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prepare to fall off your chair.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-05-20/the-roos-question

Melbourne has been transformed since he took over. Roos has returned hope to the lives of supporters, replacing despair.

The recruits - Dom Tyson, Bernie Vince, Daniel Cross - are starring, not just on the field, but equally importantly for this club full of impressionable youngsters who have had confidence drained in recent years, off it.

Jack Viney would probably perform under anyone, but you feel he's going even harder because it's Roos who is coaching him. Jack Watts is showing signs of a breakthrough.

Cam Pedersen has been given responsibility, and has flourished. Jeremy Howe has added scope to his game. James Frawley has now got what he always wanted - a reason to stay.

The future, so bleak as recently as September last year, is now something to behold
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    now I feel sick

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    This is the sort of [censored] I don't want to read yet (not that I want to read Barrett ever)

    Make us earn it.

    As for this piece of [censored], he has no idea and changes with the wind.

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    Slimeball. Jumps on the bandwagon when it suits. Always 1step behind and writes like he's a prophet. He can get stuffed.

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    Not quite on the wagon yet,

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    Pretty sure we all agree with his thoughts of Roos hopefully staying on as senior coach another few years

    Over to you PJ

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    The only Barrett I recognize is Ray Barrett.

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    He's still an utter [censored].

    (Oh fine, auto-censor, he's a terrible journalist with no insight, no expertise, and worst of all, no integrity. I'd say that's more offensive than calling him a f-l-o-g, but there you go).

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    Thrust of article is that we must sign up Roos immediately. When that doesn't happen he can claim we failed as usual.

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    He's still an utter [censored].

    (Oh fine, auto-censor, he's a terrible journalist with no insight, no expertise, and worst of all, no integrity. I'd say that's more offensive than calling him a f-l-o-g, but there you go).

    Autocol

    He can't write either, the first few sentences in that quote are poorly constructed. It is the sort of sloppy syntax up with which I will not put!

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    This is why he is regarded as a trash journalist. Jumps on well and truly after we've been showing serious signs of improvement.

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    Please for the love of all that is good don't click this link. Starve the bastards and they'll all die out one by one.

    On the contrary, everybody should inundate him with praise claiming that it is the best and most incisive article he has every written. maybe he might even get the message?

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    Please for the love of all that is good don't click this link. Starve the bastards and they'll all die out one by one.

    On the contrary, everybody should inundate him with praise claiming that it is the best and most incisive article he has every written. maybe he might even get the message?

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    On the contrary, everybody should inundate him with praise claiming that it is the best and most incisive article he has every written. maybe he might even get the message?

    On the contrary, everyone should just ignore him.

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    On the contrary, everybody should inundate him with praise claiming that it is the best and most incisive article he has every written. maybe he might even get the message?

    no no no....he will think it's sincere :unsure:

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