Lin Jong - Where do we go to from here

[JJHunter]

Okay so we all know the story.

Jongy took a guided tour of the Lexus/Holden centre investigating his options for 2016.
Misplaced maybe, cardinal sin maybe - everyone will have their own opinions.

But just what will the club do - not what you would do but what will the club do.

I suspect we will not see him in the side this week. Bevo is a big preachers of trust and I would imagine the public nature of the shopping around will have broken that trust. When he comes back I am not sure.

 

[Dale4captain]

Players do it all the time. Play on.

 

[Ant_]

Nothing in it, taking a tour doesn't mean anything more than acessing your options. He is entitled to this, just as the club can shop him around.

 

[DognBones]

If he's good enough to get a game now we play him. Forget the politics.

 

[immortalmike]

Agree it doesn't look good but this is apparently how things are now so play on I guess.

 

[who_let_the_dogs_out]

If he's good enough to get a game now we play him. Forget the politics.

This. What happens from next season onwards isn't an issue (unless we were a bottom 8 side and needed games into kids).

 

[maddog37]

The op doesn't seem to factor in he did it with the clubs blessing.

 

[Unnamed1]

The op doesn't seem to factor in he did it with the clubs blessing.

That's right - there's an assumption we haven't told him to look elsewhere...

 

[VogonProsthetnic]

Can you blame for keeping his options open? Our recruiting of younger players has been sensational, we've got Daniel, Honey, Williams, Webb, Dunkley, Hunter, Bont, R.Smith and Lynch all younger than him and likely to develop rapidly over the next 18 months.

If he plays finals and a blinder I would be really be happy for him, but what are the chances he will be best 22 in 2 years?

 

[immortalmike]

The op doesn't seem to factor in he did it with the clubs blessing.

Did he?

 

[Wooffa]

Did he?

This thread is a waste. From my reliable sources, the club was aware of Jong's visit and were fine with it. It is a non issue.

 

[immortalmike]

This thread is a waste. From my reliable sources, the club was aware of Jong's visit and were fine with it. It is a non issue.

Fair enough if true.

 

[maddog37]

Did he?

Not sure but it is worth considering surely?

 

[immortalmike]

Not sure but it is worth considering surely?

Of course, just thought you might have known something about it.

 

[maddog37]

Of course, just thought you might have known something about it.

I don't even know what day it is most of the time!

 

[Norm De Guerre]

I don't see why anything would change. Like anybody else on the fringes of the best 22 he and his management are free to explore their options.

Tempest, teacups and all that.

 

[immortalmike]

I don't even know what day it is most of the time!

It's Wednesday yeah?

 

[ScragCity]

delet this

 

[maddog37]

It's Wednesday yeah?

Wacky Wednesday!!

 

[threenewpadlocks]

What a terrible thread and terrible poll question.

So BigFooty can be the judge of wanting him dropped literally every week he plays in spite of him being a good player, yet BigFooty can be the disciplinarian and whine and want to punish him when him being out of contract and looking at options at other clubs?

Give me a break.

 

[giblj]

You realise someone already made a thread about this and it was integrated into the trade and list management thread where it belongs? For *'s sake.

 

[maddog37]

What a terrible thread and terrible poll question.

So BigFooty can be the judge of wanting him dropped literally every week he plays in spite of him being a good player, yet BigFooty can be the disciplinarian and whine and want to punish him when him being out of contract and looking at options at other clubs?

Give me a break.

News to hand; bigfooty is not the real world.

 

[gangsta deluxe]

He's a professional, and this behaviour is perfectly acceptable.

 

[Bemoreboyddog]

Play on, if he told the club he was looking around it's definitely play on, if not then maybe the club needs to have a chat with him.

Then that chat gets made public, filth like Barrett say, oh Jong can't cover things up but you guys can etc etc.

If it's OK to shop players around like we've done with Rat (Rat might not like hearing that that conversation took place, but at least he has to agree to a move, he can't be forced) then it's fine for Lin to look at his options. I'm just thankful it's Lin touring and not one of the many I consider more important to us than he is.

 

[go you pups]

Play on

If we react poorly then his limited trade value goes up s**t creek, see Talia for example and what we got for him