Past #7: Adam Simpson - 306 games for NM (95-09; 5th AT) - NM captain (04-08) - current WCE head coach

[jacko57]

What are the odds the Vile Serpent will write a hypocritical 'tribute' to Simmo that incorporates her favorite phrase, 'disgusting chicken video' ?

 

[DarwinRoo]

Have we ever sent our champions off with happy endings?

Ben Hughes.

 

[mighty mick]

simmo you champion leaving on your terms and knowing when to go is signs of a true legend of the game.

all the best in the future.

 

[blackshadow]

Adam Simpson has just announced his retirement as a player after the game on Friday night.

I'd like to thank a true gentleman, champion and leader for the wonderful memories he has given me over the years and wish him all the best for his future.

 

[Chadwiko]

Will make an absolutely fantastic coach one day.

 

[naturally north]

yep a top player for us Roos now he's got plenty of time to can help out his boy with his contested marking, but get the neighbor to help with his kicking skills.

well done on a great career- true champ of the North Melbourne FC

 

[Kyusss]

Well done highly respected Club Champion will definately coach has huge respect by all in the footy world

 

[Joshen]

Thank You, Adam Simpson. Good luck for all your future ambitions.

 

[LeFtBehinD]

Such a champion... end of an era

 

[gokangas]

Troo club legend. Good luck for your future plans Adam. Media and coaching doors are open.

 

[trevagreene]

yep. legend, well done Simmo. Will miss ya !

 

[jonesy86]

Well done Simmo, now go out there and smash Carlton one last time.

 

[RoyalBlue]

Was hoping he would go on.

 

[Moti]

Great bloke and great ambassador for the NMFC. Hopefully he is signed up for an assistant role next year.

 

[Ry009]

Up there with Arch as blokes who bleed royal blue and white.

Dead-set absolutely no excuses to not get a massive turnout from our members this week.

Love ya Simmo.

 

[LeFtBehinD]

Gotta sell this friday night baby out! No excuse not to turn up

 

[Jimmy's Hot Dogs]

Thanks Simmo.
It's been good to see you grow from a skinny pale skinned kid into a skinny pale skinned leader of the club.

Good luck for the future!

PS If you get a chance to become Senior Coach of another club - take the opportunity with both hands. You will always be a North Melbourne legend regardless of where you end up coaching.

 

[Woodson]

Well done Simmo.. a great survivor of the game.. reads the play well and very courageous. Thanx for digging deep and too bad not many 'appreciated your wicked sense of humour'..

Lasting memory: Backing without fear to take a overhead mark only to be severly crunched on the HB flank at the Dome.. I recall Simmo needed trainers to help him off the field but that just underlined the character and spirit that got you as far as you did.

 

[Event Horizon]

Some people will find this thread strange, but I don't mean it as a joke at all. As we start to cool down from the Buckley chase, all the things that we believe would make Bucks a good coach without doing an aprenticesip are probably the same things that Simmon posesses in spades, except for the media profile.

In fact Simmon has some advantages on Bucks such as being in the system more recently and knowing the list iside out.

Would it be totally outrageous to ask Simmo to apply for the senior coaching position if we start to get a list of people together by the end of this week?

Things against him, besides the lack of experience, would be a close relationship with many players on our list and a relatively low media profie. But if we do embark on a Richmond style process after all, we could at leat give him an interview - you never know how he stacks up against the "assistants" out there...

 

[numchuks]

Right move in the end, I think.

But we could have used him next year. Bit worried that we wont have enough old heads next season, if we delist Harris and Jones.

RIP the last Shinboner

 

[DarwinRoo]

I think Simmo should have a word to Mick Malthouse about an assistant coaching job.

 

[fairdinkum]

Champion.

 

[Moti]

Right move in the end, I think.

But we could have used him next year. Bit worried that we wont have enough old heads next season, if we delist Harris and Jones

Just watched a bit of the 2007 semi against the Hawks, too many possibilities to delist Harro.

 

[bellzy]

Bloody devastated.

 

[bellzy]

The fact that almost 3/4 of the people here thought he should play on, even after 15 seasons at the top, says bucket loads about the bloke.