Roos officially announced as Melbourne Demons

[BillyRayCypress]

Mug Punter, get off the cross as someone more important needs the wood.

Your insults of me are the ones that are vindictive. I couldn't care less about Roos.

Why not give Cressa a job? Wasn't he a loyal son to? Comments ridiculous and offensive......to whom?



Lyon served an apprenticeship under a few coaches and in his own right.

How much respect does Colless have for him at the moment?

I have an opinion, I will express my opinion whether you agree with it or not.

No I wasn't at the SCG when the Swans were facing extinction because I wasn't following AFL then? The point you're trying to make?

Lyon traded for the two players you mention and Kirk was not with the Swans. Any more unrelated points?

Puerile and infintile ???????? You make me laugh !!

Thanks Matt for the support.

My comments regarding Roos are related to recent events and from things I have heard of the man, I have chosen not to have any respect for him. That is my choice and I am entitled to my opinion and whether I respect him. Just because the man was head coach in 2005 does not earn automatic respect for life from me.

Roos has 5.1 million reasons to not worry what anybody else thinks. It will be a good opportunity for him to show if he is the "supercoach" as the impression that is given.

Perhaps mug punter should look up the meaning of vindictive.

[Matt80]

No worries Billy. We are all passionate supporters!

[Alan]

gee this thread is getting a bit heavy, boys

[Dosser]

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Cool it, Mug. A lot of BillyRay's posts are insightful and witty at the same time. While I haven't quite reached the stage of dislike for Roos that Billy has, he can have his opinion. He is merely highlighting some questions about 2005 - was it Roos or the list?
I was disappointed to see that Roos had been taking $300k for the academy role, but I thought that it was probably a bit of a golden handshake for his services. Now that he is looking at plundering that same academy (ok, maybe a bit O.O.T.) I think that he is biting the hand that has kept him in caviar over the last few years.

[Gezball]

Come on guys, keep it clean, no need fr personal attacks

[Triple B]

I've stated on numerous occasions over the past 12 months since the 'Roos is the coaching messiah' fraternity gained momentum that any club (or the AFL) that took him on at a 7 figure salary better be damn aware that when he was coaching flag wins, he had Longmire on his left and Lyon on his right and although I think he is a great communicator and people person, I'm not convinced he's the be all and end all when it comes to head coaching.

I don't necessarily want to melt down his statue or the like, just think Melbourne may find out he isn't as good as the legend.

[Go Swannies]

I'll be very disappointed if Roos manages to get any of the players or coaches that we want. He's just an opposition coach now - like Kirk and Paul Williams.

But I do think that Roos has taken the Dees job because it is such a challenge. The Brions would have been easier, I think. So good on him for testing himself - and for giving us the chance to judge if he is the master coach or whether it was the guys on either side of him.

[Matt80]

Roos has just appointed Ex Demon Brad Miller as a development coach!

Does the appointment of Brad Miller receive the blessing of the red and white faithful?

[DA_Swan]

So based on where Melbourne are now what will he have to do to convince the doubters that he is a good coach / manager - surely no one thinks Melbourne are going to win a flag in the next 3- 5 years ?? - his record at the swans stands for itself - he is getting well paid to get "off the couch" and media street - I am sure that he will surround himself with good people like Longmire has done (Leigh Tudor) - Roos like he did with the Swans will leave the Demons a better place than he found it - and be well paid for it so good luck to him.

[BillyRayCypress]

Roos has just appointed Ex Demon Brad Miller as a development coach!

Does the appointment of Brad Miller receive the blessing of the red and white faithful?

Yes. Is he related to Roger??

Roger Miller - Chug - a - lug (HQ) - YouTube

[Triple B]

Does the appointment of Brad Miller receive the blessing of the red and white faithful?

Anything which gets his missus back to the Brownlow has to be a good thing. I noted when flying down for the Hawthorn game she is doing the in-flight promos for Qantas now. Another reason to be pissed we missed the GF and another trip to Melbourne

[wedge.maverick]

Roos has just appointed Ex Demon Brad Miller as a development coach!

Does the appointment of Brad Miller receive the blessing of the red and white faithful?

Personally I'm not happy with Brad's appointment as his father Neville was a 30 game legend of the Swans.

[ernie koala]

Whether we like it or not Paul Roos' job is to lead the Melbourne Football Club and he is being paid very well to do that. His loyalties are 100% with that club. He no longer has any loyalty to us, that is the nature of brutal business we are in

Using your logic no coach should ever employ someone form a former club and should never take players from that club unless their former club likes it. Imagine if we paid Clarkson $1.5m a year but he refused to recruit an available great young player from Hawthorn because of his loyalties to his former club, we be rightly ropeable.

I think you'll find Paul Roos is very well versed in ethics. He will do nothing illegal but he loyalties are now clear. If we rate this kid so highly we should draft him - if we had the opportunity and have missed the boat then that is the fault of our list managers. Simple really!!!!!

PPS - Lyon recruited Dempster and Schneider at the Saints and "poached" Kirky to be coach. Surely you must hate him too. Longmire of course can never recruit a player from the Kangaroos (not that they have anyone worth recruiting anyway).

The point you overlook is that Roos isn't simply recruiting available people from the Swans. He's trying to lure a player from the Swans academy. The very academy he raved on about as being so important to the

Swans as a pathway and nursery for future SWANS. He also wrote to members and asked us, "to give money to, so we could unearth some home grown future Swans stars".

Do you think any Swans members would be happy to contribute knowing players could be poached by a Melbourne club.

To now try and poach one of these very such players, or at least force the Swans to delist another senior player to accommodate him, is at the very least hypocritical and unethically opportunistic, especially given

the trust that the Swans placed in him...

IMO, it shows he can't be trusted...He's a double talking bull**** artist, and a very good one at that.

[dimelb]

So perhaps we put a longer nose on his statue?

[BillyRayCypress]

So perhaps we put a longer nose on his statue?

Mr D, this would have to be the best quote of the thread.