Roos tongue tied?

[DeeSpencer 26,110]

Wow.

Just, wow.

I'm not paying to read that crap but in fairness to Neeld Jack Watts did need to lift.

Notice Roos' comments on Watts. I haven't really heard him praise Watts at all. Just talks about his talent and finding a role for him and sticking with him. Very even and consistent but behind closed doors I think Watts will be given equal parts carrot and stick and that's what he needs.

[P-man 13,366]

I've actually noticed how little we have heard from him since his appointment and I've loved it.

Me too.

You really can't win. Supporters complain about words being cheap during the off season, so we get a coach who is letting his actions at the trade table do the talking, and threads like this appear.

What exactly does he need to say that wasn't said at his presser, or by Mahoney?

Crazy stuff. Let him get on with it. There'll be plenty of time for comforting words.

[P-man 13,366]

I'm not paying to read that crap but in fairness to Neeld Jack Watts did need to lift.

Notice Roos' comments on Watts. I haven't really heard him praise Watts at all. Just talks about his talent and finding a role for him and sticking with him. Very even and consistent but behind closed doors I think Watts will be given equal parts carrot and stick and that's what he needs.

Agreed, behind closed doors being the key. It's plain batty to be speaking about a player in those terms publicly when you've just started in the job.

[monoccular 17,628]

We do need memberships so he will have to start selling the vision at some stage!!

Patience, Hood, patience.

He is the coach, not the recruiting manager (or whatever the title).

Let him speak when training starts.

[Real Demon 232]

I don't want to hear a thing from Roos.................and I don't want to hear a thing from the players.

Fine hearing from Mahoney regarding the trades, but keep it low key.

Under promise, over deliver.

The tripe served up by the coaches and players over the last few years has been deplorable.

Players telling us all year they were training well..................my god!

[John Crow Batty 8,880]

I don't miss not having that deceptively soothing fuzzy feeling of warm amber liquid swirling inside my ears.

Edited October 20, 2013 by america de cali

[Carrot Top 947]

We do need memberships so he will have to start selling the vision at some stage!!

Wins will do that. Warm fuzzy BS just sucks the life out of us. I believe nothing coming out of this club right now. I can't. For the best part of a decade I've been sold Florida swampland and I have no faith left.

Play with G&D. Win some games. That's the only message I'm going to be looking for or listening to.

[rjay 25,229]

I don't want to hear a thing from Roos.................and I don't want to hear a thing from the players.

Fine hearing from Mahoney regarding the trades, but keep it low key.

Under promise, over deliver.

The tripe served up by the coaches and players over the last few years has been deplorable.

Players telling us all year they were training well..................my god!

At least we won't get..."I didn't see the coming".

[Adam The God 30,554]

Now I'm not being critical as I've got as big a man crush on the messiah as anybody on this forum BUT..........

It would have been nice to hear something from our new coach directed to the long suffering supporters and members. Just a word to the faithful cautioning unrealistic expectations, it's going to take time, the building blocks etc etc Apart from the initial pressers directed to the adoring public at large I haven't heard a thing. Not even our intrepid reporter Matty Burgan has managed to extract anything.

I don't want any cautioning of unrealistic expectations. We should have lofty expectations and aspirations as a football club. It's part of the reason we've been such an insipid organisation for so many decades. We don't aim high enough and are too happy to settle for second best.

I can't believe you would prefer that, than a bloke coming in and acting with extreme professionalism. He's rolled up his sleeves and gone about his business quietly, but proficiently.

I know it's been a few decades since we've had a premiership winning coach at the helm of the club, but he doesn't need to assure anyone. He has the history and league-wide respect to back him up.

Edited October 20, 2013 by AdamFarr

[Sir Why You Little 37,251]

The less i hear the better....Just want to roll up first Round and see a cracking game of Footy

Sing the song....

I have bought my memberships and sent $$$ to the future fund, i hope many others do the same.

PJ got us a coach not a salesman.

[Deestar3 167]

Haven't heard from any coach .....presser if they have been given the main gig but can't recall hearing any coach speak. Don't need to hear him do we......he will be busy with recruiting, off field appointments & most importantly assessing our players. In fact doing exactly what he was employed to do. I have no interest hearing meaningless platitudes......it is only October !

[rpfc 28,848]

Doesn't he actually start getting paid in November?

I don't think he is actually coach yet...

[Guest]

It's too early to come out with statements about how good/bad we might be and put frankly, I don't want to hear anything either. The last two years were nothing but spin about how we should be bullish and then excuses about 'it is what it is'.

[beelzebub 23,389]

Doesn't he actually start getting paid in November?

I don't think he is actually coach yet...

Of course he is. His names been on the payroll for a month

[Pipefitter 2,182]

Time and a place. I don't see any other coaches throwing press conferences in October either. They are letting the trades do the talking and I'm liking what I'm hearing.

[beelzebub 23,389]

Time and a place. I don't see any other coaches throwing press conferences in October either. They are letting the trades do the talking and I'm liking what I'm hearing.

quite

its the time of the recruiters not the coaches

[chookrat 4,268]

We could always re-hire Neeld with offseason pearlers like this:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/lift-your-game-melbourne-mark-neeld-tells-jack-watts/story-e6frf9jf-1226193140413

No problem with what Neeld said but to repeat it to the media is a big problem.

[Satyriconhome 10,880]

I don't want to hear a thing from Roos.................and I don't want to hear a thing from the players.

Fine hearing from Mahoney regarding the trades, but keep it low key.

Under promise, over deliver.

The tripe served up by the coaches and players over the last few years has been deplorable.

Players telling us all year they were training well..................my god!

Only matches the tripe served up by some of the supporters

They were training well, watched quite a few, hence the frustration at not being able to translate it to match day

Also why the list is not as bad as everybody seems to think

[1 red eye 1 blue eye 771]

Yes, enjoying the silence and hoping that everything behind the scenes click. I'm enjoying the recruiting. but getting a little more excited about our off field team. when you look at the characters in PJ Roos TV and the blend on the board, if this team create a dynamic environment then look out. In the meantime, I'm content and enjoying the break from the tension.

[Its Time for Another 4,298]

Of course he is. His names been on the payroll for a month

Wrong. He doesn't start in an official capacity until 1 November. He has had other contractual obligations stopping him from officially starting till then. That hasn't stopped him from being involved eg the trip to Perth reported in the papers but not in an official capacity. So he can't comment officially until his job starts on 1 Nov.

[beelzebub 23,389]

Wrong. He doesn't start in an official capacity until 1 November. He has had other contractual obligations stopping him from officially starting till then. That hasn't stopped him from being involved eg the trip to Perth reported in the papers but not in an official capacity. So he can't comment officially until his job starts on 1 Nov.

Wtf has been sitting in the stands, doing that coachy thing of late ? a doppelganger ?

Hes listed as senior coach. everything else is accounting semantics.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

No problem with what Neeld said but to repeat it to the media is a big problem.

For me it's how he said it that was the problem.

[What 18,810]

Paul Roos is not a spruiker

He is a deliverer of results

And results will bring us members in droves

[mauriesy 7,384]

Just a word to the faithful cautioning unrealistic expectations

Silence is golden. BS is just that.

[old55 23,809]

Now I'm not being critical as I've got as big a man crush on the messiah as anybody on this forum BUT..........

It would have been nice to hear something from our new coach directed to the long suffering supporters and members. Just a word to the faithful cautioning unrealistic expectations, it's going to take time, the building blocks etc etc Apart from the initial pressers directed to the adoring public at large I haven't heard a thing. Not even our intrepid reporter Matty Burgan has managed to extract anything.

You want him to come out quickly and say we're still gonna be no good?