Game of Sloane (THE OFFICIAL HE IS STAYING thread) Thread now closed

[Brenton Davy]

 

[Sloane4pm]

 

[Golumless]

Following an insightful earlier comment from the Colonel, I think we should refocus this thread on what would be regarded as a "win" or "loss" from the Sloane situation.

I tend to think, as implied by the Colonel, if we match a salary of ~$1.3m for 5 years, while me might have a warm feeling inside, and think we have won, that when we wake up in the morning we might feel had.

In other words, what are your opinions on what we would be happy to pay to keep Sloaney here, and what would be too much? The gut reaction is that we should do everything possible to keep him, but IMO he has reached his peak, and is probably over it. What are your non-emotional and businesslike opinions on this deal?

850k is my max currently, but that really depends on how he goes for the first half of this season. Still gets exposed by the tag drops that too 700k, shows signs of handling it and I'd be comfortable with offering 1mil. After all, he is a key piece of our premiership hopes if he can become competent.

 

[Crow till I die]

Heard on radio that wines is close to committing to port - tells the supporters that all is going well and he will have it resolved. If that ......d signs and sloane doesn't I will be sick because those ......s down the road never seem to have a problem keeping their best players and we are losing one almost every year. Why can't sloane just say I am signing on and make all this crap just go away because it just gives more ammunition to the .......s down the road to have a crack at our club

 

[1990crow]

Heard on radio that wines is close to committing to port - tells the supporters that all is going well and he will have it resolved. If that ......d signs and sloane doesn't I will be sick because those ......s down the road never seem to have a problem keeping their best players and we are losing one almost every year. Why can't sloane just say I am signing on and make all this crap just go away because it just gives more ammunition to the .......s down the road to have a crack at our club

Probably because we have a serious cultural issue where our group or staff don’t do enough to create a team environment where people feel obliged to stay and repay the club that has given them so much. Any slight pay increase and living in Melbourne and they run to the hills.

 

[Samcro24]

Probably because we have a serious cultural issue where our group or staff don’t do enough to create a team environment where people feel obliged to stay and repay the club that has given them so much. Any slight pay increase and living in Melbourne and they run to the hills.

Yeah.

OR

Its harder to retain a team thats two thirds interstate players than a couple.

 

[chazwazza]

Heard on radio that wines is close to committing to port - tells the supporters that all is going well and he will have it resolved. If that ......d signs and sloane doesn't I will be sick because those ......s down the road never seem to have a problem keeping their best players and we are losing one almost every year. Why can't sloane just say I am signing on and make all this crap just go away because it just gives more ammunition to the .......s down the road to have a crack at our club

This is verging into Lindy territory.

 

[Bicks]

Probably because we have a serious cultural issue where our group or staff don’t do enough to create a team environment where people feel obliged to stay and repay the club that has given them so much. Any slight pay increase and living in Melbourne and they run to the hills.

You actually believe what you've just written??

 

[FULL LINDY]

This is verging into Lindy territory.

Getting there

 

[Bicks]

Heard on radio that wines is close to committing to port - tells the supporters that all is going well and he will have it resolved. If that ......d signs and sloane doesn't I will be sick because those ......s down the road never seem to have a problem keeping their best players and we are losing one almost every year. Why can't sloane just say I am signing on and make all this crap just go away because it just gives more ammunition to the .......s down the road to have a crack at our club

A lad from Echuca really?

Lever partner from Melbourne, Dangerfield partner from Geelong, Sloane partner from Melbourne.

 

[Elite Crow]

A lad from Echuca really?

Lever partner from Melbourne, Dangerfield partner from Geelong, Sloane partner from Melbourne.

Cameron’s partner from where ever she wanted to go

 

[Bicks]

Cameron’s partner from where ever she wanted to go

Besties with Mitch Robinson's missus.

 

[Elite Crow]

Besties with Mitch Robinson's missus.

That’s a good reason to go from playing with a contender in front of 50k to a bottom team in front of 5k.

 

[Bicks]

That’s a good reason to go from playing with a contender in front of 50k to a bottom team in front of 5k.

You're not a "new age" guy but...

Hope you don't mind me referring to you as "guy" ?

 

[1990crow]

Yeah.

OR

Its harder to retain a team thats two thirds interstate players than a couple.

Port do ok.

 

[1990crow]

You actually believe what you've just written??

100%. It’s happening every year - not just good players but our best. Good clubs retain their best players no matter where they’re from. Sydney, Port, WC, Freo have nowhere near as much trouble as us.

 

[Samcro24]

Port do ok.

Boak
Gray
.

 

[FR0GGY]

Was at work most of the day, missed the presser, if anyone has a link to it thanks?

 

[1990crow]

Boak
Gray
.

Soon to be Wines. Pittard.
Rockliff, Ryder and Dixon all aren’t SA people.
It’s not a huge list but the fact is Boak, Gray and Wines’s have all been their best players when chased and all will stay.

 

[MRB37]

That’s a good reason to go from playing with a contender in front of 50k to a bottom team in front of 5k.

He was given several hundred thousand other reasons to go.

 

[CrowsFlag2018]

Im at Gate 7 and Sloaney is NOT here.

This guy has duped us all

 

[spenze]

Bloody hell, they are cutting it fine.

Maybe he gets miked up in the match like they do in the Big Bash and announces it

 

[Bicks]

Im at Gate 7 and Sloaney is NOT here.

This guy has duped us all

That "imaginary" guy running around in your head??

 

[CrowsFlag2018]

That "imaginary" guy running around in your head??

Um no. Rory Sloane. Plays for Adelaide. You dont just text someone asking to meet at Gate 7 and then not show.

No wonder this guy is making his re-signing a circus.

 

[spenze]

Um no. Rory Sloane. Plays for Adelaide. You dont just text someone asking to meet at Gate 7 and then not show.

No wonder this guy is making his re-signing a circus.

Lame, really really lame.