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PUNT ROAD END | Richmond Tigers Forum
We are getting a new coach at years end, but our field of potentials will be influenced by how the administration behaves between now and then.
If they give in to the media vultures, who are influencing supporters short term vision, and sack Wallace mid season then the club will merely reinforce the negative perceptions out there in the football community, to the detriment of all - including potentially the people we want to attract to the club at year's end.
They'll be rightly concerned that if things go pear-shaped early doors in the next coaching era, then the club will once again bow to the pressure of the various media outlets and do the knee jerk.
Who'd subject themselves to that in these times of job insecurity?
And what for?
To win an extra game or two? Big deal.
All that does is make sure that we don't finish as low on the ladder as we need to, to ensure we get as best a position for draft 2009 as possible.
That's why retaining Frawley to the end of his term was the right thing to do - and we got quality picks at the end of 2004.
History now shows we completely stuffed them up, but with a recruiting team finally in place now (whilst probably still not adequate), we would all hope that doesn't happen again.
No - sacking is the wrong call.
The appalling state of the playing list is the reason why the club is suffering, and that's not all Terry's fault.
We are arguably behind Melb and Freo in terms of the list because at least they have started their rebuild, whereas its just dawning on our genius brains trust that that's what is now required at Richmond.
And only way to do that is to bottom out.
Sacking Wallace would be dumb on a number of fronts.
If they give in to the media vultures, who are influencing supporters short term vision, and sack Wallace mid season then the club will merely reinforce the negative perceptions out there in the football community, to the detriment of all - including potentially the people we want to attract to the club at year's end.
They'll be rightly concerned that if things go pear-shaped early doors in the next coaching era, then the club will once again bow to the pressure of the various media outlets and do the knee jerk.
Who'd subject themselves to that in these times of job insecurity?
And what for?
To win an extra game or two? Big deal.
All that does is make sure that we don't finish as low on the ladder as we need to, to ensure we get as best a position for draft 2009 as possible.
That's why retaining Frawley to the end of his term was the right thing to do - and we got quality picks at the end of 2004.
History now shows we completely stuffed them up, but with a recruiting team finally in place now (whilst probably still not adequate), we would all hope that doesn't happen again.
No - sacking is the wrong call.
The appalling state of the playing list is the reason why the club is suffering, and that's not all Terry's fault.
We are arguably behind Melb and Freo in terms of the list because at least they have started their rebuild, whereas its just dawning on our genius brains trust that that's what is now required at Richmond.
And only way to do that is to bottom out.
Sacking Wallace would be dumb on a number of fronts.