YeahNah said:
I'm looking at the longer term and our ability to get a top line coach if Frawley can't get the team up next year. My responses to RR's critique is
1. The vast majority of supporters are sick of the current negative, boring, defensive and "damage minimalisation" style of play. For Spud to change would be a complete move away from his thinking on football, thus he would know even less than he currently does.
Many posters on this board are like that, but the other Tigers supporters I know are not howling for the coaches blood. They are sick of the sack the coach mentality and want the players held accountable this time. I guess it depends who you talk to.
2. Memberships will continue to decrease as a result.
I tend to think they've bottomed out. Success will bring members, a lack will bring the lack we have now
3. Crowds will continue to decrease as a result
Same as above. Success will bring crowds etc.
4. It will require so much work by the club to make up this lost ground with supporters, that it may take 2-3 years to sort the financial mess out.
Really? You think success or the recruiting of a coach like Barney or Sheedy wouldn't get the supporters back quickly? I can't agree. The finances may suffer for another year, or they may not. It boils down to success. I the Tiges look formidable the fans will come. Recruiting this year and seeing what players are let go is more likely to have an impact on getting supporters back into the fold than another bout of bad publicity of axing another coach.
Thanks for your thoughts YN.
On the point of a changing coaches, most tiger fans I speak with are almost in denial (i was) that Danny is no good, and it sickens and sadens people to admit to this fact. 20 years of teading water has got to most people obviously :'( :'(
The cost of memberships will increase again next year. It will be a case of value for money for a lot of people. ATM, worst value for money ticket in town.
On point 4, I am coming from the stand point that Danny is a crap coach with a fundamentally flawed game plan, and no matter which players we get in next year, we will always struggle.
On the coach, a few years ago, i was speaking to a former tiger great from the 50's, who always felt that a senior coach needs to be a person who has won premierships or at least played in finals on a regular basis. His thoughts were that if you hadn't played at that level, how can you coach at that level.
His thoughts proved correct, as we now have a bloke whose coaching ethos has been developed thru 12 years of no success at Saints and 4 years of no success at Pies. No wonder all Danny knows is to be defensive and negative.
