Horse

[Mel_C]

I'm sure that North have asked the question of Clarkson. Just like they have spoken to Simpson even though he said a few weeks back that he wasn't interested in leaving the Eagles.

I find it amusing how information leaks so easily out of North. They struggle to keep things a secret.

[S.S. Bleeder]

That would help protect stupid clubs like North from themselves.

So you're saying they deserve a trade ban then. That was the reason we got one.

[S.S. Bleeder]

Given that some of the lower tier coaches are on $350-$450k, I'd be horrified if Horse was on more than $800k, let alone $1.8m

I suspect that Horse would be on around the $800k mark. I think this is reasonable given that he is a good coach but certainly behind Clarkson and probably behind Chris Scott, Buckley and Simpson.

As others have said he would need to uproot his family for an extra $400k p.a. (After tax) and possibly shorten his career by a considerable amount.

[S.S. Bleeder]

OK, lets agree that he is currently on $1m per year, on what basis could we justify almost doubling his already generous salary to $1.8m over a five year term?

Its not just the soft salary cap that's the issue, its finding the additional $4m to fund it.

Finding the extra $4m isn't the issue. The issue is cutting the footy dept budget by $4m to fit under the soft cap. This would have a massive negative impact on our footy dept. Our medical dept. is I where near as good as it used to be, imagine how much worse it would be after be slashed?

[Ludwig]

If the soft cap is under pressure because we have to pay off Horse, we might have to cut the production staff for the weekly Injury Update video.

[dejavoodoo44]

If the soft cap is under pressure because we have to pay off Horse, we might have to cut the production staff for the weekly Injury Update video.

I think that might be a scary euphemism for the future.
"What happened to the lighting guy?"
"I don't know, I think that he was a victim of the soft cap."

[bloodspirit]

I think that might be a scary euphemism for the future.
"What happened to the lighting guy?"
"I don't know, I think that he was a victim of the soft cap."

????????????

[Mel_C]

I'm sure that North have asked the question of Clarkson. Just like they have spoken to Simpson even though he said a few weeks back that he wasn't interested in leaving the Eagles.
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Whoops I misheard the Simpson approach last night. It is actually the Eagles list manager Brady Rawlings that North are after to become their football manager. I heard the reporter say "approached by North" and Simpson talking and I put 2 and 2 together and got 5!

I shouldn't cook and watch tv at the same time ????.

[liz]

Whoops I misheard the Simpson approach last night. It is actually the Eagles list manager Brady Rawlings that North are after to become their football manager. I heard the reporter say "approached by North" and Simpson talking and I put 2 and 2 together and got 5!

I shouldn't cook and watch tv at the same time ????.

I believe they have spoken to Simpson too. I saw him interviewed yesterday and he said he'd fielded an enquiry but told them he wasn't interested.

[Melbourne_Blood]

I just can’t see an established senior coach at a good club , or even at an average club for that matter , leaving to go to norf. Surely only someone looking to further their career ( a current assistant coach ) would find that job appealing.


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[caj23]

I just can’t see an established senior coach at a good club , or even at an average club for that matter , leaving to go to norf. Surely only someone looking to further their career ( a current assistant coach ) would find that job appealing.


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There's $9m good reasons

[Melbourne_Blood]

There's $9m good reasons

Horse will definitely get a good offer from the swans though , especially now. He’s playing the game well and has probably bumped his next contract offer up by a few hundred thousand a year then it would have otherwise been. Would he leave for , let’s say , an extra 2 million over 5 years ? To go to bloody norf and potentially hand over a list at the swans that could be anything over the next few years. He’d have to be bonkers and John seems like a very sensible man to me. John stays.


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[Markwebbos]

I believe they have spoken to Simpson too. I saw him interviewed yesterday and he said he'd fielded an enquiry but told them he wasn't interested.

A somewhat different approach to that of Longmire!

[liz]

A somewhat different approach to that of Longmire!

Maybe. But as a coach who has won a premiership within the last six months and has his team in the top four, he has complete security where he is. Even if Longmire wants to stay at the Swans, he'd be daft to absolutely commit himself until he actually has an offer on the table from the club. If the team proceeds to lose the next 7 games by 100 pts, his current security may decrease somewhat.

That seems unlikely to occur, but when he was first asked by the media about his interest in the Norf job, the team's form was a lot more precarious than it currently is.

[Mel_C]

I believe they have spoken to Simpson too. I saw him interviewed yesterday and he said he'd fielded an enquiry but told them he wasn't interested.

Ah ok so I wasn't going nuts!