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with all the excitement on the main board i nearly forgot my tips cowboys, lions, chiefs

he has nominated the Suns. The trade still needs to be negotiated between the clubs so not a done deal yet

Losing out to the dons or the saints for a player we want would be hard to swallow particularly as he seemed to be intent on victoria as opposed to a particular club You would think the King connection is a factor and surely we can match or beat the salary

Give him a spray if he does turn up

The last 3 mins of our game against the pies was the worst. something like 6 frees awarded to the pies ALFW umpiring is ridiculously bad

If he was heart and soul why was he talking to Freo and prepared to use them as leverage against us. I get it. players want to maximise their earnings while they can. I would do the same but there has to some cold logic applied to these negotiations as well.

A player that had a history of concussion issues had to retire because of concussion issues thats the fact of the matter sure Maynard is a thug s***bag however gus was only ever one concussion away from retirement so a 6 year contract was not smart at all. and so it proved.

We were too focussed on keeping the band together. Long terms contracts are risky but because we’re not used to success we doled them out to keep everyone happy.

paying a chunk of clarry's salary is a big consequence. hopefully we learn our lesson from it.

The issue with long term contracts is the unknowable. they are a leap of faith and this situation proves it. we have to eat a chunk of his wages now to move him on We gave Gus a long term contract when he had known concussion issues Our list management decisions have been poor.

Papley couldn't get to Carlton after nominating them (if memory serves me correctly)

The mismanagement was giving a whopping contract to Clarry. List management decisions in general have also been poor the last few years But the club needs a reset. and i'm fully behind it. We've basked in the glory of 2021 and failed to deal with disruptive influences and failed evolve and change This reset might not work but it has to happen now before Tassy come into the comp.

Humphreys is more valuable than Trac It'll be Trac plus a pick. Our F1 potentially (i'm not with pick trading so may be off the mark here but definitely won't be a straight swap for Trac)

There go my plans for a productive workday. I'm turning off my work notification now. Trac nominating Suns is massive for us Flanders is a minimum. We must sign him. Hopefully we can nab Humphreys as well. If we manage that we've had a superb trade period. And if we can go to the draft with at least one high pick i'd back JT to pick out a quality player. I'm feeling very positive right now

I'm hoping this thread is quieter today I can't have another low productivity day otherwise i'll be working the weekend to catch-up

If we can turn clarry and Trac into Flanders and Humphrey it would be a great outcome.

With GWS

You forgot Ben brown and hibbo We’re doomed I tell ye. Doomed

jesus wept. he's been here 5 minutes you should start an "Is Kingy the right guy" thread

Josh Jenkins is another nuffie. I don’t think ive ever heard him say anything of value

I’m starting To think we should hold onto Trac unless the deal is too good to turn down. Just cut clarry loose. Too much change might be a bad thing especially with a new coach.

Unfortunately we had no idea how to handle success. When Alex Ferguson took over united they were a basket case. He cleaned house (took a few years) and turned them into a powerhouse. He used to say he always made sure no player thought they they were bigger than the club. As soon as they got ideas above their station they were out. He also made a point of adding new players every year. Kept everyone on their toes. They are a number of reasons why we have stagnated but a big factor is tolerating clarrys poor behaviour. Wouldn’t happen at a strong club. And players wouldn’t be allowed to run the joint. Recipe for disaster. Goody is a legend of the club but this took hold and was allowed to fester under his watch. Anyways, we’re back to where we’ve always been. Hopefully king knows what he is doing. On the bright side we have an excellent talent picker in JT. If he has some good picks he’ll turn them into quality prospects for us.

Because he’s a positive leadership influence around the club. We need that if we’re in a rebuild phase

the joke is not on clarry its on us because we are paying his fat salary

We’re a football club not a baby sitting service. Clarry is a grown man who has made some terrible decisions, mental health or not. I’ve little sympathy for him. That said he was showing some signs of improvement towards the end of the season so maybe he might turn it around. King has different ideas by the looks of it