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Just listened to Clarko press conference, He is an intelligent operator and will be great for North on and off the field. He mentioned he talked to Essendon out of respect he had with some people associated with them such as Tim Watson, but 4 days was never enough to decide on going to a footy club and that they where to late in their approach. Bombers have messed this up on so many ways and it's glorious to see

 
30 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Yeah and they knifed the previous guy to get him in!!

You watch North get a priority pick after their first round pick.  Clarko would already had this conversation with AFL, will be either pick 2 or at the very least after first round.  He built Hawthorn on early draft picks which included a few priority picks.

 

I see no reason Clarko cannot coach Norf, Essendon and GWS simultaneously. Others have pulled off much greater feats in the recent past. 

All I would say to North is beware of false prophets. Blight, Pagan and Malthouse comes to mind.


18 minutes ago, He de mon said:

All I would say to North is beware of false prophets. Blight, Pagan and Malthouse comes to mind.

against that I remember well when Barassi went there in 73 and they, using the newly adopted 10 yr rule, became a powerhouse fr a decade. Which is to say, occasionally a messiah is the real deal. Clarko feels pretty real to me. 

 
1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Just show because you may kick a goal corporately does not mean you should be let near a footy club. That interview was downright embarrassing. Board are made up by many business types who have no clue about footy.

Can someone tell me why the love for North. We didn’t beat them for nigh on ten years. I have enjoyed our recent encounters may they long continue.


9 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

against that I remember well when Barassi went there in 73 and they, using the newly adopted 10 yr rule, became a powerhouse fr a decade. Which is to say, occasionally a messiah is the real deal. Clarko feels pretty real to me. 

Well that’s true, but then we had Barassi to the Dees. Arguably he set us up for the Northey years, but that may well be revisionism. Hiring coaches who have had their time in the sun often turns out poorly.

4 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

An Essendrug Clown just called in to SEN and said he wanted Hird back as The CEO

They really are obsessed….

I would bring him back as senior coach, president, CEO, head of Football, marketing and HR manager. This used to be unprecedented, but not now. 

49 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

I see no reason Clarko cannot coach Norf, Essendon and GWS simultaneously. Others have pulled off much greater feats in the recent past. 

Totally agree.

The key will be not telling the fans, boards, media (except some anointed inside the tent types), the AFL (expect the Chairman of the AFL Commission, who will need to sign it all off) and his assistant coaches at North, Essendon and GWS.

It will of course come out in time, but then he just needs to apologize to all those people - except the fans of course. 

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1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Love the way he says we want to learn about what Geelong, Richmond and Collingwood are doing well.

To find out how they can "turn things around", he's not going to ask us.

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2 minutes ago, mauriesy said:

Love the way he says we want to learn about what Geelong, Richmond and Collingwood are doing well.

He's not going to ask us!

I found that very interesting as well. Arguably we have been a basket case & then won a premiership…you would think we’re the first club he’d speak to. Again I think it harks back to an amazing lack of respect by the media in general to the reigning premiers. 


9 minutes ago, mauriesy said:

To find out how they can "turn things around", he's not going to ask us.

I think it’s great. He will consign them to another 5 years of misery and mediocrity.

This is a thread about Clarkson and North.

 

Keep your anti-Trump obsessions to yourselves please. It's a thread killer.

44 minutes ago, mauriesy said:

Love the way he says we want to learn about what Geelong, Richmond and Collingwood are doing well.

Well I've got a couple of tips for them:

1.  Don't have a drug scandal where 42 of your list and coach are banned from footy for a year.

2.  Don't sack your coach (but don't tell them they're sacked) while you chase another coach.

3.  Maybe have a conversation with the coach that you are chasing to see if there's any chance of him coming over after he's been courted for four weeks by another club before you telegraph it to the media.

3.  Don't have Kevin Sheedy on your board.

... but by all means reappoint James Hird as your coach and maybe get Jobe Watson in as an assistant to help with communication.

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4 minutes ago, grazman said:

Well I've got a couple of tips for them:

1.  Don't have a drug scandal where 42 of your list and coach are banned from footy for a year.

2.  Don't sack your coach (but don't tell them they're sacked) while you chase another coach.

3.  Maybe have a conversation with the coach that you are chasing to see if there's any chance of him coming over after he's been courted for four weeks by another club before you telegraph it to the media.

3.  Don't have Kevin Sheedy on your board.

... but by all means reappoint James Hird as your coach and maybe get Jobe Watson in as an assistant to help with communication.

We certainly learned a lot this week didn't we?

5 hours ago, Wells 11 said:

Hird to the bombers is like Trump to the Republicans. Doesn’t matter what he says or does…he’ll be the one to “rescue them”. He’ll do nothing but polarise the club and everyone within it. “I see a bad moon arising “ But in the bombers case it does bring a smile. 

You nailed it, he’s even orange as well.


3 hours ago, layzie said:

You can say what you want about Clarko but he's a person of high integrity and I'm looking forward to seeing what he puts in place to get North on the road to success

He did tank in his first year at the Hawks but personally, I don't have a problem with tanking per se

Whilst we've got rules and a draft that encourages losing, there will always be tanking

1 minute ago, Macca said:

He did tank in his first year at the Hawks but personally, I don't have a problem with tanking per se

Whilst we've got rules and a draft that encourages losing, there will always be tanking

Yeah that 05 year maybe a little sketchy! 

At least with a guy like him you know where you stand. 

3 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

The Media Outlets have been absolutely appalling this week. As bad as Essendrug. 
i hope Rutten sues the lot

I just confirmed to myself how much I hate Essendon. Just bought a car from a dealer in Essendon. I had a yucky feeling each time I walked past the car. The number plate surround had Essendon on it! After 5 minutes of black permanent marker Essendon is gone. Car is now much nicer!

Essendon can rot in hell.

 
1 hour ago, Deesprate said:

Just show because you may kick a goal corporately does not mean you should be let near a footy club. That interview was downright embarrassing. Board are made up by many business types who have no clue about footy.

Can someone tell me why the love for North. We didn’t beat them for nigh on ten years. I have enjoyed our recent encounters may they long continue.

I don't like North.

4 hours ago, Lord Nev said:

Caracella pls

No. No logical reasoning for this other than I couldn’t stand him as a player 😂


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