Farewell and Thank You, Roosy!

[Lucifers Hero 40,524]

Paul Roos was on SEN this morning as Ambassador for Father’s Day Fun Run.  Regarding Coaching he said (paraphrasing):

• Carlton game:  Played it with a straight bat.  Said we aren’t a finals team at the moment and we have another level to go to. 

• His greatest achievement:  Will reflect on it after the season.  Big thing that’s stands out is the list turnover and gave credit to: Taylor, Viney, Mahoney.

• Gave great credit to N. Jones for his improvement and performance of captain.  Suggested he will be a captain for a few more years but will be a great role model for those that may aspire to replace him.

• Re finals in 2017 he can’t guarantee when but with Goodwin as coach and the young talent, it will happen probably sooner rather than later.  If players really commit to it, 2017 finals can happen.

• On Goodwin as a coach: Not much will change as he has had a big role this year in the game plan and he has good relationship with the players, good at giving players feedback which is what they want and need as a young group.

• He enjoys it when in a café and someone comes up and says they are a Melbourne supporter and thank him for what he has done.

A most selfless man!  So impressed that not once during the interview did he take credit for what has been achieved – passed it on to the people mentioned above.

I find it incredibly sad our last game isn't a home game - I wouldn't care if it was at Etihad, at least we could manage the pre/post game activities and Dees supporters could attend in big numbers.  I hope Geelong have spoken with PJ and find a way to acknowledge his last game in a special and fitting way. 

[Demons11 7,097]

Great man!!!' I look forward to seeing him at the G celebrating with the players when we win a flag.

[Lucifers Hero 40,524]

While lots of people are upset about our loss to Carlton it is worth marking Roos last week with the club.

Here is a walk down memory lane in pictures, of the three years he spent with us:

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=paul+roos+pictures+at+melbourne&client=firefox-b&tbm=isch&imgil=f4EK8d1NfrrXhM%3A%3BuG5sgEdQp7s1BM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%252Fsport%252Fafl%252Fpaul-roos-return-to-coaching-a-feel-good-story-for-football%252Fstory-fni5f91a-1226713334035&source=iu&pf=m&fir=f4EK8d1NfrrXhM%3A%2CuG5sgEdQp7s1BM%2C_&usg=__MZlS0KSFganCBWrj3pnALNhf-gw%3D&biw=1125&bih=614&ved=0ahUKEwid6vSq49TOAhVLmJQKHf3uDr0QyjcIKA&ei=wc66V92FM8uw0gT93bvoCw#imgrc=f4EK8d1NfrrXhM%3A

NB: Couldn't edit out the non mfc pics.

Enjoy the journey fellow Dee fans!

[Redleg 41,952]

Wish him well.

He and PJ have given us back our footy team. 

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

PJ got laughed at when he said we'd be playing finals and have 40k members by the end of this year, and we're only two bad losses and 800 members away from that being a reality, the way they've turned this club around in a short time is breathtaking .

[dazzledavey36 55,892]

I still wish we had Roosy for another year..

[DeeZee 7,445]

Thanks Roosy , I am now a better person as my mood swings have become less frequent.

[Biffen 12,949]

Best of luck on the long board Roosy .

Thanks for actually coaching rather than remaining in the idiotic media.

[Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,297]

Thanks for giving us hope Roosy, next year will be the most exciting year for us fans since 87 and I can`t wait. Good luck!

[Sir Why You Little 37,310]

Thanks Roosy and fellow Elwood resident

Wish you had 2 more years to go. Job aint done yet....

But life is like that

[Dee Crepit 6]

 

5 minutes ago, Hell Bent said:

Thanks for giving us hope Roosy, next year will be the most exciting year for us fans since 87 and I can`t wait. Good luck!

Couldn't agree more - he simply gave us hope and restored pride.

[P-man 13,366]

There aren't enough nice things you can say about a bloke who helps save your football club.

[beelzebub 23,390]

Thankyou Paul

Trust you'll retain a keen interest in the Mighty Dees from wherever you watch.

Like to buy you a beer ( or whatever)

Adios 

[praha 11,253]

It's a real shame the team played as it did last week. I think the Essendon, Saints and Carlton losses really dampen what has been a solid season. Not at all Roosey's fault. but the more I think about last week, the more it frustrates me.

Hoping for an effort above and beyond what we expect this week.

[Pennant St Dee 13,403]

Quite simply Roosy thank you for saving the club that I love

[Ricky P 757]

Cannot thank this bloke enough for what he's done for our footy club. This club is a huge part of my life and my family's life and I just couldn't see a way out in 2013 such was the hopelessness of the situation. The state the club was in was breaking my heart. To feel genuine excitement about the dees again was something I thought I had passed me by. In short, Roosy has given us back something really important that I feared we may have lost forever.

On top of that, from afar, he appears to be a terrific bloke who is a template for a modern leader. He seems to combine high expectations with genuine warmth and empathy for those in his charge.

Thanks for giving us our club back Roosy.

[reynolds46 1,297]

thanks Roosy (& PJ) for giving us hope again

[M_9 2,125]

I'll be at K Park on Saturday (20km up the road). I hope Paul comes over to the great unwashed in the outer to allow us to acknowledge the job he has done.

Unfortunately I think powers that be at Geelong allocate a few sq metres to the opposing cheer squad in the Moorabool St. pocket and not behind the goal as is customary. 

[Grapeviney 9,909]

2 hours ago, Ricky P said:

On top of that, from afar, he appears to be a terrific bloke 

 

He is absolutely a terrific bloke and a first-class human being.

About 10 years ago, a friend of mine was in a plane crash in which a number of people died.

Miraculously, she survived, but suffered severe burns to large parts of her body, and the combination of that and an infection meant she ultimately had to have both legs amputated. This would be hard enough for anyone, but was particularly so for my friend, whose favourite past-time was running and competing in marathons - the loss of her legs was devastating.

My friend and her partner had been involved with the Swans at this time, and ended up coming into contact with Roosy, who took a close interest in her recovery, which was a long, slow and incredibly difficult process. 

We see and hear often how players do the right thing by visiting hospitals, spending time with sick kids and the like, but for the most part, by necessity, these relationships are fleeting, one-off acts of kindness. There's just not enough time in the day for it to be any other way.

In a way, this happened to my friend, who worked in Parliament House in Canberra - many senior politicians and other 'notable' people were around to support her at the beginning, but most disappeared pretty quickly and got on with their lives, as people do. 

Roosy was different. He stayed in touch with her, regularly checking in on her health and her rehab as she slowly tried to put her life back together and recover from the horrific trauma of the crash. His friendship and support was invaluable during this time, helping to keep her spirits up despite regular returns to hospital for more surgery and the painfully slow rehab she had to undergo. 

Ten years on and she's largely been able to move on from that terrible time, but she's still very close with Roosy and his wife, who are now godparents to her young son. My friend and her partner can't speak highly enough of both of them, that they're just A-1 people with a good perspective on life. 

He doesn't do it for accolades, or because he feels obligated - he does it because he genuinely cares, nothing more and nothing less.

So yeh, I reckon he's a legend in more ways than one.  

 

[DemonLad5 1,642]

It is 100% time to hand over to Goody. Puts him in a great position to play Finals in his debut coaching year. Roosy has been instrumental 

[Sir Why You Little 37,310]

40 minutes ago, Grapeviney said:

He is absolutely a terrific bloke and a first-class human being.

About 10 years ago, a friend of mine was in a plane crash in which a number of people died.

Miraculously, she survived, but suffered severe burns to large parts of her body, and the combination of that and an infection meant she ultimately had to have both legs amputated. This would be hard enough for anyone, but was particularly so for my friend, whose favourite past-time was running and competing in marathons - the loss of her legs was devastating.

My friend and her partner had been involved with the Swans at this time, and ended up coming into contact with Roosy, who took a close interest in her recovery, which was a long, slow and incredibly difficult process. 

We see and hear often how players do the right thing by visiting hospitals, spending time with sick kids and the like, but for the most part, by necessity, these relationships are fleeting, one-off acts of kindness. There's just not enough time in the day for it to be any other way.

In a way, this happened to my friend, who worked in Parliament House in Canberra - many senior politicians and other 'notable' people were around to support her at the beginning, but most disappeared pretty quickly and got on with their lives, as people do. 

Roosy was different. He stayed in touch with her, regularly checking in on her health and her rehab as she slowly tried to put her life back together and recover from the horrific trauma of the crash. His friendship and support was invaluable during this time, helping to keep her spirits up despite regular returns to hospital for more surgery and the painfully slow rehab she had to undergo. 

Ten years on and she's largely been able to move on from that terrible time, but she's still very close with Roosy and his wife, who are now the godparents to her young son. My friend and her partner can't speak highly enough of both of them, that they're just A-1 people with a good perspective on life. 

He doesn't do it for accolades, or because he feels obligated to - he does it because he genuinely cares, nothing more and nothing less.

So yeh, I reckon he's a legend in more ways than one.  

 

Wow....

[Lucifers Hero 40,524]

1 hour ago, Grapeviney said:

He is absolutely a terrific bloke and a first-class human being.

About 10 years ago, a friend of mine was in a plane crash in which a number of people died.

Miraculously, she survived, but suffered severe burns to large parts of her body, and the combination of that and an infection meant she ultimately had to have both legs amputated. This would be hard enough for anyone, but was particularly so for my friend, whose favourite past-time was running and competing in marathons - the loss of her legs was devastating.

My friend and her partner had been involved with the Swans at this time, and ended up coming into contact with Roosy, who took a close interest in her recovery, which was a long, slow and incredibly difficult process. 

We see and hear often how players do the right thing by visiting hospitals, spending time with sick kids and the like, but for the most part, by necessity, these relationships are fleeting, one-off acts of kindness. There's just not enough time in the day for it to be any other way.

In a way, this happened to my friend, who worked in Parliament House in Canberra - many senior politicians and other 'notable' people were around to support her at the beginning, but most disappeared pretty quickly and got on with their lives, as people do. 

Roosy was different. He stayed in touch with her, regularly checking in on her health and her rehab as she slowly tried to put her life back together and recover from the horrific trauma of the crash. His friendship and support was invaluable during this time, helping to keep her spirits up despite regular returns to hospital for more surgery and the painfully slow rehab she had to undergo. 

Ten years on and she's largely been able to move on from that terrible time, but she's still very close with Roosy and his wife, who are now the godparents to her young son. My friend and her partner can't speak highly enough of both of them, that they're just A-1 people with a good perspective on life. 

He doesn't do it for accolades, or because he feels obligated - he does it because he genuinely cares, nothing more and nothing less.

So yeh, I reckon he's a legend in more ways than one. 

Very moving and a far greater tribute that anything to do with football. 

[Demon Dynasty 17,132]

On 8/6/2016 at 11:38 PM, Jaded said:

I truly believe that we have a football club to support because of Roos. 

Three more years of on field rubbish and we would be gone. 

We owe Roos everything. Because of him we didn't just survive but we are now on the verge of thriving. 

Well said Jaded.

One of my Idols on the field and has now cemented his place in Demon history as the great revivalist of this club. That win against the Hawks showed we are capable of playing premiership football over 4 quarters. Now we just need to beef things up a little and fill a few holes to bring that level most weeks. Boys will still have to up the ante though to get there.

To think 3 years ago we were on the verge of oblivion. What an effort dragging us away from the precipice and setting us on course again. We are still a fair way off being a good team but we aren't that far away either.

He has set up a great culture and also for the first time in a long time, shown that this club can attract decent players from other clubs as well as finally develop the youngsters into decent competitors/footballers that play with grunt, flair, skills and determination. They play for each other and the club (occasionaly they don't but at least seem to hurt), something i hadn't seen since the Swooper years..

Once again we have a football team that competes and plays footy the way you would expect any team to do at this level most weeks..

Like all very good coaches it was more about man management and philosophy than other factors like teaching tactics, skills etc. Plenty of assistants/specialists who are doing all that.

Thank you Mr Roos. Sorry to see you go

[Palace Dees 2,352]

Many footy clubs can give examples of how they were better when a certain coach was there. 

We can, and will say for many years, Melbourne Football Club is a vastly better club because Paul Roos was there.

Thanks Paul for the legacy you leave. We will miss you terribly. Good luck.

[Swooper 266]

Poor old Burgo got booted from the last Roos Views as a send off.