Grand New Flag
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I have direct contact with Watts manager, the feed back is very positive.
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At least I still haev my bet with sportsbest at $8
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Yes, honestly I was convinced by the media, general Melbourne inpetness, and lack of response from my friend on the borad and my friends in player management.
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Interesting that is exactly the same feedback I was given by my friend on the board.............................. who I may add went very silent on Roos after being adamant we were going to get him in May or early June. Clearly the board and administration smartly kept their mouth shut. This may have been a test......... so to speak. Certainly the old board and admin would have leaked this all day everyday and the deal would have been lost. The point is that no body knew how close things had got, despite obvious and clear on-going communications between the club and Roos. Well done to the club (assuming no last minute fcuk up!). I asked my "friend" who was going to be coach a month ago after Roos had sort of said no publically, and he told me they were still confident in getting Roos. I reported this here at the time but it seemed few believed. I had even lost confidence.
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Perhaps, but if not list manager another role for Lynch?
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Sometime after the bluey. It will depend when contract is signed. The club is aiming for Friday, it will be up to Roos.
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Watched it closely, it would seem that Lynch will indeed be our list manager next year. For the record, on this one I have no inside info, simply a view from Lynch's response. Admitted he had been in discussions with Roos re our list, did not deny he would be part pf the Roos team dispite being dirctly asked.
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I find this all very interesting. My understanding from within the club (those who really care who can stroll through 177 pages and read my previous posts) is that Paul Roos has indicated to the club that he will be our coach next season. It is also my understanding that he has not yet signed. I know as a fact the Roos has been in communications with MFC since R2 and that despite what he has said publically has remained in communications with the club during this time. That's almost 6 months! I believe Paul Roos is a man of outstanding character, but it is clear from the charade that he is not speaking as absolutely and out-right honestly as he claims. For example it is a fact that he publically said he had no interest in coaching Melbourne whilst in discussions with PJ................. but knowing this he always left the door just a little open. As I have said before PJ and the board has always maintained confidence they would get their man. The reason for the final delay is interesting. It could be Roos waiting for final confirmation of AFL assistance, it could be fine details on the structure of the club and his ultimate power, it could be family as stated (however I don't believe so), it could be a respect thing with Craig and the season that has been, it could be details on his contract. Nevertheless, I don't believe for one second that this master of the press would have knowingly rehashed this story if he was not intending to take the role. All I am saying is don't take his words on face value, with Roos you need to read between the lines and the writing between the lines reads positively.
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Dunn has been good this season compared to most. He is part of the solution, rather than part of the problem.
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Not Jake, Lucy Mills. Lucy has now left Connors and is running her own boutique. She managers a host of females including Bec Judd, plus Adam Goods and Jimmy Bartell but no longer Chris Judd.
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If Roos becomes coach as expected. Watts will resign, Watts will not be considered for trade. Watts is confused on when he should attack the ball and when he should stand on the edge of a pack as an outside player. He is our best user of the ball and has been told to be an outside players as this is who we want to see with the ball. Roos will fix this confusion up. Remember Green was soft in the first half of his career and turned into a mongrel.
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Thank You. All indications are that Ross will coach us. I am hearing this from player managers to board members with whom I speak. Melbourne has always been confident they would get their man Roos and this is now close to reality. However, he has not signed yet, things can still go wrong. I remember the Lyon situation last season. Or the Mich Clark situation if you were a Freo supporter. Or the Judd situation where his manager told me after the interview with Melbourne that he was coming to the Dees only for Juddy to change his mind in the following days. As such I am still cautious, a deal is not a deal until the ink has dried.
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Here, here! This was my argument in the "Time to go Mark Neeld" Thread.
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He thinks so!!!!!!
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A certain manager of a certain high profile, high draft pick who's contract is up, has told me that it has been confirmed to him by our club that Roos will be coach. This story has played true since I first discussed it on here in May. Now I am waiting to collect my winnings from the dam bookmaker who would only let me bet $20 @ odds of $8. Hope a few others here took my advice. When confirmed this is the best possible news for our Football Club.
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These developments are entirely consistent with what I have been saying for 3+ Months. Melbourne has been in discussions with Roos since R2. Melbourne in confident Roos will coach from 2014. No decision will be made until admin, board etc are in place. No decision will be made until after AFL assistance is confirmed. The AFL wants Roos to coach Melbourne None of this should be a surprise! Roos is very short odds to coach us. I say $1.20 would be a fair market.
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He's too slow, seems to have lost his zip, strength in his legs as well as penetration on his kick. Looks like OP but, I am sure the club would not be playing him if this was the case. A shadow of the player he was in his first 2 seasons. However, he reads the play very well, is a superb tackle. He looks the same sort of player as McLean. I am sure that if you put a champion mid-field around him he would be a very useful and dangerous player as the 5th midfielder who is thus not tagged. Just like McLean. Unless he regains speed and strength he will never be more. -
Melbourne believe they are still in the running for Roos. Roos has not made a decision on if and where he will coach. AFL equally supportive of Roos coaching Melb or Brisbane as Brisbane financially is a basket case which only success will cure. This is not in our favour. Roos has told Melbourne he will not consider Melbourne's contract/offer further until the President, Board and Administration are finalised (as he said in the HS two weeks ago). I suggest we hurry up and sort this out. Personally I would prefer Roos but would be happy with either Roos, Williams or Eade. Just saying the club still has confidence, however probably fair to say not as high confidence as a month ago.
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Thanks Demonfan26, I have been on holiday for the last week, and have not had a chance to get the latest re- roos or any other coach for that matter. I will see if I can find out where we are at over the next few days. Cheers
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Rumour. Hird to stand down of be sacked
Grand New Flag replied to Demonsterative's topic in Melbourne Demons
Sky News taking on the story. They say its not confirmed, but not normal for them to run a story (as the headline sports story) unless they are fairly certain it is true. -
Rumour. Hird to stand down of be sacked
Grand New Flag replied to Demonsterative's topic in Melbourne Demons
Fair point. Just alot of smoke on this one. I cant see Hird surviving should Essendon lose premiership points. -
Rumour. Hird to stand down of be sacked
Grand New Flag replied to Demonsterative's topic in Melbourne Demons
Appears to be more than rumour. Resign or be forced out by the AFL for bringing the game into disrepute. Hird lost me when he sold out on Evans last week. He should have resigned himself and protected his Chairman, who from all reports had absolutely no idea that the "substitutes" were more than vitamin injections. Hird needs to leave the game for a few years like Carey had to. -
I don't know this, rather he will sign if Roos signs.
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Absolutely.
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The article was a statement confirming almost everything that I have been hearing. He has stated clearly what needs to happen for him to take the job. He seemed confident that we will get PP at #1 (interesting), the importance of Watts and essentially outlined his 100 day plan. (I am also told Watts signature depends on Roos signature.) Roos again could have added a couple of paragraphs saying that although the coaching job was tempting and he believed we had the foundations of a good team, due to family reasons, and media commitments he was unable to take the offer, but in his opinion ........... or ........... had the right skill set and should be pursued. The facts are he again had a perfect opportunity to politely let us down. BUT HE DID NOT. Clearly this is an open letter to members, board members and the AFL of what his requirements are. He wants to coach us, but these things are non negotiable.
