Does anybody know how much of Ratten's contract we'd need to pay out if we sacked him? I mean in years... not $$$

About a hundred.

How do you know they didn't offer Richardson a position Melvey?

they say "everyone makes mistakes...but only dumb people make the same mistake again"

what does that make brett ratten ? DUMBER AND DUMBER !!!!!!!!!!!!

he has now coached against Essendon* 5 times and lost the same way every time....we huff and puff along the boundary, kicking to one on one contests in row 8...while we leave the corrdior open for them to attack the heart of our defence !

Let me pose a few questions:

1. why do we refuse to use the corridor at all costs ?

2. why do we constantly take the longest route forward hugging the boundary line and hence limiting the direction of our attacking thrust?

3. why do we still have no kick out strategy ?

4. why do we not flood back and fill out space in our defensive 50's like other teams do to us ? (In the first half both monfries and lucas found space despite us having 15 players back - unacceptable !)

5. why do we always end up having set shots for goal from row 8 of the grandstand (houla, fev, judd, etc etc) ?

6. why did rats not make the statement that had to be made in the 3rd quarter by not dragging fev (and I am a fev fan and have somew sympathy from him ....but consistency in his efforts are required - his chase in the 1st or second on reimers was brilliant but cannot be a once off !) ???

7. Given our current list, are we fuliflling our potential ?

7. do you honestly think that brett ratten has what it takes to coach Carlton to a premiership ?

I just hope that the people who count at out club are trying to work out the answers to these questions....and when they do, are not afraid to act accordingly !

I'll ask again....if brett can't work out the answers himself, for the sake of the club rats undoubtedly loves, please fall on your own sword and allow this group to reach their potential ....whatever that is !

I will wait and see how he goes against the Pies and the Dogs. We have owned them for a while the same as Essendon* own us. Sometimes teams just matchup well. The Bombers style of play brings out the worse in our style of play.

I couldnt think of a plan to beat the Dons tonight. Not a plan that would of worked with the way we were handling the ball.
We could have come out with the Cats game plan but with our players playing with no heart and no ball handling skills we would still have got flogged.

I do blame Ratts for not getting them fired up tonight but tactics wise we will never know what could have happened had our blokes actually meant business.

Yep, fair enough that he is under the microscope now. I admire his honesty in admitting his mistakes while learning, but should not have had a contract extension beyond the end of this season at this stage IMO.

another massive blunder by our club that will set us back even longer.

Ratts >>head coach........ unqualified...
Sticks >>President..... amazing... Sticks is a mover shaker.. very worldly and understand how to make things happen.... an intellectual giant of the business world...

Things look good at the top...