Question to Freo fans.

*PAF

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First. Well what can one say.
I'd hate to be a Freo supporter. Shiiirt.
As I have said many times over the last few years, the Freo administration needs a heart transplant.
Forget the players and coaches. The buck stops with the admin department.

You need to trade away a couple of big names to drive the message home. Put the threat of trading them away from their comfort zone no matter how gifted they are and all the other players will respond. That is a job for the administration as most coaches will be reluctant to trade away potential stars.


Now the other point.
I only saw the second half last night. Bit hard to make an opinion based on that, however our continual improvement with each and every game in the last month is encouraging to say the least.

How do you lot rate our chances? Did we win because you "lost the game", or did we win because we played well?
Comparing to other teams you have played recently how do we fare?
 

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Nice to see a mature port supporter ask some reasonable questions. I think west coast supporters are still the most arrogant but based on the teal coloured traffic since last night port are a close second.

The work of our management off field has been superb in recent years, but their decision to extend Connolly's contract was baffling. If things don't go to plan in 2006 Schwab and Hart should also go because of the decision to extend Connolly, and unfortunately they will be remembered for that blunder instead of all the good work they have done financially. To extend a coaches contract because of a tough draw and fear of the media shows a lack of courage.

You were very good in the second half last night. I think it was a combination of us playing terrible and port taking it up a gear which saw the margin blow out. I think you might struggle in the finals because prior to the win against a badly depleted Brisbane port have struggled away from AAMI this season.
 

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*PAF said:
You need to trade away a couple of big names to drive the message home. Put the threat of trading them away from their comfort zone no matter how gifted they are and all the other players will respond. That is a job for the administration as most coaches will be reluctant to trade away potential stars.
Great Idea, how about we give you Pavlich and Schammer.
That would scare the hell out of them, as well as the rest of the Freo players!
 

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surfsup said:
Great Idea, how about we give you Pavlich and Schammer.
That would scare the hell out of them, as well as the rest of the Freo players!
Sorry I dont think we could find a spot for them in our lineup ;)
 

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surfsup said:
Great Idea, how about we give you Pavlich and Schammer.
That would scare the hell out of them, as well as the rest of the Freo players!
We did it with Hueskes and Cummings in our early days.
Pavlich and Schammer are not two I would have included in the group though.
 
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