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Fair enough DC... but it doesn't matter what we think anyway. He's on Twitter and it's entirely up to him what he does there.

Damn, I hate that small print :-)

Beat you to it... noticed it when I went back and fixed it up. Thanks anyway :-)

And Emma Quayle seems to be very impressed with Satterley's appointment; she tweeted:

Actually, if it wasn't for Dawes effort last weekend, the Pies wouldn't be playing this weekend.

Your description of the Fitz sounds as though it could equally be applied to a certain Colin Garland... care to comment on his abilities and how a laid back approach is detrimental to his game?

That is not the issue... the issue is that these people are making unsolicited calls trying to drum up business. The MFC should be above providing members' contact information to such agencies... I certainly don't recall approving such contact.

The "word" from where?

pointless comment... at least wait to see how he uses it before passing judgement. He has already passed on info about the newest additions to the coaching department, so it's already proved to be of some use. Personally, I like the idea of an "open door" policy - sure he may cop criticism via tweets, but I'm sure they keep across these forums as well, so it wouldn't be so different; at least a tweet is limited in the number of characters it can contain :-)

Neeld tweeted just a few minutes ago:

Yes, by his standards he had a bad year, but to repeat for the umpteenth time, he was 11th in the Bluey... says a lot for the rest of the team doesn't it. And those same people who judged him in the awards, will be negotiating the terms of his contract no doubt.

Crucifixion seems to be a recurring theme on these forums of late.

Actually, I think with some of the comments such as "if he doesn't want 1 year, he can have none." you will find that some ARE implying he be delisted if he is not willing to accept one year.

Exactly Old Dee!

Ahhh I see... that makes it ok then. Anyway, I will trust the people that matter in the club to make the correct decision, whatever it may be,

Actually, my reference to Hussey related to the fact that when he went through a bad patch, and being in the "older" bracket, everyone was calling for him to be axed... fortunately the powers that be in the cricketing world persevered and he has since repaid their faith.

Nutbean, what is the trick to editing posts here? When I use Edit, nothing happens when I click on the Save Changes button.

Sorry, but I really have to take issue with the "soft at the contest" comment. Yes he had a bad year, but Green has NEVER been soft! I know that statistics can be misleading, but if we look at this year, he actually increased the number of tackles from 58 to 61 while playing one less game this year... sure maybe they weren't as effective as in previous years, but he was definitely NOT shirking the contest. Additionally, his disposals and marks were pretty much similar to 2010 and the only area we could probably say he obviously fell down in, was his kicking in front of goal... but he still managed 37 compared to 55 last year - not a bad return by any means. One of the problems Green had this year was that he was being instructed to play forward and himself lamented the fact that he was being restricted in his access to the ball as a result. If the ball is not being delivered to the forwards, then of course, being played forward, he is going to look bad and his effectiveness as a leader is limited.

You seem to consider the likes of RB to be resorting to insults, yet you make accusations of mindlessness on the part of those who disagree with your point of view? And that is ALL it is... a point of view based on one bad season where Green still manged to rank 11th in the Blueys by far better judges of player input and performance than either you or I and still managed to kick 37 goals in what was essentially a year affected by the weight of the captaincy!

Correct, he is not the leader we need, but he IS a player we need and he should be offered two years if that is what it takes to keep him. As I said in another post, it seems Brad is the Mike Hussey of the MFC!

Unless it's the Dees!

You mean the Canberra Tulip Festival? Went last week, but only to replenish my supply of chilli sauces from The Chilli Factory... got their new Scorpion Chilli Sauce which on a heat scale of 10 is rated a 15 :-)

I think you will find the MFC is well across sites like this and will be well aware of the general groundswell of feeling regarding Green's captaincy; he will not be captain next year. As for loyalty, call me old fashioned, but I have always been of the belief that loyalty is a two way street. Up until this year, Brad had put in 10 good and at times excellent, seasons of football, placing his body on the line (literally) and despite what people in their ignorance like to mistakenly call "holding the club to ransom", that is, going through contract negotiations in the past, he has remained a loyal club stalwart. Surely he has done enough to warrant our respect and more importantly the respect of the club. Football is about risk taking and just as Green has on many occasions put his body in the firing line (with dire results), maybe the club should return the favour and offer a two year contract. In my opinion, we lose absolutely NOTHING and risk absolutely NOTHING by doing so.

The more I think about it, the more I convince myself that Beamer may just be perfect for the captaincy role. He has proven through is ability to rebound from what must have been a very humiliating experience with his demotion, that he can up his performance in the face of adversity (or in this case, the weight of captaincy that hit Green) and being a died in the wool Dees supporter all of his life, it MUST be his dream to lead the club and I am sure that would drive him to perform well above his current level. (he could have Jones and Garland as his deputies)

You are of course correct... however, the bit that sticks in my craw (craw, NOT craw!) is the fact that some posters are saying that they are happy to see him walk if he can't accept one year; to me that is no different to saying offer him "none". Sure, they should offer him one, but if he doesn't accept then they should consider either upping his income with a clear set of KPIs for a further extension or offering two years. If we lose anymore experience from this club, then new coach or no new coach, we are going to be pushing "it" up a very steep incline for some time to come! There is no way he would ever be a list clogger. This idea of him holding the club to ransom doesn't cut it with me... he would simply be asking for what he truly believes he is worth (and I believe he is probably worth it as well),