Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 2

[Scorpus]

Spoiler: Older Rumors

I've deleted confirmed information

Rumors from September 30

• FiveAA claims we are after Scott Borlace, current Head of Development at Brisbane (link)
• Claims of Rory Sloane
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  Rory Sloane

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  heading to Melbourne Demons as a development coach, but maybe not before asking for a job at the Crows first?
• Inside Trading suggests we are interested in Gold Coast's pick 12 (link)
• Inside Trading also suggests Clayton Oliver
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  Clayton Oliver

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  is possibly back on the trade table, but doesn't link him to any specific clubs

Rumors from October 1

• We have offered Darcy Fogarty
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  Darcy Fogarty

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  a five year contract extension early ahead of free agency (link)
• We are attempting to lure Graham Wright to our football department (link)

Rumors from October 2-3

• Graham Wright, who we are chasing as a head of football, is also being chased by Carlton for a CEO position (link)

Rumors from October 4-5

• Gettable claiming pick 25 for Neal-Bullen and a future 2nd for Peatling (link)

Rumors from October 6

• Tom Morris claims we are open to splitting pick 4 (link)

Rumor summary October 8

• Jon Ralph claims we are not prepared to use a future 2nd on Peatling (link)

Rumor summary October 9

• Graham Wright will not join Adelaide, instead taking up the Carlton CEO role (link)
• Tom Morris claims the Peatling trade will involve future 2nd and 3rd round picks, and we have offered him a four year deal at about $600k per season (link)
• Riley Beveridge claims we asked GWS if they were interested in one of our players in the Peatling trade (link)

Rumor summary October 10

• Collingwood are interested in Justin Reid as their new head of football (link)
• GWS want our future 2nd and pick 46 for Peatling (link)

 

[Runnin Blue]

Maybe he wants you too

I’m startin’ to think ol’ Slippery Pete wants to have a slip.

 

[pricey386]

I wonder whose 2nd account that is.

Hahaha maybe. Nah I just lurk, thought I'd chime in for once. I just enjoy scrolling the board every now and again and having a laugh at people melting

 

[FR0GGY]

How long ago did the Alexgate thing happen? must be like 10 years ago now, maybe longer. The fact he still gets talked about is an impressive effort.

He still gets about, came on had a melt not long ago.

 

[Runnin Blue]

How long ago did the Alexgate thing happen? must be like 10 years ago now, maybe longer. The fact he still gets talked about is an impressive effort.

What’s scary to me is I’m not even a long-timer on here compared to some of these basements and I even remember the Alex shit.

 

[BunjiMac]

That I dont agree with that. Fagen just coached a premiership team without ever playing AFL. You dont need to have played 300 games of AFL to decide if Nicks is or isnt the man for the job. Thats a blind misconception. Company boards dont blindly back the expert because if you do that it opens up to all sorts potential manipulation by the expert. Im not suggesting Roo didnt play a role. I just want to see the vote.

Who said anything about playing football?

I said football people. Fagan was a football person. But we are talking about a board not a coach anyway.

You don't understand what I'm saying I don't think. You only challenge from a base of understanding, which works in the corporate world as all board members live and breathe corporate life. They understand what makes a good corporate entity, regardless of background.

A Football board is different, corporate types don't have that base level of understanding. They don't understand the inner workings of a successful football program (like they would in the corporate world) and this lack of understanding doesnt allow them to genuinely challenge.

Do you genuinely think Kate Ellis is going to question whether Nicks has the right footballing strategies to lead the crows to a Premier? Do you think Richard Fennel will be bold enough to suggest Nicks is on the right path to a premiership despite the worst coaching record in AFC history?

 

[adelaidecrows]

Hahaha maybe. Nah I just lurk, thought I'd chime in for once. I just enjoy scrolling the board every now and again and having a laugh at people melting

Well welcome. New people are always great. So post away.

 

[jackster83]

He still gets about, came on had a melt not long ago.

Along with the photos of his junk and his stools.

 

[FR0GGY]

Along with the photos of his junk and his stools.

That was the main board, he came on the adelaide board to have a melt.

 

[Runnin Blue]

Along with the photos of his junk and his stools.

He posted his shit? This must have been mid-season coz I never saw that.

 

[BunjiMac]

I'm actually thinking of running for the AFC board next time

 

[jackster83]

He posted his shit? This must have been mid-season coz I never saw that.

Someone had a crack at Keays and he went nuclear.

 

[Runnin Blue]

Someone had a crack at Keays and he went nuclear.

Lmfao! That’s pretty nuclear. Jesus.

 

[BRL121]

Fagan was an employee of the board,

No. The CEO is the boss, albeit with an advisory board. Any CEO worth his salt will play the board like a fiddle to get what he wants. The Chairman is a figurehead to cut ribbons and liaise with politicians and sponsors at long lunches.

 

[Crouch]

I'm probably gonna cop a lot for this but

I don't understand the universal hate for Nicks.

Yes he has had issues with selection, took way to long to debut Curtin, too long to drop McHenry, Murphy etc etc.

But he was handed a club in shambles. He took us off the bottom of the ladder and kept improving year on year, until this year. Now suddenly everyone and their mum wants him sacked. For what? Going backwards in one season? Well in that case Geelong should have sacked Chris Scott

Chris Scott

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, Richmond should have sacked Damien Hardwick, Melbourne should have sacked Simon Goodwin

Simon Goodwin

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etc etc.

It is extremely rare to see a team improve linearly. You are bound to have up and down seasons. Imo Nicks has done a great job since taking over.

I also don't understand the hate surrounding Roo for backing Nicks. You know who else he backed? Phil Walsh. Don Pyke. While yes, the last years of Don's tenure could be seen as a failure, he still managed to do something no-one else has since Malcom Blight.

There are plenty of things worth criticizing about our club but these two are not.

 

[Runnin Blue]

I’m Spartacus!

 

[adelaidecrows]

Who said anything about playing football?

I said football people. Fagan was a football person. But we are talking about a board not a coach anyway.

You don't understand what I'm saying I don't think. You only challenge from a base of understanding, which works in the corporate world as all board members live and breathe corporate life. They understand what makes a good corporate entity, regardless of background.

A Football board is different, corporate types don't have that base level of understanding. They don't understand the inner workings of a successful football program (like they would in the corporate world) and this lack of understanding doesnt allow them to genuinely challenge.

Do you genuinely think Kate Ellis is going to question whether Nicks has the right footballing strategies to lead the crows to a Premier? Do you think Richard Fennel will be bold enough to suggest Nicks is on the right path to a premiership despite the worst coaching record in AFC history?

Yes I do think they will ask Roo to justify his stance. I would. I wouldnt blindly vote for what Roo suggests. I dont think anyone on here would. George would tell Roo to go F himself and not just vote. And id say very very small minority of us on here have played football at a top level let alone been on a board. Otherwise whats the point of roo going to the board at all. Roo may as well just state im signing Nicks up for another 2 years, lets just get the formality done and walk off.

As I said, he would have provided everything to the board from the pros and cons regarding the timing of any potential contract extension and his recommendations. It is not beyond the realms of possibility that some of the board were swayed by the Happy Clappers arm of the membership who still see Nicks as a rookie coach and therefor many of them thought on the back of finals Nicks deserved an extension and they will review the decision in 2 years time which is all part of the feel good PR, remember at the time they thought finals was a given.

Im just disappointed the media didnt press harder at the time to demand how the extension came about and whether it was unanimous. Even the simplest question about what did the football committee recommend was never asked.

 

[Samcro24]

How long ago did the Alexgate thing happen? must be like 10 years ago now, maybe longer. The fact he still gets talked about is an impressive effort.

Not really.

He died and came back to life.

Like Jesus did. And people still crap on about that 2000 years later.

 

[adelaidecrows]

Not really.

He died and came back to life.

Like Jesus did. And people still crap on about that 2000 years later.

What an odd time to be involved that was. I wonder how many people said screw this and left because of that?

 

[Crouch]

How long ago did the Alexgate thing happen? must be like 10 years ago now, maybe longer. The fact he still gets talked about is an impressive effort.

Careful, I said the same thing last week and it was promptly deleted.

Some people need to get over it.

 

[GreyCrow]

How long ago did the Alexgate thing happen? must be like 10 years ago now, maybe longer. The fact he still gets talked about is an impressive effort.

8 it was when I joined in 2016

I was like wtf and then used some skills to find out it was a fake and shared with a few in PM

 

[adelaidecrows]

8 it was when I joined in 2016

I was like wtf and then used some skills to find out it was a fake and shared with a few in PM

Feels like so much longer than that.

 

[Stripple]

What has he done wrong? I asked first whoever you are.

Point is you can't prove anything he did right either based on your level of proof required - same applies to most roles in footy (always someone else to blame) - so we might as well not discuss anything.

 

[Crow_68]

Im no fan of roo as many will remember, but I don’t think he has as much say on things as many in here think he does.

Silvers admitted that he takes guidance and advice from Roo with all football related matters.

 

[Pugsley]

There is a rumour that mud is flying in this thread.

 

[119others]

Put your house on Buckley coaching Tasmania

Yep, well that’s the widely held view and media speculation in recent t mths. Have you got any further insights or inside word?