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Could be worth watching On the Couch tonight, just to see whether Roos is put under the spotlight and what his body language is like.

I think you might find there was a lot more to it than that and that it's likely bad blood exists between them.

We lost a lazy, self centred, petulant player who thought that team was spelt te(i)am. The fact that you are so enamoured with him probably says more about you than it does about Neeld. Neeld at least tried and failed... Moloney didn't try and failed - he took exception to the fact that Neeld wanted him to work.

Funny if Neeld was to wind up as an assistant at the Lions... then Beamer might learn a bit about karma.

It's there alright (on Instagram) and Ricky Petterd has added a high 5 icon as a comment.

Just shows why he had no place in the leadership group.

You state Roos is no chance to coach, so your first choice is really Clarkson... then you want Kennett on board? Just how exactly do you see that working given their recent history?

I think that rumour was born out of this article.

There was a thread on Demonology that was supposedly citing a source at the hospital where Clark was treated as saying there is an extremely high chance that Clark will never play again. As usual, being bad news, the majority seemed to accept this as being gospel... however, that thread is no longer appearing on the forum there, so I imagine it has been removed under the "shenanigans" rule. Anyone know what happened there?

OD, I didn't say anyone said he was safe, but the fact that he met with the board, they discussed the result and he appeared to be safe is why I made that comment; it was my take on things.

Well, that depends on how you interpret "the last time" ;-)

Yes I can tell by your use of exclamation marks... Seinfeld would be pleased.

Perhaps not to give him the impression he was safe on Monday and vote to sack him on the Friday? I know it's brutal, but people tend to forget that we are dealing with real people and real emotions.

I was out of the country when the Bailey sacking occurred and did not know about it until I returned. As for this sacking, I still cannot see that telling someone they are safe for the present on the Monday, and then voting to sack him on the Friday is a particularly good way of doing things.

Seriously? Do you really think that telling a coach he is safe for the time being after the round before the bye and then telling him he is no longer required before the next game has been played, is handling this graciously? I agree that he was gone one way or another... but I beg to differ when it comes to your assessment of how the club has handled this.

Do you seriously believe that we will win those games simply because Neeld has been shown the door? I seriously hope I'm wrong, but I get the feeling that this season from hell will continue unabated.

Yes, quite possibly part of the "highly conditional" provisos for lending the money: "Jackson only last Friday went to the AFL for a $3 million bail out package to save the club’s finances. The AFL gave him positive feedback, allowing him to finance the payout of Neeld which will cost the club $600,000."

And replaced by who, may I ask?

f true, this does concern me a little as having declared him safe for the time being just the other week, and with no games having been played since, to do a U turn like this? What kind of message is this sending to the playing group, and particularly those in the pro-Neeld camp?

Based on exactly what qualifications?

The last time I was in China during the football season, 186 happened and Bailey was sacked...I depart for a couple of weeks in China, leaving next Thursday.

That's a very MFC supporter-like take on it ;-) I prefer to think that the club is finally realising it needs to be proactive rather than reactive (as it has been in the past)...make a move before others have a chance to work on him.

I recall a thread about what song we could run onto the ground to... maybe it should have been Acca Dacca's "The Jack"

Get him in the side and the commentators really will have trouble keeping up with the Jones'.

I can assure you Nasher that that was definitely not the intent... it was actually a genuine question. I have tried to think of players that may have gone backwards as a result of Neeld's influence, but honestly cannot think of any.