If Essendon haven't changed, then we'll see Rutten kicked out at the end of the year for Clarkson on a huge salary that results in an underdeveloped coaching department because Clarkson's salary is eating up a big chunk of the soft cap. All of this to mitigate the potential reduction in memberships and attendances next year so that the CEO, board members and list managers can save themselves. Then we'll all celebrate an 8th placed finish next year because of the hype Clarkson brings and everyone will call his appointment a success despite another EF thrashing.Agreed.
But we all know if the losses continue to mount this season there will need to be a fall guy.
Rutten is the “outsider” and will be fed to the lions … nothing surer …
Then the year after will see another massive drop now that the hype has settled and it's panic again as if we haven't seen this happen before.