1 minute ago, red and blue forever said:

I agree with some here, that Brad Greens letter was a bit of a nothing response,

but

I am happy at least he understands the letter needed to be written to us fans

and what can we really expect him to say?

Perhaps seem a little more [censored] off like the rest of us, sure.

but is not like he can say, "WE ARE SACKING EVERYBODY" and rant and rave like we do on here. What would that achieve really anyway.

Change Must happen, but it is not going to happen overnight. This is something as demon supporters we all should know too well from our past experiences.

What is he going to do about it, nothing I WILL BET

1 minute ago, jackaub said:

What is he going to do about it, nothing I WILL BET

we will see what he does, and can judge him from that.

I would be surprised if nothing comes from this debacle.

Show some balls Green. You are one of the greats of Melbourne it's time to cement it

Brad Green is keeping the seat warm until Steven Smith arrives

He is not going to make any big decision

A letter to members after yesterdays circumstances and this morning was warranted, however not having any substance sets it up for people to make their own assumptions or “True meaning” of the nothing.

Besides we all know big news won’t come from a special letter to all members it’ll be leaked well before they even think of making an AI generated statement.

The [censored] that made a threat to Goodwin has probably conversely made it harder for the Board to sack him.

Just now, Jaded No More said:

10 points for speaking to the members

-10 points for not saying anything

I would have said we make contracts with coaches to teach and players to perform to an agreed level. We are making an assessmrnt of whether those contacted are fulfilling their part if the deal. Those who want out will get that opportunity at the end of the season.

Yes and surely the bit about abuse to Simon is a seperate matter.

51 minutes ago, watchtheeyes said:

Would you prefer he didn’t write one? What would you have said instead?

How can he inform supporters anymore than he has until they have their board meeting?

17 minutes ago, fr_ap said:

Let them have their win for the ages. Our last after the siren victory won a minor premiership and set us on a path to a flag.

And their win will be forgotten within weeks.

2 minutes ago, BDA said:

Brad Green is keeping the seat warm until Steven Smith arrives

He is not going to make any big decision

Brad Green was keeping the seat warm when he was captain. Except he was tough as nails and never took a step down

16 minutes ago, Strawberry Fields said:

I’m putting my rose coloured glasses on and reading between the lines.

He’s preparing the battle space for a big decision. I’m quietly confident… But rarely correct.

This was my read of it too

Thanks Brad for taking the effort to acknowledge the poor performance of the team in 2025 and the disappointment and anguish felt by the supporter base and also referencing the threat to Simon Goodwin on unsocial media. He is smart enough to know that he is damned if he speaks and damned if he doesn’t but personally I am glad that he spoke. What happens at the end of season in four weeks time is anyone’s guess but you can bet it won’t be enough for some.

A token response to what must have been a flood of venom that came into the Club. I would say it was written by a PR consultant. I would like him to have said that the last 2 results were totally unacceptable and the Board are demanding answers and corrective action.

4 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

How can he inform supporters anymore than he has until they have their board meeting?

There wasn't any mention of the Board Meeting or what they might be addressing.

He managed to drive right around that.

We aren't stupid. The club has long taken many of us for fools.

1 hour ago, Pipefitter said:

The club must have got pounded today with feedback.

The phone line (a.k.a. the membership hotline and the only one publicly available that standard nuffies like myself can call) was down and still on the standard "our business hours are" recording when i called at 10.20am

All's well at HQ then yes

Edited July 28Jul 28 by Demon Dynasty

6 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

The phone line (a.k.a. the membership hotline and the only one publicly available that standard nuffies like myself can call) was down and still on the standard "our business hours are" recording when i called at 10.20am

All's well at HQ then yes

Probably temporarily disconnected due the overwhelming amount of angry and abusive phone calls they received.

As for Brad Green's letter. It was definitely a case of "damned if you do, damned if you don't" but I think he had to say something.

If I was Brad Green, I would be having some uncomfortable conversations with both the players and the coaching staff after such an embarrassing and humiliating choke.

Losses like yesterday, aren't just damning on the coach, but definitely cause damage to membership numbers. That costs the Club a HUGE amount of money!

The trouble for many here with the letter is that it doesn't propose remedies that align with what they're FEELING. Because in response to BIG FEELINGS people want to see BIG ACTIONS - whether or not they actually achieve anything.

i.e., people want the club to perform angry disappointment.

i.e. it's not what the club actually does that counts, it's the optics.

Edited July 28Jul 28 by bing181

24 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

I would like him to have said that the last 2 results were totally unacceptable and the Board are demanding answers and corrective action.

Perhaps something like "the season in totality has certainly not lived up to our expectations as a football club ... however your Board and I are committed to doing everything required to have our AFL program performing at the level we all expect"

?

1 hour ago, Clintosaurus said:

Not sure what everyone was expecting. Patience.

The one thing missing was the perennial kiss of death to the coach "Simon Goodwin has the boards full support to steer the ship".

Again more talk from the club, with very little action.

Is an EGM out of the question? The entire board has been complicit in this clubs shocking downfall.

Well, an apology would have been nice. A sincere apology acknowledging that yesterday was unacceptable and continues a run of losing close games. At least Max fronted up on the radio and took ownership and explained some of what went on, especially the 6-6-6 stuff up. I would prefer he kept his powder dry until after tonights board meeting and had a harder edge than we aren't where we would like to be.

34 minutes ago, 48 Year Now said:

Yes and surely the bit about abuse to Simon is a seperate matter.

SACK THE COACH What else

I agree the threats to Goodwins safety are not acceptable and horrifying.

That shouldn't have been the only point of the message to members though. Surely speak to what's gone wrong and what's being done to put us on the right path again.

The email feels like it was knocked up but ChatGPT, but he added a condition to the prompt that said "remove any accountability or actions and keep it vague".

59 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

If you're going to address the members.. I.e the dyed in the wool paying stakeholders... then do them the courtesy of acknowledging the issue. The real issue. Of the thousands of likely emails the club received what % do you think expressed outright ire and contempt for the coaching and football dept ?? I'm thinking pretty high. Not just about another woeful season, not about 'roller-coaster rides' and any other platitudes.

The only issue would be Goodwin. Green might have wanted to at least talk to us...not the hand.

7/10 for effort

3/10 for content

Goodwin is an employee and should be respected, regardless of what is occurring within the club and the anger from members.

It seems Green didn’t address what you (plus thousands of members) wanted, so let transfer the frustration and anger at Green because too many here can’t self regulate themselves.

I would be disgusted (more so than where we are at) if the club treated our Premiership winning coach with such disrespect.

10 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Again more talk from the club, with very little action.

Is an EGM out of the question? The entire board has been complicit in this clubs shocking downfall.

Good question. Maybe the legal eagles can weigh in here. If you put it together right now you might just get a groundswell of support