Like that'll happen! Do you think a manager would behave that way, what's in it for the manager, premiership player wage commissions on marketing and bonus payments or something?
They are basically financial managers, if they didn't make that suggestion they would be in trouble, it would be negligent!
Was yesterday's game the game a team plays when it knows Cripps is leaving?
Was the Kreuzer helmet a sign of a career ending?
Something was not right about yesterday's game!
Fridays "Whisper" in the Hun suggested something similar, ie recalled player fearing that this might be his last game, I thought Gilbert, but I was concerned about the helmet too, said as much to Mrs Hanwell, there had been no mention from the club in regards to him wearing a helmet. Agree something smells in Denmark folks.
Here's is my simplistic (and perhaps naive) view of the situation. Whether we win or lose all the remaining games for the year: - I will buy into the reasoning from the powers that be that this year was predicted to be our worst due to the turnover of players and the age profile being worst case. - I will also buy into the fact that the injuries to key players has further tested our lack of depth and hence why we are one win from fifteen. - I will partly accept that yesterday losing losing Simmo, Phillips and Marchy (albeit late), our structure was completely thrown into chaos (again lack of experienced depth). But I'll tell you something fo free, this is the last time I will buy into any such excuses from the club. I'll write this year off based on the above, but thats it. If we are 0-5 or even 0-3 at the start of 2019, the board must go immediately and the coach and all his assistants must go at the end of the year (if not sooner). Its time for the club to grow some balls, plan for it now and either live or die by the sword. They can't keep stringing us along with BS, I refuse to accept anymore results like yesterday or the Freo game. I get the rebuild thing and doing it properly and I have been happy to see the "unCarlton" approach taken to date, but I have reached the end of my tether. My faith has now waivered and I need realignment. But I also have a conspiracy theory. I said in a post that we are either tanking to ensure we get pick one or the coach and MC are clueless. Given BB came from a successful system, I don't believe its the latter. I personally believe they are manipulating the dot points I listed above to manufacture a convenient outcome. I now also believe Liddles "we dont want a priority pick" was a strategic ploy to actually draw one from the AFL (ie to divert attention away from any tanking debates). The AFL will not allow us to go through a season with one win and not give us PP. I reckon the club would be loving the media (like King) saying we are soulless and not playing for the jumper etc etc. Notice not one journo has used the T word yet? Maybe the club is cleverer than what we all thought. Conspiracy theory? Is it possible to manufacture the outcomes? Most will say probably not but something doesn't add up for mine. Maybe I have been reading too many LP posts (only joking fella)
Me Too. But if it's true and we are exposed.......hand the keys in.
I reckon Weitering's issues stem back to Jones' revival, you cant play two intercept specialists. Since then the lad has looked lost. Here's an idea, trade out Liam, and potentially resurrect a former number one pick to manage the defence whilst Doc moves into the midfield. He would fit into GC's back six easily.
So why should supporters be loyal then? If a player is accepting our coin he should be with us 100% and at least try and look interested in us being successful. I might just jump on board with the team that looks to be the best chance for the flag in future, and if they start to falter jump aboard with my next choice.
That is exactly what happens in the NFL Cookie! Thats where Free Agency comes from, say no more.....
Mate I've been a loyal supporter since 1970, I understand your grief exactly, but this game of today is all about the coach's job security, it stopped being about us, the supporters, about 15 years ago. So you may as well "jump on board" the next big thing.
To all the Harry Haters out there for him having the temerity to have a laugh at the footy, he is an employee!!! The days of yore are gawn people, this is the generation of Free Agency, loyalty is a redundant theory.
Well we secured the first pick, so in that case "mission accomplished"!!!
But watch us dither, and get sucked into the spruik. Lack of imagination and the age old recruiters bulls1t of taking the best available will result in bringing in a South Australian who will want to go home asap........
When we should get aggressive at the table and make both SA teams fight out a deal that FAVOURS US. They can have Weitering too, perfect example of falling for the "best player" mentality, sorry but the kid's heart's not in it; lost, soft, incapable.
Almost lost on this "reset", it's not a rebuild, the team which BB inherited only needed a reset apparently, that's 40 players ago by the way.
I also love Polson's game, those mistakes will be pointed out but we need to stick with him a much better option than Cunningham I reckon, forget about Kerridge, Lamb, Graham, etc etc. The kid needs to keep playing.
I have been very tolerant of this young side and BB. But if I see anything less than a feral, 4 quarter effort from the 22 wearing the navy blue jumper this week, "I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger".
