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I can't stand what Gibbs has said, he wants to see a premiership blueprint, he is a big part of what they plan to build a premiership around but he is a long way off an elite player imo, he should wait til he gets to that level before he tries putting talks on hold, i doubt Carlton will be too fussed if he leaves tbh

Fair bit hypocritical there.

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Melbourne has contacted Bomber Thompson for the top job post Paul Roos.

And they are very bullish at the chances of acquiring him if James Hird resumes coaching at the Bombers next year.

My source has an impeccable record on information thus far.

Make of it what you will.

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Melbourne has contacted Bomber Thompson for the top job post Paul Roos.

And they are very bullish at the chances of acquiring him if James Hird resumes coaching at the Bombers next year.

My source has an impeccable record on information thus far.

Make of it what you will.

Certainly felt that way watching mondays 360 clip.
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Melbourne has contacted Bomber Thompson for the top job post Paul Roos.

And they are very bullish at the chances of acquiring him if James Hird resumes coaching at the Bombers next year.

My source has an impeccable record on information thus far.

Make of it what you will.

Believe it when I see it.

Flies in the face of what Jackson said in pre match and other occassions.

While I dont think Thompson will be at EFC regardless of Hird, I cant see any logical reason why Thompson would coach MFC.

Sunday would have spooked in clear thinking coach. Too many players cant/wont execute fundanental skills with basic discipline to a simple game plan. Absolute caveat emptor.

I am not convinced Thompson is coaching for any more than restoring the wreckage associated with him at EFC. I am not sure he has the desire to resurrect a LT basketcase like MFC.

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Bomber Thompson is Essendon.

Also, Thompson knows how long it takes to build a list.

MFC is only in it's early stages, Thompson wouldn't be looking to go the hard yards.

Why risk his legacy?

We need Roos to sign on, he is the bloke to get us out of this shambles.

After last year, a lot of the goodwill Bomba would feel towards the club has gone.

You also obviously didn't hear Bomba recently talking about how much he is enjoying coaching again after a break.

If he's not at Essendon next year, i.e. if Hird is back, then Bomba will be looking for another coaching gig elsewhere.

I didn't think he'd still be so good, so quickly, but to head him talk about it... he knows what he is doing.

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Melbourne has contacted Bomber Thompson for the top job post Paul Roos.

And they are very bullish at the chances of acquiring him if James Hird resumes coaching at the Bombers next year.

My source has an impeccable record on information thus far.

Make of it what you will.

I don't know why but the last comment always makes me less inclined to believe a piece of information.

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Bomber Thompson is Essendon.

Also, Thompson knows how long it takes to build a list.

MFC is only in it's early stages, Thompson wouldn't be looking to go the hard yards.

Why risk his legacy?

We need Roos to sign on, he is the bloke to get us out of this shambles.

Some might see it as him risking his legacy.

But perhaps he has confidence in his own skill set and combining with PR's skill set, there is a good chance that together they can dig mfc out of this shambles.

He could start at years end, and have 1 or 2 years with PR working on this project.

If you think about it like that it might be appealing to a thompson (2 genius coaches working together - earning a shite load of coin)

Not to mention, I'm sure the club can find enough money to make it an appealing offer to any body

The AFL is desperate for this club to remain in the competition, they would support such a move, probably financially if need be.

After all, if these two can't get it done, who could? no body is the answer - the club would fold or relocate

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My prime candidate would be Ratten, if he's interested.

Still a relatively inexperienced coach compared to the likes of Roos and Bomber but I'd place my faith in him. He was very stiff to get the axe at Carlton and was doing a better job with their list than old Mick is now.

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I don't know why but the last comment always makes me less inclined to believe a piece of information.

Im just reporting what i've been told.. you can choose to believe it or not. But my source has not been wrong about anything to date.

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I just watched the link on the afl site of afl 360 clip.

these 2 guys are on the same page and in agreeance with everything.
Listening to them talk about how to handle the situation and the players makes me think of them as psychologists with out the bit of paper, playing a similar role to modern teachers.

these 2 getting together would be the best option. As long as they can agree on everything, but I'm sure they're both clever enough to make it work.

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Im just reporting what i've been told.. you can choose to believe it or not. But my source has not been wrong about anything to date.

Do you know if he would come to the club while roos is present or was the idea to take over from Roos at years end (and roos not finish his minimum 2 years)?

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Do you know if he would come to the club while roos is present or was the idea to take over from Roos at years end (and roos not finish his minimum 2 years)?

The hopeful plan is to have him work alongside Roos next year and take over the top job in 2016 and beyond. Roos to fulfill his 2 year contract and move on.

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The hopeful plan is to have him work alongside Roos next year and take over the top job in 2016 and beyond. Roos to fulfill his 2 year contract and move on.

I like the sound of that

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Simply can't see Hird coming back in at the end of the season, so it's not likely to be a possibility.

Bomba's successes this year will make Hird's return untenable.

Well currently both essendon and the AFL are happy for james to return as coach. Both the AFL and the club had their chance to make that call - and no one would've been shocked after the comments that Hirds wife made.

But they didn't, the afl backed essendon and essendon told james and the public he would remain as 2015 coach.

So I'm in the frame of mind that if that was going to happen, it would have already happened.

It seems that Hird would have to be involved in some pretty nasty stuff for the afl and the club to decide he wasn't fit for the job.

Then again, the final ASADA report comes out soon, so we will see what happens.

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Some might see it as him risking his legacy.

But perhaps he has confidence in his own skill set and combining with PR's skill set, there is a good chance that together they can dig mfc out of this shambles.

He could start at years end, and have 1 or 2 years with PR working on this project.

If you think about it like that it might be appealing to a thompson (2 genius coaches working together - earning a shite load of coin)

Not to mention, I'm sure the club can find enough money to make it an appealing offer to any body

The AFL is desperate for this club to remain in the competition, they would support such a move, probably financially if need be.

After all, if these two can't get it done, who could? no body is the answer - the club would fold or relocate

I think the AFL is desperate for us to remain in the competition.

It was clear the AFL had no confidence in our previous board or coach.

The AFL held back allocating us a priority pick, but I believe they will at the end of the year - they have faith in Roos and know he'll spend this pick wisely.

In the past, we've thrown away quality picks, so I am not surprised the AFL chose to wait - hoping we'd make rapid improvement.

I agree with you that Bomber and Roos would be a great combo, but financially it seems beyond us.

The AFL can't be seen as favoring the MFC. But I think the next CEO will do more for us than the current CEO.

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I reckon Roosy will extend himself, the successor will be later.

& Frawls will stay

& we'll trade our 1st pick for another young, who's been in the system for 4 Yrs?

And I get the feeling another name player will come to the Dees at end of season.

Don't forget LBall as an assistant?

True to name dee-luded hope you are right.

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Well currently both essendon and the AFL say they are happy for james to return as coach.

Edited for accuracy.

If Essendon sacks Hird now, he has no reason not to unleash.

Stringing it out til the end of the season does what Essendon wants: shuts the Hirds up for now.

They'll deal with it when they have to, once Bomba has proved himself a superior option, and when there aren't memberships to sell.

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