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I don’t pretend to know about all the players you critique but is there anybody you like?

Yes! And I blame them.

Ollie there is no reason to dance on Pert’s grave but I’d just make the point that if the man involved in the review couldn’t save his job it’s indicative that a change was well overdue. The whole world could see we’d become a laughing stock and it got so bad I had to excuse myself from any media exposure for a period, it’s awful seeing something you love being laughed at and ridiculed. Our leadership was obviously very poor and that’s now being attended to which is great news for the club. And through all of this our list still remains strong with a couple of very promising recruits to come. I’m now very optimistic about our future.

Your efforts to deride Lawrence are pretty pathetic. He’s been largely proven right in suggesting the leadership of the club was poor.

Yes I agree but all those who refused to see the issues we had and how badly they were handled must now recognise with both Pert and Roffey gone things were rotten at the top. I thank both for there service but I’m pleased to see a fresh leadership at the club.

Gawn, Trac and Hogan are sitting in the room waiting for you to pick “best available”. Who do you pick? Best available is avoidance to me, it’s best available for your list against the background of scarcity.

My thinking is that in list management it was decided to see what Oliver was worth. Rather than go through his manager Pert rings Lyon (this happened) to test the water. This course was taken as they played together and it was just an informal call. The Saints had interest last year and now have two top ten picks. Why wouldn't you ask? So in my view Oliver's manager wouldn't have known, only Ross Lyon and our LM team. I believe Tim Lamb when he says clubs ring each other about players all the time, it just doesn't get out. I've asked real estate agents about the value of my house on multiple occasions over the 30 years I've lived in it. I've never had the slightest intention of selling but it's important to know the value of things. It's important in list management too. I don't think Lyon had any incentive to leak the call so I think it came from us. But I'm just speculating. Why would we tell Oliver's manager? Unless of course it just a continuation of the appalling management we've seen for some time now.

Who leaked the Pert phone call/s? No player manager there.

Give it a rest Macca, you’ve made your point more than once.

What were they Dazzle?

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I disagree. He sways in the wind and goes the easy line. He’s smart enough to see the whole media got it wrong and things are not as bad as are being made out. He’s probably close enough to the club to know more than many and earlier than many what Trac said. So now he wants to redeem himself in the eyes of MFC fans and many will fall for it. Not me. If he’d stood up for us last week then the praise in this thread would be justified. He didn’t. And he’ll turn on us as quick as blink if any more bad news turns up.

He was only there for 36 years because he was holding out for a better severance package.