Certified Legendary Thread Alastair Clarksons.

[The Filth Wizard]

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I realise he cops a lot of undue s**t on here but I reckon his career is about to take off.

I'm also a big fan of the second album about the priority pick, "Light Side Of The Spoon".

 

[Tas]

BARRETT: If Clarko wants the Kangaroos job, it's his​

North Melbourne will engage with Alastair Clarkson.

Kangaroos chair Sonja Hood spent 10 minutes with Clarkson's manager James Henderson in Hobart last Sunday.

Henderson was there as a guest of Cricket Tasmania, and seated in the main function room alongside two former Australian cricket captains, Ricky Ponting and Tim Paine.

"I can confirm I had a conversation with North Melbourne in Hobart," Henderson told AFL.com.au on Wednesday.

I've gone through Purple's article and extracted the facts from the rest of the flotsam he wrote. The rest of the crap isn't worth reading.

 

[DesertRoo]

we kind of didn't help with our Kelly offer.lol

Oh well

Long term Congilio/Kelly contracts, at a million dollar a year, for midfielders that may have been surpassed already as your prime movers, has to be up there with the largest idiotic decisions ever made, what’s Tom Green going to be asking for in 12 months time?

 

[Lomas]

I've gone through Purple's article and extracted the facts from the rest of the flotsam he wrote. The rest of the crap isn't worth reading.

Clarko​

North Melbourne

chair Sonja Hood spent 10 minutes with Clarkson's manager James Henderson in Hobart last Sunday.

"I can confirm I had a conversation with North Melbourne in Hobart," Henderson told AFL.com.au on Wednesday.

I made a couple more small edits.

 

[Its a Process]

It's fair to say I am now all in on this appointment but if this goes pete tong can you imagine the pile on.

We paid too much
No Process
Not enough support
Too much support, we got in his way
No talent, no confidence
Too much talent, too much arrogance
We gave him a contract that was too long
We gave a contract that wasnt long enough...

 

[hilly]

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I realise he cops a lot of undue s**t on here but I reckon his career is about to take off.

Mods!

 

[Event Horizon]

Wow, you seem really across what Clarko is thinking, and how to run the process to get him.

If only you'd had the balls to run for the board at some point, we'd be set!

What a shit response. So anyone who isn't on the board needs to run their opinion by you first, before posting it?

 

[The acurate one]

Long term Congilio/Kelly contracts, at a million dollar a year, for midfielders that may have been surpassed already as your prime movers, has to be up there with the largest idiotic decisions ever made, what’s Tom Green going to be asking for in 12 months time?

Yes! Not entirely sure how they didn't see this coming?

Oh well

 

[DesertRoo]

Yes! Not entirely sure how they didn't see this coming?

Oh well

Hey afl give us a pp or we’ll offer T.Green a 5 year, million a year contract…
Hand delivered by Clarko.

 

[shintemaster]

I like Damo Brains Barretts a lot.

I think you're all jealous of his striking good looks and charisma.

Good to know those huge frames are definitely assisting your vision.

 

[Val Keating]

To be fair, he'd have a listen to what the club has to say even if he had little intention to take on the role.

He’s keen mate. Don’t want to mozz it because we still need to get him to commit, but if it falls over it won’t be because he’s not interested.

 

[big_e]

Clarkson's manager has had conversations with the club, and following those conversations, Clarkson himself is going to meet with Sonja and the team.

If Clarkson wasn't interested, he wouldn't be meeting with us after we already spoke to his manager.

Get excited, folks.

I still live by the Kelly-Martin-Gaff Rule.

Nothing is happening until someone signs the contract.

 

[Roo202]

Wait until GWS say it was NM poor decision making that blew our cap…

 

[Event Horizon]

The actual news in that is that the meeting was courtesy of Cricket Tasmania and that former Australian Cricket Captain and prominent North Melbourne Supporter (Member?) Ricky Ponting was at the meeting and he has close ties to Henderson. The meeting seems to have been very quick - 10 minutes. Enough time for pleasantries and a quick:

"Are we doing this?"

"Yep"

"Cool, we'll get on it."

A few pleasantries about the footy or something and back to it.

So how long has this thing been going on for with Ponting? Seems pretty obvious with hindsight that if he shared a manager with Clarko then they might have a good relationship and that might be a good way to approach him. Marfia Ben and Ponting were both involved with CA over the years too so may have a relationship there as well.

You asked earlier "What have we got to hide?" Well ... what if Noble was a dead man walking for ages and then the chance to get Clarko came up, maybe a week or two before the bye or even later. Sonja said there were ongoing conversations with Noble about the teams performance. That might have been her saying "get it sorted or we'll sack you." Seems that way from the presser. Maybe not in as many words/as bluntly.

Opportunity for Clarko comes up. Handshake agreement. Walsh called in. Noble gone anyway so give Patch some experience and try and get some life back into the season. Noble might know all this but publicly it protects his reputation to have all this bullshit theatre and hide all that other stuff from the public record.

I'm only speculating mind you. I dunno who is gonna coach next year and I'm trying very hard not to take this Clarko stuff seriously.

I hope you're right about how Noble's exit unfolded. I was thinking the same. But I still don't see it as a reason as to why we can't openly be talking to Clarko now that Noble's gone.

I remember when Tony Shaw was sacked from Collingwood to make way for Mick Malthouse, there was a big launch and Tony Shaw himself was mature enough to say that if a coach of the caliber of Mick can take this club forward, I am more than happy to step aside. And don't forget Malthouse wasn't coming in on the back of a year out of the game but straight from West Coast, so it was harder to make it all work. Yet Eddie did it particularly well.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

we kind of didn't help with our Kelly offer.lol

Oh well

Oh, we play a good long game.

 

[King Corey]

Oh, we play a good long game.

Uh oh.

That looks like the trigger to trot this one out again.



2070 - Trade Period - Ladies and Gentlemen the wait is over - we present your new Shinboner - Josh "It's Happening.gif" Kelly.

 

[deanc]

Clarko​

North Melbourne

chair Sonja Hood spent 10 minutes with Clarkson's manager James Henderson in Hobart last Sunday.

"I can confirm I had a conversation with North Melbourne in Hobart," Henderson told AFL.com.au on Wednesday.

I made a couple more small edits.

We are nearly there - a further edit:
James Henderson attended a footy match in Hobart at the bequest of his client Ricky Ponting, who happens to be the Roos No.1 ticket holder and
as a courtesy he was introduced to and chatted with North Melbourne's chair.

 

[Val Keating]

We are nearly there - a further edit:
James Henderson attended a footy match in Hobart at the bequest of his client Ricky Ponting, who happens to be Roos No.1 ticket holder and
as a courtesy he was introduced to and chatted with North Melbourne's chair.

Nearly where? And who is we?

This you bud?

Look forward to the follow-up of this 'exclusive' from the media boof-heads - which is likely to be a brief phone call at best.

Ponting: "Hi mate, it's Punter!
Clarkson: Sorry, who?
Ponting: Ah, it's Ricky Ponting...
Clarkson: Oh, hello mate, what can I do for you?
Ponting: Well, I was hoping we could sit down for a coffee and have a chat about your interest in coaching the Roos.
Clarkson: Gee, I wasn't aware you had an official role at the club..?
Ponting: I haven't, but as the No.1 ticket holder I do have some insights that I'd like to share with you.
Clarkson: Oh, well appreciate the invitation mate, but no thanks, was there anything else?
Ponting: Ummm, not really...
Clarkson: OK mate, catch ya later, bye...

The nonsense/BS headline thereafter to be; 'Clarkson shuns Ponting approach, cancels meeting!'....

Yeah it is, so kindly **** off

 

[King Corey]

Yet Eddie did it particularly well.

Strange he never thought to speak about his oddly well managed scheme in public. Several times.

 

[Kangaroos techno]

That entire article is just a setup so Damo can discuss it on 'Access All Areas'

I can hear it now...
in other news, Clarkson has turned down North Melbourne's offer. So where do North Melbourne go from here llyod-o?

Mmm mmm

i mean it doesn't look good for North does it?! <insert 2 minute rant about number of coaches, poor performances, priority pick etc. Sticking the boots in with a number of opinions and half truths>

 

[The acurate one]

Oh, we play a good long game.

Yes. It would seem while others were playing Checkers we were playing mind games.
I think that is the old saying.

 

[FlyHigh18]

anyone know if clarko is allowed to coach this year? Does the hawks still paying him mean anything?

 

[giantroo]

Sam Edmund just said: “I think Clarko to coach North Melbourne happens pretty quickly.”

 

[King Corey]

Sam Edmund just said: “I think Clarko to coach North Melbourne happens pretty quickly.”

Don't do this mate.

 

[Passmore]

Sam Edmund just said: “I think Clarko to coach North Melbourne happens pretty quickly.”

Edmund usually throws a cheap shot in at us. Maybe he’s moved on from that.