Blue Vain wrote:
Indie wrote:
To what extent Pagan accepted feedback from Collo and Sticks is the interesting issue. Did Collo and Sticks express a preference for mature players to make us competitive in the short-term to bolster our image and parlous financial position? If so, did that influence Pagan's trading decisions?
Absolute nonsense.
Collo is on record as telling Pagan that the list was shot and to rebuild the club with youth.
It is also on record that Pagan believed the list was capable of making the eight!
One person misjudged the situation badly and it wasnt Collo.
Hmmm ... seems I was on the mark when I suggested that the Board might have tried to reposition itself after we crashed in 2005:
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FOR the first time (Pagan) explained how the Carlton board played an integral part in his decision to recruit a dozen recycled players for the 2004 season.
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He wasn't able to put in his 2 bob's worth while Collo and Smorgon were there, but now the clamps are off.