Buckle up, going to be lots of change

The dignified waywas to thank him at a press conference, with Simon in club colours, with players and family there, assuming he agreed.

And for the fans outline the coaching plan for the rest of the year.

There is no dignified way out for the club now. I bet they are scrambling on how to manage 'the optics'. Too late! The damage is done.

A press conf now will be an embarrassment. To not have one is a disgrace. A real catch-22 of the club's doing.

Talk about another 'own goal'.

Edited August 5Aug 5 by Lucifers Hero

After the St Kilda disaster and Simon came out with that silly thing about some good things in the last 4 minutes my mind went Simon" I think you just ended your career at the MFC".

Why now? Perhaps there were things going on with players seeing their futures elsewhere. What we thought about rumors of Lever and North might actually be true. Perhaps there were others!

The reaction of Maxy will be an interesting one to watch. Has always been a staunch supporter of his coach and they’re very close off the field.

1 hour ago, titan_uranus said:

The passage of time will tell us whether it needed to be done now, or could have waited 3 weeks.

But for those who want the club to be #ruthless, you’ve got your wish.

If this destabilises the club, well, you made your bed.

I hope this isn’t Green making a #bigcall just to justify that he isn’t an interim president. I hope this has been well thought through.

Oh no this may mean we lose the next 3 games? Like we havent lost all season.

5 minutes ago, Mickey said:

That's where Richo's replacement is so important

This is where I reckon Simmo or Horse would be good. It is an ideal role for an experienced Head Coach who has had success, is strong on culture, but no longer has the desire to be the Head Coach. Then bring in a Cam Bruce or simarly experienced Senior Assistant ad the Head Coach.

1 minute ago, Lucifers Hero said:

The dignified waywas to hold a press conference, with Simon in club colours, with players and family there, assuming he agreed.

And, outline the coaching plan for the rest of the year and thank him for everything, especially the flag.

There is no dignified way out for the club now. I bet they are scrambling on how to manage 'the optics'. Too late! The damage is done.

A press conf now will be an embarrassment. To not have one is a disgrace. A real catch-22 of the club's doing.

Talk about another 'own goal'.

LH i suggest there was a plan to do as you suggest but someone in the decision process leaked to the press. Was the new CEO and President involved?

Edited August 5Aug 5 by old dee

15 minutes ago, Abyssal said:

Stark difference between the two.

Norm Smith was sacked 12 games into the 1965 season, after winning the flag the year before and with the team sitting third on the ladder - 9 wins, 3 losses.

Goodwin was “sacked” ( let’s wait for the ALL the details to come out, maybe it was by mutual arrangement, who knows at this stage) 3 seasons less 3 matches having not won a final since winning a premiership in such a dominant fashion, whole season included.

It’s been all downhill since then.

Agree.

I am not against the argument that Simon is no longer the man for the job. My opinion is he doesn't have the gameday nous and has failed to keep up with where the game is at. Just felt it could have been an end of year thing since it's less than a month away.

Norm's sacking was nuts.

How long is Yze's contract at Richmond?

3 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

The dignified waywas to hold a press conference, with Simon in club colours, with players and family there, assuming he agreed.

And, outline the coaching plan for the rest of the year and thank him for everything, especially the flag.

There is no dignified way out for the club now. I bet they are scrambling on how to manage 'the optics'. Too late! The damage is done.

A press conf now will be an embarrassment. To not have one is a disgrace. A real catch-22 of the club's doing.

Talk about another 'own goal'.

I'd hate for the club to do to Simon what they did to Adam Simpson...that was...gross.

43 minutes ago, YearOfTheDees said:

The number of people I know who were not going to renew their memberships and the number on here asking how to turn off auto renew, maybe the club saw the writing on the wall. Guess we will have to wait for the club to put out an announcement.

I wouldn't call these people supporters of the club and I hope they still dont renew. Who needs support like that. Weak.

I think we need a new supplementary podcast this week.

What do you think guys?

45 minutes ago, Pirlo said:

Every decision could be disastrous. Not making a decision, however, is unforgivable. The club has been festering in more ways than one since the flag, we need and deserve change. President, CEO, senior coach and presumably head of football next. That's a fair old sign of change.

This is right.

I really dislike the timing of this right now but the one and only thing that could save it is a rock solid succession plan that needed to be acted on immediately.

Edited August 5Aug 5 by layzie

On another note, seems we still have leaks in the club. The first thing PJ stamped out was the leaking to the media and it has been creeping back in over the last couple of years. The fact that scumbag Tom Morris broke this before the club had the opportunity to tell the players is a disgrace, the Board still has issues that sacking a coach won't resolve.

4 minutes ago, Heart Beats True said:

The reaction of Maxy will be an interesting one to watch. Has always been a staunch supporter of his coach and they’re very close off the field.

The reaction of ALL players. Can't see Melksham renewing for one final year now. Can't imagine Koz is not feeling a bit played... who knows - one final AA jacket and maybe Max will call it quits and get out early.

5 minutes ago, Pirlo said:

A cursory glance at the stats would show you that we concede significantly more than we ever did under Chaplin.

Easy to not concede when you go slow and long down the line constantly.

Our ball movement out of the backline this year has been so far improved of the last couple. Our best since 2021 I think.

It’s the bad turnovers from our mids and half forwards that we haven’t fixed.

1 hour ago, binman said:

That remains to be seen.

How strong a position will it be if they haven't sorted a strong replacement, or at the least have some serious irons in the fire - not to mention a clear timetable to sort a new coach in a timely fashion.

I mean, how do we go about trading players in and preparing for 2026 if we are still faffing about in November trying to land a coach.

That’s why the Board has decided to move now st…d!!

Gutted.

4 minutes ago, old dee said:

LH i suggest there was a plan to do as you suggest but someone in the decision process leaked to the press.

The club would know who keeps feeding TM. It should have ousted them eons ago.

The club should have been ready with a contingency plan in case it was leaked. ie Call a press conf for 9.00 am, which would immediately trigger speculation. But at least the club could control the narrative.

Whoever is leaking information out of the club to the media needs to be thrown in the bin.

And once again this club proves to be the worst communication managers in the AFL.

We can't control a narrative to save our lives.

Wrong decision.

Not happy about this at all. Deserved more respect than this.

But this is a classic MFC move to do a knee [censored] reaction and condemn us for years in the wilderness by no doubt selecting an unproven coach with a nice PowerPoint presentation. After 5 years of misery the president will quit, an ex player will ride in on a big white horse, the board will barely say anything and we will roam the wilderness again. We have all seen this before. This might be it for me, I think I'm done.

At least I saw a flag in my lifetime, I never thought I would see that, and Goodwin delivered it. Thank you Simon, I will never forget how happy I felt on that day and when I had pride in this club again. If I have to wait the same amount of time for a flag again I will no longer be alive. Thank you, you are a legend of our club and always will be

6 minutes ago, Adina88 said:

I'd hate for the club to do to Simon what they did to Adam Simpson...that was...gross.

The club should do whatever Goodwin wanted. He has earnt the right to go out his way.

Edited August 5Aug 5 by Lucifers Hero

1 hour ago, Young Angus said:

Now for the replacement...anyone hear any trotting sounds? Keep your ears to the ground...we'll go riding on the horses yeah yeah

No need to …..apparently Tom Morris has this covered. As an aside I’m more ‘urinated off’ with the insider that is leaking information to him.

Want to fix the cultural issues at Melbourne? Find out who is the mole and sack the filthy disgusting toe rag.

1 minute ago, Adina88 said:

The reaction of ALL players. Can't see Melksham renewing for one final year now. Can't imagine Koz is not feeling a bit played... who knows - one final AA jacket and maybe Max will call it quits and get out early.

Which one of the 23 defeats in our last 35 games has been your favourite? I'm flabbergasted at your assertion that the senior coach was somehow the glue holding together this playing group, given what an embarrassment we have been the past two years.

1 minute ago, Adina88 said:

The reaction of ALL players. Can't see Melksham renewing for one final year now. Can't imagine Koz is not feeling a bit played... who knows - one final AA jacket and maybe Max will call it quits and get out early.

You are kidding right? The players are not naive to think that Goodwin's job was safe. No finals wins since 2021, with a list that most said would be a dynasty.

Do you really think that Melksham will give up a $400-$500 salary out of loyalty to Goodwin?

Hopefully this is just the beginning. Tim Lamb has to be next. Our list management has been pathetic.