Benji wrote:
Received an email at work from somebody "in the know" at the club.
Source unknown.
Ratten is on a 2 year contract, but it is believed to be a 1 + 1 option. That 2nd option will not be given.
A review has been undertaken for about 3-4 weeks now.
Justin Cordy will no longer be employed by the club as of the Collingwood game.
If losses occur to both Collingwood and North Melbourne, Ratten is 80% likely to be released early.
If Ratten is dismissed, Alan Richardson will become interim coach.
Malthouse just has to be asked, once a vacancy occurs, and he will say yes. The question is whether he is asked.
If Malthouse comes, Scott Burns is being strongly sought in an assisted role, and you can expect Richardson to stay. That would make an ALL COLLINGWOOD coaching panel at Carlton. Who’d have thought?
The Pratts favour Paul Roos over Malthouse. Paul Roos does not want to coach and his family are very entrenched in Sydney. The Pratts on (and overall size of) the board is a problem as they believe they should have a strong say on how the club is run because of the amount of $$ injected. The board numbers (at an obscene 13, most of any club) needs to be reduced. This is part of the bigger issue. For example, Bruce Mathieson who contributes over $1M per year to the club has no desire to be on the board, but will always help financially. The Pratts need to be non-board benefactors, or it will become a problem for Roos or Malthouse who demand more control.
More news as I get it. Lots of connected people offering up information at the moment. Let’s see what unfolds.
You've just done the day's work for quite a number of journalists out there, well done. And this'll be the 'unnamed sources' for all Carlton talk for the next few days.