5 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

Our Melk and Hibbo crap all over him

Selfish, narcissistic, bog ordinary

Not worth a packet of Milk Coffee (worst biscuits ever)

Totally agree with all of that...

... Except the milk coffee biscuit bit. Have I been living my life all wrong? They're not my fav biscuit by any stretch, but they've been alright from time to time! It's a dunking biscuit. And there's an art to dunking, but not losing the biscuit, because they're not as solid as, say, a malt o milk.

Kingstons are worse, surely?

Freo lowballing has all the hallmarks of neophyte football administrators Peter Bell - straight out of radio and Steve Rosich - Dockers CEO with commercial not footy admin experience moonlighting due to staff departures, trying to prove to Freo fans and the AFL community that they have hair on their chest and are tough hard negotiators.

Rarely has an AFL club entrusted its trade week negotiations to 2 more inexperienced staff members.

Will be most amusing if Hogan stays a Dee in 2019 then accepts a trade to the Eagles!

Just now, RedButMostlyBlue said:

Totally agree with all of that...

... Except the milk coffee biscuit bit. Have I been living my life all wrong? They're not my fav biscuit by any stretch, but they've been alright from time to time! It's a dunking biscuit. And there's an art to dunking, but not losing the biscuit, because they're not as solid as, say, a malt o milk.

Kingstons are worse, surely?

Malt'o'Milk are even worse. And naming those other biscuits 'nice' is the greatest misnomer of all time.

But getting back to the topic at hand, here's a thought. I agree with those who have said not to cave in. If a reasonable offer is not made, then keep Hogan. If Melbourne has an excellent season, JH may be encouraged to change his mind about leaving. 

 

1 minute ago, bingers said:

Malt'o'Milk are even worse. And naming those other biscuits 'nice' is the greatest misnomer of all time.

But getting back to the topic at hand, here's a thought. I agree with those who have said not to cave in. If a reasonable offer is not made, then keep Hogan. If Melbourne has an excellent season, JH may be encouraged to change his mind about leaving. 

 

Don’t mind a teddy bear smothered with butter, yummmm

1 minute ago, bingers said:

Malt'o'Milk are even worse. And naming those other biscuits 'nice' is the greatest misnomer of all time.

But getting back to the topic at hand, here's a thought. I agree with those who have said not to cave in. If a reasonable offer is not made, then keep Hogan. If Melbourne has an excellent season, JH may be encouraged to change his mind about leaving. 

 

Yeah, Nice are poor.

Haha yeah I took a bit of a biscuit detour there.

Agree with that approach, we hold all the cards, and it would be mighty hard for Hogan to leave us next year after we win the flag!

And we'll get May (this or next year). Win win!

The Dees need to tell Freo to suck a [censored]!

Jesse’s manager should be calling Freo out hear! Ridiculous...

Jesse and his manger should be embarrassed with the way Freo operate. a Freo is making them look stupid.

I would love if Jessie signed a long term deal with us and said he was sick of how incapable Freo were in trying to get a deal done... ? ? 

2 minutes ago, KLV said:

Don’t mind a teddy bear smothered with butter, yummmm

Dark Chocolate Royal or an original Tim Tam please. 

Family Assorted were always 2nd choice!!

40 minutes ago, johndemonic said:

If Carlton players can accept and deal with Gibbs being out the door in a year, i'm sure demon players can too. Assuming Hogan goes all in with that final year and pumps his value, it's a win win.

So you're putting Carlton up as the example to follow??

What I'm getting at is either Hogan hasn't been honest with the club (during season) or the club hasn't been honest with us. Angus and Goody hosed off noise around Hogan leaving WEEKS ago, defending his commitment to Melbourne. Jesse "loves" Melbourne they said. Clearly Jesse doesn't.

52 minutes ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

Hawks have offered 15 and Ryan Burton (2015 #19, 47 game defender, 2018, 23 games) for Chad Wingard

2 x First Rounders (albeit later) but Burton looks to have improved and is ready made. Port have knocked it back.

Puts Freo's offer for JH in a bit more perspective - not that it was required

Wingard is an elite talent but his production over the last 2 years has been below par for his talent and contract. Turned up out of shape for last preseason. Hopefully its like the OMeaera deal and Clarko gets what he wants without the likes of Fagan or Evans being there to over rule the trade offer. Pick 15 and Burton'd be nice. Hawks fans love Burton and are currently having conniptions at the very thought of him being traded. Of course if Wingard decides to reenter the world of professional football they may forget Burton. 

24 minutes ago, demoniac said:

Freo lowballing has all the hallmarks of neophyte football administrators Peter Bell - straight out of radio and Steve Rosich - Dockers CEO with commercial not footy admin experience moonlighting due to staff departures, trying to prove to Freo fans and the AFL community that they have hair on their chest and are tough hard negotiators.

Rarely has an AFL club entrusted its trade week negotiations to 2 more inexperienced staff members.

Will be most amusing if Hogan stays a Dee in 2019 then accepts a trade to the Eagles!

Hear, hear!

Peter Bell strutting around like Napoleon playing to the peanut gallery in Perth. Goodonya little fella. Pfft!

All posturing aside Freo’s endgame here is to get us to agree to 5 & 23 for Hogan. They then trade 11 for Lobb and get the two big men they’re after in the door. 

Our likely final asking price is 5 & 11, which gets them Hogan but risks them missing out on Lobb. So you can see their bind.

In any case, if they don’t [censored] Neale off to Brisbane Hogan will remain a Demon. That much we can be sure of. Hogan goes nowhere unless pick 5 is transferred to us. 

I still have a feeling next year’s first round picks may come into play in the final wash up. 

Fun and games folks. Don’t get sucked in by the ‘mean and nasty’ of it. It’s just business.

Edited October 11, 20186 yr by EnterTheDragon

What entertainment.

Anyone taking this circus seriously needs to join my psychotherapy group. 

I recommend it.  

 

2 minutes ago, ShaneJ said:

So you're putting Carlton up as the example to follow??

What I'm getting at is either Hogan hasn't been honest with the club (during season) or the club hasn't been honest with us. Angus and Goody hosed off noise around Hogan leaving WEEKS ago, defending his commitment to Melbourne. Jesse "loves" Melbourne they said. Clearly Jesse doesn't.

Wanting to go home but having love for the club and the players aren’t mutually exclusive. Have a listen to what the boys said about him at the B&F, they all said no matter what happens Jesse will always have mates at the club and they love him. 

I’m sure there’ll be words said but they are professionals and they’ll get on with the job. Plus should he remain a demon he’d surely see it as one of his best chances to win a premiership. 

6 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Dark Chocolate Royal or an original Tim Tam please. 

Family Assorted were always 2nd choice!!

Dark chocolate royals are fantastic (and highly underrated)!  And you can't go wrong with the classic Tim Tam! 

What's happening with Hogan? My computer is playing up and haven't been able to watch or hear the news. It , in my opinion would be a travesty if he left our beloved demons.  He has given so much to us under difficult personal issues.. He is a champion!!

3 minutes ago, RedButMostlyBlue said:

Dark chocolate royals are fantastic (and highly underrated)!  And you can't go wrong with the classic Tim Tam! 

The most serious and factual post in this thread...

Josh needs to get a few beers into a fired up Todd Viney and hand the phone to Todd with Peter Bell on the other end.  A few home truths to the garden gnome should get things moving.

Just now, Sir Why You Little said:

The most serious and factual post in this thread...

I think Orios are grossly overrated. Gaietys are really good possibly my favourites.

I don't like Chocolate Ripples. And I think Chocolate Ripple Cake is best left to 5 year olds.

Marie/Milk Arrowroots are the very essence of boring.

Family Assorted - abysmal. Especially the biscuits with the yellow (pus) filling.

And the squashed ants biscuits are also terrible.

 

10 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Dark Chocolate Royal or an original Tim Tam please. 

Family Assorted were always 2nd choice!!

Tim Tam Turkish Delight is surely the new king of bikkies SWYL?

If you want an awesome packet of assorted, nothing comes close to Griffins. Not sure if they are sold here any more, but jeebus they are good.

If Freo want to include a packet of each with pick 11, I'm sold.......

22 minutes ago, KLV said:

Don’t mind a teddy bear smothered with butter, yummmm

How about the chocolate Teddy Bear biscuits?

Take a small bite from top right, small bite from bottom left, dunk it in your cuppa and suck right through it, delightful. 

6 minutes ago, Pates said:

Wanting to go home but having love for the club and the players aren’t mutually exclusive. Have a listen to what the boys said about him at the B&F, they all said no matter what happens Jesse will always have mates at the club and they love him. 

I’m sure there’ll be words said but they are professionals and they’ll get on with the job. Plus should he remain a demon he’d surely see it as one of his best chances to win a premiership. 

I don't get why it's so certain that he's going after the contract expires. As if he HAS to go home. As if, of course that is more important, than the club. Rubs me the wrong way. Especially after Jesse has said that he won't leave, that the going home factor is done and dusted. Obviously you get on with the job, but this is a really bad outcome for us (if he is certain to leave next year) and we definitely should not deal with Freo next season short of them paying overs for him.

1 minute ago, bingers said:

I think Orios are grossly overrated. Gaietys are really good possibly my favourites.

I don't like Chocolate Ripples. And I think Chocolate Ripple Cake is best left to 5 year olds.

Marie/Milk Arrowroots are the very essence of boring.

Family Assorted - abysmal. Especially the biscuits with the yellow (pus) filling.

And the squashed ants biscuits are also terrible.

 

Hahaha!!! Don’t mind dunking the odd Ripple myself. 

But NOTHING comes close to a Dark Chocolate Royal. 

What, have I stumbled into a biscuit review thread?

FMD...

14 minutes ago, RedButMostlyBlue said:

Dark chocolate royals are fantastic (and highly underrated)!  And you can't go wrong with the classic Tim Tam! 

I stick em in the freezer and then proceed to walk back and forth to the kitchen every 30 minutes for one!

2 minutes ago, faultydet said:

Tim Tam Turkish Delight is surely the new king of bikkies SWYL?

If you want an awesome packet of assorted, nothing comes close to Griffins. Not sure if they are sold here any more, but jeebus they are good.

If Freo want to include a packet of each with pick 11, I'm sold.......

Haven’t tried the Turkish Delight TT’s

Almost tried Caramel variety last week, but i couldn’t do it

Just now, Moonshadow said:

What, have I stumbled into a biscuit review thread?

FMD...

Comfort food while waiting impatiently for Freo to come into the real world.