Post Match Press Conference

[DemonOX 8,837]

Chip said that they are all behind neeld and that he souldn't have to cop the flack and it has to come back to the players not the coach..

Did Chips nose grow when he said that?

[mitch 127]

I stopped watching after, "These guys are professional footballers."

[Biffen 12,949]

Chip said that they are all behind neeld and that he souldn't have to cop the flack and it has to come back to the players not the coach..

Which was what he said last time.

Poor bugger.

[Jaded No More 68,976]

One word, delusional.

Every week he says something new (along with the same old crap) that raises alarms. This week's pearler is thinking the players' mindset is not an issue. How the hell can you think that?

Is he just a stubborn idiot or is he holding on for dear life?!

[DemonOX 8,837]

Look on the bright side my fellow Demonlanders we have the hawks next week!

Can't wait for that!

[Jaded No More 68,976]

Look on the bright side my fellow Demonlanders we have the hawks next week!

Can't wait for that!

Have already taken to lying in the fetal position, crying. Just you know, for practice.

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

I would actually contest Rhino's line about him coming in with his eyes open. He SHOULD have had his eyes open but now listening to those opening diatribes up till round 1's 'not on your life' speech, it's pretty clear it was all rhetoric. They were the words of a bloke who dealt in the theoretical side of how an AFL club should be run but they were also the words of a bloke who had never done it before and had no idea what was in front of him.

Theatrical???? He had worked at the Pies for 5 Yeats and was in charge of their midfield. He should have understood what he was coming into. It was a dangerous move. It was probably the least attractive coaching job in 2011 and he was not short listed for any others. He would have know what MFC was like before he joined. If he didn't it was the first of a host of misjudgements he has made.

And a stain on his résumé??? Look he isn't the first coach to b sacked and guess what he won't be the last. Ratten and Bailey have got successful assistant coaching roles at other clubs.

[Chook 15,023]

In his presser, Neeld spoke about "when we come back," guys like Terlich and Matt Jones will be better able to cope with the pressure of being an AFL footballer. But he didn't mean next week; he meant next year. This is a long long road, and regardless of whether or not Neeld is there to see it, there are no shortcuts along the road.

Don't get your hopes up for any kind of miraculous changes any time soon.

[DemonOX 8,837]

Have already taken to lying in the fetal position, crying. Just you know, for practice.

That's my usual position every weekend Jaded.

The kids don't even question me anymore!

[Guest]

Theatrical???? He had worked at the Pies for 5 Yeats and was in charge of their midfield. He should have understood what he was coming into. It was a dangerous move. It was probably the least attractive coaching job in 2011 and he was not short listed for any others. He would have know what MFC was like before he joined. If he didn't it was the first of a host of misjudgements he has made.

And a stain on his résumé??? Look he isn't the first coach to b sacked and guess what he won't be the last. Ratten and Bailey have got successful assistant coaching roles at other clubs.

I hate it when others pick this up but I actually said theoretical.

I think there is a difference between observing a job being done and actually doing it yourself. You can learn and observe all the kind of things from seasoned professionals but what that actually teaches you when you apply it to the real world varies. Ultimately, you are stuck with the cattle you have and you have to deal in reality, not dogma. For too long, MN has dealt in dogma about 'how we did it at Collingwood'. If he was going to be practical as opposed to theoretical, he should have noticed that our 'boys' (and I emphasize boys) didn't have the body shape or tanks to take on the Collingwood game plan from day one. The game plan should have been implemented progressively but he was too idealistic about what he wanted to achieve. (That's my two cents anyway).

I would also say that Bailey at least had a season that wasn't a complete trainwreck. And Ratts got the Blues into three finals series. A bit different to being a bloke who coaches 5 wins out of 31.

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,602]

Read chip's mind: I know Sylvia and watts want out asap and so do I but how can I do it without looking like a [censored]...

[tonatopia 278]

Neelds lack of emotion makes me sick.

He is too clinical for a gladiatorial sport like afl.

Really, his presser makes me want to puke. And to think he says thingsare going to plan and he wouldn't change a thing. Talk about pissing down our throats and telling us its raining. He is a arrogant disgrace and is spitting in the face of every MFC supporter. What a joke!

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

I hate it when others pick this up but I actually said theoretical.

I think there is a difference between observing a job being done and actually doing it yourself. You can learn and observe all the kind of things from seasoned professionals but what that actually teaches you when you apply it to the real world varies. Ultimately, you are stuck with the cattle you have and you have to deal in reality, not dogma. For too long, MN has dealt in dogma about 'how we did it at Collingwood'. If he was going to be practical as opposed to theoretical, he should have noticed that our 'boys' (and I emphasize boys) didn't have the body shape or tanks to take on the Collingwood game plan from day one. The game plan should have been implemented progressively but he was too idealistic about what he wanted to achieve. (That's my two cents anyway).

I would also say that Bailey at least had a season that wasn't a complete trainwreck. And Ratts got the Blues into three finals series. A bit different to being a bloke who coaches 5 wins out of 31.

Fair call on the theory and the theatre.

FCS, he has been in the coaching box for 5 years with Malthouse. It's hardly theoretical. He should know the game and the caper. His background was a reasonable pedigree to coach. He just can't have been that naive. That's notwithstanding that he can't coach.

Bailey had four poor years and had 186 on his head. Hardly a stain on him. Ratten was deemed a failure because he did not reach near success with so much talent. All of them have moved on with any "stains". Maybe you should to.

[Guest]

Fair call on the theory and the theatre.

FCS, he has been in the coaching box for 5 years with Malthouse. It's hardly theoretical. He should know the game and the caper. His background was a reasonable pedigree to coach. He just can't have been that naive. That's notwithstanding that he can't coach.

Bailey had four poor years and had 186 on his head. Hardly a stain on him. Ratten was deemed a failure because he did not reach near success with so much talent. All of them have moved on with any "stains". Maybe you should to.

And directly after being picked up on your misreading of theoretical/theatrical, you misuse 'to' at the end of your sentence.

Maybe you might want to move on as well... preferably to an ESL school of some description.

[Dr. Mubutu 867]

I can't believe people take any stock in what Neeld says in these after he was censored in his second after-game presser of his career.

Toeing the party line at its best.

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,339]

The only surprise in the presser was that it took 9 minutes and 20 seconds for the first "it is what it is". It wasn't our inability to handle Freo's pressure that was the issue in the first half it was our lack of applying pressure.

[Jaded No More 68,976]

Ross Lyon shat all over Neeld, so Neeld had to put 3 players back behind the ball and yet somehow it is the players' fault we couldn't get near it in attack.

You are a genius Neeld.

[Young Dee 1,303]

Someone should send this to Neeld:

Scott slams Roos' lack of mental toughness ..... after a 1 point loss to Adelaide

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-05-26/brad-scott-postmatch

[Guest]

Someone should send this to Neeld:

Scott slams Roos' lack of mental toughness ..... after a 1 point loss to Adelaide

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-05-26/brad-scott-postmatch

I wish he could. Unfortunately, he lost the ability to do that when he came in and carried on like Don Scott at South Adelaide. Went in way too hard, way too early.

[CHAMP 347]

And directly after being picked up on your misreading of theoretical/theatrical, you misuse 'to' at the end of your sentence.

Maybe you might want to move on as well... preferably to an ESL school of some description.

Formally it is unacceptable to begin a sentence with a conjunction. I'm aware that this is only an internet forum but you have yourself indicated a sensitivity to grammatical propriety. Within Rhino's context it is clear that he would certainly not have intended to end his sentence with a preposition and merely omitted an 'o' from his use of 'to'.

[Guest]

Formally it is unacceptable to begin a sentence with a conjunction. I'm aware that this is only an internet forum but you have yourself indicated a sensitivity to grammatical propriety. Within Rhino's context it is clear that he would certainly not have intended to end his sentence with a preposition and merely omitted an 'o' from his use of 'to'.

I know. I pointed that out because I don't like being spoken to like an f-wit. I don't mind banter and conversation but bad manners are another thing.

[Sir Why You Little 37,342]

Has Neeld left yet?

[CHAMP 347]

I know. I pointed that out because I don't like being spoken to like an f-wit. I don't mind banter and conversation but bad manners are another thing.

I think we'd all be advised to ignore Rhino's brusqueness.

He likes the smart, tough internet-guy image.

Each unto his own I say.

[Soidee 1,496]

Which was what he said last time.

Poor bugger.

It's about time the players and Neeld stopped playing this charade. The are insulting everyone not least the supporters and financial backers of this club. Cut the khrap

[What 18,810]

Someone should send this to Neeld:

Scott slams Roos' lack of mental toughness ..... after a 1 point loss to Adelaide

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-05-26/brad-scott-postmatch

Not that is a real coach. Thats how a real man speaks. Absolutely disgusted at a 1 point loss.

Polar opposite to Neeld, and then some.