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    Time to go Goody?

    Cranky Franky replied to WERRIDEE's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Your comments are not even worthy of a response.
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    Time to go Goody?

    Cranky Franky replied to WERRIDEE's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    I'll make it simple for you. All 4 were Grand Final defenders. While Goodie had the luxury of AA's Daniher had to use players who were barely AFL standard.
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    Time to go Goody?

    Cranky Franky replied to WERRIDEE's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    And let's not forget his Big Fail of 2017, disastrous seasons in 2019 & 2020 & poor coaching & player management that screwed our 2022 season. I won't even mention this year's debacles against West Coast & Freo.
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    Time to go Goody?

    Cranky Franky replied to WERRIDEE's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    A bit snarky there. Put the claws away.
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    Pert and Roffey - The Review Thread

    Cranky Franky replied to Demons11's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    If this is correct then Pert should step down. It shows extremely poor judgement and is childish & vexatious.
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    Time to go Goody?

    Cranky Franky replied to WERRIDEE's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Well maybe. There is Scot, Irish, English, Italian, Spanish & French in my heritage.
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    Time to go Goody?

    Cranky Franky replied to WERRIDEE's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Your list of % wins by coaches is totally meaningless without information of available talent. Daniher didn’t have May & Lever, he had Alistair Nicholson & Matt Collins. Ridley & Beckwith were probably decent coaches but had poor lists. Pro Tip Next time post something useful.
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    Time to go Goody?

    Cranky Franky replied to WERRIDEE's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Then there is the conga line of Goodwin apologists with their "nothing to see here" attitude who ignore that a potential golden era is quickly turning into a disaster. We seem to be returning to the Neeld/Schwab era.
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    Time to go Gary Pert

    Cranky Franky replied to Supreme_Demon's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    After the year we have had & rumours around Trac, Clarry & Kosi anyone who didn't understand that we needed stability with our gun players is a moron & should not be at the Club. Shopping Clarry around was the absolute last thing the Club & its supporters needed this week.
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    Time to go Gary Pert

    Cranky Franky replied to Supreme_Demon's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    So the Club has had a disastrous 12 months, appears totally dysfunctional but it's all good. Nothing to see here. You're sounding like Jim Jones just before the Kool Aid.
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    Open Letter to the MFC

    Cranky Franky replied to Demonland's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    My bad. Did you mean Get Frost ? (as in Sam) to bolster our defence.
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    Open Letter to the MFC

    Cranky Franky replied to Demonland's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Ferret ??
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    Open Letter to the MFC

    Cranky Franky replied to Demonland's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Mostly agree with this. If Pert is effectively in charge of the review it is highly unlikely to critically look at he (Pert's) role & how he operates & any impact this could have on the Club.
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    To the AFL ‘Browbeating’ Media — It’s time to fight back!

    Cranky Franky replied to Tolstoys Nudge's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Agree. Currently lions led by donkeys.
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    Jack Macrae

    Cranky Franky replied to adonski's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    I reckon we need to get an experienced quality mid for a year or 2. McRae or Shiel or someone similar.
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    New List Manager - Tim Lamb?

    Cranky Franky replied to DeeSpencer's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    You're wasting your breath. No matter how many times you point out 3 years of trading & list management disasters there is always a conga line of apologists lining up. Amazing because player trading & list management are pretty black & white.
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    New List Manager - Tim Lamb?

    Cranky Franky replied to DeeSpencer's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    That's a load of carp. Drafting has been great. Trading & list management has been total garbage. Hawks have drafted well AND have managed to trade in Amon, Dambrosio, Ginnivan & Meek compared to Fullarton, Dunstan, Shache & McAdam
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    New List Manager - Tim Lamb?

    Cranky Franky replied to DeeSpencer's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    There's only one relevant question. Over the past 3 years did the list managers improve our list or make it worse ? The answer is obvious.
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    How the Swans and Lions built their 2024 GF Lists

    Cranky Franky replied to spirit of norm smith's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    I suspect that when Eddie McGuire agitated years ago about the salary cap advantages the Swans had the AFL got rid of the Swans salary cap advantage & replaced it with the Academy system.
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    New List Manager - Tim Lamb?

    Cranky Franky replied to DeeSpencer's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    There's a conga line of apologists on demonland one behind the other claiming either: 1. Nothing wrong with our recent trading & list management 2. It couldn't be helped - can't get them all right 3. Trading & list management has been woeful but no one is to blame.
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    New List Manager - Tim Lamb?

    Cranky Franky replied to DeeSpencer's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Nothing wrong with our drafting. It's the player trading & list management over 3 years that has been dreadful & made our list worse. And don't start me on the contract management for Adams, Laurie & Hunter.
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    Welcome to Demonland: Tom Campbell

    Cranky Franky replied to titan_uranus's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Ivan Maric retired several years ago & never played for Port.
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    Tim Lamb

    Cranky Franky replied to Supreme_Demon's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    I'm starting to think you are Tim Lamb or maybe his brother. 3 years of carp trading that have made our list worse but hey it's all fine, nobody's fault, it couldn’t be helped, there was no one else available, you can't always get it right & my dog ate the homework It's all good no problem & nothing to see here.
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    How Chris Scott differs from other AFL coaches

    Cranky Franky replied to damienjr's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Scott always has an excuse & rarely credits the opposition. Good coach but a professional whiner.
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    Tim Lamb

    Cranky Franky replied to Supreme_Demon's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Apologists can come up with all the excuses they want. Coaches get judged on wins. Recruiters responsible for drafting & trading get judged on results. Trading is supposed to improve the list not send it backwards. 3 years of disasters = an abject failure. Heads should roll.