Well there ya go. So much for my intuition

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#GUILTY

Was time for a change but i appreciate the effort Pagan put in.

Coaching Carlton the last few years would easily have been the worst job in football.

Edited to add - As for the money i don't blame him one bit. Not his fault we overpaid.

Chartered Accountant and former partner at Ernst & Young. He goes alright.

Thanks for your efforts with the club for the last 5 years and whilst I lost patience with you towards the end of your tenure, good luck with any future role you may have in footy or horse racing.

One question - did Denis thank any of his assistants at his press conference?

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Yep he did, both current and former.

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I thought that it was interesting, actually. He thanked many Carlton people for support over the duration, and then said thanks to Mulkeans and Elshaug by name -- yet none of the current crop were mentioned.

Probably nothing in it -- after all if he had to thank everybody individually he'd have been there for a while -- but noteworthy I thought.

To echo everybody else (mostly everybody else) I am happy that Denis is now not at the helm, yet I think that it is a credit to himself how he handled the press conference in what was a pretty difficult situation.

Now bring on Voss the boss

Isn't the definition of a Troll someone who intentoinally posts with the sole intent of getting an adverse reaction?

You came into this thread for a fight, the topic alone should have been pretty obvious that it wasn't a 'bash Dennis' thread and yet here you are. Surprise, surprise.

You think your post count gives you more credibilty I piss myself!!

From that article:



I remember very very vividly John Elliott on Talking Footy one night saying that because of the way he was a dirty sniper, especially in the 73 GF, Sheedy would never, ever be welcome at Carlton.

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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.

A simple case of win/win for everyone involved. Denis said all the right things in his final speach and left with dignity. Would love to know what he really thinks though

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Yes Kenny, Sam Lane's piece WAS interesting. Assuming it's on the money, that says everything.

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Agree to some degree Sinners, but the players despite the poor managing of them have been ordinary to say the least.

You dont have to teach pride and some of the basics of footy to AFL players

I went to the Sydney game. The confidence was well and truly shot by then and a thrashing of sacking proportions was on the cards there and then, but IMO it goes far deeper than that.

Some of our players wernt fair dinkum. Simple as that. That aint the coaches fault

They have known that the reserves havent been travelling well and DP's reluctance along with the rest of the MC to take risks at the selection table means their almost guarenteed a game and their pay packets.

Guys like Houlihan and Scotland need to improve in areas of their games. They are 100+ game players yet have at times looked disinterested . Add Thornton to that as well. His last 5 weeks have been shit.

They should be all put on notice

Its time to play as a team and give it 100%
Otherwise piss off

I dont post to get reactions and never have so do your homework a bit better , you seem to have a habit of telling people what to do, what they can post and when, which I find amusing...its a forum for opinion if you have not noticed.
Your insecurity problem over you post count and weak bladder have been noted....

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Hit. Nail. Head.

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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.

There's a large amount of piss in this thread.

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Richard Pratt - A Carlton legend.

As the thread says ..... Good Luck Denis

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