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Simon Goodwin Sacked

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1 minute ago, Jaded No More said:

Making it all the more wrong if he was involved in this decision.

Richardson should’ve been the first to go imo.

Everything about the FD is poor.

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    Just now, dazzledavey36 said:

    I just wonder if Richo has also accepted his fate.

    I wonder how we can afford to sack so many well paid contracted senior members of our footy department.

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    Brad Green was a great player and captain but he comes across as a President out of his league. He doesn’t instil confidence or stability. Hopefully Steven Smith has the maturity and business nouse to truly lead this club to a place of power. This changeover can’t happen soon enough.

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    1 minute ago, Demon Disciple said:

    Richardson should’ve been the first to go imo.

    Everything about the FD is poor.

    🤔🤔 1st, 2nd ... 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

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    Goody's relationship with our senior players is very special and was both a positive and a negative thing in the end.

    Also lol at this drive by around the Casey facilities.

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    Bang, Goody gave the drive to Casey a slap on the way out lol.

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    How the club and the board have gone about this is so poor. Right decision, [censored] execution and [censored] timing

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    Just now, Dee Zephyr said:

    Bang, Goody gave the drive to Casey a slap on the way out lol.

    A backhander to our administration in failing to secure a home base in his tenure.

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    1 minute ago, Heart Beats True said:

    Brad Green was a great player and captain but he comes across as a President out of his league. He doesn’t instil confidence or stability. Hopefully Steven Smith has the maturity and business nouse to truly lead this club to a place of power. This changeover can’t happen sooner.

    I actually applaud Brad Green for being quite courageous in this decision. He's a little bit on a hiding to nothing here and I know I certainly had asked the question: had he the cohunas?? Well that's been resoundingly answered.

    A hard decision to have to make. I salute you 🫡

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    Got to say, goody coming across very well in this presser.

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    Goody pointedly praising certain individuals (PJ, Mahoney) for creating stability at the club for a 6 year period.

    clear message - there has not been stability for the past 3 years

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    Just now, beelzebub said:

    I actually applaud Brad Green for being quite courageous in this decision. He's a little bit on a hiding to nothing here and I know I certainly had asked the question: had he the cohunas?? Well that's been resoundingly answered.

    A hard decision to have to make. I salute you 🫡

    Good on Brad for fronting up but Steven Smith will be the driving force behind this.

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    1 minute ago, BDA said:

    Got to say, goody coming across very well in this presser.

    He's copped a lot of [censored], but I think he's always been a club and player first in everything he has said publicly.

    With all the challenges he has never waivered in his positivity or unwavering support of his players.

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    1 minute ago, DubDee said:

    Goody pointedly praising certain individuals (PJ, Mahoney) for creating stability at the club for a 6 year period.

    clear message - there has not been stability for the past 3 years

    but no mention of Paul Roos...

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    Goody will be high on the list of candidates for any club looking for a head of footy

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    1 minute ago, KoltTheRam said:

    How the club and the board have gone about this is so poor. Right decision, [censored] execution and [censored] timing

    I disagree - i think its the wrong decision, but if it was to be done, it is the right timing.

    Steve Smith has a massive job - not sure a cushy MCC job and a long holiday is the right lead up.

    I hope Brad Green is telling porkies that we havent already got a plan re a replacement

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    28 minutes ago, lorn said:

    He was simply incapable of fixing our forward line problems and that was his downfall

    I for one am shocked that Tom Fullarton and Shane McAdam weren’t the answers.

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    Well said Goody at the end. Thank you.

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    Tough to watch that

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    13 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Making it all the more wrong if he was involved in this decision.

    11 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    I just wonder if Richo has also accepted his fate.

    I reckon Richo also knows he is gone, thought it was strange that he was spoken to at all.

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    These things are never easy. In the end it was done well enough for me. Clearly Brad isnt the best spokesman, but i think he is just nervous and trying to calm his emotion at the outcome.

    Goody was the ultimate professional and it will be tough seeing him at a different team.

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