ive voted for vossy even though im pretty sure he will coach the gold coast so he would unlikely seek a job at tigerland. my next choice is damian hardwick, a new face with new ideas and someone who has that bit of #%$@ about him is whats needed for our future. employ sheeds as head of the footy department for 2-3 years to clean things out and bring in some new quality fresh meat.
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Sheeds has won one flag in the past 14 years. And in his last season his team finished 14th. I heard Jobe Watson say recently "under Matty Knights, it's good to know what time training starts". Hardly a ringing endorsement for Sheeds.
For my money stick with Wallace till end of 2009 - we can't afford the payout if we sack him.
After that? God help us.
For my money stick with Wallace till end of 2009 - we can't afford the payout if we sack him.
After that? God help us.
poppa x said:
God help us if we do persist with him. If we spooned or thereabouts this year and continued with him again next year we might very well loose the same amount of money in a decline in membership that we would have spent paying him out. Allowing Wallet to continue for a fifth year under that circumstance is not an option. You just couldn't ignore the sense of hopelessness that would exist around the club if that were allowed to happen. To expect Richmonds long suffering membership and supporter base to stick fat irregardless is just asking too much.
Hardwick, McKenna, Bond and Collins may be worth looking at.
I just want Wallets replacement should there be one to be a hard nosed uncompromising , respected tactician, communicator and teacher.
Also someone who is not gonna be afraid to sweep through the joint and axe 12 odd required to go forward especially with upcoming superdraft.
No one has had thre guts to sweep the joint properly.
Wallet axing the likes of Blumfield, Weller, Morrison, Roach, Gilmore, Limbach, Archibald , Fleming, Zantuck, Gaspar was definately not making hard decisions.
I just want Wallets replacement should there be one to be a hard nosed uncompromising , respected tactician, communicator and teacher.
Also someone who is not gonna be afraid to sweep through the joint and axe 12 odd required to go forward especially with upcoming superdraft.
No one has had thre guts to sweep the joint properly.
Wallet axing the likes of Blumfield, Weller, Morrison, Roach, Gilmore, Limbach, Archibald , Fleming, Zantuck, Gaspar was definately not making hard decisions.
Buckley for me. Think Voss is a bit of a simpleton. Bucks bears the legacy of his early days but has turned himself into a hard, honest, astute, respected icon. Would be fantastic me thinks.
Ive voted for wallace to see out contact only because I dont think anything can be gained by sacking him now. I'd prefer wait until beyond Rd 4 to sack a coach. lets see what happens to the team by Rd 16 -18.
If we were to make a move, I dont know enough about other candidates, but would love to see Sheeds on the board or Director of footy, and either Buckley or Hardwick to replace Wallace.
Bond, Longmire, McKenna have been passed up too many times by smarter clubs than us - Why?
If we were to make a move, I dont know enough about other candidates, but would love to see Sheeds on the board or Director of footy, and either Buckley or Hardwick to replace Wallace.
Bond, Longmire, McKenna have been passed up too many times by smarter clubs than us - Why?
Robbo1 said:
Is Hardwicke immediately available? If not I'd be happy to go with Sheeds as the Dir of Footy and Bucks as coach (as interim). See how he goes in the role and decide whether to look more widely later on. Just make sure the whole process is transparent though.
Six Pack said:
I'm not necessarily convinced that Sheeds in the right answer long term, but I think he'd be good to have heading up the footy dep't to get us through 08/09 and then reassess. We can't wait until the end of the year to begin the journey again - too many of our players have question marks over their heads and we need new football management in place to properly assess what we've got.
Surely there must be some sort of performance mechanism built into the coach's contract. He sprouted all that palaver about the team flying by 2008 and then moved the crapometer needle to 2011. Are there benchmarks established which the coach must meet and if he doesn't then its hasta la vista, you wont be back? I think they set the bar very low at the RFC.
Not sure if its been mentioned but what do people think of;
Coach
In Hardwick
Out Wallace
GM Football Ops
In Sheedy
Out Miller
Coach
In Hardwick
Out Wallace
GM Football Ops
In Sheedy
Out Miller
my first preference is Malthouse - given the revelations over recent days about poor culture and precious players, we need someone mature enough and strong enough with a track record of building a good culture. i think we should move mountains to get him. But of course we'll never get him so it's just a pipe dream.
Second option for an untried coach - any senior assistant under clarkson or the angry man at Geelong. These coaches have built a strong list from nothing and have made the hard calls so you'd hope their assistants have had their eyes and ears open and learnt.
most important quality for our next coach? COURAGE. The place needs to be cleaned out by the sounds of things. that's going to take some guts.
Second option for an untried coach - any senior assistant under clarkson or the angry man at Geelong. These coaches have built a strong list from nothing and have made the hard calls so you'd hope their assistants have had their eyes and ears open and learnt.
most important quality for our next coach? COURAGE. The place needs to be cleaned out by the sounds of things. that's going to take some guts.
