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Dean Laidley (poss finals)

How can we go from having a "happy-go-lucky" bloke like ND, to a "sour-faced brick wall" like Laidley????

If we employed Laidley as a coach, I would not buy a membership during his reign!!!!

Give me Vossy, Ratten, Longmire, McKenna or Todd Viney anyday!!

If our coach comes from that group then I would be more than excited about our future....

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    Just to name a few we might want to at least talk to:

    Todd Viney

    Peter Sumich

    John Longmire (although poss won't make finals)

    Dean Laidley (poss finals)

    Just for starters...

    fair enough. my mistake, i was thinking senior coaches. but my statement about that clause in ND's contract still stands, and i cant see a reason why these coaches would have different contracts, especially assistant coaches who want to move into a senior coaching role.

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    I would like to thank Neale Daniher for everything. I think he has been a fantastic coach and has really battled hard for the team and been excellent in trying to market the club. I really do think that at the end of the day the players have to take responsibility for the results of the team. We have always had too many passengers. Johnstone, Green, Yze etc are great players when the team is playing well but when the team is struggling they go missing and in to their shell.

    It is a shame that Neale was not allowed to coach out the season - after 10 years of dedication he deserved that much. I am disgusted with the way the board has acted in this situation. You should always look after your own.

    Next coach: Brett Ratten please. We don't want Voss (no experience) and we don't want Connolly. Connolly is a failure. All Fremantle has done is won 10 games in a row at the end of last year and suddenly he's a good coach. What a joke. Look at his last 5 years.

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    If the players dont play for ND this week i well...i dunno what i will do. They were shocking last week and owe nd a win. I would almost concider trading every player that doesent play well...a possible 22 players traded

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    Completely agree Old.

    I remember an interview with Peter Schwab after he resigned before season's end at Hawthorn where he said there was nothing to be achieved by him coaching out the season. He is right.

    But I thought you wanted to "let someone (Daniher) who has served the Club well over long period of time finish with some dignity"?

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    But I thought you wanted to "let someone (Daniher) who has served the Club well over long period of time finish with some dignity"?

    clint, i think that ND is going out with dignity. He was not sacked, he got to say that he wouldnt seek reappointment. then he made the decision not to coach out the year, meaning he can go out on his on terms. While there may have been some pushing behind the scenes, there was no public bloodletting, no "you're sacked" speach. i think he has been treated with respect and dignity. think back over all the coaching turn overs of the last few years. can you can remember one that was done with as much dignity allowing him to choose when to go out? even letting him have a testimonial game almost?

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    clint, i think that ND is going out with dignity. He was not sacked, he got to say that he wouldnt seek reappointment. then he made the decision not to coach out the year, meaning he can go out on his on terms. While there may have been some pushing behind the scenes, there was no public bloodletting, no "you're sacked" speach. i think he has been treated with respect and dignity. think back over all the coaching turn overs of the last few years. can you can remember one that was done with as much dignity allowing him to choose when to go out? even letting him have a testimonial game almost?

    I'm not saying that he isn't going out with dignity.

    It makes more sense when you see where the quote came from.

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    I'm not saying that he isn't going out with dignity.

    It makes more sense when you see where the quote came from.

    I think its the best depature from a coaching job that I can remember.

    Shows he was a high quality person.

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