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[Blood Fever]

What’s your problem mate , there’s a lot of Melbourne based supporters on here . Wanna tone down the Melbourne bashing ? Honestly it’s pretty pathetic , where are you from so we can have a go at your home city and it’s inhabitants ?


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Lived in Melbourne all my life. You don't think there is overkill in Melbourne footy media?

[Matty10]

And should said captain(s) then hold a media conference to talk about the conversation they had?

No. The only person that should be speaking publicly now is Longmire. If he had spoken with less candour, or more forethought, we wouldn’t be having this discussion now.

[Blood Fever]

No. The only person that should be speaking publicly now is Longmire. If he had spoken with less candour, or more forethought, we wouldn’t be having this discussion now.

Understand that this is worrying you but reckon it is being blown up way out of proportion.

[Matty10]

Horse

Lived in Melbourne all my life. You don't think there is overkill in Melbourne footy media?

I agree with the general point, but I think the comment would raise less consternation if you just removed ‘Melbourne’ from the point you are making. There has been plenty of criticism of sports journalism all over the world. The way some players talk about the AFL media in Adelaide and Perth would suggest that it is not simply a ‘Melbourne’ thing.

[Matty10]

Understand that this is worrying you but reckon it is being blown up way out of proportion.

You may well be right. My point, more than anything else though, is that it was unnecessary and potentially damaging.

[Melbourne_Blood]

Lived in Melbourne all my life. You don't think there is overkill in Melbourne footy media?

Of course there is but I take umbrage at the “ embarrassing number of nuffies “ part of your comment. Particularly when I took it as a comment from a non Melbourne resident , now I don’t know what to make of it to be honest ..


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[Blood Fever]

You may well be right. My point, more than anything else though, is that it was unnecessary and potentially damaging.

Longmire is not perfect and was in a no win situation. Fair enough to a degree about my Melbourne reference but living in Melbourne as a Swans fan I find highlights the trivia and nonsense written about the Victorian club's. Guess I get annoyed when it happens with the Swans. Happy living here. Footy not the be all and end all. Not talking about you, but some people get very defensive when Melbourne is criticised.

[Sandridge]

Murphy and Riewoldt have no idea what is happening at the Swans who seem remarkably composed and whose players seem remarkably motivated.

Agree. We're not playing like a team that's hampered by uncertaintly and instability.

[Blood Fever]

Of course there is but I take umbrage at the “ embarrassing number of nuffies “ part of your comment. Particularly when I took it as a comment from a non Melbourne resident , now I don’t know what to make of it to be honest ..




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Only my opinion that Pies, Bombers, Tigers etc have a lot of these types of fans

[barry]

Only my opinion that Pies, Bombers, Tigers etc have a lot of these types of fans

And Bulldogs.

[Hotpotato]

How can John respond candidly with any of these ridiculous questions from extremely annoying journos that have no clear answer at the moment because he simply has no freakin idea what the Swans will be offering in their next contract extension.

He’s better off saying “Next Question?” whenever he’s asked about it.

[Blood Fever]

How can John respond candidly with any of these ridiculous questions from extremely annoying journos that have no clear answer at the moment because he simply has no freakin idea what the Swans will be offering in their next contract extension.

He’s better off saying “Next Question?” whenever he’s asked about it.

Spot on. Admirably he is answering good naturedly. Of course it is not helping him.

[S.S. Bleeder]

How can John respond candidly with any of these ridiculous questions from extremely annoying journos that have no clear answer at the moment because he simply has no freakin idea what the Swans will be offering in their next contract extension.

He’s better off saying “Next Question?” whenever he’s asked about it.

He should be responding in the same way that Clarko and Simpson have. I don't think that is too much to ask.

It wreaks of either;
1) Longmire trying to push his price up or
2) Longmire trying to create friction between him and the club so that he is released from his contract.

I see no other reason for it.

[MattW]

It's not until they gossip about your team that you get a true sense of how vacuous it is.

[liz]

He should be responding in the same way that Clarko and Simpson have. I don't think that is too much to ask.

It wreaks of either;
1) Longmire trying to push his price up or
2) Longmire trying to create friction between him and the club so that he is released from his contract.

I see no other reason for it.

Why should he? Maybe he is giving serious consideration to it. Maybe he doesn't feel as secure in his current position as Simpson, or as content with what he's already achieved as Clarkson. Maybe he feels that, after 18 years at the Swans he needs a change, and that the North job provides him with the opportunity for a fresh challenge.

Or maybe he hasn't actually received a firm offer yet from North. Or a firm offer of a new contract from the Swans, so doesn't yet have the information he needs to make a decision.

Or maybe he is strongly tempted by a move to North but is keeping an eye on what Shaw is doing there, with the 2002 memories of Roos and Wallace firmly at the front of his mind.

Or maybe he's close to finalising a new contract with the Swans but is firmly aware of the Swans' mantra of not discussing contracts in the media.

There are any number of ways the situation could play out. He might leave or he might stay. If he leaves I'll be disappointed but the sun will still come up the next day. A new coach will be found. One thing I'm absolutely sure of is that it will do the Swans (or the Roos) absolutely no good for him to come out now and say publicly that he will be coaching North next season.