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    Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Just heard he has been appointed at Melbourne as a development and strategy coach.

    Melbournes gain is our loss.

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Great get for them, their kids are going to benefit greatly.
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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Daniel Cross will be so happy

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    They desperately need someone like him. Sadly it'd be the perfect role for him with here.

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    There is also a component of his duties where he helps prepare Simon Goodwin for the senior role
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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Well, I'm happy for him that he's got another gig so quickly. I think we were way too hasty pushing him out, with no clear replacement available. I feel very apprehensive about this next coaching appointment, none of the candidates seeming better than what we had (to my ignorant eye).

    Best of luck, Brendan, hope things work out better for you at Melbourne than they did with us. Not too well, obviously.

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    Just heard he has been appointed at Melbourne as a development and strategy coach.

    Melbournes gain is our loss.

    McCartney
    Great decision by Melbourne. They need someone with strong development credentials.

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Can too many chefs spoil a broth that is already ratshit? I don't know about this for Melbourne they are going to have a recently sacked (resigned) head coach, a head coach in waiting, and an interim head coach. You would imagine all with pretty different ideas about the way they would develop the team (the Daniel Cross reference earlier was a good one). If Macca can take a back seat hopefully it won't be a big issue, and I suppose Melbourne has been a cloudy consumé for a while now so it can't get much worse!

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by Murphy Contradicts Law View Post
    Can too many chefs spoil a broth that is already ratshit? I don't know about this for Melbourne they are going to have a recently sacked (resigned) head coach, a head coach in waiting, and an interim head coach. You would imagine all with pretty different ideas about the way they would develop the team (the Daniel Cross reference earlier was a good one). If Macca can take a back seat hopefully it won't be a big issue, and I suppose Melbourne has been a cloudy consumé for a while now so it can't get much worse!
    I feel that Macca would slip again into a back-seat role quite comfortably.

    Re: Cross, I do wonder whether if McCartney had his time again he would still tap Cross on the shoulder. Regardless, Melbourne's midfield is far weaker than ours was, hence why they recruited Cross and hence why it seems unlikely he's be pushed out the door again.
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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by Scorlibo View Post
    I feel that Macca would slip again into a back-seat role quite comfortably.

    Re: Cross, I do wonder whether if McCartney had his time again he would still tap Cross on the shoulder. Regardless, Melbourne's midfield is far weaker than ours was, hence why they recruited Cross and hence why it seems unlikely he's be pushed out the door again.
    I think he would have . Unfortunately they needed to push a few out and Cross was surplus to requirements .

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    I'll pose this one then, how happy would Macca be about bringing in Lumumba and Garlett? If that is a blatant disregard for a no dickhead policy, I don't know what is!

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Why is Lumumba a dickhead?
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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    His B&F speech is a good place to start. The guy is clearly 'unbalanced'.
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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by AndrewP6 View Post
    His B&F speech is a good place to start. The guy is clearly 'unbalanced'.
    Just because he's 'different' doesn't make him a dickhead.
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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by chef View Post
    Just because he's 'different' doesn't make him a dickhead.
    Guess it depends on your definition of dickhead. His carry-on over the 'unsafe workplace' with that Mardi Gras pic is another that springs to mind.
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