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1 hour ago, bluey said:

Maybe it’s about time we held a review into club operations.

Yes the last review that informed us all about the state of play and the proposed strategy to address the issues so far we have an interim ceo an interim president and an on field basket case

Worked a treat

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    6 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

    I feel like this is just semantics. He's a short term president who has taken on the job until Smith is ready in a years time. It's the definition of interim.

    If Smith has brains and I think he does he will become unavailable

    Green is a sacrificial lamb

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    3 hours ago, Kent said:

    If Smith has brains and I think he does he will become unavailable

    Green is a sacrificial lamb

    Maybe not by design, certainly by events.

    Smith is indeed smart . Really, who in their right mind would step up/in until the Tower of Babel has fallen and the dust settled

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    4 hours ago, KozzyCan said:

    I feel like this is just semantics. He's a short term president who has taken on the job until Smith is ready in a years time. It's the definition of interim.

    He also stated that he has a young family and his own business but he will come back to the role in a few years when his family & business commitments are less demanding . He is fully invested ..

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    33 minutes ago, Deestar9 said:

    He also stated that he has a young family and his own business but he will come back to the role in a few years when his family & business commitments are less demanding . He is fully invested ..

    A few years is an eternity in football. A bit presumptuous to think the job will be automatically his by then.

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    HL's RS nomination was the sport item on RN's 6 o'clock news.

    So they're not all against us 😄

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    Well the wave of attacks was in full launch today.

    It will ramp up this week and become deafening following a predictable capitulation this week against one of our rivals.

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    3 hours ago, KozzyCan said:

    A few years is an eternity in football. A bit presumptuous to think the job will be automatically his by then.

    I bet you’re a really fun person to know 😕

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    Matthew Lloyd (IQ 56) … remember he who promotes underage drinking by his school sports team

    He is a grub like Barrett and Morris and McClure except he at least played the game

    Essendon great Matthew Lloyd believes the Demons have failed to back up their talk of "love" for their teammates and the club from the pre-season with poor performances on the footy field.

    With a horror 0-3 start to the season, the Demons look like a shadow of the club's 2021 premiership powerhouse.

    The club's off-field culture has taken a serious beating in recent years with a spate of off-field issues creating what some believe to be a hostile environment.

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    8 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Matthew Lloyd (IQ 56) … remember he who promotes underage drinking by his school sports team

    He is a grub like Barrett and Morris and McClure except he at least played the game

    Essendon great Matthew Lloyd believes the Demons have failed to back up their talk of "love" for their teammates and the club from the pre-season with poor performances on the footy field.

    With a horror 0-3 start to the season, the Demons look like a shadow of the club's 2021 premiership powerhouse.

    The club's off-field culture has taken a serious beating in recent years with a spate of off-field issues creating what some believe to be a hostile environment.

    I know Matt through junior footy. He may have played for the Bumbers but I always found him to be friendly and respectful. He gets paid to make headlines and I have always thought he looks incredibly uncomfortable doing it as it doesn’t come naturally for him.

    Personally I wouldn’t put him in the same class as McClure, Barrett and Morris.

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    4 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Matthew Lloyd (IQ 56) … remember he who promotes underage drinking by his school sports team

    He is a grub like Barrett and Morris and McClure except he at least played the game

    Essendon great Matthew Lloyd believes the Demons have failed to back up their talk of "love" for their teammates and the club from the pre-season with poor performances on the footy field.

    With a horror 0-3 start to the season, the Demons look like a shadow of the club's 2021 premiership powerhouse.

    The club's off-field culture has taken a serious beating in recent years with a spate of off-field issues creating what some believe to be a hostile environment.

    Lloyd is absolutely right. The whole love theme comes off as completely inauthentic. Goodwin has said his goal for this year is to see the players looking happy and enjoying their football. Do you think they look happy? The supporters sure don't.

    How about we earn back some respect after being the league's sideshow for 18 months.

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    Yes agree Love is not the solution. I think Lloyd picks us as a soft target. Hardly needed to be said given we are 0-3. He is still a Barrett like hater of the Dees.

    Compare to guys like Nathan Buckley or Luke Hodge. Both are super impressive with their insights, comments and analysis. Hodge said the word “Respect” should be emblazoned all over the MFC rooms. Respect for each other. Respect for the club. Respect for the jumper. Respect for the fans.

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    Under fire coach

    underperforming players

    Temporary president

    Temporary CEO with no obvious candidate

    No home base to compete in the arms race in home bases

    Fan base rightfully unhappy with product

    Highest paid players looking to leave last year

    Board room power struggles

    Legal stoushes

    To be fair the media probably have let us off lightly over the last little while.

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    Any organisation with problems looks for distractions to guide the media away from the real story. The "love" theme is a wonderful distraction because it's something new for the footy media hacks to get excited about.

    The real story is obvious, though. We're playing really poorly.

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    Love?

    More like a tough love requirement right now!

    Nice guys finish last (except Federer)

    Edited by Macca

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