Sydney Blue wrote:
BigKev wrote:
I'm going to go against the grain and tell you why we should stick with him.
a) I do not believe that we are losing because of the head coach. The reality is that the list is not that good. Gibbs was one of our best and he's struggling to get a game at Adelaide, (who aren't that good).
b) The game plan isn't the problem. Does anyone really believe we radically changed game plans for the Bulldogs game? Doubt it. The players are getting overwhelmed and it's falling apart. See point a).
c) What would we usually do in this situation? How well has that worked for us? Rather than continue to repeat the same mistakes over and over let's stick with someone for a change.
d) I don't believe that he has lost the players. (We've clearly lost the umps, but that's a different discussion). Far from players with potential wanting to leave the club they all keep signing up.
e) Sacking the coach gives the players an easy out. In fact it gives everyone else an easy out. All that happens though is that we go down the same path again.
f) I don't believe in the messiah coach idea, (and surprisingly some here still do). We've seen it how well it works with Pagan and Malthouse. Both those guys replaced young "learning" coaches and neither did any better.
We have turned over 52 players in four years because they were deemed not good enough
why should the coach and his staff be afforded the luxury of keeping their jobs if they are not performing
Both posts make good points.
points a and b by Big Kev resonate with me.
FMD, Dow's kicking week in week out ... no excuse.
We have a team of midgets, who are easily push aside and dont make tackles stick (since first round). I hope Deluca breaks the trend.
The forwards .. where are they? Who sets them up. Has Teague lost control or the plot? OR are the players dumb and cant organise themeselves.
I believe McGovern is following coaches direction playing up the ground for the switch, but that's no excuse for McGoverns disappearing act. The key forwards should be able to link up if marking is their weapon.
If this playing group showed their best effort, then they are not the future. I didnt see any physicality. I saw the Saints physicality.
WTF was the dangerous Gresham doing all by himself.
As soon as the Saints scored their second goal, my first comment was that our players don't know how and when to play the zone set up, and they should just go man on man if they are going to play a physical brand of footy. Oh well, they knew better. Coaches and players have lost me for a while. I'm just hoping something clicks and we string a few wins together in the 2nd half of the season.
If we lose against the Bumbers this week ... FMD ... the shit will hit the fan.....again
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