Dean Bailey officially the coach

Funniest comments I've read on the whole topic :blink:

Welcome and best wishes to Dean Bailey from us also. Agree that know the decision has been made we all need to move forward and give Dean the best opportuntiy to move the MFC forward.

No doubt some supporters will be unhappy their preferred candidate not chosen. This would occur regardles who of last 5 selected. Without knowing the details of the selection process we have to rely on the fact that MFC process was thourough and the 5 shortlisted candidates all provided a reasonble choice and some alternative benefits. MFC process has ben better than Blues or Bummers clearly.

None of that guarantees premiership success and mere appointment of a new coach is not alone the panacea for MFC's prolonged period in the wilderness. We need to get behind Dean Bailey and the MFC Admin needs to continue the process by putting the righte people around him for 2008! Football Ops position is vacant and all the assistant coaching jobs need to be changed plus hopefully the fitness position!

No doubt each of the 5 candidates would have been questioned about what they want in these areas.

We need to see these issues and culling of the list start seriously in next few weeks. No doubt Bailey and Riley will have serious discussions over next 2 weeks.

The MFC Board MUST also review the rest of the MFC and in particular the continued malaise within the Admin with constant turn over of staff. This hurts all of us supporters and the MFC in terms of monetarys costs and constantly dealing with "learners". Also has put the experiences MFC staffers under added strain all the time!