News Cook on 3AW

[AM]

I believe Cooky will be on AW in the next half hour for those interested.

 

[Inferno]

Re: Cooky on AW

He's on now. Sounds very disappointed but not angry.

 

[alfy!]

Re: Cooky on AW

What is he saying?

 

[_Me_]

Re: Cooky on AW

What is he saying?

conversations occured as early as July
he has been speaking to Hird for an extended period of time

as an aside it is rumoured bomber had a no compete clause for 6 weeks, today is 6 weeks one day

 

[AM]

Re: Cooky on AW

The interesting points from the interview for me were:

- The club had phone records showing contacts between Essendon and Mark dating back to July this year. When asked whether Evans was one of them he said he didn’t want to “get into that”. Just why either party would make contact through the club mystifies me.

- Cooky said Marks departure “could have been handled better”. “There were lots of half truths in there” "There was a lack of transparency”

- Asked why there wasn’t more openness he said “We’re pretty strong on our values and we trust people and we expect them to be honest with us” WHACK!!!

- On Bartel he said: “I don’t think Jimmy’s motivated by money” “I think Jimmy puts money up there but not at the top. I would be extremely surprised if Jimmy left the Geelong Football Club” He went on to say that we’d have more money in the cap now the deserter (my word) has gone and that would ensure (Jimmy leaving) doesn’t happen.

- Asked if he’d like to return to the playing field when we next played Essendon, he quipped “only if David Evans and Ian Robson were playing” WHACK!!!

- He did wish Mark well and hoped he’d return for reunions.

 

[Turbocat]

Re: Cooky on AW

Ammo , that sound good. A little bit of a linguistic lashing by Cook is a little bit of what I'm after. Sure Thompson has handled it badly bad its how we handle it now that more interests me.

 

[Farmer2Goggin]

Re: Cooky on AW

The interesting points from the interview for me were:

- The club had phone records showing contacts between Essendon and Mark dating back to July this year. When asked whether Evans was one of them he said he didn’t want to “get into that”. Just why either party would make contact through the club mystifies me.

- Cooky said Marks departure “could have been handled better”. “There were lots of half truths in there” "There was a lack of transparency”

- Asked why there wasn’t more openness he said “We’re pretty strong on our values and we trust people and we expect them to be honest with us” WHACK!!!

- On Bartel he said: “I don’t think Jimmy’s motivated by money” “I think Jimmy puts money up there but not at the top. I would be extremely surprised if Jimmy left the Geelong Football Club” He went on to say that we’d have more money in the cap now the deserter (my word) has gone and that would ensure (Jimmy leaving) doesn’t happen.

- Asked if he’d like to return to the playing field when we next played Essendon, he quipped “only if David Evans and Ian Robson were playing” WHACK!!!

- He did wish Mark well and hoped he’d return for reunions.

Thanks Ammo Man , wish I had heard it first hand.
Sounds like classic Cook - confident , articulate with a touch of humour.
Thanks for the memories Bomber but your exit has tarnished your reputation.
Now , very much looking forward to getting behind Scott , Cook and the true believers and our fantastic Club !!!

 

[CatTricks]

Re: Cooky on AW

THE CLUB IS BIGGER THAN ANY INDIVIDUAL!!

Good to see they are going to look after Jimmy too

 

[Just do something]

Re: Cooky on AW

Wasnt Franky Costa also on SEN with the run home guys as well today.?

 

[Sttew]

Re: Cooky on AW

Thanks Ammo Man , wish I had heard it first hand.
Sounds like classic Cook - confident , articulate with a touch of humour.
Thanks for the memories Bomber but your exit has tarnished your reputation.
Now , very much looking forward to getting behind Scott , Cook and the true believers and our fantastic Club !!!

Another telling point by Cooky was that he was certain Ablett left for money and that supposed / possible friction with Bomber played no part

 

[LifeSpan-Void]

Re: Cooky on AW

pretty hard to argue otherwise when you look at the extreme amount of money they were prepared to throw at him, and that Thompson's snide remarks didn't start until about a quarter of the way into the 2010 season (I truly believe that Ablett was signed up by GC in 2009).

 

[AM]

Re: Cooky on AW

pretty hard to argue otherwise when you look at the extreme amount of money they were prepared to throw at him, and that Thompson's snide remarks didn't start until about a quarter of the way into the 2010 season (I truly believe that Ablett was signed up by GC in 2009).

Just as well Hendo has accrued another Red Card otherwise you'd really be in for it.

 

[Copernicus]

Re: Cooky on AW

Onya Cooky, always handles himself with aplomb. Any chance we could keep around until he dies?

 

[LifeSpan-Void]

Re: Cooky on AW

Onya Cooky, always handles himself with aplomb. Any chance we could keep around until he dies?

only if the next President has the surname "Bates"

 

[STC]

Re: Cooky on AW

Yeah I think Bomber knows he did the wrong thing in his handling of this. Cooky said all we can expect him to say - we do owe Bomber for a lot but he also owes the club (even though he probably wouldn't agree) for doing the right thing by him in 2006, reaffirming him as coach and hiring Balmey in support.

It's been a tough few months but now is not the time to look back on an era and salute those who leave us, nor is it a time to get bitter and angry. Those who remain must band together as one and remember that this club will survive regardless of their presence. The challenge is to continue to succeed in this new exciting era of the Geelong Football Club. If anyone isn't fully committed, let them walk now like Bomber did. To everyone else, enjoy the break and get ready for a tough pre-season!

 

[BadFish]

Re: Cooky on AW

Yeah I think Bomber knows he did the wrong thing in his handling of this. Cooky said all we can expect him to say - we do owe Bomber for a lot but he also owes the club (even though he probably wouldn't agree) for doing the right thing by him in 2006, reaffirming him as coach and hiring Balmey in support.

It's been a tough few months but now is not the time to look back on an era and salute those who leave us, nor is it a time to get bitter and angry. Those who remain must band together as one and remember that this club will survive regardless of their presence. The challenge is to continue to succeed in this new exciting era of the Geelong Football Club. If anyone isn't fully committed, let them walk now like Bomber did. To everyone else, enjoy the break and get ready for a tough pre-season!

Well said that man

 

[Aussiemac82]

Re: Cooky on AW

Summed it up well STC, I have faith in the calls being made by Cook & Co. They are some of the best administrators in any sporting code and will be doing their best to keep us competitive for an extended period.

 

[ATSAM]

By my counting six weeks and one day was from the Tuesday when Cook told us that Thompson was burnt out and would be given time to consider his position.
Last week was only five weeks since his resignation was acknowledged.So somewhere the truth is not what is being said.

Could it be that his resignation was handed in on the Tuesday, accepted to make the six weeks one day, and we were not told the truth. Could it be that the club scurried to save the reputations of those closest to Thompson. The people who should have known and who did not have a clue what their great mate was doing.

 

[LonCat]

By my counting six weeks and one day was from the Tuesday when Cook told us that Thompson was burnt out and would be given time to consider his position.
Last week was only five weeks since his resignation was acknowledged.So somewhere the truth is not what is being said.

Could it be that his resignation was handed in on the Tuesday, accepted to make the six weeks one day, and we were not told the truth. Could it be that the club scurried to save the reputations of those closest to Thompson. The people who should have known and who did not have a clue what their great mate was doing.

If there was a 6 week "notice" clause in MT's GFC contract this simply means that he had to give this amount of notice of his intention to walk away from the contract and, in the meantime, he had to continue to fulfil the requirements of this contract (I take it he was on annual leave during this time in any event).

This notice period is irrelevant to any contract he might enter into with another employer - he could sign a new contract with EFC at any time he likes although it would be sensible to make the "commencement date" of this contract after the termination date of his GFC contract so that there can be no later argument that he was doing 2 jobs at once. There is nothing to have prevented MT from, for example, signing a contract with EFC in July this year with a contract commencement date of December. In the meantime he continues to fulfill his GFC contract until the end of his notice period.

This is no different to any other employment contract arrangements, so if you are employed by XYZ Co and are offered a new job by ABC Co the usual approach is to accept the ABC job and sign a contract agreeing to commence with them at an agreed date which is later than the contractual notice you have to give to XYZ. Once you have this contract sewn up you then go to XYZ and give the required notice under your existing contract with them. However, if you don't give the necessary contractual notice then you may have a problem.


So, the issue with contract dates is not a legal one - the thing that is getting up the nose of many is the apparent duplicity and hypocrisy involved.

 

[AM]

Former Geelong assistant Brendan McCartney will be a line coach under Hird, but Thompson will clearly have a major role involving long hours and heavy commitments.

Balmey's comment we had the wool pulled over our eyes is proving to be the under statement of the year.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...itical-full-time/story-e6frf9jf-1225954057352

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Balmey's comment we had the wool pulled over our eyes is proving to be the under statement of the year.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...itical-full-time/story-e6frf9jf-1225954057352

Oh boy, we get to hear from Hird and Thompson in 2-3 weeks.

So, enough time for Bomber to concoct some more lies for us.

 

[ATSAM]

Balme is right we have had the wool pulled over our eyes BUT it appears not only by Thompson.
A strong story that Cook and Thompson had not spoken to one another for six months. This came form someone whose other 'stories' have always been spot on.
If true then this administration and Board have also been pulling the wool over our eyes with repeated messages of strength and unity.
They will have contributed to our on field wasted year-it breaks my heart every time I think that we could have been premiers.

 

[AM]

Balme is right we have had the wool pulled over our eyes BUT it appears not only by Thompson.
A strong story that Cook and Thompson had not spoken to one another for six months. This came form someone whose other 'stories' have always been spot on.
If true then this administration and Board have also been pulling the wool over our eyes with repeated messages of strength and unity.
They will have contributed to our on field wasted year-it breaks my heart every time I think that we could have been premiers.

There's no question there's been tension between Cooky and Thompson dating way back to the way matters were handled when Thompson was under pressure to hold his job. But that comment is wide of the mark -no pun intended.