Ok everyone has done them but, i have thought up a list of our realistic targets

1. RODNEY EADE- best avaliable senior coach with success who would be a fantastic figure head for our club on and off the field.

2. MARK WILLIAMS- Same as Eade, only with a coaching premiership, like Eade doesn't take crap.

3. DEAN LAIDLEY- Ok, in the past i have bagged him but he is a good tactician and can get angry and intense. would also be an ideal assistant too.

4. MARK NEELD- Ok, i said no rookies but if we were to go down that track he is the absolute best.

NO WAY- ROSS LYON- Seriously who wants to see our side rot away to that crap brand of footy????

UNLIKELY BUT WOULD BE NICE- MICK MALTHOUSE/ PAUL ROOS- With big coin being thrown around they may have a change of heart.

Would be interesting for someone to start up a dossier of inexperienced coaches with priorty rating, in case the experienced crew aren't chosen

1 R LYON Ill take the wins anyway i can get them. Thought he was a big mistake but i love how the saints played under him last year. Just needed one point.

2 P ROOS Same goes, but Ross beats him cos hes still in the game. Big yes though.

2 M MALTHOUSE Not saying hes overrated but has all the tools at C wood. Could get very frustrated at the Dees having to do more work for himself not just walk around pointing.

3 NEELD Potential. Maybe dont know.

4 LAIDLEY Yeah maybe but not excited by him at all.

5 WILLIAMS Crazy, might be what we need. Hasnt done much for a while. Took something special to knock off the Bears and that was probably money. Wouldnt of improved at all hanging around those 2 morons at GWS.

6 EADE. Experienced, attacking We need a defensive gameplan although i hate to say it. To go all the way we do. Attacking we play finals. Defensive we play grand finals. Ill take defensive over uncompetitive or soft.

I am getting the feeling we are only really looking at one option. He will be busy until the last match of the year.

I am getting the feeling we are only really looking at one option. He will be busy until the last match of the year.

Agreed.

Suspect that the whole coaching sub committee etc. etc. is all a bit of a smokescreen, and we're going to put all our eggs in one basket. Or perhaps two baskets, Lyon being the second. Surely we can land one of those two?

I am getting the feeling we are only really looking at one option. He will be busy until the last match of the year.

Hope so.

It would be a watershed moment for the club.

I am getting the feeling we are only really looking at one option. He will be busy until the last match of the year.

And you sort of have the feeling this hasnt been something left to the last minute either

I am getting the feeling we are only really looking at one option. He will be busy until the last match of the year.

I will put a few $$$ on that one.....B)

And you sort of have the feeling this hasnt been something left to the last minute either

Exactly.

I am getting the feeling we are only really looking at one option. He will be busy until the last match of the year.

Exactly +2

What about a Neeld/Malthouse team - as per Hird/Thompson at Essendon?

I am getting the feeling we are only really looking at one option. He will be busy until the last match of the year.

Indeed. I'd love to land a really big fish!

Who Could go past the Culture that Roos fostered at the Swans, since he took over from Eade.

He has built a Great Family styled Club, who play for one another, in a City where they can't afford to bottom out, to rebuild the List. A team of goers and players who back one another.

That is just a team built around Respect'.

1. Mick Malthouse

2. Paul Roos

3. Ross Lyon

4. Mark Williams

5. Dean Laidley

6. Rodney Eade

7. Dennis Pagan

8. Gerald Fitzgerald

9. Mark Neeld

10. Peter German

I didn't include Matthews as he's previously said anyone who'd take the Melbourne job would have to be mad. Figures that rules him out.

I get the distinct feeling that Melbourne are throwing everything at Malthouse. I also get the impression that it's likely we will finally land him and get that big fish we haven't been able to land in decades.

I do get the feeling that Neeld will be the man if we fail to land MM.

The company line would read something along the lines of "we went all out for the best (as is our responsibility) and very nearly made it happen, but once it didn't we maintained the ethos and are confident that Neeld is the best available man to take our list to the next level"

I think Neeld will follow Malthouse, if he doesn't get his senior gig.

I think that as time goes on and a coach hasn't been announced it becomes more likely to be MM. If we haven't heard anything throughout September then i feel sure it will be MM.

its time to revisit this thread to check on the improvements of those who were touted for us back when. 2011

some big names are just getting buy

brett ratten

We will not go wrong if we go with that Mark Neeld character. Been told he is the best thing since sliced bread. Drives around in a reality bus (must be a new brand to Australia) also been told we will be the hardest team to play against by time he finished with us.....can't wait

We will not go wrong if we go with that Mark Neeld character. Been told he is the best thing since sliced bread. Drives around in a reality bus (must be a new brand to Australia) also been told we will be the hardest team to play against by time he finished with us.....can't wait

Hardest team to play against because the opposition was too busy laughing to kick goals.

Voss has essentially ruled himself out of coaching.

Jeezus, there's some massive wish lists there! Hindsight can be cruel.

I didn't post at the time but I would have said P. Roos !!

Soon we will be going thru the process again, of looking for a future Coach, so I revisited this thread to look back over my thoughts,, & others, to see where we went, & where we ought to look now.

... we have Roosy for another 2 Yrs. & we have to come up with a suitable assistant Soon, to learn from & takeover from Roosy, by end of 2016.

Edited August 3, 201411 yr by dee-luded