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Opinion Matthew Nicks: Adelaide's Coach (Part 2) - Full Support of the Board
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1 minute from winning a flag and was it another 1-2 prelims?
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He had a great team & most resources of any club... yet never won a flag.
Imo, underachieved.
However, coaches often come back better the 2nd time around.
Buckley was very (very) much disliked by the Collingwood BF board during the middle part of his tenure, missing finals from 2014 - 2017. The Grand Final year of 2018 saved him, although I do recall seeing some Collingwood fans on here claiming the turnaround was due to the assistants!
He’d run his race at Collingwood by the end. And some of the criticisms of Nicks - wedded to structure, inflexible, love of “battlers and role players” are the same as levelled at Buckley.
But the above is spoken of all coaches tbh, some manage to find innovation and or become more flexible, more willing to change over time.
I think if Buckley does want to coach again and would be willing to relocate to SA, then he would be worth considering for sure. A few years out of coaching, the opportunity to have learned and reflect etc could be just what he needed.
Rest assured, if Nicks doesn’t work out, the AFC coaching role will be a very attractive proposition and there will be no shortage of candidates
He’d run his race at Collingwood by the end. And some of the criticisms of Nicks - wedded to structure, inflexible, love of “battlers and role players” are the same as levelled at Buckley.
But the above is spoken of all coaches tbh, some manage to find innovation and or become more flexible, more willing to change over time.
I think if Buckley does want to coach again and would be willing to relocate to SA, then he would be worth considering for sure. A few years out of coaching, the opportunity to have learned and reflect etc could be just what he needed.
Rest assured, if Nicks doesn’t work out, the AFC coaching role will be a very attractive proposition and there will be no shortage of candidates
After his x sells their place in Toorak and if he relocated he could buy his own suburbBuckley was very (very) much disliked by the Collingwood BF board during the middle part of his tenure, missing finals from 2014 - 2017. The Grand Final year of 2018 saved him, although I do recall seeing some Collingwood fans on here claiming the turnaround was due to the assistants!
He’d run his race at Collingwood by the end. And some of the criticisms of Nicks - wedded to structure, inflexible, love of “battlers and role players” are the same as levelled at Buckley.
But the above is spoken of all coaches tbh, some manage to find innovation and or become more flexible, more willing to change over time.
I think if Buckley does want to coach again and would be willing to relocate to SA, then he would be worth considering for sure. A few years out of coaching, the opportunity to have learned and reflect etc could be just what he needed.
Rest assured, if Nicks doesn’t work out, the AFC coaching role will be a very attractive proposition and there will be no shortage of candidates
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Reckon he would also think he could get the best out of this list. He would think he would be a better coach than Nicks. No doubt about it.
Absolutely
He certainly wouldn’t be requiring a huge salary… I guess it all comes down to the drive, passion, will, whatever you want to define it as.He would be worth asking the question of if it the job became vacant. Simpson also if I’m being honest
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He would be worth asking the question of if it the job became vacant. Simpson also if I’m being honest
Sadly. I think Simpson has gone as far as he can with your list.
Doesn't make sense for round 2 but I tend to agree. I don't think we are good enough to come from too far back.
Even though Freo are nothing special, I wouldn’t want to be going to Perth 0-2 with such a young side.
Yes, I am glad the board stayed the course with retaining him for this season, I can see both sides to the argument (about him going last year), but is likely another bottom two finish regardless of who is in charge.
He is contracted for next year… but I don’t know, with all the other changes in the club, if there is not a demonstrated level of improvement, not so much wins, but basic competitiveness, development of young players and an increase in % then I think he will go, even with the contract in place. Each loss is being counted, especially with a hostile local media who agitated for him to be sacked for most of last year!
He’d be a good fit for a list ready made or requiring a few tweaks and developments like the AFC.
It’s a crucial game for him. I think you’ll win the next two, but yes a loss this week, and he has every right to be nervous. He should be on edge and at the top of his game, his job depends on it. More close away losses and losses to average sides at home are simply not acceptable.
I’m glad the club hasn’t rushed to re-sign, contrary to the media “talk”. I personally don’t see it with the chairman, I think he will want to see some positive results first.
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Has no idea how to pick a side in my opinion.
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He picks sides for here and now, he knows exactly what he is doing. To bad half the squad needs a selection for the future mindset.
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If he had simply picked M Crouch over Treacle Sloane last year he'd already have a new contract.
Murphy stock play is drawing the free kick by going in head first.
Sholl is too slight to win a one on one contest so should be a break glass player.
The Cats will bail out attack down Sholl's wing all night on Friday because it is low risk.
Players like Cook and Nankervis continue to rot in the two's.
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Welp, we rushed into it
Better hope we start seeing results soon
Better hope we start seeing results soon
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Too early IMO.
But only two years and not that expensive if we have to sack him.
We must play Finals this year.
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But only two years and not that expensive if we have to sack him.
We must play Finals this year.
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