old dee

We are about 13% of the way through the trading period and it is already the greatest sop opera in AFL history. Rumours, half truths, lies and made up stories. God what is this going to be like in two weeks time. My head hurts Think I will go lie down now.

I think I am in the same nightmare. It will probably end up being 20% of the above. But what the hell would I know!

You are right the trading period is 7 hours old and there must be a thousand remours already. 99% of which probably have no basis in fact. Everyone is guessing. Oh dear I think I will leave the country for a three week break

Yes

Not till tomorrow for me bb. However do you realise we have not last a game yet in the new season!

Funnily enough Redleg I have been saying this for at least the last year and I quite often get howled down (not by you I might add). If you look at Wellingham, if he is going to leave the pies why would you go to the MFC? WCE offers a side that will play finals and has GF potential versus joining the MFC who will lose more than they win for at least the next two years. Lynch is a player with a couple of years left. Pies offer a flag chance and at the MFC you would grind out your final couple of years with only a few wins to your credit. Caddy I do not rate so I don't care where he goes. It will be very interesting to see how the next three weeks pan out but I doubt we will make any big recruitments like Clark this year. But who knows I did not think we would get Clark last year. I think any seasoned players we may pick will not be the higher profile players, we may get a couple of players that are early 20's who are not getting a game at the there current club. We may just have to hope there is considerable improvement from current list in 2013. Seeing as how I think a large part of it is ordinary it looks like an ordinary 2013 to me. Once again the sad part is October to February will once again be the best part of our football year.

I never really expected him too leave The embarrassment would have been to much for Eddie and company to endure. Now all he has to do is earn it. Pressure mounts very quickly if you get paid big Monte Carlo's and play like a teddy bear. Not sure how the Pies are going to pay everyone in 2013 and beyond.

I estimate there are a couple of dozen on Land H_T as an example Hardnut is convinced all our troubles have been the coach.

Very good point and are very unlikely to pay the payroll tax in 2013 bb Perhaps 2014?

Don't agee bb there are a couple of thousand that think we are going along well and we are all a bunch of pessimists because in 2010 we won 8 games.

My feeling exactly Redleg as bb said it is very sad that the best time of the football year for us is between October and February. I don't think you are Robinson Crusoe I think there are thousands of us who feel the same.

Vs a discussion on the ability of ML as a commentator I know which thread has the most interest for me dc. Not really a decision. PS 112 not out

But then you are getting on a bit Mr leg. Five Brownlows would get you more than you could handle. But yes she is not hard to look at.

Fundamentalists and then M I was trying to be not too wide as there are plenty of nutter F Chris....ns out there as well DC

Why am I not surprised DC. Seems the world is going to hell in a hand basket. On another tack are FM's the most intolerant group on earth at present?

I thought it was Ashlee

That is an improvement dc The last LUCAS is looking very ordinary. Thank god we are not about to repeat that feat.

I have gone of him Redleg I fear another choir boy. I reckon Lucas is the one for us.

Never thought it would be our ours WJ. I think Then that I will go back to a total of 6 votes. Those two for GCS might out vote our entire team. The interest for me tonight will be which of the last three teams polls the most votes.

I reckon we are a bit pessimistic My total is 10 - votes we did play GWS twice and GCS once plus beat the bombers. Surely in those four games we could average 2.5 votes per game.

So another big year wyl. Who got the other 3?

Don't fall for it DC This is Darling all over again.

Fairly safe bet they won't wyl. But to be honest I don't care all that much. don't think I have watched it for ten years. All I need to know will be in the paper tomorrow morning.

Beginning to like Ashley more and more every minute DC You sure he is not Dane Swann's brother?

Good start Jack Jack but we won't see that under our Red Hose ( or is that Maroon these days ) Need to get the arm sleeve started if they are to be any good.