Certified Legendary Thread Alastair Clarkson II - signs 5 year contract w/ North Melbourne 19 August 2022 - news breaks p360

[DrZaius]

I would like to wager that the bombers tanked the last 2 games

Nah they are just shit.
Rutten wouldn't tank games and jeopardise his career knowing there were certain factions within * just waiting for any opportunity to knife him.

 

[DesertRoo]

All they need to do is spook clarko from signing with us tomorrow. Then they can do the review and sign clarko later

Again where’s this deadline coming from?
Seems media driven
Unless I hear it from Sonja or the club, I doubt it exists

 

[Horizons_00]

I like your posting mate, but there's been no verbal agreement.

Interesting...

 

[Rooboy1708]

Its reassuring when someone talks sense. I continue to hope he is still coming to us

Nah they are just s**t.
Rutten wouldn't tank games and jeopardise his career knowing there were certain factions within * just waiting for any opportunity to knife him.

I think

 

[Kangaroo Cat]

If we get clarko I hope we poach both rutten and gia.

 

[FlyHigh18]

Sam Edmund saying Essendon about to enter the arena. Romance vs Big theatre

This, in all its simplicity is exactly where we’re at. Nothing more.

North already in the box seat and * just entering. With Brasher gone they’re about to make their first pitch.

Given the timing it should fail. But what worries me is the confidence that some ITKs (like Robbo) have. He was very very confident last night that they’ll be able to snatch him. What that basically means is a board member has told him that they’re going all in with an offer enough to change his mind . Let’s hope they’re wrong

 

[refresh]

Fingers crossed for you guys. I hate the entitlement of these so called big clubs from yesteryear.

 

[hilly]

'Enter the arena'

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[WayneShimmiesTheBush]

 

[hilly]

This, in all its simplicity is exactly where we’re at. Nothing more.

North already in the box seat and * just entering. With Brasher gone they’re about to make their first pitch.

Given the timing it should fail. But what worries me is the confidence that some ITKs (like Robbo) have. He was very very confident last night that they’ll be able to snatch him. What that basically means is a board member has told him that they’re going all in with an offer enough to change his mind . Let’s hope they’re wrong

I didn't get that sense from Robbo.

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[giantroo]

 

[Shermanator]

BTW, this footage is from the game against North, not last week.

Yep and Jabba’s minions were dumb enough to forget the scores are in the left hand corner of the screen.

Two games spliced together = defame Rutten = narrative = clicks.

****in parasites..

 

[TheKanga]

What do you need me to elaborate on ?

Nothing has been agreed upon
Including assistant coaches committing to us.
Only one person here has said that.

 

[Only Forwards]

What rabble.

 

[Engimal v3]

What do you need me to elaborate on ?

Clarko having assistants committed to North

 

[Roosurgence]

All they need to do is spook clarko from signing with us tomorrow. Then they can do the review and sign clarko later

If that happens you would think it doesn’t matter anyway because we would move on.

I would be astounded if we told Clarko that he could take more time?

It’s at the point of no return. He either signs on or we move on. The club can’t afford for this to drag out when we potentially have to conduct a full on process to search for a coach and not to mention player contracts in limbo.

I think we find out either way this week. If he tells us he is interested in looking at the Essendon opportunity, then I would think that rule us out.

 

[Mixed Results]

Essendon are where clubs like Carlton and Richmond were a decade ago. They're stuck in the 80s and think being a big club entitles them to success and that they can buy and influence their way to a premiership.

Whoever comes in as their next coach will have numerous guns pointed to their head by trigger-happy power-brokers and coterie members. Since 2010 Essendon have had five seasons with less than 10 wins:

2010: Matthew Knights

Matthew Knights

Age

54

Ht

178cm

Wt

79kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.3

5star

K

12.0

4star

HB

9.3

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

18.4

5star

K

10.8

4star

HB

7.6

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

sacked
2015: James Hird sacked
2016: John Worsfold's first year.
2020: John Worsfold sacked
2022: Ben Rutten

Ben Rutten

Age

41

Ht

190cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.4

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

7.0

4star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

10.6

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.0

3star

sacked

It's a club with zero patience and zero integrity. If Clarkson signs a five-year contract with the Bombers, I'd be betting that he doesn't make it to the end of it.

 

[Only Forwards]

I think we find out either way this week. If he tells us he is interested in looking at the Essendon opportunity, then I would think that rule us out.

You’d like to think so.

We are completely in and if he’s not he’s not but we need to rule a line around it and walk away.

 

[Heaps of fun]

Would Clarko even want to come to a club that knifed their coach? Wait ...

 

[gokangas]

So many stories, so many rumours - my head is spinning.

 

[TheKanga]

So many stories, so many rumours - my head is spinning.

Heard anything about a hard deadline from North?

 

[glenn2479]

Caro just backing Essendon now because she thinks we're irrelevant. Her comment a few weeks back of 'I find it hard to see Clarkson going to North Melbourne' typifies this.

There's nothing to back up her opinion. Just her irrational disdain of our club.

Hope we stick it straight up her ass.

Would she notice is the question.

 

[krakouers]

Caro is getting nothing from us and she absolutely hates it.

Now not insinuating anything but....

 

[kool kangas]

Whatever happens we are still North Melbourne and we move on........

 

[Kanga1996]

Nothing has been agreed upon
Including assistant coaches committing to us.
Only one person here has said that.

You don't know that as I don't know for certain there has been. my comments are based on Clarko wanting his own team around him.

Surely your not suggesting there wont be any changes around our assistant coaches etc ?