Craig & Simpson would be great.

Rate Craig highly and so do the players.

Smart operator who has the passion & skills. Think he is coaching well, just need some more polish on field to help out.

I just love how there are so many coaching experts on this site

Having played and coached at VfA and local level......I would have absolutely no idea of how to coach an AFL side, or have the knowhow to be able to select the best coach.......

I think I will leave it to the club and support their decision ....Whoever it may be.

No way they could fit him in their salary cap unless big buddy leaves.

Sorry, your right. That has to happen first.

simpson very bread & butter footballer, get the ball and kick it long....

Where this club is at needs experience just as PJ said.

Lets see if he is true to his word

bread & butter footballers make good coaches sheedy malthouse lyon & clarkson

bread & butter footballers make good coaches sheedy malthouse lyon & clarkson

Unless of course you'd prefer a Warwick Capper in the head role ...

simpson, eade and ling combo rumour seems.to be getting much stronger

simpson, eade and ling combo rumour seems.to be getting much stronger

well if we keep saying it i suppose the rumour will

my cousin is an ex player and he told me about it today so it is certainly doing the rounds

Just replayed on Gameday what Ling said.

Sam Lane asked if Ling had a job lined up with Melbourne.

Ling said he has had an informal chat with us, but no job has been tabled to him.

Other panelists (BT, Darcy, Richo, etc) were quick to jump in, asking if any job had been tabled to his manager.

He point blank ignored the questioning and said they'd just had a coffee.

The comment was made "quite a few coffees by the sounds of things" or something similar, may have actual been "how many coffees?"

My memory is failing me.

That's as good as I can remember it.

Probably will be shown again on the channel 9 footy show soon.

My guess is that Ling is interested, has been lined up by PJ, but, as Ling would be very aware of, it all depends on the head coach and who he wants on his staff.

No CS-style hiring for critical positions without consulting those it will affect.

simpson, eade and ling combo rumour seems.to be getting much stronger

This would make me excited

I think he's been Very popular where he's been in coaching roles,,,, EXCept when playing that Bad Cop routine.

& now we hear he's in a bidding war for his services as a midfield coach, or senior assistant, not 3 months out of the gig.

I think the idea was right but the timing was terrible, after the failed rebuild.

don't be fooled by the facial tick of intensity, its not evil.

I suspect you are right on the money there. People create personas for circumstances and he may have misjudged the room and was the recipient of a poisoned chalice somewhat.

In the end, he did not come across well.

True, I reckon the Lions have already have their man, why would they sack Voss when he was doing a good job and not have an immediate replacement? I do think Roos has already agreed but wanted to give it some time after sacking Voss cos he is man of integrity and didn't want to step into the Lions position on the same day as Voss got sacked.

It will be an interesting month or so coming up Kureemy. If the Lions don't have their man then they're going to have egg, actually scrap that, try the world's biggest omellete on their face.

simpson, eade and ling combo rumour seems.to be getting much stronger

That would work for me too.

Some word on 6PR Sports Today this evening in Perth from Brad Hardie that Roos advised Sydney today he would not be coaching the Academy Squad in 2014, anything being discussed in the east this afternoon/evening regarding this

Havent heard anything but then again i have heard brad hardie isnt most switched on bloke upstairs when it comes to spilling rumours..

would be a strange move after ruling out coaching in 2014 maybe its to do with media?

I just love how there are so many coaching experts on this site

Having played and coached at VfA and local level......I would have absolutely no idea of how to coach an AFL side, or have the knowhow to be able to select the best coach.......

I think I will leave it to the club and support their decision ....Whoever it may be.

Why? If that's your credentials I'd have every faith in you to select a coach. If you kept the priorities that you knew worked when you played and coached then you'd pick the right guy.

I'm talking about communication skills, focus on what you can control, focus on the fundamentals of footy first. Be a team player, be good at taking responsibility for losses and pumping up players after you win.

It's why I'm happy that our coaching selection panel is headed by PJ who has a focus on experience and David Parkin who won't get side tracked by fancy schemes.

The only other thing I'd be interested in for a senior coach in their understanding of other aspects of modern footy in terms of drafting, fitness, sports science, media responsibility. As you've seen with Essendon these issues can derail you pretty quickly. I'd say Neeld's drafting and media work contributed to his down fall as well.

Cheers, hadn't heard anything before about this only from Hardie tonight

Best rumour I heard is Sheedy may be going back to Messendon.

Roos will coach somewhere that's for sure. He had said "At the moment" a billion times now. The only problem I have with a succession plan is we cannot guarantee that a coach will last two or three years before getting the chop. So is it is a succession plan or is it having a bloke in place just in case we get smashed every week and fire our coach after one and a half seasons?

Best rumour I heard is Sheedy may be going back to Messendon.

Yes, but there is also word that GWS are trying to get him to stay on as "Football Manager" or "Manager of Football Operations" or whatever the latest buzz word is.

cant seem to find the odds but rodney eade has apparently shortened quite abit overnight, for whatever its worth.

cant seem to find the odds but rodney eade has apparently shortened quite abit overnight, for whatever its worth.

I would say Roos is Brisbane bound. Pearce Hanley just signed a 5 year deal and Roos has some strong Irish connections willing to join him in the sunny state...