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That is crazy. Also, it's afternoon.

Have a think about this: If GWS had signed him, do you think Sheedy would talk about it? Do you think there would be so many 'destabilising' leaks? They are trying to make us react, and react poorly, and some of you are falling for this nonsense.

I'm just a confident MFC supporter, unlike a lot on here who evidently have little faith in the people they claim constantly to have great faith in. Rose coloured glasses? Really? Because I think that my club shouldn't be railroaded into bad decisions because of media pressure and an agent of a 19 year old kid who just wants to play footy? Your last line is quite ironic considering that all this speculation and the following Land neurosis is off of zero action and zero words.

For the Land regulars - I am going to say that this is different because Freak is relaying someone else's view. So the 'rule' doesn't apply in this case.

Well, where to start... Frack it. This is nuts - the kid hasn't gone (why would he go? And have some confidence in your club. Your patheticness is wearing thin) and him waiting till the end of the season (or toward the end) is to get the best deal from whoever he signs with. We will pay over the odds for him but we will keep the kid. Rest assured, stop the hand-wringing and teeth knashing, get on with life and stop pushing a good kid out the door with your neurotic natterings. (That wasn't directed at any individual)

Your ignoring skills need work... You're right though. But there are better reasons not to play Scully at Casey. It is self defeating and pointless and a hypothetical that doesn't require comment.

It is not soft, it's confident and respectful. And when you're dating I dare say you don't say "well, I heard you were talking with this guy at a cafe. I don't know if its true but I don't care. F... me right here or get lost."

Yeah, and that was so helpful for us when we got Judd. That is silly money and is pure BS. This site is being used as a conduit for BS rumours designed to prise this kid away from the club. I call shenanigans!

Ugh.

WTF?! It is not a fait accompli. And if we act like it is then it will be. HAve some confidence in your club to keep such a talent and stop freaking out over hypotheticals.

Regurgitating what has already been said - it isn't all about money. And this front-end, back end argument is illusory. You get paid over the journey of a contract what you get paid over the journey of a contract.

Hardly equivalent situations. Thompson and Ablett didn't talk full stop. We simply don't agree that Bailey should confront a 19 year old on negotiations he may or may not be involved in through a third party. Hurumpf! Try and calm down people.

This si the kind of ridiculous talk that makes me nervous about some of you innocently 'chatting' or writing letters to Tom and his family. Negotiations are just that. Stop being so naive - he (through his manager) is trying to get a good deal and that's his perogative. It doesn't make him a 'greedy [censored] that can eff off.'

His manager is trying to get him a good deal. That's fine. Tom seems to be professional enough to deal with distractions, the club won't talk about it so the fuel will be us and the Hun et al. It isn't ideal but it is hardly the ruination of the season. I am not worried about him leaving and I am not worried about the 'distractions' of endless questions from Hutchison, I want to keep him and I would pay over the odds for him, but I am just not interested in trudging around discussing the rumours. He plays for Melbourne, why would he leave? A few here could use some confidence as a Melbourne supporter, but I understand the need to to say 'the world is falling apart' - it is a defence mechanism so that they can say 'I saw this coming' or be pleasantly suprised when their vision of apocolypse is only a mere ELE.

Bruce is 31. Tom is 19. If the club thinks they can get all these top kids and not, at some stage, pay over market for them - they are kidding themselves. We will pay over market for Tom and that is fine. We will probably pay undermarket for Frawley during the latter years of his 4 year contract... The club is made up of individuals we have to pay under the cap, and the environment this year is conducive to Tom getting a contract over market. Let's be ruthless and fight to keep a generational talent.

Posters need to decide for themselves that continually talking about this is pointless and unhelpful - not the mods. And Tom Scully is a great talent - I don't endorse your extremely opposite view of being so blase about the prospect of him leaving. It's healthier than the hand-wringing but it's bordering on an enforced delusion to help people 'get over' Tom leaving if he ever does. Let's be honest though. He looks at this stage to be a generational talent.

Or sending passive aggressive letters to the kid 'explaining' what a [censored] he would be if he left. I've changed my mind on that - please don't send letters if you are older than Tom. If you are older than Tom; just calm down, leave your hand-wringing tripe on here and don't send a 'please stay or else' letter.

At some point, these monikers become pointless and impossible to measure and define.

Offended by the closing down of nonsensical, duplicative, hand-wringing Scully-Gawn! threads? Honestly... The football is almost here, people.

NAB Cup is meh. I hope we don't suck. But getting ready for Sydney is what this time of the year is about.

But that is not an invitation for MCC members to legitimately say they don't need to buy the $50 membership though... Just saying...

Yeah, we're Melbourne supporters and we shouldn't get used to having nice things because we're Melbourne supporters... I'm learning that living with this kind of attitude is corrosive. He'll stay because we are the MFC and he is a good kid and wants to win things. This story is testing out the Syndrome... Oh, and the petition isn't necessary but send letters if you need to. Just don't be aggressive.

This thread establishes nothing either... It should be called 'Demon masses fear all things that could go wrong. The End.'

I think some of you need Freak to tell you he is going. It seems to me to be the only way of convincing people he will stay. Freak?

I'm just arrogant. And, I'm pretty arrogant and bullish as a Melbourne supporter too. He's not going anywhere.