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Heard on 91 3 after today's game that we've made big offers to poach Bill Monaghan and Steven Dodd from EF. Oh dear.

Lucky Brad is our Football Manager. Doubt they’re going anywhere

DD wrote:

Heard on 91 3 after today's game that we've made big offers to poach Bill Monaghan and Steven Dodd from EF. Oh dear.

that would only be asking someone to break a contract
is that really where you want to be getting a club to the point of ?
there are people out there available

KCEF wrote:

Lucky Brad is our Football Manager. Doubt they’re going anywhere

Brad then. Bill was a bit coy on his future apparently. Probably means Stone has said no.

DD has Perth FC got a process in place to get a new coach - is there a delegation or committee ?

Chris Mayne ????

Dazzler wrote:

Is that the same footy daddy you were sucking the arse of in 1999? See the difference is Tristian, we've never been West Coast's bitch and never will be. Unlike your mob. 

Yeah one year south gave it a go for one year as well, big deal , 25 years ago! ancient history and both clubs got stuff all out of it.

talk about clutching at straws, you jokers out there have gifted set up as stated.

alahoy wrote:

Bazza wrote:

We have far too many clubs in the comp, its ridiculous, the talent pool is too thin to produce quality games, I watched a heap of footy on 7 this year and the quality of the comp has really fallen away, very few high standard games, WCE reserves are a joke, Peel would be if they did not have shockers, WP have already been banrupted once , Perth are a basket case , constant talk of moving around zones, is just shuffling the deck chairs, make one club stronger apparently by weakening another - stupid logic.

We need to consolidate what we have and make stronger sustainable club units and mitigate the damage to others, mergers/alignments call it what you like but they are the only way forward with a comp that is struggling for relevance.

While not necessarily disagreeing with these comments, I think the talent is there, the problem as has been discussed elsewhere is that too many players are drawn to the amateurs or country footy. 
Our salary cap is not competitive enough - that said I think some clubs would struggle to pay more than they currently are.
I don't know how we get more money into the WAFL - we don't have pokies like SANFL does. The WAFC certainly doesn't care - as long as there is a talent pathway to the AFL they see their job as done.

The Money ties into the Talent, there are simply to many mouths to feed, not enough money or talent to support this many clubs, we have been toweled up by SA in the last few state games, one club has already gone bankrupt and the there are couple on a knife edge, EF are in an almighty mess ground and finance wise.

I'll be the first one to admit that the chances of SFFC existing in their current format in another 20 years is highly unlikely.

I think you might be surprised Bazza.
The Bulldogs are a pretty well-run Club.
If Freo piss off to AFL Reserves along with WCER, then I think Peel are the ones who may struggle.
They have never successfully run their own show with any success without the help of their Bitch.

Quinns Rocks Hawks (Aligned with West Coast) 10 years to get them on their feet. 

This would:
Leave the traditional 8 alone. 
Spread the talent out - away from Claremont WP and Subi. 
Give WC their alignment (to a team still 20 minutes closer to Perth than Mandurah)
Spread the great game. 
Make for 10 teams playing each other twice. 

Easily affordable 

Plenty of talent out there (ammos goes down to I Grade once you realise that C Grade has C1,C2 and C3 - all with reserves and colts), plus there is E1,E2,E3 North E3 South. Admitted E grade teams don't have Reserves and often no colts.