tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408965100294016330.post7791694534914902865..comments2024-03-10T22:26:10.334+11:00Comments on Demonblog.com: The Bailey Debacle: Late UpdateAdam 1.0http://www.blogger.com/profile/10232438435178283697noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408965100294016330.post-16210868226803757872011-08-02T19:23:36.312+10:002011-08-02T19:23:36.312+10:00The catalyst for this latest MFC debacle is the ap...The catalyst for this latest MFC debacle is the appalling treatment dished out to James McDonald at the conclusion of last season. He should never have been sacked. McDonald was highly respected and probably loved by the players. He displayed dignity and courage and was a genuine leader of men. In my 45 years of following Melbourne, with the exception of brief periods of success and unity under Northey and Daniher, the club has been fractured, selected the wrong people for administrative positions and struggled to cope with the rigours of the post modern football landscape.Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408965100294016330.post-46500280571725133242011-08-02T19:02:55.440+10:002011-08-02T19:02:55.440+10:00It's now pretty obvious Bailey, Mr Nice Guy, h...It's now pretty obvious Bailey, Mr Nice Guy, had to go. The Nuremberg Defence is no excuse whatsoever. 'Dean pull the trigger. Dean pull the trigger. DEAN PULL THE TRIGGER!!! Dean you've shot him?” The players may have liked him but obviously they didn't like where his orders were coming from.<br /><br />Another year for Cameron Schwabb: does this mean he is in the clear? Or does this mean he knows where the bodies are buried? Or where the black money is in the second set of books? (We've been down that path in recent times.)<br /><br />And Chrissy Connolly has completely disappeared off the radar. Latest reports have Gary Lyon becoming the acting General Manager of Football and that he is making remarks about two facedindividuals who undermine the club with their duplicitous behaviour. <br /><br />The board seems to have been sidelined with the mastermind taking advantage of Jim Stynes hands on approach that was slipping due to his ill health. <br /><br />So who is the puppet master in the centre of this web of intrigue? Who is the individual who wants to make the MFC the dominant club in the AFL? Who wants to be the key to this emerging powerhouse? <br /> <br />As a long suffering supporter who firmly believes that they have one of the best lists going around, that they have a huge potential, that they have been underperforming this season, this whole business is a huge distraction. How did we end up almost at the end of the season to find this out? The on field performance has obviously been infected by this malaise and here we are left feeling very small, powerless and isolated just as we were at Geelong. Those with the power need to take control and correct this with the utmost speed.Lyall St Kildanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408965100294016330.post-44685098968075259302011-08-02T15:19:30.674+10:002011-08-02T15:19:30.674+10:00I guess the bright side is that no matter how dark...I guess the bright side is that no matter how dark things look currently, Richmond are, and will remain, the yardstick for dysfunctional club culture and fanatical "eat your own young" supporters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408965100294016330.post-19709007658931904962011-08-02T10:38:23.029+10:002011-08-02T10:38:23.029+10:00How the hell Schwab stayed is beyond me - he must ...How the hell Schwab stayed is beyond me - he must have compromising pictures of somebody.<br /><br />I'm really dissapointed about the way the club has handled things behind the scenes, the more I hear the more I wonder what kind of culture exists off the field (we all know about the on-field culture). It just strikes me as a shame that scheming and all of this rubbish is blemishing the work that the Styne's regime has done for our club.<br />I have had a mild mancrush on Stynes ever since his playing days but I'm starting to wonder if the off-field rubbish is his doing or because he isn't a strong enough leader to stop it from occuring. Obviously with his health the latter is understandable but neither bodes well for the clubs future.Grovelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408965100294016330.post-42612742756955103382011-08-02T07:33:55.182+10:002011-08-02T07:33:55.182+10:00So has this debacle just put us back a few years o...So has this debacle just put us back a few years or more? Will a new coach come in and clean house and will we then need to wait another 3 years just to look good again? <br /><br />If we bring in another First time coach I will start breaking shit and might even go a little Richmond style and bring out the manure. <br /><br />Rightio back to the snow. Pip Pip.Stunoreply@blogger.com