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I'd definitely like to keep Sidebottom. Aside from being a very good footballer who adds real quality to our midfield, I think he presents the right character for the type of culture that Bucks is wanting to build.
I live in the same area that Sidebottom hails from and was talking to the owner of the local AFL store (who is a Richmond supporter) a couple of years ago and he often tries to get players to come up and do signings particularly premiership players when all the premiership merchandise is out. He said they are typically very difficult to deal with, even the local boys, wanting appearance fees and making all sorts of demands. When the Pies won the premiership he spoke to Sidebottom who was only too happy to come up and brought one of the other boys (Wellingham I think from memory), wasn't worried about any fees or demands. The store owner reckoned he was the easiest and friendliest AFL footballer he had dealt with, and had had him back a few times since and had the same experience each time.
I live in the same area that Sidebottom hails from and was talking to the owner of the local AFL store (who is a Richmond supporter) a couple of years ago and he often tries to get players to come up and do signings particularly premiership players when all the premiership merchandise is out. He said they are typically very difficult to deal with, even the local boys, wanting appearance fees and making all sorts of demands. When the Pies won the premiership he spoke to Sidebottom who was only too happy to come up and brought one of the other boys (Wellingham I think from memory), wasn't worried about any fees or demands. The store owner reckoned he was the easiest and friendliest AFL footballer he had dealt with, and had had him back a few times since and had the same experience each time.

