View Full Version : Best available? Not the Magpies.
doofdoof
26 Nov 2005, 13:34
Mick pretty much just said it - he thinks Xavier will be an excellent footballer, but he is not what Collingwood needs right now.
Does that mean he thinks Thomas is not as good as Ellis, but more likely to fill a gap in the Collingwood team?
I can't help but think that the philosophy is short-sighted.
Wait and see, I suppose
I have been very cynical of Collingwood's ability to manage our list for the last few years - no reason to trust them as yet
Mick pretty much just said it - he thinks Xavier will be an excellent footballer, but he is not what Collingwood needs right now.
Does that mean he thinks Thomas is not as good as Ellis, but more likely to fill a gap in the Collingwood team?
I can't help but think that the philosophy is short-sighted.
Wait and see, I suppose
I have been very cynical of Collingwood's ability to manage our list for the last few years - no reason to trust them as yet
Well go and follow another club then
They never picked the best available Magpies, they sure didnt this year, they picked who they wanted, I dont think they did well in this draft at all, but they may prove me wrong (doubt it tho).
sinepari
26 Nov 2005, 13:39
Well go and follow another club then
That's a stupid comment. If everyone just said "yeah we're totally fantastic" clubs wouldn't develop. If he doesn't agree, it should say so. Doesn't mean he isn't totally loyal
tragicforces
26 Nov 2005, 13:39
If the Magpies were rebuilding they would've taken Ellis. Obviously hoping Thomas has a more immediate impact.
doofdoof
26 Nov 2005, 13:42
Well go and follow another club then
Um ....why?
I'd rather not just blindly agree with everything the club does, especially when I think it has made mistakes.
Does that make me more or less a supporter than you who obviously thinks Mick has rewritten the bible.
DynamoUltra
26 Nov 2005, 13:43
Hawthorn last year? Did we pick the best available or the best available in the positions we need?
That's a stupid comment. If everyone just said "yeah we're totally fantastic" clubs wouldn't develop. If he doesn't agree, it should say so. Doesn't mean he isn't totally loyal
I'm sorry - do I know you?
Funkalicous
26 Nov 2005, 13:46
What you really want is the "best available" player that also suites your club's needs. I'd say carlton got lucky in that regard, but many other clubs were caught in a dilemma.
doofdoof
26 Nov 2005, 13:51
I'm sorry - do I know you?
I suppose getting to 7877 posts is easy if they are all this insightful :thumbsd:
jimmy35
26 Nov 2005, 13:55
What you really want is the "best available" player that also suites your club's needs. I'd say carlton got lucky in that regard, but many other clubs were caught in a dilemma.
Carltons needs were greater in greater areas , but they picked up , on paper , some great talent. Pies needs were less for KPP and more mids so our selections were more specific.
I suppose getting to 7877 posts is easy if they are all this insightful :thumbsd:
I suppose being a n00b is as good as gets for you, for at least a year
vinnie_vegas69
26 Nov 2005, 13:57
Why does acknowledging that another player will be excellent mean that we don't rate the one we got as highly.
He's hardly going to say "We reckon Ellis is crap and that Hawthorn are dumb as dog-sh*t for taking him" is he?
We have plenty of young wingmen/flankers, and even if Ellis might turn out better than them, we'd still be left with a team that only has wingmen/flankers.
Carltons needs were greater in greater areas , but they picked up , on paper , some great talent. Pies needs were less for KPP and more mids so our selections were more specific.
Exacty Jimmy, how come the other drop kicks can't get it?
magpies42
26 Nov 2005, 14:01
That's a stupid comment. If everyone just said "yeah we're totally fantastic" clubs wouldn't develop. If he doesn't agree, it should say so. Doesn't mean he isn't totally loyal
yeah ull find that murray is a fair closet case
yeah ull find that murray is a fair closet case
And I have no idea who the hell you are - another n00b
magpies42
26 Nov 2005, 18:02
And I have no idea who the hell you are - another n00b
nah i dont know you either, all i know is that i can not remember one constructive or intelligent thing posted by you and im on here everyday! Do you have ******** for brains or were you badly bullied at school? or both?