Wallace's contract poll

[Azza]

If he isn't happy he knows where the door is. He can always go elsewhere, and that happens every day.

At the end of the day, Wallace wants what Miller used to have (and therefore he had access to), and thats the power to trade as he sees fit. He has been making noises about it being a good draft for trades, and wanting a big fish, and all of that points to Kerr. Question I have for you, are you happy to give Terry his power, knowing it may mean trading pick 8 and one of our better young players (and we are talking at an absolute minimum Tambling - forget Raines and JON) for Kerr?

For me, this is exactly why we have CC, and exactly why Wallace should have influence but not final say over the trades.

He wants Kerr because he saw what Judd did at Carlton, and he knows that odds are with Kerr we will make the finals next year. Problem is however, we are yet again trading away a possible 10-12 year player, for a guy we will get just 3-5 from (given the wear and tear his style of play attracts). Wallace is trading for 2009, but CC has his eye on the long term list development.

Nah - I think we agree with each other T74. Previously I wanted to keep Terry but with a more restricted role in drafting (certainly not letting him top-up the list for his own purposes). Now I'm leaning towards giving him the flick altogether. I don't think his coaching ideas are going to mesh with our long term plans.

 

[Mac]

Four pages of posts suggests stirring the Richmond pot does sell papers and air time.

Not many other teams would attract such a riduculous half baked, baseless "demand" from the journos.

Would anyone care if it was Laidley at North? No. It might get 5 minutes, then forgotten. Even Malthouse gets off relatively lightly for a club with such wealth and following. Ok, they make the finals, but we all know they aren't going to win the big one.

Why the hell should the club feel pressured into rushing a decision now just becuase the vultures want their annual feed of tiger carcass?

Extending his contract now would be stupid, because we don't have to as he's still a year to go on his current contract. He needs to win to keep his coaching chances alive. He knows this. We know this. The players know this.

Sack him now? I'm not convinced this would achieve a great deal considering the draft picks we will have and we won't know enough about them regardless of how good/bad they turn out to be for it to matter with regard to Wallace's future. It would make us look like jerks for giving Frawley his time and not Wallace (what ever you think of Wallace, he's a damn sight better that Spud) which the media would of course drool over.

I think the only logical choice is to review next June, which Wallace would be doing to himself anyway.

The more impotant issue is making sure we keep the players on our list that are actually any good (and they wont want to be at a club "in turmoil")

Smith just like to sound important. I want to see the club show the confidence just to ignore his rantings and get on with things without being baited.

 

[Gorillas]

We have softened a hell of a lot in the last 28 years...
The Tigers of old would never have put up with such mediocre & unfuliflled promises but for the last decade & beyond we have had poor player selections & equally dud coaches.
And again we put up with it & talk about extending contracts??? please
Wallace cannot identify talent period...
Frawley couldn't either & left the place when we finished last.
Wallace in 3 years put the Tigers back to that exact position - last
Yes we have improved from last yeat (we couldn't go any worse could we?)
Wallace must go at the end of next year regardless whether we make the finals or not & end all the crap that surrounds this constant specualtion.
Its clear as day