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The media have no idea who Melbourne has chosen, they're just guessing. One thing is certain though, no matter who is chosen there will be people upset with the decision.

Absolutely. Why would Melbourne let the newly appointed Coaches name be leaked to the Media before the announcement on Tuesday. I am sure that every measure would be taken to keep that from happening and currently there is no way of confirming that the Media speculation has any truth?

I also agree that no matter who is appointed, there will be a massive amount of posts against it. As has been asked by Jaded, please don't let the appointment stop you from getting a 2008 Membership.

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Please stick around so that I can mock you when the announcement is made :rolleyes:

And to all other passionate Melbourne supporters, please have a drink and go have a little nap.

The angst that has already been shown BEFORE any announcement has been made, is seriously pathetic.

We don't know what Bailey can bring to the table, just like we don't know what Sheedy didn't bring to the table.

I trust that after this long process, the club has chosen the right man and for the right reasons. The club probably recognised that we are not serious contenders going into 2008/2009 and have therefore decided that Sheedy is not the right man for the job.

Whatever happens and whoever is chosen, please PLEASE don't deny your club your membership money. We need every cent we can get and as many supporters as we can to get on board. Many here wanted Daniher gone (myself included), and the board delivered. Have some faith in the club and support it.

This is a new era for the MFC and we can only hope it's a vast improvement on the last 40+ years.

So moderators mock posters on this site. Very clever.

I find your naivity amusing. It certainly seems like the wool has been pulled over the eyes of many, which was indeed the objective of the "process".

I have not read many of the posts going back for weeks so I have no idea of your opinions nor how much they may have changed through the "process", but I can assure you that Sheedy was never even a genuine contender. I would also suggest that the "top 5" is also somewhat of a misnomer.

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Whatever happens and whoever is chosen, please PLEASE don't deny your club your membership money. We need every cent we can get and as many supporters as we can to get on board. Many here wanted Daniher gone (myself included), and the board delivered. Have some faith in the club and support it.

This is a new era for the MFC and we can only hope it's a vast improvement on the last 40+ years.

Your faith in the board is admirable. That would be basically the same board that reappointed ND in 2004 for three years! I don't think the board delivered because you wanted it! If they listened to supporters our new coach wouldn't be who they appointed. This board (and just about all others) do not heed the wishes or views of supporters. That is not necessarily a bad thing, and I have no real issue with Bailey getting the job, but the upside of Sheedy was enormous and I find it hard to believe that in our current plight (losing money, losing staff and losing credibility) that we wouldn't go for someone with a proven record of success and instead punt on someone who might be a good coach. He certainly couldn't be any worse as a coach than he was as a player. For those who don't remember him, think Godfrey, only about half as fast and with about half as much skill and nowhere near the ticker. Having said that, good coaching is not necessarily about having a stellar playing record (Hafey and Jeans for example).

I have now lived through five new eras (Barassi, Northey, Balme, Daniher and now Bailey) - still waiting!!!

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It's DB - just announced on SEN in press release from MFC

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So moderators mock posters on this site. Very clever.

I find your naivity amusing. It certainly seems like the wool has been pulled over the eyes of many, which was indeed the objective of the "process".

I have not read many of the posts going back for weeks so I have no idea of your opinions nor how much they may have changed through the "process", but I can assure you that Sheedy was never even a genuine contender. I would also suggest that the "top 5" is also somewhat of a misnomer.

Get &^%#@! :)

Great source you had pal.

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I find your naivity amusing. It certainly seems like the wool has been pulled over the eyes of many, which was indeed the objective of the "process".

Yours most of all so it seems! B)

........ Decision made weeks ago. Connolly.

Oh dear. :lol:

Thanks for that.

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So moderators mock posters on this site. Very clever.

I bet we won't ever see you again around here :rolleyes:

Here's a lesson to all you kids; don't listen to posters who conveniently sign up a day before a major announcement, or during trade week, and bring us breaking and earth-shattering 'inside information'!


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So moderators mock posters on this site. Very clever.

You left yourself wide open bud. It's not against the forum rules to "mock" someone (personal abuse is another matter), and if you come in to the site with all guns blazing claiming to know everything that is going on -- when quite obviously you didn't -- then I'm afraid you're going to cop quite a lot of egg on the face.

It's how it works in the real world and it's how it works here.

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In my opinion, based on Bailey's coaching career and how long he has been in the AFL as a coach of some sort, he was our best candidate. While I would have preferred Sheedy purely for branding purposes (and partly because he is a football genius), Bailey has been the apprentice at two of the best teams of the past decade (Essendon in 2000 and Port in 2002-2004) and it was only a matter of time before he was coach, at Melbourne or not. I'm optimistic.

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