Rab D Nesbitt

In the absence of anyone really knowing what was said at his exit meeting I'm happy to let the fact that we were willing to absorb up to half his salary for the rest of his contract to move him on speak for itself.

I was quite surprised at the lack of scrutiny at the AGM about this. It must be two years or so now that an announcement has been imminent. We've the board who cried wolf.

It's not unusual for the best sides to be playing 60 games a season depending how deep they go in their domestic and European cup competitions. That's three games a week for most of the season. Every two years there's also either the European Championships (Euros) or a World Cup for those players that make their native country's squad. Lots of international travel as well. The lower divisions south of the border play 46 regular games plus playoffs. It's probably why I find it hard to wrap my head around a 23 game + finals AFL season as being 'long'. We played Motherwell on Saturday just gone, St Mirren this morning and play the Tims at the Piggery at lunch time this Saturday. Connor Barron covered 16km in the game on the weekend so we rested him today and hooked Soapy Souttar and Chermiti early when it looked like the game was won. Player management and squad rotation is really important. Maybe the best person to compare the two codes is Darren Burgess.

He's on our 2026 list and the new season is still weeks away. If he's good enough he'll play and if he isn't he wont.

I just think there's way too much going on and reminds me of those Ugly Jumpers that get worn at Christmas. It's like the club badge we used to have with a pitchfork, set of goalposts, a football, the southern cross, an MFC monogram and lots of scribbling in the background. I'm sure it would have had a meat pie, a boomerang and a map of Australia too if there had been any room.

I agree. It's a dog's breakfast of a guernsey but some people absolutely love it. Less is more.

Our home guernsey is easily the best in the competition and the only one that comes close to it is the one we wore for our 160th anniversary when we thumped GWS at the G. It has a red vee instead of a yoke.

Called us the Dees and not the Demons too. I'm glad we traded him 😆

Could've been worse. Go Dees!

Looking to move to Byron Bay I heard.

LOL. The stupid questions have started early.

Is this the meeting where people compete to ask the dumbest question imaginable? Last year someone suggested we build an old folks home for supporters at Caulfield, among other doozies. Might tune in for a laugh.

Co. Tyrone?

Excellent. It’s a lovely ground to watch a game and I can get to the new underground station easily. Just hope it’s not 40 degrees again!