Open Mike with Mark Neeld on Fox Footy (4/9)

[Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,089]

Well this should be interesting.

Pretty brave effort for him to appear on this show,  I doubt Mike will go easy on him. I didn't think he'd be sighted ever again.

[Guest]

I didn't see that coming.

[Constant Mongrel 571]

just in time for finals.. thanks dikflop (neeld n sheehan)

Edited September 2, 2018 by Rocky

[Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,089]

Nah all good Rocky  #fugazi 

[Chook 14,388]

Why oh why would it be this week. I know it's relevant now but surely they'd wait till GF week for maximum negative Fugazi impact on this club.

[Moonshadow 16,109]

McLardy and now Neeld. Why do people feel the need to dredge up this sht from the past.... 

[Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,089]

4 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

McLardy and now Neeld. Why do people feel the need to dredge up this sht from the past.... 

$$$$$$$$$ and ratings.....and just maybe an attempt to derail us. 

[McQueen 17,862]

This will have absolutely no bearing on how the team prepares and plays.

Heres a thought... Don’t watch it.

[MudDogs Gawn Win.. someday 499]

51 minutes ago, Hell Bent said:

Well this should be interesting.

Pretty brave effort for him to appear on this show,  I doubt Mike will go easy on him. I didn't think he'd be sighted ever again.

Just found a preview online..

 

[Gorgoroth 12,305]

Yep, won’t watch it. Might watch it online in the off season if I feel like I but highly doubt it.

Fucken scummy journos bringing up all this shite in the lead up to the game can eat a bag full and jump off a building.

[layzie 28,483]

Wow, very interesting. Not a chance i’ll watch this week.

[ManDee 7,073]

8 hours ago, MudDogs Gawn Win.. someday said:

Just found a preview online..

 

MudDogs you are some kind of graphic artist, that is a special piece of work there.

The way the fox halo hovers over Mikes head is remarkable. A deft hand, hard to see how you did that.

Edited September 2, 2018 by ManDee

[Ethan Tremblay 28,285]

[DSP 1,488]

Yeah, ill be avoiding this.

Too many painful memories.

"You can have the greatest plan in the world, but some days the [censored] hits the fan".

What an absolute, utter peanut he was.

[Wiseblood 24,636]

I won't be watching this.  There is no need.  Nothing he says can justify or change what he did to the club in his time there.

[Sir Why You Little 34,405]

I will maybe watch it on Boxing day

[BrisbaneDemon 1,492]

Ill watch it, i want Mike to make him squirm.  being a Melbourne supporter i expect him too.  Happy to report back for those who don't want to watch it.

[Wells 11 4,649]

How about the favorite questions we'd like Mike to ask him?

Ive got a few.

1. Do you think sacking the ENTIRE leadership group in your first pre season was wise for a rookie coach ? 

2. Do you think your complete and almost total lack of emotional skills in any way impacted your capacity to inspire? 

3. In hindsight, given you were the worst coach in living memory, do you think  you were merely part of Mick Malthouses grand attempt to shore up his own reputation by recommending you as one of his assistants. 

4. What do you make of the fact that the  bombers suddenly started winning when you left? 

5. Are you in fact really just an undercover Collingwood operative..sent to rival teams to destroy them? 

[dees189227 10,700]

I think this will be interesting. Id love to hear his side of the story on how his relationship was with some of the players. 

Look when he came to the club I thought great, he has been under mick, been part of a premiership team and had other credentials. I just think our list wasn't that great at the time and he was asking to much. 

I also think some of these players couldn't handle being yelled at or maybe didn't like what they were hearing.

Im sure Mike will ask him about the 2 young captains as well. 

But being at essendon will feature a bit as well. 

[Jumping Jack Clennett 1,606]

An Essendon supporter told me this week that they attribute their poor start to the 2018 season to Neeld.

They sacked him then won 10 out of 14, he said.

[jnrmac 18,914]

Nothing, I repeat nothing good will come from this.

Edited September 3, 2018 by jnrmac

[Demon trucker 1,729]

Great coach just went to the wrong team, nothing was his fault, players were turned against him by inside forces, secret forces unnamed faceless people.

[sisso 2,383]

No point raking over old coals, worst coach in history, move on.

[jnrmac 18,914]

1 hour ago, dees189227 said:

I think this will be interesting. Id love to hear his side of the story on how his relationship was with some of the players. 

Look when he came to the club I thought great, he has been under mick, been part of a premiership team and had other credentials. I just think our list wasn't that great at the time and he was asking to much. 

I also think some of these players couldn't handle being yelled at or maybe didn't like what they were hearing.

Im sure Mike will ask him about the 2 young captains as well. 

But being at essendon will feature a bit as well. 

Some other time perhaps. Not this week.

[Slartibartfast 15,724]

I'm not defending Neeld, I didn't like him from his first presser when appointed but it's never just one man.  The whole club was toxic and divided and the list was terrible.  He put the explanation mark on a terrible period.  

Nobody at the Club intended to hurt it, they were just out of their depth.  I'll watch with interest, it's part of our history and just highlights the strides we've made and the wonderful contributions of all involved since PJ was appointed.

But IMO it's time to put the knives away for the Stynes/McLardy era and enjoy our growth both on and off the field.