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There's so much I could say...

Good to see he's still negotiating his post-football contracts the way he did his footy ones.

he'd be good at it.

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My Blue Heaven

he's got the president's unconditional support. . .even if that president is jack elliot!

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Cuck Follingwood

be afraid...be very afraid.

He wants to come to Carlton and he used to play for us.....that's enough these days isn't it?

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"I had to eat"

tell that to sos and campo. . .

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Cuck Follingwood

If Kouta's serious he should seek a non-Carlton experience..

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There's so much I could say...

And is Allison still his manager?

If so, thanks, but no thanks.

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And so while others miserably pledge themselves to the pursuit of ambition and brief power, I will be stretched out in the shade, singing.

..why would he need a manager to apply for a coaching role..?..

..lookit, at the end of the day if he's capable, he's capable.. ..we shouldn't give him any bias, one way or another,, during the interview [and salary!!]..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

Didnt Allison have a car accident as now a quadraplegic?

Most coaches and ex-players still have managers taking care of contract negotiations and financial matters.

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And so while others miserably pledge themselves to the pursuit of ambition and brief power, I will be stretched out in the shade, singing.

Hmmm, don't know about that one.

Personally, I hope Carlton chases hard after Brad Scott. Buckley's leapfrogged over the top of him at Collingwood, and the senior coaching position is completely off limits for at least the next 5 years.

He'll go from 2nd banana in 2009, to third banana in 2010. A demotion, no matter how the pies try to sell it to him.

Good to hear, agree non-Carlton experience would be a good start for any ex-Carlton player and sounds like he accepts that. Nevertheless he's done the right thing and given Carlton first option.
In a coaching role would he put a bit of distance between himself and Mr Elliott seems like a delicate consideration for most places he would apply to. Agree with other posters that conducting negotiations in the media is counter-productive.

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Bawditawaba

Whose brain cells is he going to borrow...?

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“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus.”
Turkish Proverb

halftime souvlakis all round

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*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

It could be pretty good viewing I guess.

Synbad would spontaneously combust...

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“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus.”
Turkish Proverb

Kouta was Boak's fav player as a kid. Tell him he can have a job on the condition that he helps secure a Boak trade to the Blues No Boak, No contract !!!!!!!!!!!

Nice fellow and a champion player, but would be the last bloke I'd tip to have the goods to coach

As if we need another ex player with zero coaching experience

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Scott, things aren't as happy as they used to be down here at the unemployment office. Joblessness is no longer just for Philosophy majors - useful people are starting to feel the pinch.

Great footy player. Low on intelligence - the main requirement for a coach.
Anyone who has read his painfully bad biography knows he aint too clever...

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No matter how long it takes Carlton to rebuild, they will still win a premiership before Essendon* and Collingwood.