On SEN this morning. Apparently Crackers Keenan floated this over the weekend.
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Bomber to be offered Carlton job
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Hopefully he takes the bloody Weapon with him if he goes.
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Interesting idea but can't see it happening. I really do doubt that Bomber wants another senior coaching gig, plus why would he want a job when he is clearly second choice behind Malthouse?
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Doubt that we'd have Thompson ranked lower than Malthouse if he became available.
Find it hard to believe that Thompson wants to coach again.
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Yeah to be honest I don't think Bomber would coach again. But he isn't that old and would have to be on a par with Malthouse at least when it comes to preferences.
Crackers Keenan? Seriously? He makes stuff in a desperate attempt to gain a media profile, I don't think I've ever heard any of his 'guesses' being true.
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Thompson didn't have a lot of room to move, but his body language wasn't convincing when Robinson asked if Carlton have approached him...
Thompson wouldn't answer yes to create a story and put another coach under the pump.
Different cut of a man to Keenan who is a hater and a troll like Bartlett.
Thompson wouldn't answer yes to create a story and put another coach under the pump.
Different cut of a man to Keenan who is a hater and a troll like Bartlett.
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Rumour is fact that Carlton has in fact been in talks with Neil Craig over the vacancy as senior coach, soon to be announced in the coming days.
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I heard word of the Primus move to lure him over from South Australia, it appears Carlton are after an outside man rather than a Carlton figure. I remain firm on my stance that in the next 2-3 days we will hear of Ratten's departure
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Rumour is indeed fact that Lance Franklin recently received his third strike for drug use, resulting in him not playing these last few weeks. Rumour is again fact that Franklin was caught for a fourth time by his teammates taking drugs, who are now calling for his head to be shipped off to Fremantle
This. Plus I doubt Hird could stand the pressure of the job on his own at this stage of the club/coach/game-plan development. Bomber goes - Hird goes, and that wont happen, theyre one happy family.
I hear him and Isaac Smith are both on their third strike. Wouldn't mind a bit of pace down at collingwood
Primus has singed according to a reliable source of mine (hint. chief of news on SEN)
Can back up that bomber Is very close to agreeing to join the Blues. Crackers is normally full of it, but this one has some truth to it
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WTF!
One of the funnier forums there has ever been on BF. Some of the names being touted here wouldn't get a job as door b!tch at Carlton.
It depends on how much they go back to Brett Ratten's claims of top 4 after a pretty decent season last year. Then assess how much of the subsequent shortcomings of this season have been down to him and whether they could have performed better, even injuries withstanding.
IF they go with another coach, I can only ever see if being an experienced man who has been to the top of the tree or very near, to come in and get this group into a Grand Final. This group has some key players in or around their peak (Scotland, Judd, Waite) who would not be easily replaced. The premiership clock is about to tick over to 10, so I cannot see a new bloke being allowed in to try and implement a new game plan when this team should be on the verge of their crack at it.
As much as I hate to say it, a fully-fit and settled Carlton is a pretty damn good team at the moment. Those highlighted words are absolutely crucial to them though.
IF they go with another coach, I can only ever see if being an experienced man who has been to the top of the tree or very near, to come in and get this group into a Grand Final. This group has some key players in or around their peak (Scotland, Judd, Waite) who would not be easily replaced. The premiership clock is about to tick over to 10, so I cannot see a new bloke being allowed in to try and implement a new game plan when this team should be on the verge of their crack at it.
As much as I hate to say it, a fully-fit and settled Carlton is a pretty damn good team at the moment. Those highlighted words are absolutely crucial to them though.
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Singed eh? You might have to get that reliable source of yours to put the fire out then
.There'd be more chance of you coaching Carlton than there would Primus.
So having said all that, if Bomber were actually interested, which I'm not so sure he is, Carlton would be absolutely mental to not ask the question. Still, I'd be disappointed, be hard as a Bomber fan not to be.
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Well Carlton aren't 'fully-fit and settled' at the moment, still missing our FB, CHB and best third tall defender. Still managed to smash your mob by 96 points so I'd suggest it's not as absolutely crucial as you're saying
*sigh* If you want to use the weekend's game as a reason why it's not 'absolutely crucial', then go for it. When we were fully sit and settled earlier in the year, we smashed you. Big whoop, swings and roundabouts, etc. Not doing us jack now though. Let's see how you go in finals against the big boys (that is, if you make it)
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If Bomber was available and keen on the Carlton job it would be mighty tempting for the Blues board. Carlton's recent form though would suggest Ratten is safe. Still tempting if the opportunity can up though.
