Stringer Trade Worth

[chef]

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From the horses mouth ay. Well jakey boy. Guess what. Your contracted. So if we dont deal. Your sitting out for 17 months mate. So you forfeit your pay for 17 months if you dont rock up for work.

I think it's more that he knows the club doesn't want him back.

[dukedog]

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Absolutely. I would not trade with the drug cheats. Make him honour the contract. Id rather see that than see players force our hand. Clubs have to have the right and be given blessing from the dead shit media for backing a player with his package always out of his pants. Absolute BS.

[hujsh]

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Can we maybe ease up a bit on calling Stringer a dickhead.

Sure he has let a lot of people down badly in his personal life by the sounds of things - but he is still a bulldogs player, a premiership player - he has a contract to play for us and the club has decided to not honour that and shop him around.

You can be two things.

He's a premiership footballer but he's still just a footballer. He's not a hero, he doesn't save lives, he just runs fast and kicks a ball far.

[Doc26]

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It’s a strange negotiating technique by Dodoro. Offer something, get rejected, offer something of lesser value after spending the blue chip part of the original offer ....? I’m no expert but that doesn’t seem the greatest strategy . Maybe not so “smart”. Time will tell I guess

If I was being cynical about it I might even believe that Dodoro was playing Jake and us along for the ride for the grievance we caused him in significantly ramping up the price of Hurley last season.

[bulldogtragic]

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Surely it's Geelong or he stays. Essendon won't trade for we require.

However, if we their two shit second rounders I'll be upset. Not like the ranting angry like now, but like the upset your parents gave towards you growing up when they just gave you a look that said how embarrassingly ashamed they are of you without needing to say a single word. Far worse form of upset. I have to believe that's not going to happen, because I want to continue to respect the word of the club 110%.

[Bornadog]

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Apparently Dodo now saying they offered 11 for Stringer.

They did, but wanted pick 26 back.

[dukedog]

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After Jake saying those words. It wouldnt surprise me if essendon off 1 second rounder. Id make him stay. Make him eat his words. If he doesnt want to play footy. Bank his salary. Laugh it up and move on. What is a contract worth these days. Nothing. I tell you. Nothing. The club is bigger than the player. Players should get nothing. We. The fans. Pay their salary. Fuming.

[LostDoggy]

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What if we can trade Essendon's 2 picks into something useable? Maybe we are exploring those options, if we ultimately can use those picks to get a first round pick or a Schache, would it be churlish of us not to head down that path? Trades aren't about 'winning' they are about ultimately securing the best possible list for your club.

[bulldogtragic]

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What if we can trade Essendon's 2 picks into something useable? Maybe we are exploring those options, if we ultimately can use those picks to get a first round pick or a Schache, would it be churlish of us not to head down that path? Trades aren't about 'winning' they are about ultimately securing the best possible list for your club.

I'm an advocate of this theory, but Essendon's picks (25 & 30) won't buy anything we should be after. However, if Geelong offered us 19 & 22 and Brisbane offered us an in principal agreement on 19 for Schache and other club offered a suitable mid/outside on 22. Then yes, we need to consider that and with Geelong trading on next year for salary which they'd need if GAJ is going there too.

[dukedog]

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Humans are a crazy bunch. We see weakness and exploit it. Oh wait. Thats the entire animal kingdom that does that. I see your point. But sometimes you gotta be a king. Be merciless.

[Ozza]

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I dont see the colour of the fabric he wears as to what he should be called, dickhead, hero, or anything else. I see the fabric of his character as unbecoming of my support for a range of public reasons and some others that might come out. I won't support him again, no matter what team he plays for. I hope he does so I don't have to fake it. The guy had life right there in all aspects, and frankly I think he's created all of this by being a dickhead. He's damaged our club. I respect your right to say what you're saying, but he's dickhead as far as I'm concerned so I'll call it how I see it.

That's perfectly fine - but I don't really think it lines up that well to on one hand say that he damaged the club and that you won't support him again, and on the other hand scream foul that we aren't getting a good pick for him.

[Bornadog]

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Who the *!*!*!*! advises a gambling addict to go to Vegas on his holiday, did he take his 17 year old girl with him?

This bloke in denial, doesn't understand why we are taking the position we are.

[bulldogtragic]

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That's perfectly fine - but I don't really think it lines up that well to on one hand say that he damaged the club and that you won't support him again, and on the other hand scream foul that we aren't getting a good pick for him.

Nah. There's plenty of grey between white and black. As you say (a) I won't support him again, but (b) I expect the club to hold close enough to its public position that compensation should be fair. Certainly fairer than picks 25 & 30. I think both things.

[bulldogtragic]

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Who the *!*!*!*! advises a gambling addict to go to Vegas on his holiday, did he take his 17 year old girl with him?

This bloke in denial, doesn't understand why we are taking the position we are.

Hmmm. Bad, bad advice. Who advises him I wonder?

[dukedog]

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I know i will get flamed for this but i will use the analogy anyways. I went to a kids birthday yesterday. The cake had to be made dairy free. Gluten free and nut free. I just pissed myself laughing because thats how piss weak society is becoming. If your kid has a freakin allergy. You should teach him as such. Why does every other person have to pay for your weakness. Why is the club paying for jakes addictions and weakness' . Flame away PC crew.