10 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Is that you, Chris Simpson's artist?

Seems like Langdon to the Dees isn't as simple as it was few weeks ago if reports are true in him touring Essendon facilities.

Hoping we don't miss out on him.

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Seems like Langdon to the Dees isn't as simple as it was few weeks ago if reports are true in him touring Essendon facilities.

Hoping we don't miss out on him.

He tours Essendon and sees magnificent home that they have to themselves...  Two full size ovals and great rehab facilities.

Tours Melbourne and sees Storm players in the Gym and Soccer being played outside... Takes a 10 minute walk to our totally misshapen training oval, while probably dodging the dog faeces on it. MFC sells them its great coaching team of..... um....ummmm............ " Hey Mr Langdon, you can also see the "G" from here matey... LOOK OVER THERE, thats the top of light tower 4".

We have no more hope to sell him than the Bombers, and our so-called home is a bit of a joke compared to theirs.

All comes down to the contract, both in money and length. If we can only offer the same then MFC will miss out IMO.

Edited September 7, 20195 yr by ding
*Soccer being played on the public park outside Rectangle stadium

pepetides don't need more outside run, so much ado about nothing - due diligence to tour the facilities, and most people / experts still expect langdon to get to the dees

if they were to get him it won't help their inability to win the ball at the coalface and they - like us! - have a fairly dysfunctional forward set-up, a host of injury-prone players, and a midfield prone to bombing it to no one in particular

if they get him, so be it

On 9/7/2019 at 10:16 AM, ding said:

He tours Essendon and sees magnificent home that they have to themselves...  Two full size ovals and great rehab facilities.

But but it's a long way to get a good latte

11 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

But but it's a long way to get a good latte

Ever been to Edwin's? Urghhh!

When the call comes, Freo can have Jkh and our 2nd round pick around 21.  

Edited September 10, 20195 yr by spirit of norm smith
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Small update from the HUN:

Would already have a designated locker at Melbourne and his new jumper laid out in the changerooms. The Demons have been into Langdon all year and will resume talks with Fremantle about a deal. Will be interesting negotiations after Peter Bell got cranky with the Dees over Jesse Hogan last year.

2 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

Small update from the HUN:

Would already have a designated locker at Melbourne and his new jumper laid out in the changerooms. The Demons have been into Langdon all year and will resume talks with Fremantle about a deal. Will be interesting negotiations after Peter Bell got cranky with the Dees over Jesse Hogan last year.

Interesting how things are reported. If I was Peter Hill, I’d be more annoyed about the Dees circling a contracted (and important) Freo player all year rather than any trade from last year.

The Hogan / May (pick 5) deal seemed fair for both teams at the time, and this season has proved this.

 

Langdon and now Tomlinson are two quality players who will be nice inclusions to our list next year. Langdon's disposal is still a little shaky but its on the improve. Tomlinson isn't going to take over games by any means but he will be solid and consistant playing a role we are in need of as a marking target through the middle of the ground who can run and spread.

19 minutes ago, Ron Burgundy said:

Interesting how things are reported. If I was Peter Hill, I’d be more annoyed about the Dees circling a contracted (and important) Freo player all year rather than any trade from last year.

The Hogan / May (pick 5) deal seemed fair for both teams at the time, and this season has proved this.

They have no reason to be annoyed when that's exactly what they did with Hogan, time and time again.

On 9/7/2019 at 12:16 PM, ding said:

He tours Essendon and sees magnificent home that they have to themselves...  Two full size ovals and great rehab facilities.

Tours Melbourne and sees Storm players in the Gym and Soccer being played outside... Takes a 10 minute walk to our totally misshapen training oval, while probably dodging the dog faeces on it. MFC sells them its great coaching team of..... um....ummmm............ " Hey Mr Langdon, you can also see the "G" from here matey... LOOK OVER THERE, thats the top of light tower 4".

We have no more hope to sell him than the Bombers, and our so-called home is a bit of a joke compared to theirs.

All comes down to the contract, both in money and length. If we can only offer the same then MFC will miss out IMO.

Riiiiight totally not talking about the same club which has been able to land Steven May and Jake Lever in previous seasons. I'm sure great facilities are nice bonus' for players, but if Gold Coast had the best facilities on planet earth im sure as hell not going there, no matter the amount of money.

3 hours ago, AaronDaveyChipsAndGravey said:

Riiiiight totally not talking about the same club which has been able to land Steven May and Jake Lever in previous seasons. I'm sure great facilities are nice bonus' for players, but if Gold Coast had the best facilities on planet earth im sure as hell not going there, no matter the amount of money.

Quite correct.

As much as I would normally side with @ding, we have successfully landed 2 huge targets the past 2 years. Only injuries have stopped those trades being seen as a huge coup for us.

Lets hope Mahoney continues his good work this year.

3 hours ago, AaronDaveyChipsAndGravey said:

Riiiiight totally not talking about the same club which has been able to land Steven May and Jake Lever in previous seasons. I'm sure great facilities are nice bonus' for players, but if Gold Coast had the best facilities on planet earth im sure as hell not going there, no matter the amount of money.

No, i wouldnt want to play at Gold Coast, but we arent comparing us v GCS are we...? 

The clear point i was making was the contrast in positions between what we have to sell as far as facilities go, V what the Bombers have. Any comparison is heavily stacked in their favor. 

We landed both Lever and May largely because of the size and length of contracts, which is the other point i was making. We paid dearly for both. They certainly didnt come here out of the kindness of their hearts. If we get Langdon it will most likely be because we offered more than the other suitors did. 

 

10 hours ago, ding said:

No, i wouldnt want to play at Gold Coast, but we arent comparing us v GCS are we...? 

The clear point i was making was the contrast in positions between what we have to sell as far as facilities go, V what the Bombers have. Any comparison is heavily stacked in their favor. 

We landed both Lever and May largely because of the size and length of contracts, which is the other point i was making. We paid dearly for both. They certainly didnt come here out of the kindness of their hearts. If we get Langdon it will most likely be because we offered more than the other suitors did. 

 

No, we paid market rates 

May is actually on less at the Dees than he was at GC17 

1 hour ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

No, we paid market rates 

May is actually on less at the Dees than he was at GC17 

We gave up pick 6 and handed a 27 year old a 5 year contract on big coin. If that is not paying dearly, i have a nice bridge in Sydney to sell you  

Im not saying i  think he was a bad pickup ( i like having him in the team as long as he gets rid of the brain fade/suspensions), but we certainly didnt get a bargain. Lever trade however.................

 

 

7 hours ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

No, we paid market rates 

May is actually on less at the Dees than he was at GC17 

and less than what others offered him

3 hours ago, markc said:

and less than what others offered him

Agree.  May wanted the 5 years deal for less $$$ a year. Hopes to play in finals.  

5 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Agree.  May wanted the 5 years deal for less $$$ a year. Hopes to play in finals.  

Well, he got one spot closer to finals this year. ?

ED LANGDON (FREM)

All signs still point to Melbourne after the speedy winger recently met with a host of clubs to explore his options. Keen on the Demons and the feeling is mutual

Gday did any one else listen to ABC football today  interview with his brother.   It was suggested that Ed would move to Melbourne FC next year    the reply was that he did not think it was set in stone yet.    Cheers       Did I hear it correctly   getting old and a bit deaf !!

59 minutes ago, 640MD said:

Gday did any one else listen to ABC football today  interview with his brother.   It was suggested that Ed would move to Melbourne FC next year    the reply was that he did not think it was set in stone yet.    Cheers       Did I hear it correctly   getting old and a bit deaf !!

nothing is set in stone until the paperwork has been signed off on.

Im hoping this gets done pretty easily, but the official sign and trade period hasn't started yet.

Week after GF

 

 

11 hours ago, Unleash Hell said:

nothing is set in stone until the paperwork has been signed off on.

Im hoping this gets done pretty easily, but the official sign and trade period hasn't started yet.

Week after GF

 

 

I wish they'd hurry up and get that rubbish over and done with.

2 hours ago, FireInTheBelly said:

I wish they'd hurry up and get that rubbish over and done with.

Quite right; it's horrendously self-indulgent.

On ‎9‎/‎10‎/‎2019 at 7:28 PM, Wiseblood said:

Small update from the HUN:

Would already have a designated locker at Melbourne and his new jumper laid out in the changerooms. The Demons have been into Langdon all year and will resume talks with Fremantle about a deal. Will be interesting negotiations after Peter Bell got cranky with the Dees over Jesse Hogan last year.

then not so cranky when he came for just pick 6, they owe us big time.