Redleg

I think Range Rovers can only hoot once.

Unless it is us they are safe. We are the AFL whipping boys.

Would love to win this week and get in the eight, just to query those who said we as a solvent club, should be put in administration by the AFL.

Swan took a trip for a few weeks to Arizona mid season.

If you are correct he shouldn't be running the game.

Let me ask this question: Is Demetriou more angry with us for answering a specific question he asked, which has proven to be the correct answer, but at the same time omitting to volunteer further information to a question not specifically asked, than he is with Essendon for injecting players in the stomach with unknown substances and having secret contracts that the AFL was not aware of? I would love any media person in this country to have the guts to ask that simple question. It won't happen with the football media we have, they want to keep their footy pass.

Very funny. Always loved the Pythons.

Yes really thrilled for him. Hope he goes on with it now. We need midfielders more than money.

hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!

No name mentioned.

He is the most exciting player I have seen at his age, with us, in years. A few of the other Dees playing at Casey also looked good. Things are not as bleak as they seem.

Hope you get your birthday wish.

On 3 AW yesterday Sheahan said it was a good thing we didn't examine the Eagles and Crows and even the Swans in premiership years as he alluded to a lot going on. He said the Swans have been the leader in this "extras" area for the last 15 years. Matthews said that he as a Coach and every other coach would do whatever and take whatever as long as legal of course, to get an edge. If not he said you would have been negligent in not doing everything possible to win. He reminded the panel of his players running around with holes in their arms ready for their drips at half time. He said Dank was regarded as the Guru before it all blew up and everyone would have spoken to him. Sheahan then reminded everyone that Melbourne's crime is not illegal drugs but maybe not being fully frank with the AFL.

I can think of someone.

Take your I Pad with you.

Hopefully.

Saw Hogan again today at Windy Hill for Casey. The kid has it all.

No its' not, saw him today at Windy Hill.

What the media might have got this wrong, impossible.

I don't necessarily disagree on a failure of governance. I just want to know the true facts, not just the media version, which I clearly don't accept on every issue, before I judge people. Call it a handicap of my job.

Bob what you say as usual is sensible. What if you were a Board member, would you have suggested as a protocol, to oversee a Doctor, in handling the medical side of the club. Also how far do you think a non day to day Board can go in micromanaging a football club? Lastly how would you act when setting up your protocols, to not disenfranchise the staff member you were checking on?

Well I have unwedged my jockeys and I am smiling. Let me make my position on our club clear. I too am very upset and angry at our current position and by that I mean every aspect. I am not blind to the mistakes we have made in recruiting, appointing, sacking, discussing tanking, etc, etc, etc, That we are where we are hurts me more than I can express, after a lifetime of support. As you possibly know I have been on the other side of the fence too as a Director, Team Manager and even Recruiter of the club. What really worries me is that if this Board gets up and leaves who are the clever, talented, generous, experienced people lined up to take over. We had not one nomination at the last AGM in February. Yes we can say this Board has made many mistakes but they are not Robinson Crusoe. I only know one or two of them personally so I am certainly no lackey. They have given of their time, energy and to their credit large amounts of money,all to help the club. I just don't see their replacements readily available. I think the constant damning of the Board just puts others off from replacing them. Which successful businessman/woman wants to set themselves up for a scorching from the media and the members. Lastly, I don't accept what I read and see in the media as fact. Most times it turns out to be the opposite. Too many opinions on here are solely based on what is written and televised.

I suppose I should be honoured to be added to the list of people that you have abused and denigrated, simply because they offer a view different to your own. That you resort to personal abuse, tells everyone on here a lot about you. I have been on Demonland since it started and I am disappointed that it has now become a place for people to just abuse anyone who has a different view or opinion. There are those on here who appear to have the god given right to always be right and then they just abuse or ridicule those that disagree. I am not the first to say this to you and you know it. I don't abuse other posters but maybe according to you that makes me dumb. I am sorry that I see things that are alleged in the media somewhat differently to you, who is obviously privy to all of the facts on every matter.

1. It doesn't matter what I believe, that is what the club has said. I don't know any different and therefore that appears to be the position. 2. I might have a concern, but I also understand that if an employee has conversations with people, the Board will not know of them unless a third party informs them, or they ask directly, which they did and apparently were misled, or bug the person's home, phone, office etc.or have them followed 24/7 by Detectives. 3. If it comes to light that the Board learned of Dank's involvement, but acted as soon as they learned of Dank's issues, how would that be a failure of Governance? In this case Bate stopped speaking to him when Dank's issues came to light, he misled the Board when asked if Dank was involved over 3 interviews and when the Board discovered the lie to them Bate is gone, how is this a failure of Governance? Lastly it appears that Bate other than speaking to Dank did what Doctors are supposed to do and no illegal drugs are involved. The club told the AFL what they knew at the time. How is that a lie or a failure of Governance? PS. It will never happen but once again Demetriou has slandered the club and may owe us an apology that we will never get.

The recently departed CEO. Also by the way, the previous Doctors resigned, one of them who had been with us for at least 20 years, the same period many on here bitched about us being the club with the most injuries.