Demon17

In the words of John McEnroe YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS. Maximum media exposure on a slow news day. A full hour's analysis on SEN after live press conference cross, Lead story on Ch10 news tonight Beat Adelaide to his signature - he was there preferred coach too Live press conf on Fox sports. etc, etc.

Dwayne Russell just gave Neeld the big thumbs up - strong character and SMART, etc. he said Neeld also had the Adelaide job, and we beat them to it, or neeld chose us anyway.

Robbie was taken off by Northey with 10 minutes to go to save him for next week. He received the greatest cheer for an individual as he ran off that I have ever heard. Repleced by the inimitable Rhino Richards - who got a few kicks as well I remember. This is all possible again

When would be the best time to name a new coach? 1. When there is no fottball in Melbourne, freeing the media in town for a presser 2. After the analusis of last nights game by SEN - say middday 3. Before tonights game. 4. When there will be a shortahge of football news from the day and it ensures a good evening run and a good run in the Sunday papers 5. When it doesn't get lost mid-week with finals news. Hang on - that's today at Midday. This planning is why I am confident we are in good hands. Jimmy will be pleased.

Just in the nick of time to start contributing Like the Neeld rumour then?

Lyon (gary) was clear last nigh that the club had spoken to Lyons management only in the contaxt that he had a contarct and if he became available they would like to have a 'chat'. Nothing else. It never happened, not were we rejected.

If this were the outcome it would be the story of the decade.

I think the club are handling this beautifully at the miniute. No leaks and Lyon IMO last night knew exactly what he was doing. Its our timetable, not the media's or other clubs - who cares on the wait if it mean GL is sewing up the deal with support team if that means a senior Craig type. The economics work well also in this scenario

Remember Parkins famous succession plan handover at Carlton to 'Britts'. How did that work out? Or his mentoring role to Schwabby at hawthorn - another groundbreaking performance. Lets get over these peripheral types and look at their track record before allowing them the credit of an opinion. Ireelevant as someone else has said.

Does damien Barrett ever know anything we don't. Over-rated speculator. If the Ox doesn't sya it then its not on?

First class performance by G. Lyon on the footy show last night. Now I'm not concerned, he'll get the job done. What esle could R. Lyon do when ESP manage so many of the coaching fraternity. He handled the issue very well - in a buisnes sense. Smart guy. Everyone is missing how stupid we all look - esp the media - missing this. and how well managed Freo must be to keep this quiet.

This certainly clarifies the isssue

Can someone start a SEN post on this. Perhaps after last nights deplorable effort by Michael nettlefold(this best he could do under the circumstances) Lyon belives in doing the right thing and dealing with this isssue right away. Grant Thomas asked G. Lyon was he under the same management as R. Lyon during the interview. Also on the hour before both Walls and Darcy advised Lyon to join the Dees as his the evryone else's best outcome

Alistair Clarkson?

If he is confident, 5 years can become 7 or 8. the great ND had 10. Keeping punching Garry.

Huge tick to the OX for his interview on SEN last night. He asked the only question we wanted that no-one else had to that stage and as an opening for the session. Clearly he KNOwS Scully (or his reps which is the same thing ) had done the deal and did not get the honest answer he wwas looking for and knew should have been given. He offered to give Scully the names of his 3 sources off air. Scully rejected the offer. Instead the Scully repsonse was a standard media management tactic of 'how dare you not believe me'... Ox then absented himself really from most of the remiander of the interview. Class all round OX.

Does anyone actually buy footy records. It used to be mandatory for me but I havent bought one for probably 10 years now.

I felt Garry's performance last nigh was first class. Whe Nettlefold repeatedly said Ross Lyon had a year to go, Garry clearly had enough of this mis-truth and asked straihgt out if there was a get out clause, and IMO clearly knowing there was one. Nettlefold dodged this. How does garry know - it can only be through talking with Ross Lyon's minders. Lyon (G) looked determined and furious in an understated and professional way and I am confident people will pay for their actions through the club's next moves.

I hope OX doensn't jib it and asks the hard quetsions and presses Scully. The $2.0m for year 1 now confirms in my mind what an obscenity has been developed by Demetriou. He should be ashamed.

Nice touch. A photo of the 2012 leadership group.

Don't give the story any oxygen. This is now irrelevant to us and the club has bigger fish to fry - new coach etc. Scully can wander off to the oblivion that awaits him I signed up for 2012 also.

At last! Some reality. Well said UC> Losing a Trengove or a Watts is my idea of disaster. Not this contrived crap from the AFL/GWS/SCully camp. Bring on Ross Lyon

A standing still option. Haven't we leart anything from Green's year and having him getting cold at FF. No need to be sensitive about this choice. Let Brad concentrate on getting his form back next year.

Trengove signals a new era, will always be first picked each week and is already a gun anyway. Good support from Beamer will help out. David Dench was apointed at 21. We cannot go back to a captain at FF. Must be an on-baller with grunt and style. JT has all this.

Re: Tom Scully A wag sitting near me yelled out at one point - "who is going to pay $1.0M for THOSE kicking skilss".. I loved Trengove's efforts all day BTW.