Earnest Morality?

He wants to play finals footy. He can't achieve that at the Dees.

St Kilda?

Unfortunately all this media speculation may send Mitch back to the dark place he has just come out of.

Yeah, because the speculation was completely unavoidable...

If he stays with the club, fantastic.

If he chooses another Victorian club I'd be extremely disappointed.

I wrote him off once thinking the club would never sign him, so until I hear it from the horse's mouth I'm going to wait and hope its the former.

Hogan, Clark, Dawes, Howe, JKH...

Supercilious [censored].

He almost puts the blame on Melbourne for Mitch's depression. At least Garry batted for the Club.

In fact the Club offered Mitch assistance with his illness for a long time before he finally acccepted that he did have a problem. MFC has gone out of its way to work with Mitch both with his foot injury and his mental illness.

As another poster has said if the Club does want him to play PR is the man to convince him that the MFC is the place for him to be. If he had a problem with the previous coach/CEO - both are gone and replaced with amazing football/admin brains. Our coaching staff are almost all new. So if he did have a problem with someone last year that problem is almost surely have gone. However, what has worried me for some time was Mitch's comments that he missed the boys and only missed the Club a little bit.

Whatever happens we have people in place who know what they are doing. So if we do lose Mitch there will be a back up plan.

Unfortunately all this media speculation may send Mitch back to the dark place he has just come out of.

Maybe MC's return was predicated on Mark Neeld being annointed the successor?

I always thought this was a scenario that will play out like this from the begining but better not discussed throughout the season. IMO opinion the depression stuff was all bull and calculated. If he does not want to play for us then better he goes for good. Any player that is not happy to play for us is a tumour that must be excised before it spreads. The best thing for the club is to play hard ball and get maximum compensation if possible.

... and have you noticed that since GNF's post, there has been much more of this sort of sensible trying-to-come-to-terms-with-things and much less of the wild speculative drivel from before?

All I've noticed is a truckload more hand-wringing and personal abuse towards Mitch Clark.

Tom Browne ‏@TomBrowne7 24m

See @mitchjclark exclusively on @7NewsMelbourne and @Talking_Footy7 . I think @melbournefc will be pleased with what he says

Verified Ch 7 Sports Journalist... have we all been jumping at shadows?

Anyone claiming that Mitch was faking his depression does not deserve their opinions heard. You're worthless as a poster.

Manager on now

Anyone claiming that Mitch was faking his depression does not deserve their opinions heard. You're worthless as a poster.

They deserve an opinion as anybody else here so get off your high horse buddy.

Just remember though, the last time we got a nut-kick was with Scully, but it actually turned out pretty well for us when the dust settled

If, as some are pondering, we can turn this into a top 5 draft pick then we win

Yeah, I'm with you, sort of. Hogan on the park might make me feel better though.

Manager on now

On where?

"Mitch has still got to speak to Paul Roos and the club to see where he fits into their structure and future"

They deserve an opinion as anybody else here so get off your high horse buddy.

With the right to an opinion comes a responsibility to know what you're talking about.

They deserve an opinion as anybody else here so get off your high horse buddy.

Rubbish.

If Clark leaves Melbourne I'll be very unhappy with his behavior, but to claim somebody faked being depressed is to belittle a very serious condition. It is offensive not just to Mitch but anyone who has or knows somebody who has suffered from the condition.

Manager o SEN: No guarantee to get back, didn't rule Melb return out, will know more after Clark's meeting with Roos, very noncommittal. Sounds like a shifty character.

Said Mitch wouldn't walk away without us getting compo

"To say he won't play with Melbourne today isn't true today, still has to speak to Paul (Roos) so to it may become true later in the week, I don't know"

They deserve an opinion as anybody else here so get off your high horse buddy.

Mate, you made your worth clear a long time ago.

"To say he won't play with Melbourne today isn't true today, still has to speak to Paul (Roos) so to it may become true later in the week, I don't know"

Sounds and smells like a shady manager, probably is one.

I would be shocked if Roos told him "look we are going really well. Don't need you. I'm trading you for a meat pie and a packet of hair dye".

Colin Young:

Decided last Friday to return to football.

Met with Melbourne and the AFLPA late last Friday.

Possibility that Mitch could return but no certainty.

Catch up with Roos this week.

No certainty that he would make it.

When challenged on 'is the not-at-Melbourne stuff rubbish?' Young says yes it is a possibility that Mitch Clark returns to Melbourne, and it will be sorted out after Clark speaks to Paul Roos (either today or tomorrow). [striker: Sounded like he was saying something when challenged, certainly wasn't outright about it.]

On his health:

Took 2-3 weeks off after retirement.

Afterwards developed a timeline for a comeback with Young including a training regime.

Went on to ask where the rumours came from but my connection dropped...

With the right to an opinion comes a responsibility to know what you're talking about.

We'd only have five posters here if that was the law of the land.

And, no, I wouldn't be one of them.

Mark Stevens says MC met with Roos today.

So either his manager is not in the loop or is a stinking liar!

Colin Young:

Decided last Friday to return to football.

Met with Melbourne and the AFLPA late last Friday.

Possibility that Mitch could return but no certainty.

Catch up with Roos this week.

No certainty that he would make it.

When challenged on 'is the not-at-Melbourne stuff rubbish?' Young says yes it is a possibility that Mitch Clark returns to Melbourne, and it will be sorted out after Clark speaks to Paul Roos (either today or tomorrow).

On his health:

Took 2-3 weeks off after retirement.

Afterwards developed a timeline for a comeback with Young including a training regime.

Went on to ask where the rumours came from but my connection dropped...

If he spoke with MFC then why did Mahoney essentially say otherwise on the website? Sounds like BS.

Mark Stevens says MC met with Roos today.

So either his manager is not in the loop or is a stinking liar!

To be fair his manager said either today or tomorrow and it may have depended on Mitch?