Mega Thread The Mark Neeld Mega-Thread

[Page8383]

Why? Do you find 5 wins from 33 matches acceptable? And the losses weren't small.

And walks away with approx $1.8 million dollars for his 3 years, which most of us couldn't save in 20 years.

How do you reckon that works?
He must have, say, $900k owed to him on his contract. Does he get that all in one big go at the end of the month, just deposited into his bank account (minus tax of course)?

 

[Saint Shags]

Buckley and Neeld are good mates, I remember a presser they did before QB last year and they looked like two high school kids, just cracking jokes and enjoying themselves.

It's likely to be Blues, Pies or Saints all with Coaches with previous experience of Neeld as an assistant in a premiership winning team.

 

[Percel]

#redandbluewedding

 

[Principally]

#redandbluewedding

Except no one really cares about these characters.

 

[jko'neal]

I think that Neil Craig is a better option anyway, their will be a marked improvement under him..

Be interesting to see if the "sideways/backwards" game plan comes back into vogue. Could get even uglier if that's attempted to be implemented to these Melbourne players.

 

[Tulip]

Where are they gonna hide Connolly for two years?

In some community role? That's 350-400k that could have gone to a new coach.

He's being sacked. His contract was given the green-light by Schwab until the end of 2014. It was only CC staying relevant.

 

[a_fighting_fury]

How do you reckon that works?
He must have, say, $900k owed to him on his contract. Does he get that all in one big go at the end of the month, just deposited into his bank account (minus tax of course)?

Even after tax that's a shit load of money. And for doing what?

And I'd like to know who's going to fund it? Let's see if ticket prices go up next season.

 

[Tulip]

Be interesting to see if the "sideways/backwards" game plan comes back into vogue. Could get even uglier if that's attempted to be implemented to these Melbourne players.

That's kind of what we played on Monday.

 

[Tulip]

Why? Do you find 5 wins from 33 matches acceptable? And the losses weren't small.

And walks away with approx $1.8 million dollars for his 3 years, which most of us couldn't save in 20 years.

I think he was on $350k a year, so just over $1m over 3 years with $600k still to be paid out.

 

[Percel]

Except no one really cares about these characters.

Boom!

Great call

 

[a_fighting_fury]

I think that Neil Craig is a better option anyway, their will be a marked improvement under him..

I agree, and I pray that stay with him next season. (for the obvious reason)

 

[Fire Storm]

This surely is the most boring news story in the history of news stories.

Crap team. Crap players. Crap coach. Sack him and move on. Can't be that hard can it?

 

[wally funk]

Watters to be sacked the week after when Melbourne beats St Kilda.

...to be replaced by Mark Neeld.

 

[Page8383]

This surely is the most boring news story in the history of news stories.

Crap team. Crap players. Crap coach. Sack him and move on. Can't be that hard can it?

Boring post

 

[Bluelegs]

Except no one really cares about these characters.

and everyone saw this coming.

 

[_Wang_]

I agree, and I pray that stay with him next season. (for the obvious reason)

...

 

[Fire Storm]

Boring post

Even worse. How can anyone find it even remotely interesting. Almost laughable.

 

[Page8383]

He's being sacked. His contract was given the green-light by Schwab until the end of 2014. It was only CC staying relevant.

Between Connolly, the 500k fine and Neeld - that's about 1.2 mill?

For what?

SFA

 

[Harris Specter]

Feel sorry for Mark Neeld right now. He is a wonderful person and coach, just picked the wrong club and players.

 

[MF]

Dean Bailey must be having a laugh.

I said at the time they made a huge mistake sacking him. He was doing okay given the list and being directed to lose games.

 

[a_fighting_fury]

I thought he sounded the happiest he has been in ages at the press conference this morning. I dare say he is glad to be free to move on. Would be surprised if he hasn't got an assistant gig over the off-season, or follow the Matthew Knights path and take over a club's VFL side.

I think he's a great assistant coach, I believe he got the Melbourne gig on that basis. Was his position so untenable that he couldn't have been given that role as an assistant at Melbourne? Is that as crazy as it sounds? It would have saved them a heap of cash!

 

[Jack Lord]

Feel sorry for Neeld. He seems like a nice guy.

 

[Seadog]

How do you reckon that works?
He must have, say, $900k owed to him on his contract. Does he get that all in one big go at the end of the month, just deposited into his bank account (minus tax of course)?

How did 600k still owed become 600k a year?

 

[a_fighting_fury]

I think he was on $350k a year, so just over $1m over 3 years with $600k still to be paid out.

Thanks, I stand corrected.

 

[tigs2010]

Lets just hope that job has gone to roos for everyone's sake. A roosless fox footy is good for football.

Can he sign BT and Darc to his assistant coaches.