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Hell No To Knights!!

Dee1987
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Didn't Jackson hire Knights......

He was indeed part of that decision. I'd prefer Knight's flash and dash game plan to the one which we suffer but it really offers no future does it.

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    Didn't stevens say Neeld would be sacked today??

    Why do people listen to this [censored]? Jackson won't be solely appointing anyone

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    Ridiculous to just write im off like that.

    Why is this guy so maligned?

    He is a current assistant at Geelong and thats a huge tick obviously.

    As for his time at Essendon, well that club set him up to fail so that they had an excuse to make the golden boy drug cheat Hird their coach. Was the most disgraceful thing a clubs has ever done to a coach.

    and now karma is biting them in the ass for it

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    Knights game plan was identical to Baileys in many ways. But he did help build the list that James is now exploiting.

    But we need a much better all-round coach. if we give Neeld the boot then I would expect at a minimum a Leigh Matthews or Choco Williams style coach. Ratten would be an ok option if they aren't available and Ayres has good attributes.

    matty Knights for me would be a massive step backwards. hasn't had success at AFL level and had a questionable game plan.

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    If we appoint Knights then we will back here in two years discussing who our next coach will be!

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    I would prefer not to have Knights but the way he was white anted by Hird and others destroyed any chance he had. It's, to this extent, increasingly a game of perception. For instance, I have listened to Gary Ayres both on TV and at the ground in the VFL and he commands player respect. But the media tells us 'no' and so that's what it is. He's damaged goods. What a load of shite.

    Without trying to be too much of a conspiracy theorist, the supporters of all clubs are now mostly lead by the nose....me included. Knobs like Barrett and his ilk plant a seed here and a seed there and pretty soon rumour becomes fact and we are told indirectly who is flavor of the month and who isn't.

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    I would prefer not to have Knights but the way he was white anted by Hird and others destroyed any chance he had. It's, to this extent, increasingly a game of perception. For instance, I have listened to Gary Ayres both on TV and at the ground in the VFL and he commands player respect. But the media tells us 'no' and so that's what it is. He's damaged goods. What a load of shite.

    Without trying to be too much of a conspiracy theorist, the supporters of all clubs are now mostly lead by the nose....me included. Knobs like Barrett and his ilk plant a seed here and a seed there and pretty soon rumour becomes fact and we are told indirectly who is flavor of the month and who isn't.

    Would like Ayres as well. My brother is now playing at Port and was listening to him in the huddle. He was fantastic, challenged the players and they instantly responded. Gave my brother a great spay which was good to watch as well! Would love to have him involved at Melbourne.

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    No White Knights can save us.

    No way .

    Ayres,Eade ,Matthews are the only ones I would short-list .

    No more untried guys that come "recommended".

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    I met Ayres a few years back. Highly impressive bloke.

    btw signature of the century - retaliate first.

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    Matty Knights would not get my vote. Crappy gameplan and no personality. I will give him that he built a decent list, and was definitely undermined severely, but surely it is clear to all and sundry by now that mediocre will no longer do. We need to be bold and fight for our future. Fight for the best coach there is. If he "isn't available", do every bloody thing possible to make sure that he becomes available.If we want our players to attack and fight on field for the win, then it must begin at the top.

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    Don't rule out Matty Knights in Melb discussions .. Peter Jackson obviously rates him, being talked up at Geel

    Yes, Mark Neeld was also "talked up".

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    2+2 doesn't equal 10, because Knights was appointed when Jackson was at Essendon doesn't mean he is in the running at Melbourne.

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    If we appoint Knights then we will back here in two years discussing who our next coach will be!

    To be fair, there's probably an 80% chance we'll be b1tching about it in two years time whoever is appointed.

    I'm not in favour of Knights right now for another reason. He has no AFL premiership experience as a player, senior coach or (I believe) an assistant coach. Which means he hasn't experienced the extreme efforts necessary to achieve that goal. That's not his fault, but until he's been an assistant coach in that environment, I don't think he's ready. Of course, that could change by the end of this year. Then I think Knights would be ready to be reconsidered but that may be too late for the Melbourne appointment.

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    To be fair, there's probably an 80% chance we'll be b1tching about it in two years time whoever is appointed.

    I'm not in favour of Knights right now for another reason. He has no AFL premiership experience as a player, senior coach or (I believe) an assistant coach. Which means he hasn't experienced the extreme efforts necessary to achieve that goal. That's not his fault, but until he's been an assistant coach in that environment, I don't think he's ready. Of course, that could change by the end of this year. Then I think Knights would be ready to be reconsidered but that may be too late for the Melbourne appointment.

    Agree totally with this.

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    Experienced coaches I'd prefer to Matthew Knights

    1. Paul Roos (lead candidate)

    2. John Worsfold (if West Coast continue their current form he may become available)

    3. Rodney Eade (Runs on the board with Swans & Dogs and probably more stable then Williams)

    4. Mark Williams (See Eade's cooments. Bonus, coached Power to premiership)

    5. Brett Ratten (Got Carlton to three consecutive finals series after 7 years out. Was flying last year until injuries)

    6. John Northey (Dream of mine and ticks all boxes. Age is the obvious barrier)

    7. Dean Laidley (Did a decent job with North. They were always a tough team to play under Laidley)

    8. Garry Ayres (Decent coaching career in AFL and has had sustained success at Port Melbourne).

    Edit: Forgot Laidley.

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    Experienced coaches I'd prefer to Matthew Knights

    1. Paul Roos (lead candidate)

    2. John Worsfold (if West Coast continue their current form he may become available)

    3. Rodney Eade (Runs on the board with Swans & Dogs and probably more stable then Williams)

    4. Mark Williams (See Eade's cooments. Bonus, coached Power to premiership)

    5. Brett Ratten (Got Carlton to three consecutive finals series after 7 years out. Was flying last year until injuries)

    6. John Northey (Dream of mine and ticks all boxes. Age is the obvious barrier)

    7. Dean Laidley (Did a decent job with North. They were always a tough team to play under Laidley)

    8. Garry Ayres (Decent coaching career in AFL and has had sustained success at Port Melbourne).

    Edit: Forgot Laidley.

    Swooper will be 70 in July TD!

    Do you want to kill the guy?

    Aside from Swooper ,I agree with most of your choices except I would have Lethal as first priority .

    I'd swap 4 and 5

    and 7 and 8.

    Hope the club are thinking in the same way as us supporters .

    Ie Experience and proven success mandatory .

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    Swooper will be 70 in July TD!

    Do you want to kill the guy?

    Aside from Swooper ,I agree with most of your choices except I would have Lethal as first priority .

    I'd swap 4 and 5

    and 7 and 8.

    Hope the club are thinking in the same way as us supporters .

    Ie Experience and proven success mandatory .

    Could be asking for a heart attack if Swooper took the job Biffen you're right. But I've mentioned on another thread that he just ticks so many boxes for mine. Including taking two clubs that had missed the finals for 22 years & 12 years back into September. Been there and done it before. It would certainly require making sure he had some experienced assistants who were ontop of the current games trends.

    Lethal is an interesting one, dark horse maybe. Not sure if he has the desire anymore (like Thompson & Craig) but you never know....

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