Opinion Matthew Nicks: Adelaide's Coach (Part 3) - The Biggest Loser

[skam85]

Not sure, we’ll have to bring skam85 in on this.

Also I know how much he loves being tagged. The ego on that man.

who invited this guy

 

[skam85]

Lawson Humphries sounds like a made up name

Never trust a man with two surnames
George Kramer

 

[Slippery Pete]

So… IIRC, the broadcast deal of the NBL was about $45M or so?

AFL broadcast deal is about $4.5B.

Someone can correct those figures if they want, I’m just estimating.

What I’m trying to say is, if the NBL was anything more than a tin-pot pissant competition, it would probably be as shonky as the AFL.

Give it a chance people!

 

[George Kramer]

Never trust a man with two surnames
George Kramer

Why you tagging me, I’ve got 2 first names

 

[Slippery Pete]

Lawson Humphries sounds like a made up name

His uncle is Joe Mayo.

 

[MRB37]

Not sure about that....

Do we really want Goodwin??

Roo does.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Lawson Humphries sounds like a made up name

Sounds like a Law firm.

 

[skam85]

So… IIRC, the broadcast deal of the NBL was about $45M or so?

AFL broadcast deal is about $4.5B.

Someone can correct those figures if they want, I’m just estimating.

What I’m trying to say is, if the NBL was anything more than a tin-pot pissant competition, it would probably be as shonky as the AFL.

Give it a chance people!

What one staff member does at an NBL club, a team like Port Adelaide would have 11 positions for, in both workload and budget.

So yeah not far off.

All things considering it's a pretty high quality league.

 

[Slippery Pete]

What one staff member does at an NBL club, a team like Port Adelaide would have 11 positions for, in both workload and budget.

So yeah not far off.

All things considering it's a pretty high quality league.

I was a bit harsh… it is actually a really good standard of b-ball, in terms of the players.

 

[baldandbroke]

Are we all resigned to us being stuck with fly-head for the next two years?

I’d love to be wrong on him, but I fear the worst.

I’m guessing a great many will fall into the “love the one you’re with” trap. I did that with Sando, blinded by the hope.

 

[Jarman3]

Are we all resigned to us being stuck with fly-head for the next two years?

I’d love to be wrong on him, but I fear the worst.

I’m guessing a great many will fall into the “love the one you’re with” trap. I did that with Sando, blinded by the hope.

I'm clinging on to hope due to the fact that we sacked Sando at the end of 2014 despite having 2 years left on his contract after being extended prior to the start of that season. So still a chance Nicks will get the flick if not end of this season, at least possibly next year.

It's been 5 years. Statistically, he should have accidentally made finals by now even if he wasn't trying.

 

[beartoo]

Hair is over rated....

Unless it is a beard.

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Hair today, gone tomorrow.

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[woofsson]

Not sure about that....

Do we really want Goodwin??

We’d like a good win, in fact we’d like lots of them, but a Goodwin? Not so much, or even at all at this stage.

 

[relapse]

Surely he doesn't survive 2025 unless we make the 8.

If he survives the whole 2025 season and doesn't make the finals he'll surpass Alan Richardson as the coach who has longest tenure at a club without making the finals.

Nicks will be on 106 games at the end of the season, Dew lasted 121 games at GC and Richardson lasted 126 at St Kilda.

It's a pretty embarrassing list to be part of.

 

[Apsaalooke]

Why you tagging me, I’ve got 2 first names

Cosmo Kramer, Kenny Kramer (Cosmo's character was based on him), Kramer vs Kramer - it's a surname

 

[George Kramer]

Cosmo Kramer, Kenny Kramer (Cosmo's character was based on him), Kramer vs Kramer - it's a surname

So I’m clear

 

[dogs105]

So I’m clear

Cosmo Kramer and Boy George

 

[MsTopG]

Surely he will be sacked once the season is over if not before.

 

[George Kramer]

Cosmo Kramer and Boy George

w***er!!

 

[crows dude]

Surely he doesn't survive 2025 unless we make the 8.

If he survives the whole 2025 season and doesn't make the finals he'll surpass Alan Richardson as the coach who has longest tenure at a club without making the finals.

Nicks will be on 106 games at the end of the season, Dew lasted 121 games at GC and Richardson lasted 126 at St Kilda.

It's a pretty embarrassing list to be part of.

That is us as a Club. Only Cornes and Sanderson have been sacked mid contract.

Graham Cornes - Sacked while contacted after missing finals in 1994 when we aere favourites at the start of the season for a grand final spot.
Robert Shaw - End of 1996 he quit after his family were getting threats. Wasnt sacked.
Blight - End of 1999 quit saying he was tired.
Ayres - 2004 was told he woldn't be renewed so he left before season out
Craig - End of 2011 he quit. Wasnt sacked.
Sanderson - Sacked at the end of 2014 after leadership group went to Chapman unhappy
Pyke - Resigned after club review. Not sacked
Then Nicks ever since.

 

[Coopers]

Surely he doesn't survive 2025 unless we make the 8.

If he survives the whole 2025 season and doesn't make the finals he'll surpass Alan Richardson as the coach who has longest tenure at a club without making the finals.

Nicks will be on 106 games at the end of the season, Dew lasted 121 games at GC and Richardson lasted 126 at St Kilda.

It's a pretty embarrassing list to be part of.

He shouldn't have lasted this season without making the finals.

FFS

 

[Coopers]

That is us as a Club. Only Cornes and Sanderson have been sacked mid contract.

Graham Cornes - Sacked while contacted after missing finals in 1994 when we aere favourites at the start of the season for a grand final spot.
Robert Shaw - End of 1996 he quit after his family were getting threats. Wasnt sacked.
Blight - End of 1999 quit saying he was tired.
Ayres - 2004 was told he woldn't be renewed so he left before season out
Craig - End of 2011 he quit. Wasnt sacked.
Sanderson - Sacked at the end of 2014 after leadership group went to Chapman unhappy
Pyke - Resigned after club review. Not sacked
Then Nicks ever since.

So... pretty much every resignation (maybe not Blight?) was done with the writing on the wall - they would have been removed from the position had they not resigned.

 

[Doctor B]

He shouldn't have lasted this season without making the finals.

FFS

But close wins and injuries and other excuses

 

[dogs105]

w***er!!

Okay 2 last names.


Do you prefer Shane George? Melissa George?

 

[relapse]

He shouldn't have lasted this season without making the finals.

FFS

Personally I would have sacked him after 2022.

For anyone thinking I'm revising history, here's my response after the GWS capitulation Round 1 last year