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If he's leaving, he'll tell the world after the last game. If he waits until October, my bet is he's staying.

"The one that I feel saddest about, because I’m closest to it, is Melbourne. Because they are a brand. The redlegs. I mean, it was wonderful sitting up here and watching their finals against Collingwood, Ray Gabelich running down in that goal, and bouncing and missing the ball, etc. etc. Melbourne as a football club, is iconic. And so many people have tried so hard to make it work. Ah, but there’s still a great deal to be done." Gives me goosebumps. I get more and more frustrated by this club daily. The potential. The brand. We ARE the MCG. And yet, we are NOTHING. Not good enough.

No one would admit it had an affect on the players. Not even the players themselves, even if it did. The affect it has on someone subconsciously is a different matter all together. In this profession where team dynamics are so important, it most definitely would have had some collective affect on the team and club as a whole. The media coverage alone would have done that. The club has handled it superbly imo, but imagine if your mate was keeping a secret from you, and you knew about it (or at least were pretty sure about it?) It would surely damage the relationship. This is all just assumption, and I'm really just applying the basic foundations of what mateship and loyalty is all about. I'll have nothing against him taking the money and leaving, but I'll have everything against him lying about it. He's gone.

I don't get that bad. For me, I have far more important and stressful things in my life (not to say you all don't) and I'm just someone that can shake my head and walk away because at the end of the day it's just a game. But yeah, I am deeply frustrated at this club now. I will not stand for another 50 years without a flag. I won't put up with that. Call me fickle, but there's only so much you're willing to commit. I can dedicate my time elsewhere if the club doesn't perform with this rebuild. This is their last chance for me.

Can't do that. A club should be able to spend its money on SOMETHING. I mean, we cry poor because we have no money and can't have a department the same as Collingwood, all through our own club's complete and utter business incompetence.

I wouldn't be surprised if 20,000.

My cousin is a Suns player so yes, I'll be going to watch Melbourne get an easy 10-goal win.

Dunn, Bate, Green have limited trade worth. Jurrah, Howe, Sylvia probably not going anywhere. That leaves Petterd, who is below those guys imo. Trade him if good deal comes up. Need some bigger bodies down back imo.

Are you serious or...? I'd fire him. If you can't acknowledge the ethical obligation you have to your team's preparation for a match, you are not fit for the job. You don't say stuff like that. It's stupid. A war of words never ends well.

Joke will be on us if we end up paying $600,000 "for that".

There's absolutely no way I'd sign an unexperienced coach if there are experience coaches available. No more excuses.

I hope we don't get it. We'll get belted.

WAT

I don't think so. We are no certainty to win all 3 matches. The confidence of Melbourne supporters leading into this match is troubling.

I don't care if he stays or goes. But wow $600,000 is a lot of money. Knowing Melbourne, it'd come back to bight it in the bum.

Sign him please. Can play until 34, just like Hall, who still performs. Get him please. Sick of always finding excuses to not draft experienced players. The current model of intense conservatism when drafting and signing players is drowning the club in mediocrity, and has for some time. Just give a bloke a go. Do it.

Richmond will give us a football lesson next week.

Why can't we get this guy to coach the club? Come to Dees, Dean!

WAT? We were flogged last week. We lost by 12 goals. Terrible performance, but people compare it to the Geelong game and thing we were competitive and OK... I don't think we'll win this week. Just being a realist. The Eagles are a very solid, well-coached side.

Ewww.... No thanks. Most Geelong fans would laugh at us if we did this. Crows fans, too....

This is the big league. Perform or move on. I understand it's a tough gig, but people have a right to be critical. If you don't do your job, you are taking up someone else's place. We have a right to be critical seeing as though we invest time, money and emotion.

Decent player going to a good team with a good culture. Teams don't just get lucky. It's not just about drafting schoolboy talent.

Essendon have more of a place there than us. They beat Geelong. I'm just looking forward to 2012. Another year.

- Large number of MCC members are club members. They don't venture away from the MCG, especially considering members have to pay to get in this week. - Etihad is rubbish - We've just lost by 186 + 76 points - It's Etihad