Oliver Trade Rumours

[KozzyCan 754]

32 minutes ago, Sir Windsor said:

I think it’s simple. Clarry was on a strict sober protocol - one of the conditions set forth last year including medical appointments. He failed both of those two and basically MFC have no leg to stand on as it was his last warning.

Its sad, but it’s the only move we had left. 
 

It also shows unfortunately that Clarry needs to be monitored / looked after 365 days of the year. It took one opportunity for him to slip up and h grabbed it with both hands (allegedly). At the worst - I think his footy career will wither away wherever he ends up. Best case, his a shadow of his former self. 
 

 

The thing that bugs me about this is the behaviour from the club has come across as incredibly indecisive and shambolic. Either the club wasn't fully aligned on the standards they set themselves and have fallen apart the moment they were tested. Or we're doing some bizarre gambit where 'we're thinking of trading him but maybe not, let's have a meeting to work it out'.

Both scenarios just makes the club look terrible. People might argue that definitively putting Oliver on the trade table would have gotten us a worse deal, but I can't imagine the difference would have been much worse than what we'll end up getting back from Geelong. Reputation matters. We've already scared away Houston this year and I doubt any decent player will be wanting to join us for a while.

[bing181 9,185]

 

[DeeZee 7,361]

Petracca scared off Houston ,  and Clarrys problems are of his own making 

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,587]

3 minutes ago, bing181 said:

 

Just about to post the same. 

[beelzebub 23,264]

11 minutes ago, bing181 said:

 

All over Red rover

[Jack Vineys Anger Manager 377]

6 minutes ago, bing181 said:

 

Pretty pathetic from Clayton. Very childish, if that is him. At least Christian kept quiet.

The MFC has bent over backwards for this [censored].

He is a 27yo that needs 24/7 baby sitting. One day he might turn into a grown up.

 

 

[Red But Mostly Blue 4,535]

So what happened to our stupid email today? You know the one. The crappy, everything’s fine, don’t know what you’re worried about garbola. 

[Return to Glory 8,411]

22 minutes ago, bing181 said:

 

Clayton's no rocket scientist. 

[bing181 9,185]

2 hours ago, The heart beats true said:

Why? What if the teams get better? Who knows what the future holds. Nobody saw ‘21 coming. Sometimes you’ve got to make moves to improve.

FWIW, I listened to some of the "what's next for the Dees in 2025" and the cough pundits cough had us in the window and/or with a bright future (JVR, Judd, Pickett, Rivers etc). With caveats of course, but no reason to write us off yet. And we actually did OK earlier in the year with an underdone Oliver so who knows. Always look on the bright side ...

[Diamond_Jim 12,471]

2 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

Clayton's no rocket scientist. 

I think I could follow a team made up of PhD students. A few Greek classicists mixed up with some exotic mathematicians.

Stress free by comparison to the mess we have now

[redandbluemakepurple 358]

1 hour ago, Fanatique Demon said:

The Age says that on his current contract Oliver would be easily the highest-paid player at Geelong. So that’s ahead of Jeremy Cameron and Patrick Dangerfield.  It says Geelong has rarely overpaid for even the top-end players they have had. Seems like they’re far better money and player managers than we are.

I have no issue with Oliver taking a pay cut.  IFF he wants to go, he and his agent need to pull their finger out and broker a deal that is irresistable to MFC.  MFC need do nothing.  I see advantage in the salary dump as we are a couple of players off premiers..

 

 

 

[Return to Glory 8,411]

Just now, Diamond_Jim said:

I think I could follow a team made up of PhD students. A few Greek classicists mixed up with some exotic mathematicians.

Stress free by comparison to the mess we have now

Not erotic Mathematicians Diamond Jim? Square roots and all that. 

[Flowergirl 539]

36 minutes ago, bing181 said:

 

Surely his management won't like that.

[wonnabeeri 274]

36 minutes ago, bing181 said:

 

A 59 year old ceo getting outwitted by a 12 year old Clayton oliver is actually the funniest thing ever tbh.

[Moonshadow 17,672]

1 hour ago, The Lobster Effect said:

But they're also helped by the fact that houses cost less in Geelong/surf coast so the players are ok will bring paid slightly less. Let alone the under the table deals...

Yeah, the crappy areas of Geelong.

Better areas of Geelong and the nicer surf coast towns are not cheap. They'd get little change out of $1.5mill for better houses

[Return to Glory 8,411]

2 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Yeah, the crappy areas of Geelong.

Better areas of Geelong and the nicer surf coast towns are not cheap. They'd get little change out of $1.5mill for better houses

Welcome to Norlane Clayton. The jewel in the Bellarine crown

[dees189227 12,344]

Oh well he's gone if he's liked that insta post. 

[Demonsone 2,029]

What a circus our club has become .. what will the review  reveal the ring leader?

Edited October 3 by Demonsone

[bluey 1,065]

4 hours ago, praha said:

Same.

Good riddance.

[Return to Glory 8,411]

19 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Oh well he's gone if he's liked that insta post. 

No Dees, he's gone if we trade him. I get the other side of the argument but I hope we hold him to his contract. 

[Moonshadow 17,672]

53 minutes ago, Jack Vineys Anger Manager said:

Pretty pathetic from Clayton. Very childish, if that is him. At least Christian kept quiet.

The MFC has bent over backwards for this [censored].

He is a 27yo that needs 24/7 baby sitting. One day he might turn into a grown up.

 

 

His ex gf must be a saint. She held him together for his MFC career until last year. 

Part of the new Geelong contract should stipulate a clause that he must have another gf mothering him

[Ethan Tremblay 30,739]

You’re all going to make yourselves ill, just calm down a little. The “like” on the instagram post was photoshopped. 

Edited October 3 by Ethan Tremblay

[daisycutter 29,568]

21 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

No Dees, he's gone if we trade him. I get the other side of the argument but I hope we hold him to his contract. 

if he really, really wants to go and we play hard ball, it will be interesting to see if he will take a new reduced salary contract at the cattery. if he does, no salary relief from us and cats prepared to give us a better trade/pick deal.

[Supreme_Demon 3,667]

49 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

You’re all going to make yourselves ill, just calm down a little. The “like” on the instagram post was photoshopped. 

Are you serious??!!

Far out, I was going to have a heart attack!

 

Please stay a Demon Clayton Oliver. We love you mate! 👹❤️💙

[dazzledavey36 53,971]

11 minutes ago, Supreme_Demon said:

Are you serious??!!

Far out, I was going to have a heart attack!

 

Please stay a Demon Clayton Oliver. We love you mate! 👹❤️💙

It's Clayton Oliver for sure.

Only have to click on his name and it goes straight to his official insta profile.

Edited October 3 by dazzledavey36