Well, maybe keeping him may show we've grown a spine considering Parkin was the last coach that left of his own accord....post contract concluding

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"I will rejoice in their anguish, delight in their failure and revel in our success"

We are Carlton, @#$%&! the rest !!!!!!

Ideally you probably have Malthouse agreeing to a one or two year deal on reduced coin and duties, with the arrival of highly touted assistant, and general PR spin of "wanting to do the hand over properly", and you have him be Parkin in 1999/2000 to someone else's Brittain.

Problem is that its unlikely to see MM agree to it, and there's not that many gun assistants left on the market.

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BLUES 2010: PAV AND JUDD = FLAGS. DOING IT FOR THE LOVE OF DICK PRATT.

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR TALKINGCARLTON SUPERCOACH 2009 YET?

If we keep him because we think that's the best course I agree. My problem is that I think we tend to keep coaches (or players sometimes) for fear of being seen to be wrong and then discard them for fear of being seen to be wrong.

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

Problem is we have no-one to leverage off.

Mick will ask for same coin.

We'll umm and ahh.

Mick will go on On The Couch and talk about plans for life after footy

We'll sort of panic and attempt to meet him halfway.

We'll then change our mind and be linked to Cameron Ling because it'll sell papers talking up the bad blood between the two.

Rumors from "solid sources" within the club will come out saying Ling has signed, it's a done deal, and he's bringing Bomber Thompson/Insert Geelong identity here

Ling will deny all interest, happy in media.

Malthouse will then do an article with a journo talking up life after footy/retirement again, and promoting the cause of someone he knows won't take over as coach (i.e. Juddy could be a senior coach next year).

Then after we spend a ridiculous amount on festivities/after match function for MM's final game. We announce we've signed him to a one year extension.

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BLUES 2010: PAV AND JUDD = FLAGS. DOING IT FOR THE LOVE OF DICK PRATT.

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR TALKINGCARLTON SUPERCOACH 2009 YET?

we are the flip-floppers

we are the old dark flip-floppers

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

After a solid few years dragging the blues off the bottom to consistent finals player and then a couple of season racking up flags as assistant / midfield coach at the Hawks, Ratts would be the best choice. He would have to agree to no lollies, no stats in pressers and not saying "early doors". I'd imagine he has kicked those habits by now though.

boy that would make fun reading on here....

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

Worked well at Collingwood

Interesting times ahead...I think we need to start like a house on fire for the contract to 'just roll on with same conditions'

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“Every single element of the Club has to be the best in the league, meticulously and methodically, and only by doing this will we be elite and challenge for number 17.”
Greg Lee

Was it the coaching arrangement that worked well or the circumstances in which it was brought in the issue?

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BLUES 2010: PAV AND JUDD = FLAGS. DOING IT FOR THE LOVE OF DICK PRATT.

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR TALKINGCARLTON SUPERCOACH 2009 YET?

I was joking Rhino...was referring to the MM/ Buckley 'handover'

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“Every single element of the Club has to be the best in the league, meticulously and methodically, and only by doing this will we be elite and challenge for number 17.”
Greg Lee

Yep, likewise!

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BLUES 2010: PAV AND JUDD = FLAGS. DOING IT FOR THE LOVE OF DICK PRATT.

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR TALKINGCARLTON SUPERCOACH 2009 YET?

Bingo...sorry

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“Every single element of the Club has to be the best in the league, meticulously and methodically, and only by doing this will we be elite and challenge for number 17.”
Greg Lee

Dont worry folks.They have a contingency plan.If it turns to shit you will find Whoosha shoehorned in.

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All my dangerous friends

Should be sacked now!!

lol ... should never have been appointed in the first place ... but unfortunately we are stuck with him and now need to make the best out of a bad situation

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I am as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!!!

We should kill the old prick!

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dane's trolling again

Wouldn't go that far ... he is not responsible for Carlton appointing him ...

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I am as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!!!

Kill whoever appointed him?

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dane's trolling again

But I thought Eddie McGuire planted him at our club as a cunning plot to make us self destruct ?



Kill Eddie?

I don't care. I want blood.

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dane's trolling again