Farewell Alex Neal-Bullen

[Sir Why You Little 36,985]

16 minutes ago, Sydee said:

Maybe just maybe some others could get as fit or more fit now that ANB has left 

You would hope so… ANB was a quiet gun

i will hate seeing him in a Froot Loops jumper!!

[Demonland 71,624]

 

[old55 23,405]

20 hours ago, old55 said:

Further "slipping" is BS though because the F/S and Academy players that make that happen aren't freely available to us anyway so our position in the open draft remains the same.

Yes the FA compensation for Battle, Perryman and Cumming did legitimately push the pick back 3 spots.

Looks like the Graham FA compensation might push it back 1 more pick if it's band 2 or 3.

[Go the Biff 3,414]

2 minutes ago, old55 said:

Looks like the Graham FA compensation might push it back 1 more pick if it's band 2 or 3.

Just heard band 4 for Graham 

[Rossmillan 589]

Presser for the crows.

What a class individual, absolutely respectful way to answer the questions about your former club.

 

[old55 23,405]

1 minute ago, Go the Biff said:

Just heard band 4 for Graham 

Nice!

[layzie 33,752]

Not stoked with 28 but had to take it. Let's hope we can use it to get something higher 

[Demonland 71,624]

 

[Demonland 71,624]

 

[DubDee 25,671]

7 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Kane saying the Demons fkked up again?

whadda you know? 🙄

he sure knows how the kick someone when they are down. 2nd rounder is bang on for Bullen

[gs77 4,053]

49 minutes ago, Rossmillan said:

Presser for the crows.

What a class individual, absolutely respectful way to answer the questions about your former club.

 

Crows fans would be pretty excited by that presser I reckon. Exudes class, humility and experience throughout.

[Sydee 4,387]

28 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Cornes seems to delight in bagging the MFC 

The other more mature interpretation of this trade is the the MFC is doing the right thing by a loyal and highly respected member of their team that has given 10 years service 

Any comparison with the trade done for McAdam seems rather irrelevant to me 

[SthSea22 616]

Can we close this thread Admin?

Seek of seeing his name

[Deez21 253]

3 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

Cornes is absolutely spot on here, and anyone who puts this down to a media bashing has way too much faith in the club. 
 

I’m all for accommodating a family request but the club at every right to tell ANB he signed a deal, and we will only let go for maximum value. 
 

He is more valuable to us as a player, then the pick he his worth in a trade

 

a straight swap for a bloke who can’t kick 25 meters is pretty much where our list management is at right  now

[Deez21 253]

3 hours ago, DubDee said:

Kane saying the Demons fkked up again?

whadda you know? 🙄

he sure knows how the kick someone when they are down. 2nd rounder is bang on for Bullen

If it is, then that same pick for McAdams is an absolute howler from the club 

 

[Little Goffy 14,463]

I know it's traditional (one of the more miserable and dull traditions) to boo players who change clubs, but is it too much to dream of being seven goals up in the final quarter and Nibbler gets to line up for a set shot in front of the Demon Army all singing "And Iiiiiiiiiii-eeeeIiiiiiiieeeeiiiiìiii will always love youuuuuuuu-oooooooo-ooooo"

And you just know he'd be laughing too hard to kick straight.

@WalkingCivilWar how's your singing voice?

[DubDee 25,671]

1 hour ago, Deez21 said:

If it is, then that same pick for McAdams is an absolute howler from the club 

 

two different trades. One where we thought it would be pick 38. Def a howler still

ANB trade wasn’t done based off McAdam. Fair deal

[Dee Boys 602]

1 hour ago, Deez21 said:

If it is, then that same pick for McAdams is an absolute howler from the club 

 

Well it’s this, clearly. Obviously the club thought it’d be more like pick 35 than 25 but even still, it should’ve been a 3rd or future 3rd for a 28 year old who’d only played 50 games and been in and out of his previous side.

Reckon the ANB value’s about spot on.

Edited October 8 by Dee Boys

[Bobby McKenzie 2,383]

On 07/10/2024 at 13:14, SthSea22 said:

Let's be honest

He was average at best who did have a career best season in 2024

Before 2021 he was struggling 

Absolute rubbish this comment.

[bing181 9,194]

15 minutes ago, Dee Boys said:

ell it’s this, clearly. Obviously the club thought it’d be more like pick 35 than 25 but even still, it should’ve been a 3rd or future 3rd for a 28 year old who’d only played 50 games and been in and out of his previous side.

Personally, I can never see trades in raw terms like this, there are too many variables and it ignores context. We needed a player like McAdam to cover for the absence of Melksham and loss of Bedford. I'm not sure who else was available, but if this is what it cost to fill that hole, so be it.

The issue with McAdam isn't so much his ability but the fact that he seems to be injury-prone. Fingers crossed for a better second year with us.

[Dee Boys 602]

4 minutes ago, bing181 said:

Personally, I can never see trades in raw terms like this, there are too many variables and it ignores context. We needed a player like McAdam to cover for the absence of Melksham and loss of Bedford. I'm not sure who else was available, but if this is what it cost to fill that hole, so be it.

The issue with McAdam isn't so much his ability but the fact that he seems to be injury-prone. Fingers crossed for a better second year with us.

Fill that hole? He played 3 games mate. With the output he gave us me or you could’ve filled that hole. There’s absolutely no way you could justify the trade at the time, and especially so in hindsight.

I’m not as down on Tim Lamb as some, but it’s certainly an enormous blot on his copybook.

[old55 23,405]

McAdam was ready to go and would have played towards the end of the year but they preferred Melksham which is fair enough. It's a pity he couldn't get going earlier when Melksham was unavailable.

He'll likely get an opportunity with Kossie suspended for the first 3 matches next year.

ANB gone opens another spot in the forward 7 or 8 rotation, McAdam won't play that role but it will lead to a role shuffle for Chandler, Kolt and Spargo which will open some role possibilities for him.

Let's hope he can take it. He can play and offers some decent forward pressure.

Edited October 8 by old55

[SthSea22 616]

12 hours ago, old55 said:

McAdam was ready to go and would have played towards the end of the year but they preferred Melksham which is fair enough. It's a pity he couldn't get going earlier when Melksham was unavailable.

He'll likely get an opportunity with Kossie suspended for the first 3 matches next year.

ANB gone opens another spot in the forward 7 or 8 rotation, McAdam won't play that role but it will lead to a role shuffle for Chandler, Kolt and Spargo which will open some role possibilities for him.

Let's hope he can take it. He can play and offers some decent forward pressure.

I agree

 

Melksham came in and won that role

 

McAdam can play, just needs to get his body right. Big 2025

[SthSea22 616]

Going to miss him running into traffic and getting chased down multiple times a game :( 

[D Rev 629]

On 07/10/2024 at 14:30, Demons11 said:

You can’t compare it to free agents and both Perryman and Battle are supposedly on 800- 900k a year.  ANB would not be on anything near this 

OK, this is a stupid question - is salary related to the pick they get in exchange?  Honest question. If so, isn't it odd that a club that is paying too much for a player gets rewarded for it?