The Malthouse talk always had the smell of smokescreen for me, with Clarkson clearly the right man for us and that we would have a go.
Knows the club from the inside. Has the right level of a---hole that a coach needs,
Even with a $5 million five year deal we are an outside chance only.
The key is the Hawks won't be able to give him five years - obviously the dough is big but five years in his caper is a lifetime.
As to those asking where did we get the money- I suspect that's what the big end of town is supposed to supply and I would not be surprised if some promises have been made assuming we get the right bloke...