blues8182 wrote:
No to Voss!
Yes to Ratten!
These kids can play good footy, the games against Port & Footscray show that they are capable, which leads me back to attitude & commitment.
People have said that Dennis was just an employee & didn't embody Carlton, Voss will be no different, he will be just another bloke collecting a pay packet.
We need to restore the understanding of what it is to be a Carlton player, we need to restore the fabric & feel of the club, we need these blokes to be prepared to put themselves in harms way for each other, the club & for loyal supporters who love their club & ride every bump, kick every goal & feel the pain of every loss deep in their hearts.
We need a coach who can make us Carlton again & in my humble opinion the man is Ratten not Voss.
After Ratten's first game as coach & first press conference, I get the impression that he knows exactly what is required to rebuild this club & it doesn't just revolve around getting the next hot priority pick.
This bloke understands that he needs to inject the Carlton "feel" into the joint, something that even some of our supporters have lost.
When you listen to or read his press conference he clearly states that he wanted the blokes to have a crack & wasn't as concerned by the mistakes they made, but wants to see "the Carlton Spirit".
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But I did ask the players for an effort, and they gave me even more than that, so from my point of view, I'm ecstatic with that effort … It's just the way we go about it as a club and team. I just want to make sure in six weeks we see the spirit, the Carlton spirit, back in the place.
"Today was fantastic, the players' second, third and fourth efforts, their chasing and just wanting to compete. I can't ask any more than that."
This clearly says to me that he is the man for this particular time at Carlton.
All the number one draft picks in the world won't make a scrap of difference untill the fabric of the club is rebuilt, it is a basic principle of any team sport theat you have to play as a team to be successful & the only way you will get any group of individuals to come together is by creating an atmosphere that a bloke will commit to heart & soul, an atmosphere that instills pride,respect, confidence, & a burning desire to give his all and more for his mates.
That in my opinion is spirit, & once that spirit starts to surface the other things like leadership will follow on naturally, we will start to win those games that we've got oh so close to because the guys will find that little extra, get to that critical contest, lay a shepard, run run & run, make the takle stick, & with every one of those acts their confidence will grow & so will the skill level & ability to make the right decisons under pressure.
We need a commited & passionate Carlton person to make these things happen.
If we don't appoint Ratts I believe that we have missed a golden opportunity to put us on the path to becoming a great club again.