Cats coach Mark Thompson expected to resign today

mohannair · Post: # 1002792Post **mohannair** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 1:32pm

Mark Thomson is having a meeting with Geelong officials as we speak. Expected to resign any time. Geelong in chaos with Gazza also set to go anytime next week.

Pencil in a Saints v/s Pies G.F. next year also.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/b ... 5930803947

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/art ... _news.html

Beej · Post: # 1002812Post **Beej** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 2:00pm

"I don't know what Gary's going to do but enough about him... you know, somebody like Joel Selwood... he's just got sooooo much integrity, sooo much loyalty. He loves our club, he wants to be here forever, he would never think about leaving. I really admire that."

SaintBot · Post: # 1002826Post **SaintBot** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 2:11pm

Press conference at 2pm. Players have been informed.

ChicagoSaint · Tue 28 Sep 2010 2:14pm

like a heard of sheep when one goes they all go

saintsRrising · Tue 28 Sep 2010 2:25pm

mohannair wrote:

Pencil in a Saints v/s Pies G.F. next year also.

A week is along time in football, let alone a year.

Who would have picked the Pies improving so much in 2010?

Hawks could could go up or down. Tarrant at FB may help them.

Freo have lots of young players who may improve next year.

Dogs will lose a batch of oldies...but young players may step up.

Cats under a new coach may revitalise them, as it wil be easier for them to change gameplans, anda new coach will be freer to cut adrif t some of the older players who Bomber would probably have kept, but who would have held them back.

IluvHarvey · Tue 28 Sep 2010 2:26pm

If he does go, what a dog!!

ace · Post: # 1002862Post **ace** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 2:44pm

SaintBot wrote:Press conference at 2pm. Players have been informed.

That Geelong press conference is a 3:00PM.

Try as they may Geelong can not rain on our premiership parade.

degruch · Post: # 1002866Post **degruch** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 2:47pm

ace wrote:
SaintBot wrote:Press conference at 2pm. Players have been informed.
That Geelong press conference is a 3:00PM.

Try as they may Geelong can not rain on our premiership parade.

Meh, they can go their hardest, it won't effect the Bubble.

LaUrEnCe · Post: # 1002867Post **LaUrEnCe** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 2:48pm

Ablett expected to stay.. someone told me

ace · Post: # 1002869Post **ace** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 2:48pm

mohannair wrote:Mark Thomson is having a meeting with Geelong officials as we speak. Expected to resign any time. Geelong in chaos with Gazza also set to go anytime next week.

Pencil in a Saints v/s Pies G.F. next year also.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/b ... 5930803947

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/art ... _news.html

I have already INKED IN Saints going back to back premiers.

Thinline · Post: # 1002871Post **Thinline** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 2:55pm

LaUrEnCe wrote:Ablett expected to stay.. someone told me

I can say with unequivocal confidence that your someone is absolutely wrong.

LaUrEnCe · Post: # 1002873Post **LaUrEnCe** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 2:56pm

hopefully

HSVKing · Post: # 1002880Post **HSVKing** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 3:07pm

Lastest report is Geelong are calling the presser to announce that Thompson is NOT going to Essendon as reported earlier.

Conflicting news everywhere!

ThePunter · Post: # 1002882Post **ThePunter** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 3:15pm

Just to remind everyone that it is the week after the Grand Final, all the other things that happen after the season have not been moved back a week, so this may be the most unusual GF week ever. Delistings, players wanting to move, coaches being hired and fired, and all manner of things.

On top of all that: Pies. Saints. For all the chocolates.

saintlee · Post: # 1002884Post **saintlee** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 3:21pm

HSVKing wrote:Lastest report is Geelong are calling the presser to announce that Thompson is NOT going to Essendon as reported earlier.

Conflicting news everywhere!

A press conference to announce nothing is changing? I doubt that....surely a media release would have been sent out instead

HSVKing · Post: # 1002885Post **HSVKing** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 3:23pm

saintlee wrote:
HSVKing wrote:Lastest report is Geelong are calling the presser to announce that Thompson is NOT going to Essendon as reported earlier.

Conflicting news everywhere!
A press conference to announce nothing is changing? I doubt that....surely a media release would have been sent out instead

MMM is the source I got for that report.

From their Facebook page;

Triple M Footy Triple M Footy believes that at the 3pm presser today Brian Cook and Neil Balme will announce that Bomber Thompson is definitely NOT going to Essendon. Stay tuned!

saintlee · Post: # 1002886Post **saintlee** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 3:24pm

HSVKing wrote:
saintlee wrote:
HSVKing wrote:Lastest report is Geelong are calling the presser to announce that Thompson is NOT going to Essendon as reported earlier.

Conflicting news everywhere!
A press conference to announce nothing is changing? I doubt that....surely a media release would have been sent out instead
MMM is the source I got for that report.

From their Facebook page;

Triple M Footy Triple M Footy believes that at the 3pm presser today Brian Cook and Neil Balme will announce that Bomber Thompson is definitely NOT going to Essendon. Stay tuned!

I heard the same rumour as you, I just find it hard to believe. Seems very strange to hold a press conference just to deny the coach is leaving.

HSVKing · Post: # 1002887Post **HSVKing** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 3:27pm

saintlee wrote:
HSVKing wrote:
saintlee wrote:
HSVKing wrote:Lastest report is Geelong are calling the presser to announce that Thompson is NOT going to Essendon as reported earlier.

Conflicting news everywhere!
A press conference to announce nothing is changing? I doubt that....surely a media release would have been sent out instead
MMM is the source I got for that report.

From their Facebook page;

Triple M Footy Triple M Footy believes that at the 3pm presser today Brian Cook and Neil Balme will announce that Bomber Thompson is definitely NOT going to Essendon. Stay tuned!
I heard the same rumour as you, I just find it hard to believe. Seems very strange to hold a press conference just to deny the coach is leaving.

I guess it's more a stand to back Thompson and to show their members that they have their full support behind him etc.

Just sending out a media release may not be enough to get everyone off their case.

BAM! (shhhh) · Tue 28 Sep 2010 3:31pm

saintlee wrote:
HSVKing wrote:Lastest report is Geelong are calling the presser to announce that Thompson is NOT going to Essendon as reported earlier.

Conflicting news everywhere!
A press conference to announce nothing is changing? I doubt that....surely a media release would have been sent out instead

I dunno, I like the idea of one of the clubs calling a press conference just to say hi.

I'm not sure it would be wise, the media's a fickle beastie, not prone to forgiveness when their fallibility is pointed out... but, especially given the speculation both on Gablett and Bomber, Geelong's the perfect club to do it.

I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one who would enjoy the red faces after it turned out that Damien Barrett/Craig Hutchison/Hamish McGloughlin had once again made something up from whole cloth (i.e. to answer the question of "why the press conference? Couldn't possibly wait till then to find out why it's on...).

saintlee · Post: # 1002940Post **saintlee** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 4:17pm

Well, Bomber's not going to Essendon and he's not resigning....yet.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

Dr Spaceman · Tue 28 Sep 2010 4:21pm

saintlee wrote:Well, Bomber's not going to Essendon and he's not resigning....yet.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

He's having a "Summer of George"

saintsRrising · Tue 28 Sep 2010 4:38pm

Is AWOL...

If not for his two flags would have been sacked today.

They are waiting for him to resign...if not will be sacked as no longer being committed enough.

They will also go easy as they will be concerned about "depression" issue.

But bookmark it. Bomber will not be the Cats Coach in 2011.

plugger66 · Post: # 1002984Post **plugger66** » Tue 28 Sep 2010 4:41pm

saintsRrising wrote:Is AWOL...

If not for his two flags would have been sacked today.

They are waiting for him to resign...if not will be sacked as no longer being committed enough.

They will also go easy as they will be concerned about "depression" issue.

But bookmark it. Bomber will not be the Cats Coach in 2011.

But he has 2 flags.

saintsRrising · Tue 28 Sep 2010 4:44pm

plugger66 wrote:
saintsRrising wrote:Is AWOL...

If not for his two flags would have been sacked today.

They are waiting for him to resign...if not will be sacked as no longer being committed enough.

They will also go easy as they will be concerned about "depression" issue.

But bookmark it. Bomber will not be the Cats Coach in 2011.
But he has 2 flags.

And your point is?????

Personally even if Bomber was 100% still mentally there it is time for a change as he already had indicated it was his last year. Time for a new coach to clean out their older players and institute a new gameplan.

But better for Saints if he stays.

Will stuff up their trade week a bit as cats have some big calls to make right now on who to delist, who to trade etc.

ChicagoSaint · Tue 28 Sep 2010 4:58pm

caro gets it horribly wrong

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