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I made no mention of Sweet at all. I made mention you no nothing about what is in Paul Johnson's contract which of course is correct.

Leedy wrote:

Barney wrote: I agree, it is always over rated to sign up the reigning Bernie Naylor medalist as a one point player after the team president has deemed him the number one target in the media.

Barney,

WP have had a guts of his negotiation skills and what he stands for, we didnt win the 2013 flag for nothing, weeding blokes like Smith out is a strategic move with our "No dickheads policy". That is directly where the "cancer" in footy clubs start !!!

Negotiation skills? What does Raponi acting like a tool in front of Smiths girlfriend have to do with negotiation skills?

Also how does Manning fit into the "no dickheads policy"?

Agree Barney clubs get so hung up that their club is perfect and every other club and player is rotten. Every club has a few brilliant people a few absolute shockers and the rest good ordinary folk to steal a famous quote.

Leedy wrote:

Barney wrote: I agree, it is always over rated to sign up the reigning Bernie Naylor medalist as a one point player after the team president has deemed him the number one target in the media.

Barney,

WP have had a guts of his negotiation skills and what he stands for, we didnt win the 2013 flag for nothing, weeding blokes like Smith out is a strategic move with our "No dickheads policy". That is directly where the "cancer" in footy clubs start !!!

Sorry Leedy I am lost what do you ,mean,

Smith over rated now. Good last year and a flat track bully this year. Doesnt deliver in big games and is to focussed on cash. May be this is why CFC,WPFC or SFC have not signed him up.

Josh Smith is a by-product of the "god almighty drop everything because it means bloody everything to everybody" AFL system .... but I guess he has the basic right to earn a living wherever he chooses when it comes down to it.

Harnessed & fed the right pill diet he will be a force for whoever he decides to play for.

It will not be at South Fremantle & folks ..... that is one certainty for the "rumour mill"

So to all of the experts and tortoise folk digest this!

As of tonight as I went to colts training the departures are
A Sweet - Ammo's
R Maldenis and C Grover ammo's or maybe not play

Messers Johnson Smith et al are with the club, Mr Smith is in plaster (ankle) and will be in a moon boot soon enough. The bulk of players are in training and at various stages of fitness. Some players are waiting to see what their chances are but the skinny is they are the bulk of c graders.

So all of the rumours and wants will have to wait until things develop but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for much to happen until after Christmas and even then who knows.

As I said when I could find out I would post and I have!

Thanks for the information Grump. Shame about the departures but inevitable given the alignment structure.

drove past a car the other day and the epfc number plate on the back was hanging on by a few threads of one screw........well it couldn't of been any further from reality!!!!!!!!!!

Grump wrote: So to all of the experts and tortoise folk digest this!

As of tonight as I went to colts training the departures are
A Sweet - Ammo's
R Maldenis and C Grover ammo's or maybe not play

Messers Johnson Smith et al are with the club, Mr Smith is in plaster (ankle) and will be in a moon boot soon enough. The bulk of players are in training and at various stages of fitness. Some players are waiting to see what their chances are but the skinny is they are the bulk of c graders.

So all of the rumours and wants will have to wait until things develop but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for much to happen until after Christmas and even then who knows.

As I said when I could find out I would post and I have!

So Grump if very few players from 'your' club are leaving could you please indicate how mny of the regular league players from 2013 will be regular league players in 2014?