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If this club signs another unexperienced coach after losing Scully, it just be the last straw for me. I'd rather them re-sign Viney.

Let's look at the % of "fans" that actually go to games. No.1 on the list: Melbourne.

It's hilarious how some outlets say he is 'certain' to go without actually providing direct quotes or references as to their proof, while other outlets say GWS hopes to 'lure' Scully, with a 'decision' coming next week. I'm still 80/20 him going/staying.

"Stay positive"

I agree.

I just feel that if it were to be on The Footy Show, they'd have promoted it.

Yeah, I just saw it as him being cheeky. Try not to read into everything.

We're being taking for a MASSIVE ride. So depressing that we all care so much. He's gone.

I wouldn't have thought that him being captain would be a surprise. I think it's obvious that he would be.

Put it this way: Scully will get $1 million a year A car A stunning house on the harbour God knows what else At Melbourne he will get: $500-600k a year Some neat little deals with some local businesses ... That's it. Ba-bye! Take that jumped off your back!

Scully 'certain' to sign with GWS the Demons 2009 priority pick has all but decided to move to Sydney. WAT o_O Also, where is the quote with 'certain' in it? How the hell do these journalists get their jobs?

Rubbish. There is NO league in the WORLD that would ever, EVER see a team NOT be able to match an opposing team's offer for a 2nd year player in a salary cap and drafting system. ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD! Teams cannot match GWS/GC offers. The AFL knows this. It wouldn't have instilled these rules if it didn't.

I thought the loss was just terrible. People keep finding positives. I am so sick of always trying to find positives in loses. We've been losing for 50 years.

Can't be Pies. If they sign another potential star player, then something isn't right. I think only Tigers and Dees would be potential suitors.

We had an awful fixture, crowd wise. In terms of 2010 ladder finishes, we had the easiest draw in the league. But for marketing and crowd-pulling purposes, our fixture was always a crock. Eagles at Etihad? Adelaide, Freo, Brisbane all at the G.

Yeah I agree. I think he's gone, but the longer it isn't confirmed, the more chance he probably is to stay. But I'm not holding onto anything. He's gone.

He played great against the bottom side, who we lost against. Give him a 6-year contract!

Yet another Daniher duster ready to go. Ba-bye!

And from what I believe we were the front runner at one point. Until he actually met with the club.

We lost to the bottom team. And our last 2 wins of the year were against Port and GC. How anyone can take something positive out of today is beyond me. We finished last 2 years ago. We shouldn't be losing to the bottom team. Simple.

Awful loss, awful club.

"The harsh fact is that while clubs will always blame money when they lose players, they should look at themselves and learn from their mistakes" So clearly I am not the only one that shares my above sentiments. Sometimes you need to step away from the club and look at it as an outside to see its issues.

You're comparing Melbourne to winning sides. These teams can afford to lose these players. They've pretty much all proven that. With flags. Melbourne has been anything but the pinnacle of success for going on 50 years. Allowing potential stars to leave so early in their career when you've done nothing as a club is something that frustrates me. Maybe I am expecting too much? And when I say I won't sit around for 50 years waiting, I mean that I won't accept another 50 years. If Collingwood can do it, so can Melbourne. If they have more outside deals, why doesn't Melbourne? Oh, and have we forgotten about our little 186-point loss to the Cats? When the hell do teams lose like that? Pun not intended... Let's also not forgot what transpired. Players so sick and tired of the OFF-FIELD team that they can't play on-field. It was a fundamental breakdown of an epic level. And now a No.1 draft pick is walking out on a talented young side for an extra $400k when he'd already be earning $600k, meaning every.single.Collingwood.Player is resigning for salaries we all know would be slightly lower than what they would be offered from GWS. My concern has more to do as to why the club couldn't match the deal outside of the salary cap, because every other club seems to do it well. Sure, Brown left the Hawks, but the guy has played in a flag, and they actually have proven players to replace him with, not a bunch of young studs who haven't really done anything outside of a good first few games since they led their High School team to a flag. Ablett, well, same thing goes. Not good enough if he leaves. Bulldogs are the same. These guys have hardly been at the club. He hasn't done anything. We've invested in him, and it's lost so easily. I am tired of excuses and people blaming the AFL, or pointing the finger at him. Maybe I'm going loco. inb4ban

I posted this on BigFooty. I expect most of you to disagree and have a go, but eh, I'm used to it on here. I'm just a realist at the end of the day: I said recently that there wasn't much differential between $1 million and $600k...when you should only be earning $150-$200k anyway. I mean, people are saying, "would you knock back $1 million?", but they're forgetting he is also knocking back $600k, which on its own accord is already 100% higher than what he'd be getting had GWS not entered the picture. If I was 20 and someone offered me what Scully has been offered, I'd think it would be, ummm, maybe disloyal, greedy to accept $1 million, because at the end of the day I'd be earning considerably more than what I'm worth anyway. It's not like he's choosing $1 million over $150k. The decision is not as hard as people are making it out to be. To be honest, if he goes to GWS, it will be more indicative of the state of the club than it would be of Scully's personality. If Pies players are knocking back bigger offers, there shouldn't be a reason as to why a Demons player can't. But there is, and we all know how much of a joke Melbourne is off-field. No one can escape that, including Melbourne supporters. He's gone, and when it's official, I'll be livid. Not with Scully, but with Melbourne. It's simply not good enough. I won't accept any excuses. How bad must the club be for a player to walk away from: The MCG Melbourne His friends His family After only 28 games and 2 years at the club, for GWS and what will be $200k more after tax, even though he'd been earning 100% more than what someone his age is probably worth if he stayed at Melbourne. It's very bad PR for Melbourne imo. It's been a shocking 2011. And it's simply NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Won't sit around for 50 years waiting for a flag like the old man. And I'm sick of people making up excuses for this club.

The club will hire him because he's inexperienced. It's Melbourne.