11 minutes ago, adonski said:

Jordan De Goey is interested in signing with the Blues, per

@TomBrowne7

"Carlton’s interest or capacity to get him isn’t crystal clear at this stage."

bahahaha hope it's true

de googs wants to get de paid

So much posturing. De Goey and Oliver's management trying to drive up their prices.

As far as I'm concerned I'd be paying Oliver want he wants.

If he wants to jeopardise our cap by taking more than we think we can afford it'll mean he plays in a weaker team than it might be if he took a bit less.

I'm confident we'll do the right thing by him and he'll do the right thing by us.

I wonder how St Kilda will go managing their list after their finals appearance this year.

After ours in 2018 we saw TMac and Harmes' statures rise, both asking for bigger dollars than they would have received pre-2018, and they got them.

I don't know which St Kilda players are OOC this year but there'll be no doubt IMO that some will be on average/poor deals and will be arguing they deserve more.

1 hour ago, titan_uranus said:

I wonder how St Kilda will go managing their list after their finals appearance this year.

After ours in 2018 we saw TMac and Harmes' statures rise, both asking for bigger dollars than they would have received pre-2018, and they got them.

I don't know which St Kilda players are OOC this year but there'll be no doubt IMO that some will be on average/poor deals and will be arguing they deserve more.

according to footywire:

obviously their new recruits like jones aren't actually out of contract - weird that they're listed

13 hours ago, A F said:

So much posturing. De Goey and Oliver's management trying to drive up their prices.

Agree A F and I'm kinda splitting hairs I know, butDe Goey doesn't currently have a manager.  His father is helping him with negotiations.  

While I can see Oliver's management doing what manager's do about trying to get the best deal for their client (and it's an unknown how serious said player's intentions are in terms of moving clubs) for De Goey it really is all about 'show me the money'.   

As Nathan Buckley said he doesn't have an issue with players testing the market and that it's almost a given in modern footy, but he expects De Goey to re-sign because he loves the club and the playing group.   Whether that is true or not remains to be seen.  Sign on at Collingwood with your mates and the club that has stuck by you or jump ship for extra $.  There's no doubt he will be well-remunerated if he stays as will Clarrie. 

I have no doubt there's a lot of destabilising being done by rival clubs and managers that forces clubs to prioritise their TPP and makes fans nervous.  As a fan all we can do is stay strong and have confidence that there's enough cultural pull (like there was with Jack Viney) to make players want to stay with the club to achieve success... if they don't  - like the old saying goes the club is always bigger than the individual. 

Is De Goey's future in football certain?