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Who do you expect to be at Essendon in 2017?


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boncer34

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Anyone lamenting Paul Connors. You do realise it's the players decision, and not Paul Connors, right?
Yeah and Paul wouldn't be in their ear at all telling them to take the bigger contract from another club to increase his own commission.

Or be telling them that they can hold their old club to ransom, its fine footys a business, **** loyalty.

Nope.

He'd sit back all innocent like letting them make their own decisions free from influence like all managers.
 
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When Connor's players are retired and in their 40s, unless they have played for their new clubs for 6-8 years,they will not be seen to be either an Essendon or Melbourne/Saints or Port guy. It's a long time to be retired without a club to be part of. Maybe most will not care but after the whole situation they will still be explaining Dank without being seen as part of the club anymore. How many multi club guys are really welcome back unless they win a premiership. One thing for sure - Connors will be long gone with his x% commission. It will not matter to him.
 
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In 2014 Hibberd signed a three-year extension at Essendon and told the Herald Sun: “No one is running away from this footy club.

“We all love being here, we all love the players and we love playing for the club.

“Hopefully we all stick together and build something special.”
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He hasn't even left yet FFS, it's all speculation by the HS based on speculation in the D&T board. Until Hibberd comes out officially saying he wants to be traded then he's an Essendon player.
 

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I hope you are right but all the noises so far lead to him leaving.
Remember those articles that said Hooker, Heppell and Myers were all pretty much set to leave. How did that end up going down?

Don't believe shit you read in the papers until its an official announcement. They play guessing games as much as we do and at times just lift their "sources" directly from here.
 

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There were a shit load of noises about Cale leaving for mega dollars, multi decade terms + free hookers and blow, but the big legend couldn't leave us! Sit patient, be tight.
 
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Remember those articles that said Hooker, Heppell and Myers were all pretty much set to leave. How did that end up going down?

Don't believe shit you read in the papers until its an official announcement. They play guessing games as much as we do and at times just lift their "sources" directly from here.
Nope your right.
 

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Simply put if he wants to go, go. Woosha has said he wants people who want to be here and so do I. If he wants to be a part of what is clearly going to be an awesome future then take my hand and let us run through the fields like young lovers until we canst runneth no more!
 
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Simply put if he wants to go, go. Woosha has said he wants people who want to be here and so do I. If he wants to be a part of what is clearly going to be an awesome future then take my hand and let us run through the fields like young lovers until we canst runneth no more!
And if not just **** off then.

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If he wants to go, let him. I'd prefer him not to, but since the discovery of the Tippa's & Dea's of the world I think his departure wouldn't effect us much at all.
 

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Pardon the intrusion.

Reckon the 'public spat' is based on a few arguments in the Hibberd and Hurley threads on bigfooty. My uninformed and ignorant view is Hibberd is 50/50 and Hurley is probably a 20% chance for us. We will be paying Tom McDonald and Hogan a lot of money (Yes, I think we will keep both), if Hurley wants to come to us he will have to take unders.
 

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Its says Hibberd is less than 50% chance of staying in this mornings Herald Sun. Shame if its true, but then again if he wants to go and we can get something decent for him why not.
 
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Pardon the intrusion.

Reckon the 'public spat' is based on a few arguments in the Hibberd and Hurley threads on bigfooty. My uninformed and ignorant view is Hibberd is 50/50 and Hurley is probably a 20% chance for us. We will be paying Tom McDonald and Hogan a lot of money (Yes, I think we will keep both), if Hurley wants to come to us he will have to take unders.
I think you'll get Hibberd, I don't think you'll get Hurley though.

Especially for "unders"
 

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With Connors in charge does not surprise me. I wonder if people will still think "Paul Connors is the best player manger in the league" if the same thing happens with Hurley.
Again you just do not get it do you ? It is simple, he gets the players what they want which makes him one of the best player managers. He has no obligation to the club or its supporters. You do not have to like it but that is his job. He speaks to the clubs and works with what is on offer. If Hurley goes it will be for a better offer. Conners will have no part in other clubs and their offers, he just has to find the best for his player and put it on the table.
 
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