NAB cup.

Apparently we should win that as well.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

I don't want to keep Ratten 'just in case'. It's the attitude we have with players, too.

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Just because I'm offended, doesn't mean I'm wrong.

MM won't happen next year.
Neither will Cloke I hope despite what experts such as Joffa claim.

MM could have been here this season with Parko, Leigh Matthews, Paul Roos, John Kennedy, Alan Jeans and Norm Smith as assistants and we still wouldn't have been better off. OK, we may have won the Port game but so what? When you are playing footy with up to 12 of forty missing and have to rely on promoting rookies so you have a half-decent squad from which to pick 22 players, you are never going to beat good sides to make the finals.

MM could have managed the injuries? This is the great myth. The injuries were mostly impact-related so it's mostly bad luck.

MM to Hampson? "When you go for a mark, don't knee Swan in the ribs in case you have a season-ending knee injury."
MM to Simmo? "When you go for a mark, don't let Wellinhgham break your jaw. You're too important in the team structure."
MM to Carrazo? MM to Murphy? MM to Walker, Robbo,Kreuzer, Waite?

How could MM have prevented that? And even if he could, how could he have said to Casboult, Mitchell, Bell, "don't get injured in case someone in the ones has a serious injuryand we have to play you.

That's what some are implying by saying MM will be better. He will bring the MM game plan. The MM boring game. The MM boring personality. The MM discipline, which would be good if we could guarantee it and what else? Cloke?

We will never know where this team would have finished under Ratten with the lack of injuries enjoyed by North or Sydney. That is the only fact. Everything else is hypothesis.

One can't demand that we develop players as Collingwood or North has done and then just go and pay a milion for five years for Cloke, either. I'd rather we developed Casboult, Mitchell, Henderson, (insert player picked in this year's draft) instead and use the 5 million on trading for or keeping players who turn up to play every week. Cloke is a match winner on his day and absolutely useless the next week. Plus he is a selfish wanker of the first order and we don't need that. If we did, we could get Fev back at a quarter of the price. At least he's a Carlton man. But Fev ain't the answer. Neither is Cloke and MM may or may not be. And Ratts may or may not be as well. We just don't know because he wasn't able to do what he wanted this year. Develop as a coach. Deliver is a top 4 possie. He'll still be here next year for better or for worse.

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Let slip the Blues of war (with apologies to William Shakespeare) (and Sir Francis Bacon, just in case)

No real success so far.

One eliminational finalsvictory in over five years.... thats simply not good enough.

Pretty sure that can be improved upon.

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Due to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of electricity, gas, and oil....... the Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Lets get Trout and Mulkearns. If we're going to @#$%&! up like 2002, lets do it properly.
We could even turn it into a movie starring Michael J Fox!
The only difference is, this time Greg Swan is playing the role of John Elliott. (The desperate administrator trying to save his arse with one last ditch effort)
Heime from Get Smart can play Sticks and Mick will be perfect in the role of Denis!

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Whether the change of coach is a PR disaster or not, I would predict our at least our membership will jump. Especially if it's a MM/Cloke package.

Life with Mikey?

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"They're [REDACTED]'

I'd argue with that just a little bit in8. We had a nice period mid last year when Duigan, Laidler and Henderson we all fit and started to string a few games together in the backline. Add to that Gibbs, Scotland and Yarran and things were looking ok. But yeah - mostly is been unstable.

Ah well, that's ok then I was a bit worried but as long as you are pretty sure, I can sleep easy.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Now don't get me wrong on this one B74 -- I reckon TC is great. A lot of fun. I really like hearing opinions and rumours etc.

But.

I wouldn't place too much store on the accuracy of the information. There are some posters who "know things", but I find it's difficult to distinguish between genuine insights and speculation.

I still enjoy it all though.

One footnote : I've noticed "Effes" team selections always seem to be correct. (with apologies to any other posters who are also on the money and I haven't mentioned).

We would still have Fev if we had Mick when all that Brownlow stuff went down. Mick is on record saying there are different rules for different players. He also has his favourites and didnt "play the kids" (unless they were tanking) while at the Pies.

A 3 year contract for a bloke over 60 must mean we think we have the cattle to win the GF in that time, all we need is a different coach. None of the draftees over the next 3 years will play in the GF.

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when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth

Feelgood Hit of the Winter - GHRP-2, GHRP-6, CJC-1295, AOD-9604, Humanofort and Hexarelin

Now for those with close links to the club when is the sh!t going down ?

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Alexander the Great was born in Greece!

Dane Swan's dad has complained that he's been given a two week suspension by Buckley saying that Malthouse would've still let him play.

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"One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds." - Frank Zappa

Someone saying that Bomber Thompson is really keen to coach again , on SEN.

I could get excited about that.

Say a respectful goodbye at season's end, to Ratts.

Bomber did say the other day, that there are minor differences of strategy, between him and Hirdy.


hmmmm...

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That’s not a political statement — it’s a harsh reality, and we must act,” she said. “He is a clear and present danger to the things that keep us strong and free. I support impeachment.”

Seeing him every Monday with Rocketon 360 throughout the year, I ve always wondered with al this inuendo about Carlton and MM why we hadnt gone for Bomber..
Hearing this, perhals we have / will...
Fingers crossed....

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James Hird and Essendon* FC - #FOREVERDRUGCHEATS

Yes! This would warrant genuine enthusiasm for the next few seasons.

Malthouse, I like what he's doen, I'm just not sure what he's got left ... But Bomber. He'd be the balls

And it would make every Scum supporter buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurn.

But think of the devastation it would cause Psych and Synners, they've been told Mick has the job.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Know anything Josh?

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Mens sana in corpore sano.

Bring back the laurel wreath logo!!!

Mick would be thinking the same thing