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Is it his fault he is being offered money?... regardless, he is a player who has played less than 30 games and he deserves credit when he does good things... just like any other player.

What the????? Childish... seriously!

I notice a few here are very quick to bag Scully when something goes wrong, but not a peep when he sets up a goal for the Gys.

And Jones is putting in his usual reliable performance... doing some really good things and is the only one who can handle the ball when it's on the ground.

Jurrah genius!

If you really believe that then why don't you just lock the topic? - sure another one will start up as sure as night follows day, but at least it will be easier for you to "police".

Missed my subsequent post RR? the one where I qualified my original comment (and your response) with: "Then again, maybe insinuation (which is what it is... no journo has come out and said "he's lying") is a much harder thing to qualify and prove in terms of legal action. Yes, he is probably hurt by the insinuations (although I suspect that Schwab may well be exaggerating for the benefit of the press), but there is every possibility he may have a thicker skin than you or I and is prepared to live with those insinuations in the knowledge that he will have the last laugh and that a lot of "highly respected" journos and their "immaculate sources", will be left wiping massive amounts of egg off their faces."

Well, perhaps come season's end, when he re-signs with the Dees, he plans to make up the shortfall between the club's offer and the GWS offer, by suing the pants off a few journos Then again, maybe insinuation (which is what it is... no journo has come out and said "he's lying") is a much harder thing to qualify and prove in terms of legal action. Yes, he is probably hurt by the insinuations (although I suspect that Schwab may well be exaggerating for the benefit of the press), but there is every possibility he may have a thicker skin than you or I and is prepared to live with those insinuations in the knowledge that he will have the last laugh and that a lot of "highly respected" journos and their "immaculate sources", will be left wiping massive amounts of egg off their faces.

Perhaps because he is comfortable in the knowledge that he isn't lying?

Actually, I think you will find that the people who are best at reading between the lines, are the conspiracy theorists.

Actually, it's funny you should say that... on AFL 360 last night, according to Mark Robinson, that is precisely what he (Robinson) put to Trengove, to which he got the response that they are completely ok with it.

That's a good start

I was thinking something similar for this photo that was tweeted by DemonsHQ that shows Scully on his own while everyone else is high fiving etc... obviously on the outer (or so many on here would see it as meaning). More "humour", regardless of how bad, is needed in this thread.

Oh no!! A photo was just tweeted that confirms both Scully and Sylvia are going to GWS... I studied lip reading for several years and I can assure you they are discussing their respective offers.

Blease and Bennell out, Tapscott and Maric in

No, by then it's the off season, so that means things usually get worse.

Stop looking :-) I know I'm going to need counselling after this whole Scully GWS thing has been resolved and we no longer have this thread.

Completely off topic, but I heard Scully's manager talking on AFL 360 tonight; is he a former jockey or has he just been organising the helium filled balloons for a kids birthday party?

Posted by Chook in Perth on Demonology... this could be the thing that will get young Tom over the line for the MFC!

The issue is that some of these "reporters" are not expressing opinions, they are attributing it to "impeccable sources" etc

Perhaps by saying he was "signed sealed and delivered" (emphasis on "signed")? There's none so blind as them that can't see.

I could employ him to privately coach my kids. I'm located in Sydney's inner west. Oh, hang on...

he stood up in front of a packed press gallery and stated exactly what his situation was. The fact that the journos saw fit to ask every player what they thought is hardly down to Scully's silence - that is simply a case of journos being journos. Gave him his big break???? Yes, I'm sure if we hadn't selected him, he would have come out at the end of the draft without a contract - he's lucky we saw his talent while every other team in the comp didn't have a clue.. There are two offers on the table (one from MFC and one from GWS) and it has been stated in crystal clear terms that he will not be considering them until season's end. How this can be perceived as disrespecting Jimmy, Dean or anyone else is way beyond me. He is being completely honest and transparent in his dealings. He is still under contract and as such is under no obligation to sign up for a new contract yet. He is behaving like a responsible and very intelligent kid.

I didn't notice this earlier in this thread (so apologies if it was already posted), but The Demon 2286 posted this link over on Demonology: Third-party deals to trump Greater Western Sydney offer for Tom Scully Another layer of complexity to add to the current discussion by the naysayers and yaysayers :-)

Absolute garbage... on all counts!