Roost it far

“ it’s a goal, it’s a goal” I had that game on vhs and would watch it after a big night out. I was somehow sure Eishold or Campbell would somehow kick the [censored] goal and win us the match, it never happened.

There’s no way we’re as fit as we need to be. I presume there’s more than just Griffith’s in charge of this but the buck surely stops with him. I’d be hoping the new coach demands a higher return.

87 prelim was worse

Sorry Picket, I don’t understand this post.

The main argument on here for recruiting Buckley seems to be he’ll help across the entire organisation. I’m hoping Guerra, Smith and co will take care of their roles and the coach we employ takes care of what he’s employed to do. Surely we’re beyond needing to be saved again. If we’re not then it really is a matter of “here we go again” no matter who we employ. For mine you get the hungry assistant with the ideas on the future of the game, you then surround them with good people and back them in, holding them to account along the way. You don’t get the big name guy from the media who hasn’t been coaching at any level for 5 years and likely doesn’t want to be coaching in 10. I will of course deny all doubts I had and hail him as the next great coach should he land the role.

If we’re now sacking and appointing coaches because of “commercial realities” then that’s exactly why we remain in the bottom tier of clubs. Serious organisation’s set their own “commercial realities” Our club hasn’t done that. Board squabbles through to 2 of our marquee players going off piste have left us here, having sacked a coach and now seemingly on the verge of appointing an ex coach who’s been out of the game for the best part of 5 years. In my eyes largely because he’s seen as having the respect to pull our whole club together. If he really is the standout applicant then fine but I don’t think he is or at least I really hope there’s someone on that list who’s better than him.

Strong reply Ted.

For a moment tell me why you think Buckley is the coach for us ahead of some highly rated assistants, which is where all the best coaches come from, and admittedly most of the worst as well. I don’t want safe, I don’t want us appeasing anyone, as others have suggested the Buckley appointment will do to sponsors etc.

You simply elaborate on why I think Buckley is both the safe, very Melbourne choice and the completely wrong choice. He has zero experience in helping turn an entire football club around and that shouldn’t even be his remit. I want the hunger that a first time coach brings. I want to leave the running of the club to others and leave the coach to do his thing. I want the next 10 year coach with intimate knowledge of how the best go about it.

Firstly I think Roos was a much better coach than Buckley. Secondly I don’t think our list or club is the basket case it was when Roos and Jackson arrived. Buckley has had his time as coach, and although I wouldn’t call it a complete failure, he largely ended where Goodwin did, with an underperforming list. Skipworth is the senior assistant and midfield coach of Collingwood, who once again have themselves in line for a Flag. Buckley has been in the media for last 4-5 years. I just don’t get the love for him.

If we’re hiring a coach to try and lead the club as a whole we’re still acting like amateur’s. You get the best coach and you support him to do his job. Others run the organisation. Buckley isn’t the best coach, never was, likely never will be.

We need a fresh approach from someone who works with the best in the business. I maintain that Buckley is the safe, very Melbourne choice. We may as well of kept Goodwin.

If Hayden Skipworth is a serious voice at Collingwood he should be the only guy to coach us. For pretty much the same reasons I wanted Daly I now want Skipworth. A failed coach who’s been in the media for 5 years or an assistant at one of the best run clubs in the business. Buckley isn’t the man.

I liked the pink colour that Schwab introduced with that logo shambles and the collar on our jumper…….oh and the Premiership cups on the back. What a deadset clown he was.

Same

You lost me at May/Lever and another flag

Petracca needs to learn to hit bodies again, I get why he didn’t want to this year and don’t blame him but it’s front and centre in his job description.

Here we go again

can you put the article up

I'm not ready to let that go either. :)

How ‘s the umpiring

You never know if someone is the man until they've proven it themselves. Daly is very highly regarded at Brisbane and by Premiership coaches Hardwick and Macrae who both tried to pry him out of the Lions to no avail. For mine the only thing Buckley's desperate for is a Premiership for Buckley. He may well work out but my fear remains, he's an ego driven bloke who I don't see giving this job the next 8-10 years of his life. He's the safe choice, a very Melbourne thing to do. Of course these are just my thoughts and in truth I know very little about any of the coaching options.

If that’s our team in Round one next year we’ll finish in the VFL. Kemp FFS!! If we recruit him as our FF I’m never going to the football again. Please enough already!

We really have no clue as to the workings of the negotiations. It appears there’s egos and the requisite ineptitude of both our club and this Kanga bloke.

Kelly doesn’t convince me, Daly was the man and we should have offered him coin he couldn’t refuse.