Coach Adam Simpson Megathread est. 2017 - Staying for 2024, Lyon’s Cryin’

[greatwhiteshark]

Simpson is not the problem.

Its the jobs for the boys culture in administration. All a bunch of leeches and yes men. There has been alot of swings and misses off field in recent years.

The entity of the club needs an independent review with meaningful recommendations.

You simply cannot keep saying that Simmo is not the problem .
He is the king Kahuna of the club, pretty much nothing can be done in regards to football in the club without him signing off on it.
Of course there will be problems elsewhere but you just can’t give Simmo a free pass, not only is he part of the problem but he is a huge part of the problem.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

That's unrealistic. We losing by 10 goals week-in, week-out. Our average score differential for the season is 58 points. Our average game is getting doubled. It's just not sustainable.

If we keep that up then something has to break, and I', tipping some senior figures at the club will be offering up Simmo.

Interestingly, Caro has had a crack, but the rest of them (mostly ex-players) will talk about how poor the Eagles play but never blame Simmo. He must be a great bloke. Like a really really really f*ing great bloke. "Hey Simmo, why don't you come over and drink all my beer? You want to borrow my holiday house? Sure mate. You want to bang my wife? Here's the keys mate. Enjoy yourself". F* me he must be the best bloke in the world.

The other interesting thing is, why aren't media saying, "The people who gave Simmo a 3 year contract need to resign". They don't - because it's an admission the world's most likeable bloke is a shit coach.

I just don't think the board (or cartel or whoever the **** they are) will be able to hold for another season and a half if these results continue.

There is no independent media in the AFL industry, so yes the good bloke card will be handed out until head office tell the media it’s time to move on Simpson.
The media are just puppets.

 

[Chump Change]

I would move Nisbett on now. Somebody has to clean this catastrophe up. It is not just the senior coaching gig where decisions have to be made and actions taken. There are other departments that need somebody to figure out what needs to be done and then do it. We need somebody in charge overall. Time for Nisbett to go. I think he was planning to go soon anyway. But i doubt he wants to leave this way and will probably be inclined hang on until things are on more of an upswing and bow out on his own terms then. But we can't afford the luxury of allowing him to go on his own terms. He needs to go now.

If Simpson is to go i would move him on a bit earlier than 3 rounds to go. Realistically you can't start making moves and shaking the trees to see who is available before you do the current coach the courtesy of telling them their services are no longer required. I would say Round 15 would be ideal and if we haven't got number 1 picked locked up we can start cotton wooling our better players for the year and sending them off for their surgery early.

How do we get rid of Nizzy? Anyone know how it works?

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Nobody in Perth media will put it to Simpson or Nisbett that this is not just a bad season. The sheer scale of the losses make this the biggest meltdown and worst season any club has ever had in living memory with the exception of the first few years of the expansion clubs where they were fielding almost entire teams composed of 18 year olds. No established club has ever been as bad as this. Or i certainly can't remember one. They can't keep talking about it like we are going down by a couple of goals each week and if we get a couple of players back we might have gotten over the line.

When Simpson talks about "small wins", i would love to know what he means. He doesn't explain it. He has basically stopped communicating with the members in any meaningful way. Won't say what has gone wrong at the club other than the Covid excuse. Won't accept responsibility for what has hapenned nor for generating improvement. Won't say what the alleged new game plan is. Won't say what the club plans to do with it's list moving forward. We just get a load of waffle and cliches and verbiage from him.

He is so passionless and emotionless at press conferences that i wonder if he is already planning to resign anyway and so doesn't care. Any normal human being who cares about their job and has any kind of self pride in it who was getting the kind of unarguably disastrous objective feedback regarding their job performance that he is getting from the score board every week would have more emotion in them than he is showing. Either that is he is totally off with the fairies and really believes the Covid excuses and thinks he is not responsible for any of it.

No independent media.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

The other interesting thing is, why aren't media saying, "The people who gave Simmo a 3 year contract need to resign". They don't - because it's an admission the world's most likeable bloke is a shit coach.

Shit coaches don't win premierships.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

How do we get rid of Nizzy? Anyone know how it works?

He would probably have to get caught stealing from the club. Other than that Ithink it’s almost impossible.

 

[Godfather32]

Shit coaches don't win premierships.

Well we should bring Kevin Sheedy in as our next coach then

 

[Chump Change]

Shit coaches don't win premierships.

Coaches who win premierships aren't necessarily good coaches at every point of their career.

 

[Dark Sharks]

JUST **** OFF!!!


It's evidently as clear as day the players DONT want to play for you Simpson.

I'm not sure how anyone can deny that. There's senior players rolling around, we have plenty of experience on the field, and STILL getting embarrassed and flogged by 100 points in a completely listless display of afl quality football.

You had a couple of excuses early with covid and injuries, lucky for you because I think even with our full list we'd still be languishing around 12-18th anyway, but seriously how can anyone explain how we are playing right now?

The players don't fear you, the players don't respect you or Nesbitt, and they clearly don't want a bar of your coaching style or your shit game plan.

Nobody can be ****ed. This club is cooked. From it's senior management, down to it's hapless coach, to it's on field leadership group. Full cleanout required.

I don't want 30+ years of club history embarrassed each week by you, our dinosaur management, and our greedy senior players refusing to retire.

Club needs to bite the bullet on this one and arrange a mutual payout asap.

Gretel Killeen says "Its time to go.... Adam"

 

[Godfather32]

JUST duck OFF!!!


It's evidently as clear as day the players DONT want to play for you Simpson.

I'm not sure how anyone can deny that. There's senior players rolling around, we have plenty of experience on the field, and STILL getting embarrassed and flogged by 100 points in a completely listless display of afl quality football.

You had a couple of excuses early with covid and injuries, lucky for you because I think even with our full list we'd still be languishing around 12-18th anyway, but seriously how can anyone explain how we are playing right now?

The players don't fear you, the players don't respect you or Nesbitt, and they clearly don't want a bar of your coaching style or your shit game plan.

Nobody can be ducked. This club is cooked. From it's senior management, down to it's hapless coach, to it's on field leadership group. Full cleanout required.

I don't want 30+ years of club history embarrassed each week by you, our dinosaur management, and our greedy senior players refusing to retire.

Club needs to bite the bullet on this one and arrange a mutual payout asap.

Gretel Killeen says "Its time to go.... Adam"

Agree 100%.
It's one thing to lose, it's another thing entirely to lose in a completely embarrassing and historically terrible way.
Any other coach in the league would do the honorable thing and step down but Simpson is way too ****ing stubborn to see the writing on the wall. I reckon he genuinely thinks that if he gets a couple of guys in the draft and some of the senior players fit and firing he can make finals next year.

 

[Ochre]

What's the point in sacking Simpson when the same people that have ****ed up every other part of this club are responsible for hiring the next coach? We'll probably end up with Mark Neeld.

Not saying Simpson shouldn't go, but Nisbett has to be first.

 

[Chump Change]

Agree 100%.
It's one thing to lose, it's another thing entirely to lose in a completely embarrassing and historically terrible way.
Any other coach in the league would do the honorable thing and step down but Simpson is way too ******* stubborn to see the writing on the wall. I reckon he genuinely thinks that if he gets a couple of guys in the draft and some of the senior players fit and firing he can make finals next year.

This mindset he potentially has worries me. A new coach probably isn't thinking finals for a few years and is thinking about building a team and teaching them a gameplan.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Full cleanout.

Not just Simpson. Everyone.


But mainly Kate, because she annoys me and is a joke with fan engagement on social media by blatantly ignoring Fivey on Twitter each week then tells me to "GET UP" on game day.

 

[Godfather32]

This mindset he potentially has worries me. A new coach probably isn't thinking finals for a few years and is thinking about building a team and teaching them a gameplan.

Agree, that's why he has to go by the end of the season.
I don't want the young guys we're bringing in learning to corral or to become robots who's first instinct is to stop, hold the ball up and look backwards for an option.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

This mindset he potentially has worries me. A new coach probably isn't thinking finals for a few years and is thinking about building a team and teaching them a gameplan.

A new coach is simply installing a new world in the first year or so. But getting belted weekly would be something not accepted no matter the list.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Agree, that's why he has to go by the end of the season.
I don't want the young guys we're bringing in learning to corral or to become robots who's first instinct is to stop, hold the ball up and look backwards for an option.

Exactly and that’s why a new coach and a new message is so important.

 

[Priddis Is Done]

Exactly and that’s why a new coach and a new message is so important.

Unfortunately it's such a mess and has been for many years that only a new message has a chance of working.

Like when seggs gets stale in the marriage and you have interchanging mistresses. Well ok, maybe I've gone too far this time

 

[Biggie]

 

[GlennTwenty]

You simply cannot keep saying that Simmo is not the problem .

Simmo is not the problem

 

[Smotie2]

Shit coaches don't win premierships.

Just like shit players don't win brownlows...woewodin

 

[Godfather32]

Simmo is not the problem

Bullshit, he's a big part of the problem.
I mean the whole club is a shambles from top to bottom but that doesn't excuse Simpson's part in this mess

 

[Chump Change]

Those people who think Simmo isn't the problem....

What planet are you on? Seriously? His job is to get results. 4 years in a row his team has been poor in contested ball which is the main reason for our poor performances. This is a game style that he introduced and taught for 8 seasons.

To suggest what he taught them for 8 seasons has nothing to do with our inability to win contested ball counts is delusional.

Sure, there's other problems in other parts of the club, but that doesn't mean he's not a problem. He's a massive problem.

 

[Godfather32]

Those people who think Simmo isn't the problem....

What planet are you on? Seriously? His job is to get results. 4 years in a row his team has been poor in contested ball which is the main reason for our poor performances. This is a game style that he introduced and taught for 8 seasons.

To suggest what he taught them for 8 seasons has nothing to do with our inability to win contested ball counts is delusional.

Sure, there's other problems in other parts of the club, but that doesn't mean he's not a problem. He's a massive problem.

And the premiership we did win was largely as a result of us randomly stepping up our contested game right before finals and sustaining that throughout

 

[Chump Change]

And the premiership we did win was largely as a result of us randomly stepping up our contested game right before finals and sustaining that throughout

We got the balance right. We would often lose the contested ball count against the other leading teams but would win games by keeping possession and efficiency when we did get the ball.

The upside of this gameplan - it won us a flag. The downside - It taught players to not win contested ball. We're still paying for it.

And people try to say Simmo has not contributed to our situation. Muppets.

 

[Avalor]

It's not the defeats that eat me up. With 10/11 of our A22 list injured, one can't expect otherwise - just look at what happened yesterday with the Dees when May went off. It is Simmo not being innovative, not playing people to their strengths, being stubborn, and not playing for growth. Clark and West, SPS too, should be in at the bounce downs, not on the HFF. Hell, even run Hough through there - what do we have to lose? We keep getting slaughtered in the CBD, and nothing changes - keeps Gaff in there - doesn't work...Simmo keeps on going back to the same old well, but it is dry.
This is why I say his time is up. When you have a problem, you bring people together, put ideas in, strategize, find a solution - it seems from the outside that little use is being made of Knights and Schofield.