VFL 2019 Rd 11: Northern Blues vs. Footscray at Ikon

[ianh]

And you think it wouldn't lead to fan disengagement to let Jack go to Essendon?  Or to a lesser extent to let Ben slide?

[LP]

And you think it wouldn't lead to fan disengagement to let Jack go to Essendon?  Or to a lesser extent to let Ben slide?

Did I write that, I thought I wrote no-win?

Let's say they are NBG but they don't want t to leave, or we want to keep their old man, what would you do then?

[Thryleon]

It's a no-win situation for the club, long term it will take a minor management miracle to keep both SOS and his boys at the club! I've no confidence!

It's the elephant in the room and the potential issues were obvious from the start;

- If SOS get s the sack but we want to keep the kids.
- If the kids are no good but we want to keep SOS.
- If one kid is a keeper and the other not.
- Whenever some other past-players kid gets snubbed!

It's a minefield or player and fan disengagement!

Nah its fine.

Jack will get to 100 games easily enough and irrespective of how long it takes him, he has a role at our footy club.  The recruitment of McGovern flies in the face of him showing favourtism to his boys as he has chosen to take a player who should push Jack out of the team, but Jack appears the better option (at the moment).

If Ben doesnt pull his socks up, delisting beckons.

If SOS is unhappy with either of those scenarios, he can feck off too.


At the end of the day, it only becomes a problem if we want it to be one.  Currently Stephen is the blue chip performer of all of them and if parting ways with dad means Jack wants to leave Carlton given his potential, and his current ability we should take or leave him accordingly.

[LP]

At the end of the day, it only becomes a problem if we want it to be one.  Currently Stephen is the blue chip performer of all of them and if parting ways with dad means Jack wants to leave Carlton given his potential, and his current ability we should take or leave him accordingly.

I don't disagree with you, but it's never so quick or clean, and I'm not confident in our current admin to handle it properly if it comes about!

Look at today's rumors, bogus as they may be, if Coniglio was headed for Carlton, even if it's the sMurph, Simmo, Ed retirement that funds it, he's not in competition with Polson, SPS or O'Brien. The blokes in the gun are the likes of SoJ, Kennedy and Setterfield, and at the moment Setterfield seems to have the others covered.

[ianh]

Did I write that, I thought I wrote no-win?

Fair enough.  I wasn't actually having a shot at you, but I can see how it could be interpreted.

Let's say they are NBG but they don't want t to leave, or we want to keep their old man, what would you do then?

Thry has answered that one pretty well, but vis a vis your comment about Jack wanting to leave if Dad goes I think he is Blue through and through and if he goes elsewhere it will because we push him out - and he deserves his spot on the list without question at the moment.

[cookie2]

Thry has answered that one pretty well, but vis a vis your comment about Jack wanting to leave if Dad goes I think he is Blue through and through and if he goes elsewhere it will because we push him out - and he deserves his spot on the list without question at the moment.

Agree and he was stiff to be dropped for the last game.

[ianh]

Agree and he was stiff to be dropped for the last game.

Very stiff, but great to see he reacted in the right way by tearing it up in the 2s (and he DID tear it up).

[Jack Burton]

I'm going to be very disappointed if he doesn't come back for the next game

[keogh]

Got himself a decent pension and some free travel for the rest of his life....and been a setback for his country in terms of dance style.

Plus approved 2 uranium mines as Federal Environment Minister
Gives new definition to the 10 to 1 album