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Who is picking the next coach?

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Right now if we needed to pick the new coach tomorrow it would be an interim President leading a lame duck board with an interim CEO who will be gone in less than 18 months. Josh Mahoney trying out for his own job as footy ops manager.

So how are we meant to for the committee to make the next selection.

I'd say at this stage our best bet is to work out who is going to be on the new board and make sure our football director from the board is established. However I'm not sure it's feasible to have a new board established before the coach decision process needs to start.

So at the moment Greg Healy is football director and I'd be making sure that his commitment is ongoing regardless of who else comes on to the board. Approach Kennett and say who do you have for your board and will you commit to Greg Healy.

We will then be sticking with Peter Jackson as well so he'd have a spot on the new coach committee.

Then the next question is who else do we need on the committee, do we need further football knowledge from players or coaches and do we need a sports psychologist? Can we get a football operations manager in place before the coaching search happens or do we wait and get someone the new coach can work with.

I'd say the following could form the committee:
Peter Jackson (CEO)

Greg Healy (Director -football)

Cameron Ling (recent retired player with knowledge of game trends and also outstanding leader)

Sports psychologist

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    Peter Jackson is not an interim CEO, he will be here well beyond 2014

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    It's a great question. Former premiership coaches and captains would be good candidates: Leigh Matthews, Tom Harley, Cameron Ling, Brett Kirk.

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    Surely before convening it is a matter of Jackson calling Clarkson and Roos, then getting rebuffed, and then calling Williams and if rebuffed again, then we can convene a panel...

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    Surely before convening it is a matter of Jackson calling Clarkson and Roos, then getting rebuffed, and then calling Williams and if rebuffed again, then we can convene a panel...

    That would be the most straightforward way to do it. We must try all of the best options first - leave no stone unturned.

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    Surely before convening it is a matter of Jackson calling Clarkson and Roos, then getting rebuffed, and then calling Williams and if rebuffed again, then we can convene a panel...

    I would suggest, if that is the process adopted, welcome to the MFC Choco.

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    I'd love if we got Choco, however why would he leave Richmond where he has a good thing going and has surely just started a new contract?

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    Surely before convening it is a matter of Jackson calling Clarkson and Roos, then getting rebuffed, and then calling Williams and if rebuffed again, then we can convene a panel...

    I'd be adding John Worsfold to that list....
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    Surely before convening it is a matter of Jackson calling Clarkson and Roos, then getting rebuffed, and then calling Williams and if rebuffed again, then we can convene a panel...

    Add Eade to that list...this one won't go through a committee I would suggest it will come from a short list of who is available. None of Roos, Clarkson, Eade or Williams will need to run the old powerpoint.

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    IMHO new coach candidates :

    1. Neale Daniher

    2. Paul Roos

    3. Leigh Mathews

    But one thing can't happen. Gary Lyon must not be allowed to be a part of this appointment of a new coach.

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    I'd love if we got Choco, however why would he leave Richmond where he has a good thing going and has surely just started a new contract?

    A bloke like Choco would much prefer to be the main man than play second fiddle like he is at Richmond.

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    Find the constant G Lyon bashing on here now a bit over the top. People forget that this appointment was very well received when announced. People thought Neeld was going to be the saviour, they liked his attitude and was impressed with everything he said, these are the same people that now bag him, I'm sure Garry and the others thought the same thing,this was a coach in waiting, a Malthouse clone, who was destined to coach a senior team.. It has not worked..

    Put your hand up, be honest, who thought the Neeld appointment was a great one.. I'm tipping a lot.

    Hindsight is great!

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    I'd love if we got Choco, however why would he leave Richmond where he has a good thing going and has surely just started a new contract?

    It's regularly reported that assistant coaches have a clause in their contract which allows it to be broken if they are offered a senior coach position. If Mark Williams wants to be a senior coach again, presumably his contract has this clause in it.

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    Find the constant G Lyon bashing on here now a bit over the top. People forget that this appointment was very well received when announced. People thought Neeld was going to be the saviour, they liked his attitude and was impressed with everything he said, these are the same people that now bag him, I'm sure Garry and the others thought the same thing,this was a coach in waiting, a Malthouse clone, who was destined to coach a senior team.. It has not worked..

    Put your hand up, be honest, who thought the Neeld appointment was a great one.. I'm tipping a lot.

    Hindsight is great!

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    Gary Lyon didn't select Neeld expecting the walls to collapse around the club within 24 months and would justifiably have had as much positive expectation as Geelong had with an unproven Scott brother

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    Why not let the media choose our next coach.... They seem to be running every other part of our club...

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    Does Roos actually work for the Swans now?

    If not, and if he doesn't want the gig, we should go after him to be on the committee.

    He's a smart guy and he would coax out the right people and show we are finally on the right track.

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    Find the constant G Lyon bashing on here now a bit over the top. People forget that this appointment was very well received when announced. People thought Neeld was going to be the saviour, they liked his attitude and was impressed with everything he said, these are the same people that now bag him, I'm sure Garry and the others thought the same thing,this was a coach in waiting, a Malthouse clone, who was destined to coach a senior team.. It has not worked..

    Put your hand up, be honest, who thought the Neeld appointment was a great one.. I'm tipping a lot.

    Hindsight is great!

    I wanted Roos, or Matthews... but in the end I was satisfied with who we went with, thinking Neeld was well recommended by Malthouse... & PS: I did not want malthouse.

    but I wanted a Coach who could change the clubs culture... thats why I thought Roos was the best fit for the MFC...

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    Roos will be asked - actually most likely has already been asked.

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