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49 minutes ago, Brownie said:

I really hate him and I'm fully committed to crossing over to the dark side and giving him as much love as he needs.

AD would be an amazing get and I'm sure all of us would wrap our arms and legs right around him.

And like the Black Sorrows sang, “And never let him go (don’t let him go!)”

Kind of.

 

My guess is the club has landed on Nicholson and they’re just verifying before announcing

12 minutes ago, Ted Lasso said:

My guess is the club has landed on Nicholson and they’re just verifying before announcing

Hope so. That would be a great appointment.

MFC needs to get back to appointing our own. We're lucky in that sense, wherein, we've had a lot of X players, go off and gain valuable experience at successful clubs. Gerald Healy mentions getting Andy D. That would be a mistake. We need a high IQ leader.

 
7 minutes ago, VoiceOfReason said:

Hope so. That would be a great appointment.

MFC needs to get back to appointing our own. We're lucky in that sense, wherein, we've had a lot of X players, go off and gain valuable experience at successful clubs. Gerald Healy mentions getting Andy D. That would be a mistake. We need a high IQ leader.

Nah, appointing our own for the sake of it is silly. Board members and presidents should be supporters because it's a passion project for them but employees should just be the best person for the job.

Appointing our own has been a boon for this club.


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9 hours ago, Adam The God said:

Appointing our own has been a boon for this club.

As opposed to outsiders like Pert, McNamee, etc.?

Regarding Vlad, does calling us ‘irrelevant’ and then coming back to save us count as an inside job?

I couldn’t think of any job Vlad would less want to do

Imagine being the poor flunk who has to tell him it’s time to sign off on his AI-penned open letter to members

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2 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

As opposed to outsiders like Pert, McNamee, etc.?

Regarding Vlad, does calling us ‘irrelevant’ and then coming back to save us count as an inside job?

I couldn’t think of any job Vlad would less want to do

Imagine being the poor flunk who has to tell him it’s time to sign off on his AI-penned open letter to members

Well, here's the thing. The best administration we've had in the last 50 years is the one effectively led by outsiders in PJ and the president that was installed by the AFL around the same time.

We haven't had any other brilliant administrators to compare, but I distinctly remember the constant infighting with boards and poor appointments (sometimes to outsiders like McNamee), and I was very grateful when the AFL stepped in and basically ran the show for 5 years, giving PJ almost free reign over reconstruction of our club.

He then put in place good governance, good structure and good people, the club then proceeded to abandon what he'd built and went out and hired Pert. It's been downhill off field ever since.

Al Nicholson for me unless we poach a proven sports CEO. He has the perfect lead in experience to take it on, its got nothing to do with him being a mfc man. Has led sports organisations and consulted in sport at high levels


As a matter of interest, who was the last CEO we had (excluding temporary appointments) who wasn't a recycled CEO from within the AFL industry? Clearly Pert and Jackson were.

I'm not arguing for or against recycling, just curious.

43 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

As a matter of interest, who was the last CEO we had (excluding temporary appointments) who wasn't a recycled CEO from within the AFL industry? Clearly Pert and Jackson were.

I'm not arguing for or against recycling, just curious.

Paul Mc namee, Peter Spargo,

3 hours ago, Demonland said:

Please be mindful of your words when posting on this forum. This is a public platform, not a private WhatsApp group, and what you post here is visible to a wide audience, including those outside our immediate community.

Making defamatory or potentially libelous statements about individuals is absolutely unacceptable. I don’t care who you are, how long you’ve been a member, how many posts you’ve made, or whether you’ve financially supported this site — none of that gives you a free pass to make statements that could expose this site or me personally to legal risk.

If you post anything that crosses the line into potential defamation or libel, you will be permanently banned — no warning, no discussion. This is a zero-tolerance issue.

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I think that was my bad, apologies.

3 hours ago, Demonland said:

Please be mindful of your words when posting on this forum. This is a public platform, not a private WhatsApp group, and what you post here is visible to a wide audience, including those outside our immediate community.

Making defamatory or potentially libelous statements about individuals is absolutely unacceptable. I don’t care who you are, how long you’ve been a member, how many posts you’ve made, or whether you’ve financially supported this site — none of that gives you a free pass to make statements that could expose this site or me personally to legal risk.

If you post anything that crosses the line into potential defamation or libel, you will be permanently banned — no warning, no discussion. This is a zero-tolerance issue.

Furthermore, if a post has legal consequences, I will not hesitate to provide the relevant authorities with any necessary information, including IP addresses, email accounts, and any other identifiable data associated with your account.

It might have been something I wrote as a joke and I apologise if that's what you're referring to Andy

18 hours ago, VoiceOfReason said:

Hope so. That would be a great appointment.

MFC needs to get back to appointing our own. We're lucky in that sense, wherein, we've had a lot of X players, go off and gain valuable experience at successful clubs. Gerald Healy mentions getting Andy D. That would be a mistake. We need a high IQ leader.

Like Jonesy as a midfield coach & Brad Green as President (love them both) not so sure, I’d prefer someone outside the MFC boys club


1 hour ago, Billy said:

Like Jonesy as a midfield coach & Brad Green as President (love them both) not so sure, I’d prefer someone outside the MFC boys club

Fully understand the thinking here. I'm just not getting the vibe Nicholson is 'boys club'.. if anything strikes me as the type that would put a rocket up them.

I like that

4 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Fully understand the thinking here. I'm just not getting the vibe Nicholson is 'boys club'.. if anything strikes me as the type that would put a rocket up them.

I like that

Agree with this. He's also been outside the AFL industry for a while, so probably has different perspectives he can bring.

21 hours ago, VoiceOfReason said:

Hope so. That would be a great appointment.

MFC needs to get back to appointing our own. We're lucky in that sense, wherein, we've had a lot of X players, go off and gain valuable experience at successful clubs. Gerald Healy mentions getting Andy D. That would be a mistake. We need a high IQ leader.

9 hours ago, Demonland said:

Please be mindful of your words when posting on this forum. This is a public platform, not a private WhatsApp group, and what you post here is visible to a wide audience, including those outside our immediate community.

Making defamatory or potentially libelous statements about individuals is absolutely unacceptable. I don’t care who you are, how long you’ve been a member, how many posts you’ve made, or whether you’ve financially supported this site — none of that gives you a free pass to make statements that could expose this site or me personally to legal risk.

If you post anything that crosses the line into potential defamation or libel, you will be permanently banned — no warning, no discussion. This is a zero-tolerance issue.

Furthermore, if a post has legal consequences, I will not hesitate to provide the relevant authorities with any necessary information, including IP addresses, email accounts, and any other identifiable data associated with your account.

When I first read @VoiceOfReason 's post, I thought, “Bit harsh on Andy @Demonland —no need to throw in the IQ dig just because the upgrade didn’t go smoothly.” But then I saw his follow-up about potentially libellous comments… and suddenly the sharp tone made a bit more sense. 🫥

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2 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

When you read the article, the headline is misleading (understatement). They didn't meet "to discuss the disaster at the Dees" at all.

"But the club was at pains to clarify the pair did not meet to discuss the current coaching situation or Goodwin’s methods. Instead, the club said Smith arranged the meeting so the pair could speak for the first time and get to know each other better.

Smith made clear his strong support for Gawn and his leadership in light of the extraordinary burden he has shouldered in recent years which has included a searing spotlight on the club.

Goodwin continues to have the unwavering support of the Demons’ captain and his playing group despite their scoring woes."

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5 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

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Probably still working through the thousands of Applications !!!

I haven't received a call yet.... imagine it's coming though.

 
8 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

I haven't received a call yet.... imagine it's coming though.

Same here @DistrACTION Jackson - still waiting too. Might be delayed — Carlton’s still working out which end of the phone to talk into, and Norf are arguing over who gets to use the last working Nokia.


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