Bailey the winner according to Hutchie

[Guest MFC4Life]

We're mad if we don't take Sheedy, simply mad. An example of why this football club been mired in mediocrity for nearly 5 decades!!!!!!!

[Rogue 585]

An example of why this football club been mired in mediocrity for nearly 5 decades!!!!!!!

As opposed to EFC over the past five.

[deesrock 0]

I have to admit that I don't really know anything about Bailey- not many of us do. We have been able to read a bit from the Port Adelaide website and that is about it.......

I'm with you MFC4Life - I feel shattered that we haven't grabbed the opportunity to obtain the services of an ICON! I just hope to God it isn't true. Hutchy doesn't like to admit it, but he doesn't know everything.

Please give it to sheeds!!!!

[Jaded No More 68,973]

I think we should all start attacking the club before we know the decision...

FFS, there is so much speculation that every hour someone else is apperantly the chosen one.

Let's wait till Monday/Tuesday and then we can start hurling abuse at the club.

For what it's worth, I don't think Sheedy is going to be our coach for a whole host of reasons.

And remember, Clarkson and Laidley and Roos were all unknown when they took over as senior coaches. One has since won a flag, while all 3 have their teams in the finals this season.

[Geddy Lee 582]

We're mad if we don't take Sheedy, simply mad. An example of why this football club been mired in mediocrity for nearly 5 decades!!!!!!!

Hmmm, in the year 2007 we are presented with 5 prospective coaches, we choose the one that has proven himself a more capable modern day coach then the others according to a well-established criteria, and this process can be related to not having won a premiership in 43 years.

I can see the split in a couple of years; if we do poorly under Bailey then we are a basketcase for not taking Sheeds, if we do poorly under Sheeds we got sucked in by his profile and should've taken Bailey . . .

[Freddy Fuschia 747]

Hmmm, in the year 2007 we are presented with 5 prospective coaches, we choose the one that has proven himself a more capable modern day coach then the others according to a well-established criteria, and this process can be related to not having won a premiership in 43 years.

I can see the split in a couple of years; if we do poorly under Bailey then we are a basketcase for not taking Sheeds, if we do poorly under Sheeds we got sucked in by his profile and should've taken Bailey . . .

Disaster.

[BrownlowBruce 1]

this may seem strange.... but

if it is sheedy to be coach i would be happy

but if sheedy isnt picked i say suffer in ur jocks to him never liked him he is a tool

but he could do good things at the mfc...

but if bailey has done well enough to impress the panel over sheeds welll im happy for him

[diesel 420]

As opposed to EFC over the past five.

Why not go back another two years you will see two grand finals and a premiership. With Melbourne over 40 years you see two grand final thumpings.

[Yze_Magic 3]

LOL, Hutchie is a sloth

Bloke has no idea

Move along people...

[demon_king 13]

Don't read too much into it, Hutchy said he'd be lying if he said he knew who was chosen.

However I wouldn't be upset if Bailey was the chosen one. I didn't know anything about him either but after reading the article on the AFL site posted a few weeks back he opened my eyes.

Either way whatever Melbourne does it will be a bold move, sure it's a bold move to appoint Sheedy but it's probably even bolder to overlook him for someone that has come out on top of the coaching process.

[Demon Disciple 12,273]

FFS, there is so much speculation that every hour someone else is apperantly the chosen one.

Too right Jaded.

This just in.....................Chuck Norris has stated he would like to lead the Dees forward from '08, Gardner and Harris cannot believe there luck and have just left the board meeting heading straight for the US to put pen to paper. More news when it is at hand.

[The Cold Hard Truth 0]

Sheedy is a great opportunity. But he is not a long term prospect at 59 years old.

Perhaps those involved believed that the current list were not capale of winning a premiership in the next three years so have chosen a fresh coach to build a fresh team as oppose to providing an experienced coach to take the team to the next level still believing the top 4 capabilities predicted at the start of the year.

Garry Lyon did write an article a few weeks ago suggesting the current list did not have a premiersip window.

[WonnaJurah 5]

Too right Jaded.

This just in.....................Chuck Norris has stated he would like to lead the Dees forward from '08, Gardner and Harris cannot believe there luck and have just left the board meeting heading straight for the US to put pen to paper. More news when it is at hand.

with mr T as our tackling coach

[Redleg 41,427]

I think we should all start attacking the club before we know the decision...

FFS, there is so much speculation that every hour someone else is apperantly the chosen one.

Let's wait till Monday/Tuesday and then we can start hurling abuse at the club.

For what it's worth, I don't think Sheedy is going to be our coach for a whole host of reasons.

And remember, Clarkson and Laidley and Roos were all unknown when they took over as senior coaches. One has since won a flag, while all 3 have their teams in the finals this season.

Would hardly say Roos was an unknown. I know what you mean he wasn't a senior coach, but he was a champion player of 350 games at two clubs under many great coaches.

Obviously I don't know who our next Coach will be, but there is one thing I am confident about, if it is not Sheedy our record membership will drop and our perilous financial position will not improve at least in the short term. Sheedy would attract members and sponsors. The club would gain enormous PR. I know that is not the reason to appoint a Coach but he is the only (multiple) premiership coach in the group and if he failed say after two years he could be replaced and we could be in a strong financial position. If one of the others failed it could be a disaster on and off the field.

[Guest unstable punt]

Don't read too much into it, Hutchy said he'd be lying if he said he knew who was chosen.

However I wouldn't be upset if Bailey was the chosen one. I didn't know anything about him either but after reading the article on the AFL site posted a few weeks back he opened my eyes.

Either way whatever Melbourne does it will be a bold move, sure it's a bold move to appoint Sheedy but it's probably even bolder to overlook him for someone that has come out on top of the coaching process.

its all speculation, everyone is guessing, just like us

[QueenC 74]

On the Saints fan site there is a poster who says that is Bailey......

And that he (she) got that information directly from a Melbourne board member this evening.

Frankly if that is true (and that is a big "if") I would find that fairly disappointing.

That a board member would walk out of a meeting as important as that and open his (her) mouth immediately.

But I think after all the speculation and guess work that has been going on I will just sit patiently and wait for the announcement.

[Diablo 1]

Long time observer first time poster...

Why is everybody so disappointed with Dean Bailey (if indeed he has got the job)? I admit, Sheedy was, and remains, my first choice, but this guy was a definite second, with daylight between him and Hardwick and Riley, and then a scandinavian summer's daylight between those two and Connolly.

Bailey is a sharp, sharp man. I've heard him on radio, and seen him interviewed on TV now that I think about it, several times. This bloke is not your average, nuff-nuff assistant who trots out the same cliches every quarter to explain how the game is unfolding; he is a genuinely intelligent, footy-smart fella. He doesn't see 'we're not getting our hands on the pill'... he sees WHY we're not getting our hands on the pill. I think once you hear him speak a few times you'll agree (touch wood). This is only half the equation, of course.

Most coaches are HIRED totally on the basis of their football intelligence. The other factor that needs to be taken into account is the ability to motivate people (be it a friendly gee-up or a flat out bomb under the jacksie). Of course, it's tough to see this in an assistant, so we'll have to reserve judgement. However, listening to him speak, I feel confident that at the very least, he won't make the mistake that Daniher did, in becoming best buddies with the playing group. Players like Bruce, Green and ESPECIALLY TJ don't need a friend. They need someone who'll kick them up the ass.

So, I'll reiterate that, like many of you, Sheedy is my first preference. If it's going to be one of the other blokes, however, I'll be very happy if it's Dean Bailey. Even if you're so passionately pro-Sheedy that you can only, for the life of you, see what might have been, at least you can take some comfort from one thing; At least it's not f*****g Connolly

[Courtney_Fish 183]

I'm shocked! I just saw the headlines in the papers that the coaching position was given to Dean Bailey. I thought they had been talking about Brett Bailey.

[beelzebub 23,383]

hmm according to the aged..yesterday 'twas Hardwick...today is Bailey.. who knows who it will be come Monday !! lol

[Guest unstable punt]

LOL, Hutchie is a sloth

Bloke has no idea

Move along people...

all the reports this morning are that Bailey has got the job, l tell he must be good but who knows, its gunna being interesting

[Twinkies 0]

It's been a 100 hour process.

I'm sick of all the whinging.

Whoever is chosen, MUST get our full support. If members walk away because we didn't pick up Sheedy, then please do us all a favor and don't come back. FFS, if Bailey impressed more than Sheedy, why not stop and ask why Sheedy didn't get the job before having a crack at Bailey. I want the best available coach, not an icon.

I guess all you 'Sheedy must coach' people all wear Brand name clothes and never try new local designers.

Makes me sick how negative people can be around here.

[Gorgoroth 13,016]

I've said who i want enough times and who i would hate to have (connolly) but even if the board sees fit to appoint connolly (shudder) i will still buy my membership regardless, and i would hope everyone would too.

[Hannabal 4]

A lot of smart people want Bailey. And personally, if it's true, I'm delighted as he's my preferred candidate.

I'll back the 'process' and those smart people over the originator of this thread.

[AzzKikA 2,371]

I want Sheeds but none of us know, even he doesn't know, how he will be when in charge of our boys. Quite simply the only person we KNOW cannot coach the club is Riley.

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

It's been a 100 hour process.

I'm sick of all the whinging.

Whoever is chosen, MUST get our full support. If members walk away because we didn't pick up Sheedy, then please do us all a favor and don't come back. FFS, if Bailey impressed more than Sheedy, why not stop and ask why Sheedy didn't get the job before having a crack at Bailey. I want the best available coach, not an icon.

I guess all you 'Sheedy must coach' people all wear Brand name clothes and never try new local designers.

Good post Twinkies.

I cant believe the pile of uninformed tripe that has been served up by people on this site allegedly "in the know" or have fixed or firm views on who would be the best coach here. They are all so far from the where true analysis is done it not funny.

But saying that if it is Bailey....welcome to the greatest and oldest club in Australia. I hope you bring many changes and much success to us.