Coach Adam Simpson Megathread est. 2017 - Skip to 2024: Simpson coaching tenure officially ends

[DieSwans]

He is gone.

Praise the lord

 

[YeoGabbaGabba]

The cameras panning to the box of him coxy and the other coaches after NN’s winner against GWS personally an all time fav. Or slapping the desk against saints in 2020 just as I thought his heart might not have been in it still.

Thanks Simmo, premiership coach and club legend

 

[Sammy J]

Playing group failed him tbh

 

[PremiershipNo4]

He leaves with a million dollar handshake, and a shitload of life long mates.
No my heart is not bleeding, I’m just eager for the club to improve quickly!

 

[tigger_ferret]

It had to happen, but still feel like shit about it.

Hopefully the club moves forward in a positive way.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Thanks for everything Simmo. The last few years have seriously taken the shine off what was once one of the greatest legacies in Eagles history, but hopefully once things settle down and we all move on we can welcome him back as the club legend that he is.

Right call, overdue in many ways but didn’t think they had a midseason firing in them. Onya Simmo.

Let’s get moving.

 

[Westend]

Gut feel is he will coach this weekend then step away with Schofield to take the reigns for the rest of the season

yeah the decision has been made no point hanging around

well done Adam Simpson thanks for all your effort and time with the eagles. Premiership Coach ..they can't take that away from you

 

[new breed]

Oh well disappointing but time was up I suppose .

 

[Patron]

I’m going to assume it will be end of season? Mutually agreeable suggests it probably won’t be effective immediately.


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[Smotie2]

Thank god for that.

Early in the year I said I didnt care who coaches as long as we were competitive and saw a rebuilding. Neither of those things happened and it was clearly time.

Thanks for the good years simmo.

 

[Tugga27]

From what I understand it’s 75% tax (down from 150%). Perhaps we could backend the next coach’s contract so we can absorb the hit next year without paying more.

Hawthorn we able to pay $500 000 a year over 2 years for Clarkson.

I assume we will be the same.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Eh I think the positives of his tenure far outweigh the negatives. Hope that is remembered in the history books

 

[kaiserchief13]

What's the point in announcing it now if its end of season? Players will just put in even less effort and so will Simpson

 

[xLeCrAs2x]

Only a few years too late but glad he’s gone for the clubs future sake and supporters mental health. He had a good run and will be appreciated for his time here but it was definitely time. Hoping to see a great change at the club starting with dropping and delisting the older spuds for youth. Good days coming people

 

[Forward Press]

Man, I feel bad for Simmo. Like him as a bloke and he’s been a fantastic coach. Time comes everyone, but I hope he’s rightly heralded and treated as a respected club figure going forward.

He already is.

It's only the mouth-breathers on here (we know who they are) that are showing the disrespect.

Thanks for the memories and rightly regarded as one of our GOAT coaches - it's bloody hard making a Grand Final, and even harder winning a flag against Vic opposition.

 

[Rooboy1708]

I’m going to assume it will be end of season? Mutually agreeable suggests it probably won’t be effective immediately.


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Nope I think he is done now. Matty Knights I hear.
Well done Simmo legend of 2 clubs

 

[Broken_Chairs]

Great coach and forever a west coast legend.

Sad to see him go out like this, but our sustained excellence for nearly a decade was down to him.

Cheers for 2018 & up the ****in' coasters

 

[1Bally1]

Who will coach?

 

[kane249]

Had to be done, but it doesn't make it any less sad

Thanks for number 4 Simmo

 

[Magnum27]

The club had to make the call, he was never going to leave, surprised they did to be honest.

His time was up, much like it was for Woosha and Malthouse when the time came for them.

He will always be remembered as a premiership coach, that cannot be taken away from him, regardless of what has occurred in the last 3 years, but this is best for the club, give them a chance to sound out a new coach, and give that coach a chance to put in plans they want heading forward.

 

[bzparkes]

Thank god for that.

Early in the year I said I didnt care who coaches as long as we were competitive and saw a rebuilding. Neither of those things happened and it was clearly time.

Thanks for the good years simmo.

I think the main issue, especially leading into and post bye, was that we looked ok in a lot of areas then completely reverted to the mean by backing in underperforming senior players and making bizarre team selections.

Almost a mirror image of the back half of 2021.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

What's the point in announcing it now if its end of season? Players will just put in even less effort and so will Simpson

So everyone doesnt have to answer the question 15,000 times in the next 7 weeks mostly

Putting off the inevitable helps no one

 

[just ask!!!]

Simmo you have conducted yourself with absolute class especially last few weeks. Pity others within didnt so the same.

 

[THE A5]

End of an era but right call made

 

[swingdog]

What's the point in announcing it now if its end of season? Players will just put in even less effort and so will Simpson

Not necessarily. Players might like the fact that there's certainty now.