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Ben Rutten

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I'm confused, Rutten hasn't been sacked yet so why is Clarkson telling everyone he's interested in the bombers job? 

Gee Rutten would be feeling low.

If Clarkson does take the bummers gig, I'll cry if he gets Todd over & would have to see Todd in essenscum gear 

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    7 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    I'm confused, Rutten hasn't been sacked yet so why is Clarkson telling everyone he's interested in the bombers job? 

    Gee Rutten would be feeling low.

    If Clarkson does take the bummers gig, I'll cry if he gets Todd over & would have to see Todd in essenscum gear 

    This just highlights what a low life dog of a club Essendon is. To leave Rutten in such a lame duck and humiliating position is unbelievably shabby treatment.

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    I must say I haven’t followed Rutten’s career much.  What was his apprenticeship with what areas of responsibility? 
    Would he make a midfield or a forward coach?  I realise he was an ex defender but that could prepare his as a forward coach. 

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    27 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    I'm confused, Rutten hasn't been sacked yet so why is Clarkson telling everyone he's interested in the bombers job? 

    Gee Rutten would be feeling low.

    If Clarkson does take the bummers gig, I'll cry if he gets Todd over & would have to see Todd in essenscum gear 

    It is an awful way to treat your senior coach. The club has really lost its way and is a joke. 

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    15 minutes ago, layzie said:

    It is an awful way to treat your senior coach. The club has really lost its way and is a joke. 

    nothing new for them. I hope they have continued failure.

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    35 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    This just highlights what a low life dog of a club Essendon is. To leave Rutten in such a lame duck and humiliating position is unbelievably shabby treatment.

    Maybe. Or maybe Essendon is working to develop an appropriate severance package. I assume Rutten can't quit or he loses the right to claim a severance payment. And Essendon presumably didn't start working on an appropriate arrangement until yesterday. Hopefully the delay is being caused by Essendon trying to do the right thing by Rutten now that they've (presumably) decided to move him on.   

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    4 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Maybe. Or maybe Essendon is working to develop an appropriate severance package. I assume Rutten can't quit or he loses the right to claim a severance payment. And Essendon presumably didn't start working on an appropriate arrangement until yesterday. Hopefully the delay is being caused by Essendon trying to do the right thing by Rutten now that they've (presumably) decided to move him on.   

    Essendon do the right thing! 😄 🤣 

    That would be different!

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    I am absolutely loving watching  the awful, cheating ,scumbag filled club that is essendon  imploding yet again.   

    Chefs kiss 

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    I wonder what they'll do if Clarkson turns them down...

    It is being reported that Clarkson is "interested" in talking to Essendon, but for all we know, he's just doing that (if it's true) to extract a better deal from North.

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    1 hour ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    This just highlights what a low life dog of a club Essendon is. To leave Rutten in such a lame duck and humiliating position is unbelievably shabby treatment.

    He can't resign or he loses his money. 

    If they get Clarko he is gone and will have to be paid out. Probably gone now anyway, as they have backstabbed him.

    I would take him on as an Assistant Coach, at no salary, until his Bombers payment ends and then he could be paid by us for his role.

    We could perhaps pay some out of pocket expenses, to boost his salary a little, but he would be getting full Coaches' pay from the Bombers.

    How does that sound? He works for us and is paid by them.

    If Bombers don't like it, he could be listed by us as a Trainer.

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    3 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    He can't resign or he loses his money. 

    If they get Clarko he is gone and will have to be paid out. Probably gone now anyway, as they have backstabbed him.

    I would take him on as an Assistant Coach, at no salary, until his Bombers payment ends and then he could be paid by us for his role.

    We could perhaps pay some out of pocket expenses, to boost his salary a little, but he would be getting full Coaches' pay from the Bombers.

    How does that sound? He works for us and is paid by them.

    Sounds fine ....................... if we actually wanted him!

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    4 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    He can't resign or he loses his money. 

    If they get Clarko he is gone and will have to be paid out. Probably gone now anyway, as they have backstabbed him.

    I would take him on as an Assistant Coach, at no salary, until his Bombers payment ends and then he could be paid by us for his role.

    We could perhaps pay some out of pocket expenses, to boost his salary a little, but he would be getting full Coaches' pay from the Bombers.

    How does that sound? He works for us and is paid by them.

    If Bombers don't like it, he could be listed by us as a Trainer.

    i like the way you think, red

    can see why you are a lawyer 😆

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    10 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    Sounds fine ....................... if we actually wanted him!

    Don't know if we would, but it now looks like Yze is gone. Apparently down to Mc Veigh, Kingsley and Yze for Giants.

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    10 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    i like the way you think, red

    can see why you are a lawyer 😆

    Yes you tend to do a lot of lateral thinking. Maybe my pillows are too high at night and it affects the tilt of my head.

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    Looks like a fair chunk of the playing group threw him under the bus on Sunday.

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    ArmagedDON - can always be replied upon to do the right thing after all other options have been exhausted. 

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    Catching up on Footy Classified right now. That footage of Nick Hind coming off and not even looking at Rutten was cringeworthy.

    He doesn't have the buy in.

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    The BomberBlitz Ben Rutten thread is a fun read if you are bored

    my fav so far:

    giving birth was less painful then this process

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    On 8/16/2022 at 2:07 PM, Bitter but optimistic said:

    This just highlights what a low life dog of a club Essendon is. To leave Rutten in such a lame duck and humiliating position is unbelievably shabby treatment.

    Agree wouldn't be a tick in the plus for Clarko when he is weighing it up. Honestly sack him let him coach his last game with dignity and move on. It's really disgusting , how the club can ever claim to be one that looks after its staffs mental health after this . 

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    Haven’t read most of this thread, but I regard the way Essendon is treating Rutten, as akin to cheating on your long term partner, in public.  The relationship is no longer tenable.

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    I'm pretty sure Rutten was highly rated before the Essendon job.

    I wonder what his chances are ending up an assistant next year?

    I could see him at the Dee's replacing Yze

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    54 minutes ago, COVID Dan said:

    I'm pretty sure Rutten was highly rated before the Essendon job.

    I wonder what his chances are ending up an assistant next year?

    I could see him at the Dee's replacing Yze

    I actually thought it was the wrong appointment at the time as there was a mega walkout looming at the same time. It appears as though the group never really had the respect and belief from day 1 given how fragile the whole club after making the top 8 last year. 

    I think the AFL should throw an extra -20% to ensure Clarkson ends up at Norf. Essendon need to suffer for much much longer. 

     

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    I do not care what happens regarding Rutten and Clarkson as long as Essendon keep missing the finals. They are the one team I truly loathe.

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    Hope for his sake he's bringing prime Franklin, Roughead, Hodge and Rioli too.

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