?

My answer would be yes; his work ethic is great and is a handy depth player, especially while we have nothing else. I believe he should have been playing as much as possible this season as he is a big clearance winner.

I agree that we will keep him next year, and also think that the reason he has been played at casey is to develop the weaker aspects of his game, e.g. defensive attributes. He doesnt have the talent to be an offensive weapon but by developing him as a tagger and utilising his ability to win ball he could be quite a good player.

Upgrading him could be a reward for his progress, indicating if he keeps working he wipl have a contract next year, while also acknowledging he still has improvement in the magoos. This can only be a good thing for seveloping our list.

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