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NEALE DANIHER - TO FINISH AT END OF THE YEAR

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Announced on SEN that he will finish up at end of year and will not seek reappointment.

Now we can all get on with it..

Good luck Neale!

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    Press conference live on SEN right now

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    Official in a news conference. Just said he won't seek re-appointment after his contract runs out.

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    beat me to it.. merge threads !! lol

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    Press conference live on SEN right now

    A great servant to the end. Always putting the club first.

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    Its a shame. Geez he's emotional. It really goes to show how much he loves this club. He has been brilliant for this club, and I for one would like to thank him for his work in the last 10 years.

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    Well..

    On the personal note...as a bloke I really wish him well. He has brought much to the club, unfortunately his coaching style hasnt bought any bickies !!

    Now the air is cleared and we can all get on with it.

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    Sorry guys we'll try and keep it to one topic... no suprise it drew three or four new topics within a minute.

    ND says the loss against Richmond had an influence, but he feels that its the best time for the players, club, sponsors and supporters for him to make it clear that he won't seek to be coach of the Melbourne Footy Club in 2008.

    Says he WILL coach again somewhere else, in time.

    He's not bitter, he gave it his best shot over 10 years. Says there's been a lot of circumstances that he could and couldn't control, that we've been through a lot in his ten years on and off the field, and that he's not bitter about it. Disappointed with where we're at, but he's done his best. "Circumstances this year", referring to injuries I guess.

    Says some players might find it odd, especially this friday night, but we'll do the best we can.

    Over rules club official to take a final question - says he told players just before, expected them to be suprised and they were, and now he's off to take training.

    End of press conference

    SEN have already spoken to Voss. He was coy, didn't want to comment.

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    must say ...I am not surprised. I wouldnt have wanted to have gone through that process knowing full well it was esssentially pointless.

    Vosy is laying low...probably sensibly letting it all blow over A sign of of a cool head.

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    This was probably the best outcome for MFC by ND making the call rather than the Club.

    I wish him all the best.

    I wonder if this will tame the effigy burning of him on this site.

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    Announced on SEN that he will finish up at end of year..not seek reappointment.

    Now we can all get on with it..

    good luck Neale

    Thanks Neale for your service. It's sad in a way. He is a great guy and he did not deserve to finish his last season like this. Hope some of the players see this as a wake up call. You have let him down by insipid performances.

    Now hopefully we can get someone who will toughen us up like a voss. We do not need Connolly or Harvey and not Pagan

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    This was probably the best outcome for MFC by ND making the call rather than the Club.

    I wish him all the best.

    I wonder if this will tame the effigy burning of him on this site.

    I think he did the right and honourable thing ... see out what he can of the rest of the season, then hand over to someone else, without the drama of sackings and further divisions. Shows his quality as a person and his desire to do the right thing by the club.

    I think he'll be remembered favourably in the long term for what he achieved with fairly minimal resources and a list without superstars. Wish him well if he goes somewhere else.

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    Rhino..its been quite weird really...as I dont think anyone ( well with a modicum of civility and intelligence ) actually hates the bloke. That in itself has always been the dillema and a cause for much appraisal being probably not as realistic and concise as it might have been.

    He's a nice bloke... probably over 90% here would concur.

    I ts , to me his coachng style and results that are the question.

    But youre probably spot on.. there will now be a lot of .. good lucks etc.. all thoroughly deserved.

    Its a harsh environment , sports coaching and management . But it IS results driven...and we simply dont have them !!

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    I think he did the right and honourable thing ... see out what he can of the rest of the season, then hand over to someone else, without the drama of sackings and further divisions. Shows his quality as a person and his desire to do the right thing by the club.

    I think he'll be remembered favourably in the long term for what he achieved with fairly minimal resources and a list without superstars. Wish him well if he goes somewhere else.

    Well put Maurie.

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    I think he did the right and honourable thing ... see out what he can of the rest of the season, then hand over to someone else, without the drama of sackings and further divisions. Shows his quality as a person and his desire to do the right thing by the club.

    I think he'll be remembered favourably in the long term for what he achieved with fairly minimal resources and a list without superstars. Wish him well if he goes somewhere else.

    Well said Maurie, I couldn't agree more.......

    Daniher has always been a good person, and most definitely did the best thing he could. As Maurie said he did the honourable thing.

    And as such I want to wish him all the best for whatever he chooses to do in the future.

    He has worked hard for a long time for this club, and that should never be forgotten in the face of criticism over where we find ourselves now.

    A change is what seems to be required for both club and coach, and hopefully both can move on without recrimination.

    So to Neale for all the years of service we should say thank you, and we can be grateful that we now have the opportunity to move forward.

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    I think he did the right and honourable thing ... see out what he can of the rest of the season, then hand over to someone else, without the drama of sackings and further divisions. Shows his quality as a person and his desire to do the right thing by the club.

    I think he'll be remembered favourably in the long term for what he achieved with fairly minimal resources and a list without superstars. Wish him well if he goes somewhere else.

    Couldn't agree more. As a 10 year coach he deserves a lot of respect for what he's done for the club both on an off the field. Definitely the right decision though.

    Hopefully in 5 years he will be doing a Robert Walls with Brisbane, talking about premierships won and how he blooded the next generation of stars at MFC that took us there... ;)

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    Where to begin?

    Neale, thanks for ten years of wholehearted service. It's been clear that Daniher has put every last ounce of himself into the job, and then some. I couldn't have asked for anything more.

    During his time at Melbourne, he's had to deal with distractions and difficulties he could have done without. Salary cap penalties in two national drafts, unstable boards, poor facilities, a cash-strapped club.

    A Premiership is significantly all that's missing from his time at Melbourne. Realistically, I feel this was at its closest in his first season, the only season I can recall when I can honestly say that Melbourne would have been more worthy champions than the eventual premier.

    Thanks for your efforts, Neale.

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    Thanks for your service neale, i guess afterall it is sad it ended this way.

    Lets hope the boys have a great end to the season and im sure they'll be fired up on friday night and do it for Neale!

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    Thankyou Neale for your service, you've done the right thing mate, now we can all push on and not have to worry about this.

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    Thanks Neale for your service. He is a great guy and he did not deserve to finish his last season like this. Hope some of the players see this as a wake up call. You have let him down by insipid performances.

    The players were playing for a friend and not a coach in the end..... Sad end for a top bloke!

    Insipid performances is so true.... The bloke has been let down BIG TIME!!!

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    Best wishes to Neale, we'll miss you mate. One of the best blokes in footy.

    It's a sad end, but probably the right one for all concerned.

    Over the next 10 weeks we will find out which players want to wear the red and blue in 2008.

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    I personally wish him well into the future, but sometimes I felt he is just too nice a bloke for this gig>

    I'd hate the wretched job and I wouldn't be reading websites such as this to make you feel even worse and even more friendless!!

    "The King is dead , long live the King"

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    yes...thats the next interesting aspect isnt it... If there was any complacency then the players with any nouse wll know its all about to change.

    And on that note does this now also make sense for possibly Neeta to hand over to ..Brocky ( or whomever )

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