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2 hours ago, Tony Tea said:

A family friend was on the MFC committee when Smith was sacked, and said to me pretty much the same thing. The Demons urged Smith to apologise, but he refused, hence the settlement.

Regarding our onfield demise. The Demons flag had a scent of the 1991 Hawks flag - a last hurrah of a champion team. Unfortunately, while the Hawks have managed to unearth a revolutionary coach in Clarko, the Dees have gone from dud to spud, rinse, wash, repeat.

Fingers crossed Goodwin's 2018 is not a flash in the pan. While I had a strong sense that 2019 would be a bust, I have just as strong a feeling the 2020 will be a good one for us.

 

2 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

But your arguement about legalities doesn’t stand up Macca however many times you try and present it

Within a week Norm was reinstated, because the board shat itself and showed it had no balls. 

But the damage was done. Trust was smashed internally. 

The pieces still linger uncollected to this day

 

1 hour ago, Macca said:

BS

There was a lot of stuff going on at the same time 

- The slandering of the umpire

- The pending court case

- The settlement

- The club not backing Smith on the slander charge (that is what Norm was really on about in that 'I am Melbourne' piece of footage)

- The sacking

- The reinstatement

You and others have been told a story and it has been reduced to 'The club sacked Norm Smith for no reason whatsoever'

You like that narrative because it means you can complain about your mythical take on what happened (forever and a day)

 

I think a lot of damage was done...  by not getting in behind Smithy.   And then, the way they treated him .

 

No matter what...  the club has to Stick Fat with its loved people.

A show of strength,  right or wrong, in Solidarity...  IS what should have taken place... and other talks of the issues could have occurred behind the scenes.

The Board,  broke the Bond with the coach,  and in so doing, the footy dep't  and then, the team as well.  

The Loss of Norm's  'magic'  was the end of the hand-me down  'Spirit',  created by Checker...  who by that time was old and past his youthful coaching ways.

 

Like Love, that chemistry was shattered.   a betrayal of that Love happened... and the 'Spirit'  was lost, to us.. 

You don't hang out your Wife/Husband Publicly, to punish them... and, nor do you do that to your children.  Doesn't matter what they've done,  you stick with them, side by side.

As a family.

So...

Nothing to do with Smithy's words.  The board stuffed up... big-time.

 

...and we are all still paying for it,  to this day.  

...............................................

 

The problem as I see it is...   the board placed right & wrong,  above Love.   

Our boards respect the Law...  over Love...   this IS the Political Correctness.  

And it has made us,  make so many mistakes,  in recruiting people. etc

We seem to recruit people we like,  ahead of their abilities...  We won't recruit types who seem intimidating,  in one way or another...  Including Coaches.

We like the squeaky clean...  over the rough edged types.

 

All these things amount to being overly conservative,  in our manner of going about things.

 

This IS our clubs Failing ways.

 

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I think I will hold off watching this video until after we beat Hawthorn.   Just as a reminder to not be fooled again.

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20 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

I think I will hold off watching this video until after we beat Hawthorn.   Just as a reminder to not be fooled again.

It will actually make you feel better! its got some pump up in there!!

 

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