Michael Hurley

[Twodogs]

Re: Michael Hurley

We've dodged a man bun.

It's a big man bun as well.

[comrade]

Re: Michael Hurley

I wonder how quickly Danny can change the banner for this Sunday's game ??

Hurley Burley $800k Sherbie ??

Footscray cabbies are safe for another 5 years.

[GVGjr]

Re: Michael Hurley

I still don't get why.

800K isn't that much for a guy of his quality. Essendon haven't done right by him. Not looking at success any time soon.

Only makes me wonder about his head.

Look a bit deeper, maybe he understands what the payout might be when he sues the club. His salary might be closer to 1.1M for 5 years.


I did caution a while back that there was more to play out with Hurley and while he would have made a difference I'm not upset that he isn't coming.

[ledge]

Re: Michael Hurley

I think it will be Cooney related and let's show Hurley he made the wrong decision and smack them

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Michael Hurley

Look a bit deeper, maybe he understands what the payout might be when he sues the club. His salary might be closer to 1.1M for 5 years.


I did caution a while back that there was more to play out with Hurley and while he would have made a difference I'm not upset that he isn't coming.

How can anyone earn more than Tom Boyd??

[kruder]

Re: Michael Hurley

It all depends what we would have lost in return for judgment for mine. If he was a free agent then it would have been a big miss. I'm happy the club are out there going toe to toe with the big boys its good signs indeed.

[azabob]

Re: Michael Hurley

Gut feel is we had our eggs in the Hurley basket while being fed **** by his manager, while he was squeezing Essendon for a better deal.

Essendon pay overs, we miss out on a player, and his manager cleans up.

Good day to be Paul Connors.

All while the AFL sits back and watches their cash cow fit all these re-signings into the so called salary cap, as they're about to hand them the #1 pick.

Good day to be Vince McMahon, I mean, Gil McLachlan.

Not sure Connors is the bad guy. If Hurely wanted out, he would have got him out.

Paul Connors has history of getting players to leave their clubs especially Essendon ones - Crameri, Ryder and Melksham. Also Beams from Collingwood.

However I am on the other side of the fence to you, I am not fussed about missing out on him.

[Rocket Science]

Re: Michael Hurley

It would've required a certain kind of selective amnesia to adopt and barrack for someone who's worn those putrid colours for 7 years.

Yes yes, Crameri, blah blah ... apples and oranges I'd proffer, but anyway.

Neeeeext.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Michael Hurley

It begs the question if Hurley was so keen to stick with his mates why he didn't sign the initial contract offer a few months back ?
It reeks of a manager wanting to squeeze them, and it's a big issue in o/s sports

[The Underdog]

Re: Michael Hurley

It begs the question if Hurley was so keen to stick with his mates why he didn't sign the initial contract offer a few months back ?
It reeks of a manager wanting to squeeze them, and it's a big issue in o/s sports

Isn't the manager's job to get the best deal for his client at the place he wants to be?
I'm disappointed in Hurley's choice and would have liked to see him in our backline but c'est la vie

[Remi Moses]

Re: Michael Hurley

Isn't the manager's job to get the best deal for his client at the place he wants to be?
I'm disappointed in Hurley's choice and would have liked to see him in our backline but c'est la vie

Not doubting that , but clubs are used as leverage for a better deal.
I'm sure we do it, and it's used constantly in the world game and other sports

[Twodogs]

Re: Michael Hurley

I'm a little disappointed but not overly fussed. I think we have a need for players who use the ball well more than a pressing need for a tall defender. I'd like to see us having a ping at Dion Prestia.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Michael Hurley

Hurley will be 33 in the last year of his contract. A big risk for thr Club.

[jeemak]

Re: Michael Hurley

The incentive/fee structure a manager operates within is always going to have a bias towards the highest offer. I can't imagine his advice would have been to leave EFC if they were offering substantially better terms than say us, for instance.

If he wasn't on the hook elsewhere, he was eating off its edge. I'm disappointed he's staying with that crap heap of a footy club, but so be it, he's now just another player playing for a crap heap that will be conquered by us in the coming years.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Michael Hurley

Hurley will be 33 in the last year of his contract. A big risk for thr Club.

And Buddy will be 48. Seems short term thinking rules the roost.