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And so the Fellowship of the Flag was formed *Parts of Bilbo and the Gimli have been cast already

not a bad watch. first season at least worth a look

Quality journalism Melbourne Demons rift emerges after Simon Goodwin sackingA Melbourne Demons player has lifted the lid on a potentially ugly rift forming among the playing group and club hierarchy after the sacking of coach Simon Goodwin on Tuesday.

But it is feeding the media which we could do without. “Demons rift in playing group” BS article based on Ed’s comments

True. I'm not sure we have the same stability over the last couple of years though. We need to get back to a functioning club and FD all on the same page

The thought of winning a flag with Buckley as coach when he never won one after 25+years at the Pies would be enough for me to go with him

Surely Horse would like the opens spaces out at Casey

Longmire made it to 5 GFs (not 4) Unbelievable achievement He would have been our first call

Roos joined 12 years ago with the succession plan so it is 12 years of stability There will be no success unless we can get this stability back

Who's idea was it to put Ed on the presser? He is clearly not the most savvy media guy out there. Remember the 'all duck no dinner' debacle? Not blaming Ed, he is a lovely guy, was honest and wanted Simon to know he loves him. We should have used Max or Lever who would have answered in a way that respects Goody but also does not directly conflict with the clubs decision to make us look (more) foolish.

Depends if you want someone with experience or someone who has never done the job before Bottom clubs tend to sack coaches so the above is obviously skewed data Longmire would be the dream but I don't think we would be able to convince him to step into our mess

I had thought we should go an untried assistant but the mess the club and FD are in I think we need a savvy operator and experienced head. It is not just about coaching. Actually Head Coaches don’t do much coaching these days. It’s a manager role. Influence our direction, who to trade in, game style, manage assistants. I doubt Horse would come but he’d obviously be great.

I thought this last year, but 7 wins with a soft draw and not many injuries shows we are a long way off top 4 hope you are right

A fair bit better but still have an underlying sense of dread. standard for a mfc supporter

Or ‘Was Goody the right guy?’

Well done Goody. Thanks for everything. You gave 100% every single day and the players love you. We were the best team in the league over the 2021-2023 period. Something I never thought I would be able to say.

Can anyone recall a head coach sacking that didn't come out through media at least a few hours prior to the announcement? It happens most times. And clearly the players knew before Morris stated it. Gawn rang Goody at 7am

Sack him weeks ago - good decision Sack him now - "disgraceful" decision Sack him in 3 weeks - good decision You are making heaps of sense

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

Was a board decision. I doubt Richo had a say. He just went over to be there for Goody when they delivered the news is my read

Simon carrying himself very well at the presser. Should be proud of himself

If it's true that Goodwin is shocked and furious then it's obvious he is not living in reality. 2 bottom 6 finishes with this list is not acceptable

Thankfully we got Kozzi locked away before this!

Buckley - took over a young premiership list at the beginning of a potential dynasty and managed to miss finals what 3 times in a row? The most stubborn coach of all time and couldn't deliver a flag No thanks

How do you respectfully sack someone? It has to be sharp and quick. He was given the respect of a lot of time