Nostradumbass
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That was a weird read...
balmey leaving
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Prodded by the CFL do this or Tassie is out for you
- Jan 3, 2012
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Very good player sorted out the druggies (original ones)in the 73 gf
- Jan 3, 2012
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- Jan 3, 2012
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- Chelsea FC, Victory, All Blecks,
Onya balmey , looks to me that livo and hartjey have held the reigns for a while with balmey the middleman with sponsors and coterie
Dusty gone nextBloody hell why is everyone jumping ship now? i blame dimma for this.
Anyway thanks for your service Balmey.
I don’t see it like this at all. Balmey is 73 with health issues, his role at the club has diminished. A gentle tap on the shoulder that retirement is his best path. He deserves the proverbial golden handshake & gold watch (or 3 replica premiership cups). Enjoy retirement Neil, you have given your life to footy & finished your career at home.
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time to return the traditional Richmond yellow
why dont footy players wear their socks up
anymore ? we have the best farrken socks and theyre part of our uniform and make us look like tigers
should be mandatory to have em up
farrken tiger stripes mang
smasha
It's Time!
Was at Sandown for a 50th anniversary function of our '73 flag.
A huge roar went up when Balmey did his thing.
Balmey and St. Francis there,two Tiger immortals imo.
And honestly, it feels like its been put together with bits and bobs.
Hard to feel comfortable with what will be left, after over a decade of clear cohesion
Ironically for all of the talk over the years of Dusty leaving by the media and all that, he is the one main pillar of our dynasty that is still here and will be for a while.
Bloody hell why is everyone jumping ship now? i blame dimma for this.
Anyway thanks for your service Balmey.
I'm guessing you didn't read the article. He was sacked
The article almost paints a picture that the club had lost faith in his coherency after his health deteriorated - but that Neil perhaps doesn't see that as being the case. If so, he wouldn't be saying publicly that he would be keen for a new job elsewhere, be it in a lesser consulting type role etc.
Very weird article & exit for a guy that honestly performed at an A+ for his entire tenure. To win the flag after "kebabgate" which happened 6 weeks out from finals is a testament to how good he was at what he did. And the way he juggled the chaos caused by Dimma having the affair over that same time can never be underestimated.
If i had to guess whats happened, based on this article and the timing....
Benny was offered and accepted the chance to take over the Tassie team. He has gone back to the club to let them know & they have said, OK well if you are going, we think its best you settle things with Balmey as we don't want to move forward with him.
Why the new team wouldn't want him involved is questionable. Article reads that they perhaps think slipped mentally due to age, health OR they dont want any of the old guard there anymore
wegetpumped
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FFS the club is worried about his health. He isn't young anymore. Even he admitted he is in a bad way. Sometimes people have to make decisions as the person concerned isn't capable.
And they came to this conclusion regarding his health the same week its reported Benny accepted the Tassie job. Literally within 48 hours of Caro's article. amazing.
You sound like the dad taking the pet cat to the vet for the last time, lol
He was a good key forward, who threw his weight around.
1973 was a different era for football for sure. 72, 73, 74 grannies I was able to see.
Then a good coach, better administrator. grand finals at a few clubs.
73 years old? time to retire.
Nostradumbass
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Finishing him off with a dropped knee. Beautiful.
Sounds to me like the AFL have put the hard word on the club to oust him as they can’t handle him telling them they are ****ing useless .
With umpiring against us continually getting worst you could imagine Balmey has been regularly pointing out to them their blantant cheating.
With umpiring against us continually getting worst you could imagine Balmey has been regularly pointing out to them their blantant cheating.
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The majority if not all players stopped wearing traditional long socks 15 + years ago.
Welcome to the 20th century ,
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Jesus, do you EVER have anything good to say about Richmond? You’re always so critical and negative. I bet you’re really an oppo supporter pretending to be Richmond so you can come on here and pick shit at everything we do.
