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This is surely just a game and he will sign with North. At face value (without knowing the details), they'd be silly to let him go.

Good post bb. Even with posters posting their 'inside' info - those who say we've been in close discussions with Adelaide and Dangerfield's manager and that a deal is brewing, and those that say Dangerfield has flat out rejected the idea of coming to the MFC could all be right, even if the information is conflicting. Even with the best and most current info - people can lie, and people can change their minds. I wouldn't ever categorically decide anything until the deal (or non-deal) is done.

lol - why would we bother with a trade that leaves us pretty much square? Your Collingwood mate doesn't understand 1) the point of trades and 2) that his club has a weak hand in this trade. I reckon you gave him the same response that the club would if that was posed to them.

The problem is GNF is that FA was never introduced with the competition in mind, it was introduced with the players in mind, and probably to avoid a nasty restraint of trade lawsuit. I can't see FA becoming more restrictive of player movements. It will only remain the same, or make moving clubs even easier than it currently does.

What sort of knob takes a photo like that anyway? Hello footy player stalker.

I thought common (Demonland) wisdom was that Clark is still technically under contract.

Judging by the level of delusion I've witnessed from Bummers supporters, I doubt they see it that way.

Not getting a player who was never really coming to us other than in our own heads is not getting shafted. We're not worse off than we were before, it just seems that way as the prospect seemed so exciting. Don't get me wrong, I was hopeful and I'm a little bit disappointed too, but you've just got to be really careful getting your hopes up really high on so-so information. I think that's what a few people have done.

Removed snatch from the filter. Let me know if you find other silly ones, by the way. I've been meaning to comb the list but haven't had time.

Indeed. The only people who told us Clark wanted to go to Collingwood, were Collingwood. Clark and the MFC have said sweet sod all. I'm of the view we know as much as we did from the very start: nothing.

What was he meant to do? Become our premier midfielder? Join the recruiting team? Become a development coach? We're not Geelong, with all that dormant talent simmering away, just waiting for a Paul Chapman to ignite it with a heartfelt speech. We've got awful players on our list playing in the middle none of which is Frawley's fault; Frawley has consistently been one of our better players, he's done his bit I think. Nathan Jones has been on our list the whole time we've been crud too - by your logic, he must be waiting around for someone else to get us going too. Get off our list Jones, you hack.

Tom Jones showing Meatloaf how to be old and still have it.

We've also managed to violate the space time contiuum by you quoting my post before I made it. Impressive.

Like this: ?

Redundant question.

Beams AND Hanley will be on Brisbane's list next year. They are under no obligation to pay any sort of hefty price for Beams, if Collingwood become uncooperative, they can throw their hands in the air and walk away, leaving Collingwood with the problem. If Brisbane part with anything of greater value than their second round pick I'll be surprised.

Oops! Don't know how that happened, fixed.

You've broken the record for the world's thinnest skin if you think that was a howl down. It was a regulation disagreement; if you're struggling with it, forums aren't for you. It's also ironic that it was hogan's heroes that you replied to - no man has been howled down more than him in recent times.

Bizzell was a very good player for us and a cornerstone of our strong(er) sides of the mid 00s. Clearly Geelong were better off in the long term, but it was never intended to be a long term decision. I'm pretty comfortable with it.

I've seen little to indicate that this guy is any good.

There is no way known Brisbane will let Hanley go. While it sounds like Ed has dealt well with Beams on a personal level, Collingwood need to get their head out of their collective arse when it comes to the business transaction. They are not the ones holding the aces.

We got a pick in the 50s for Grgic (Brad Miller if I recall). The deal for Bizzell was complicated and separate.

Again with the nonsense claim that Dangerfield is susceptible to injury, when it would take 15 seconds of research to learn that he's missed 6 games in 6 years. Demonland is sometimes living proof that people are just wilfully ignorant.

All this sledging and abuse toward Clark is all on the assumption that the MFC actually want to keep him. Given all that is coming out of our club is the sound of crickets, it's a very big assumption.