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Plenty of whispers right now regarding the Reverend. Not really sure if they're conjecture or opinion, but a couple of journo's - including Robbo on 360 - have thrown up Neale's name as a potential Neeld successor.

Just reading over on Demonland, a fair few suggestions have been thrown up about getting him over here as the head of our football department.

I just want to share a couple of quotes that clearly indicate why he was a better coach and character than Neeld and Bailey.

Keep in mind that he took over after a 16th placed finish.

Demons Pick Daniher

He predicted that it would take a few years to turn Melbourne around and that supporters were entitled to demand real signs of progress from the start.
But as the Bulldogs and St Kilda have demonstrated, there is genuine cause for optimism.
"The Western Bulldogs are a terrific role model," he said. "Ten players came off their list, 10 players came on, there was also a new coach and a new vision and they've shown the football world what can be done. If you make the right decisions, you can turn it around in two or three years."
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But he was less forthcoming when the age-old chestnut of how many games Melbourne would win next year was raised. "That's the question that always comes up, but sorry, you won't nail me on that one. What our supporters want to see is progress, and that we're making our list stronger and playing a good brand of football. They want to see progress being made and that's what we're looking for. Like every club, we'd love to make the eight. But we've got a lot of work ahead of us to do that and it might take a number of years. But everyone will be working to make the Melbourne Football Club more competitive."
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Upon entering the club, Daniher was already talking positively about progress and knew that football supporters wanted a quick rise. He got it, too.

Hardly the cream of the crop around him, with Schwab, Corcoran, Cameron and Hutchinson amongst his support staff. Not to mention Diamond Joe being our President, with the fines set to happen in 1999.

How would you feel about a return?
 
Most are basing it off robbo talking, its robbo.....

Rubbish 360 ep, Seller talking about how people like Viney has been at MFC for 20 years.... Totally ignores all his other coaching appointments
 
Well, best case scenario would mean we'd be back on the rollercoaster. Its a step up from where we are but I can't see us getting anywhere significant with him.
 
Bluelegs said:
Well, best case scenario would mean we'd be back on the rollercoaster. Its a step up from where we are but I can't see us getting anywhere significant with him.
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Agreed, i hated that.
 

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Bluelegs said:
Well, best case scenario would mean we'd be back on the rollercoaster. Its a step up from where we are but I can't see us getting anywhere significant with him.
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At least the rollercoaster goes up occasionally I guess.
He would be ruthless, and might be able to conjure something special with decent facilities around him. not sure about his player management skills though, which is more or less one of the major problems with Neeld.
can't really see it happening anyway
 
Good, shit, good, shit.

OR

Very shit, shit, shitter, very shit.
 
In the Neeld and Bailey's defence, they didn't have the list, Lyon, Schwartz, Nieta, Viney, Tingay, Woey, The Wiz, would've been an injustice for us not to at least make a GF, had injuries not gone our way, and striking the best one year team in modern history, then perhaps we would've but, that's not news to any of us. I would be stoked if we did get him over though, I've always loved the reverend, balled my eyes out when i found he was leaving, i was probably 14, but cried nonetheless.
 
Show Some Fight said:
Good, shit, good, shit.

OR

Very shit, shit, shitter, very shit.
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I couldn't resist having a peek at your board to see how you guys were coping. I just have to say, this post made me smirk. I really feel for Dees supporters ... but your dark humour is very funny. Hoping, like everyone else who loves AFL, that your shit period ends very very very soon.
 
Everyone bags the media (and rightfully so) for their feeding frenzy over the last two weeks. And then someone starts a thread like this. Go figure. Maybe we could appoint Bailey after Danihar, then .......
 

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In the Neeld and Bailey's defence, they didn't have the list, Lyon, Schwartz, Nieta, Viney, Tingay, Woey, The Wiz, would've been an injustice for us not to at least make a GF, had injuries not gone our way, and striking the best one year team in modern history, then perhaps we would've but, that's not news to any of us. I would be stoked if we did get him over though, I've always loved the reverend, balled my eyes out when i found he was leaving, i was probably 14, but cried nonetheless.
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Same here. That loss to Essendon in his last game as coach (from memory) tore my heart out! To see him walk off, arm in arm with Neitz and Robbo (I believe it was) was absolutely heart-wrenching. ****ing Scott Lucas and his match winning goal in the dying seconds. **** I hated that bastard! lol
 
Age Of SMD said:
Same here. That loss to Essendon in his last game as coach (from memory) tore my heart out! To see him walk off, arm in arm with Neitz and Robbo (I believe it was) was absolutely heart-wrenching. ******* Scott Lucas and his match winning goal in the dying seconds. **** I hated that bastard! lol
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Yep, from memory we clawed back and hit the lead, only for them to kick a goal with about 7 seconds left. On par, with the 1 point Collingwood loss in 10' as the most shattering games of the last 6-7 years.
 
There are probably worse things we could do.

There are probably also better options too.

I can't see it happening.
 

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I think OP is suggesting head of FD rather than head coach.
 
PureFooty said:
In the Neeld and Bailey's defence, they didn't have the list, Lyon, Schwartz, Nieta, Viney, Tingay, Woey, The Wiz, would've been an injustice for us not to at least make a GF, had injuries not gone our way, and striking the best one year team in modern history, then perhaps we would've but, that's not news to any of us. I would be stoked if we did get him over though, I've always loved the reverend, balled my eyes out when i found he was leaving, i was probably 14, but cried nonetheless.
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In fairness he was at the club 10 years and Lyon last 3 (played maybe 30-40 games), Viney played 3 years, Tingay maybe 2, Schwarta wasn't the player he was and the Wiz was there for 5 years.

Lyon, Viney & Tingay were not there for the GF aswell
 
sivart said:
In fairness he was at the club 10 years and Lyon last 3 (played maybe 30-40 games), Viney played 3 years, Tingay maybe 2, Schwarta wasn't the player he was and the Wiz was there for 5 years.

Lyon, Viney & Tingay were not there for the GF aswell
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Yeah but we had all those underrated guys like Leoncelli, Brown, Rigoni, J.White, WHELAN! etc. My point is our list was actually pretty decent during Danihers reign not like the trash who put on the uniform these days.
 
No ****ing way. Maybe in a different role but definitely not a head coach!!!!
 

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