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Watching today's on the box.  We need better coaching. Desperately

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      On 24/08/2019 at 03:17, Kent said:

    Ohhh that's right you were there and you know it didn't happen or something similar.

    Hi and pot somebody else Mooney please.You are not the voice or reason even though you really try hard

     

    You claimed something specific happened between two FD staff. You made the claim, not me.

    Prove it or shut up.

    Just another grenade thrower on Demonland who panics when called out.

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      On 24/08/2019 at 01:21, rpfc said:

    I'm more excited by Burgess coming on board but at least Richardson is experienced, although he is largely a replacement for McCartney.

    Chaplin, Rooke, Mathews, Plapp, Egan...and Goodwin... have little experience or had little when they joined.

    And with Rawlings spending most of the year at Casey - we didn't have much 'pedigree' guiding the players.

    I reckon Chaplin and Rawlings are safe. Chaplin because the club got him doing media around the time the mid season changes were implemented. Not sure re Plapp. 

    I'd expect Richardson to head up development and Rooke and Egan would probably go in favour of people Richardson has worked with. 

    Also interesting that Mahoney hasn't done any media since late July, however that might be because he's busy reshaping the Footy Department and Perty has helped with some of the external communication. 

    In all, despite the horror of 2018 I feel the club has a good handle on what is needed and seem to be working as a team and making the righ moves. Hopefully it catches on to the pkaying group ?. 

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      On 24/08/2019 at 09:03, drysdale demon said:

    You should be ashamed to use an avatar like that.

    B..is B  for Bad ?? 

     

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      On 24/08/2019 at 09:41, Moonshadow said:

    Good to see you back Range Rover!

    I just think what kind of life would someone have to keep being such a bell end.

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      On 24/08/2019 at 11:19, Cards13 said:

    I just think what kind of life would someone have to keep being such a bell end.

    He's pretty obvious. Was entertaining for a short while anyway

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      On 23/08/2019 at 05:29, Beetle said:

    Mail is Roughead will be on board next year as goal kicking coach as bare minimum.

    Whether he has more of a role will depend on other options such as media etc.

    Calling myself out on this “mail”.

    Just gave the mail deliverer who is normally rock solid mind you, an absolute barrage.

    My apologies...

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      On 01/09/2019 at 11:49, Beetle said:

    Calling myself out on this “mail”.

    Just gave the mail deliverer who is normally rock solid mind you, an absolute barrage.

    My apologies...

    No aplology needed. Your second sentence perfectly exonerated the first.

    At the Saints he has about 4 roles (list management, leadership developing, match day and kp mentor) which may have been more than we or GCS offered.

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    So do we know yet what his job will be??

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      On 01/09/2019 at 21:43, chookrat said:

    Match day runner

    I remember watching a replay from the 98 season  (danihers first as MFC coach) and seeing a recently retired Alastair Clarkson as our runner.... alas what might have been 

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      On 01/09/2019 at 21:58, Delusional demon 82 said:

    I remember watching a replay from the 98 season  (danihers first as MFC coach) and seeing a recently retired Alastair Clarkson as our runner.... alas what might have been 

    Yep.  An absolute [censored]!!  Who, in their right mind, would give up the role of MFC Runner to Coach an opposition side?!!  (And, to several Premierships to boot!!)

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      On 24/08/2019 at 03:03, Sorry kids said:

    I am struggling with the. "quite uncritically just throw rocks bit. What do you mean by quite uncritically throw rocks?  Assuming you mean criticize the club and employees of the club. Are you saying a Club, made up of members and supporters are not allowed to criticize a failed organisation and one that has been a failure for 55 years. 

    I don not seek or need your respect, could not care less. You rarely indulge in footy discussion anyway. Always counter sniping. You are on ignore

    Please put me on ignore too.

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      On 02/09/2019 at 00:35, sue said:

    Please put me on ignore too.

    I will leave you to your identity crisis.

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      On 01/09/2019 at 21:58, Delusional demon 82 said:

    I remember watching a replay from the 98 season  (danihers first as MFC coach) and seeing a recently retired Alastair Clarkson as our runner.... alas what might have been 

    painful.

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      On 24/08/2019 at 05:41, Cards13 said:

    I remember him newrly being killed by Vossy at the Gabba. One of my fav hits of all time, not that that is condoned in the current climate.

    I sat 4 or 5 rows from that. Could not see it as the benches were in the way, but the noise. I can still hear it now.

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    Mahoney was all too keen to say we pinched Richardson before he was snapped up by other Clubs. Alluding to us as a destination club. And yet we have Roughead whos best friend has just spent three years at the club not wanting a bar of us. Any comment Mahoney?  

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      On 02/09/2019 at 01:03, Sorry kids said:

    Roughead whos best friend has just spent three years at the club not wanting a bar of us. Any comment Mahoney?  

    And you know this how. I take it that from your comment that Roughead spoke to you and told you himself he wanted nothing to do with the mfc.

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      On 02/09/2019 at 01:15, drysdale demon said:

    And you know this how. I take it that from your comment that Roughead spoke to you and told you himself he wanted nothing to do with the mfc.

    Plus he wanted to be involved in list management, not coaching, which we weren't offering...

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      On 02/09/2019 at 01:16, AshleyH30 said:

    Plus he wanted to be involved in list management, not coaching, which we weren't offering...

    So you would take Todd Viney over Jarrod Roughead for list management. One , young, keen, recently out of the game great character who has overcome adversity, four time premiership winner against, as some here said, a fence leaner. Says it all.

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