Coach Alastair Clarkson - NMFC Senior Coach - Coaching & Football Discussion

[Horizons_00]

Usual. Not taking feedback, my way or high way etc.

What if they’re trying to restrict him and won’t let him be himself?

 

[big_e]

I'm the first to shy away from slandering the coming generation, as every generation has talked shit about the generations after it, rendering the specific criticisms generally meaningless, but if this is the case it's a disgrace. That's exactly what they deserved after that game. The coach can't hold onto the lead for them. He provides the structure, the players fill in the gaps. If the players can't handle a bake after that, then I'd seriously question their entitlement. Professional footballers finishing a game the way that a fourths team full of beer guts would? You deserve every spray you ****ing get. And you pick yourself up and throw everything at it the next week. Not stay in touch for a quarter and then do a Benny Hill impression for the next three quarters.

I remember our list at the time didn't react well to Noble losing his shit. He might've been on par with gargoyles in terms of communication ability, but two specific instances make a trend in my book. We may, for lack of a better phrase, have a precious bunch of sissy campaigners on our hands

Trying to draw a link between two incidents when eleven of the players who played that night have already left the club might be a stretch.

 

[zoomba23]

Trying to draw a link between two incidents when eleven of the players who played that night have already left the club might be a stretch.

That's a fair point, but I did lump them together as a generation. I'd just like to know where the collective attitude comes from that a bake is somehow anything but a coach showing that he gives a ****

 

[Limerick]

Leadership as we all know is our issue. Don’t want to give Captaincy to Harry yet but more than likely in 2 yrs. Not against going for some mature free agents but with ability. Will be hard to pry them away from strong clubs though you would think.

Totally agree, but getting Leaders is a very steep challenge. We don't have any experienced senior players who have leadership qualities or potential. The only player that could fill the roll is Logues, but he would need to want it.

 

[Cyber_punk]

If he only does 1 thing next year it must be replacing the captains.

I don't care who, it can't possibly be worse than who we have now. Just cover your eyes with one hand and point randomly to someone, Clarko.

I'd take a carbon rod over the 2 clowns we currently have. Their 'leadership' is absolutely agonizing and excruciating to witness and we are suffocating from it.

Get em out. Get em out. Get em out.

If he doesn't at least do this I will be devastated. Enough of nice guy Clarko. It's time to get mean.

 

[RightWingRoo]

If it's true the players sooked up after a bake, like they did with Noble.
Then we know the culture is the most pressing problem. What hope does any coach have, if one blast is enough to lose them.
There's no resilience in this playing group

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

If it's true the players sooked up after a bake, like they did with Noble.
Then we know the culture is the most pressing problem. What hope does any coach have, if one blast is enough to lose them.
There's no resilience in this playing group

They’re lead by career losers.

 

[RightWingRoo]

They’re lead by career losers.

We are.
If Viney comes in, make him captain

 

[Elite Master]

If it's true the players sooked up after a bake, like they did with Noble.
Then we know the culture is the most pressing problem. What hope does any coach have, if one blast is enough to lose them.
There's no resilience in this playing group

The problem is we have a playing group culture that is " too nice". Led by McDonald everybody loves being at the club socialising and having a good time which is why we see so many players resign with long term contracts, and sure I don't doubt that everyone is desperate for improvement and success but they want to do it on "their terms" in a friendly, "safe space" type way. When a well deserved spray comes from the head coach i.e Noble a couple of years ago, or Clarkson a couple of weeks ago, the team melts like butter.

 

[Passmore]

What if they’re trying to restrict him and won’t let him be himself?

Clarko’s like a wild animal that can’t be caged. You persue him knowing that.

 

[Passmore]

They’re lead by career losers.

Given the type of player we covet, I don’t think that’s lost on anyone.

 

[travelli]

Reading the comments here, i wonder if you guys have been watching the season at all.

The improvement is huge and there to see and largely driven by our young players. A few guys are duds and the weekend game was a stinker. It happens. With nothing to play for i expect it to happen this week too. Doesnt matter. We are still improving.

 

[Possession]

Reading the comments here, i wonder if you guys have been watching the season at all.

The improvement is huge and there to see and largely driven by our young players. A few guys are duds and the weekend game was a stinker. It happens. With nothing to play for i expect it to happen this week too. Doesnt matter. We are still improving.

The playing group is much better than whatever it was they served up on the weekend, we've seen it with our own eyes.

 

[DocSholl]

Reading the comments here, i wonder if you guys have been watching the season at all.

The improvement is huge and there to see and largely driven by our young players. A few guys are duds and the weekend game was a stinker. It happens. With nothing to play for i expect it to happen this week too. Doesnt matter. We are still improving.

We are going to finish on the same amount of wins as 2023 with a significantly weaker percentage. Not sure I'd call that a huge improvement

 

[Ashley B]

We are going to finish on the same amount of wins as 2023 with a significantly weaker percentage. Not sure I'd call that a huge improvement

I think our improvement ,scores for ,started after the break. Before that it was similar to the last seasons. However scores for the yr will be the same or lower as too our percentage. We have however been in games longer and been more competitive in more games. So have we improved ? Well stats wise not really but I do feel we could have had at least another 2 or possibly 3 more wins against good teams whilst getting more games into the young list.

 

[DocSholl]

I think our improvement ,scores for ,started after the break. Before that it was similar to the last seasons. However scores for the yr will be the same or lower as too our percentage. We have however been in games longer and been more competitive in more games. So have we improved ? Well stats wise not really but I do feel we could have had at least another 2 or possibly 3 more wins against good teams whilst getting more games into the young list.

We could have a couple more wins but we also easily could have lost all three of the games we did win. None of them were convincing.

There's definitely been some individual player improvements but there's nothing to suggest a big improvement overall.

 

[Ashley B]

We could have a couple more wins but we also easily could have lost all three of the games we did win. None of them were convincing.

There's definitely been some individual player improvements but there's nothing to suggest a big improvement overall.

Yeah hard to gauge as we start to transition the under 24s of age as the new leaders. What players we do have over that age with ability is minimal it’s why the improvement is slow imo and why we need more .Other things that have set us back as we all know losing JHF, Tarryn .

 

[Only Forwards]

Clarko’s like a wild animal that can’t be caged. You persue him knowing that.

This board is hilarious.

Earlier this year

Clarko clearly not cut throat enough, not angry enough etc.

Now
Clarko is a madman who cannot be controlled and it is to the detriment of the club.

pick a lane. (this isn't commentary about your post BTW)

Clarko should be f***ing furious. I actually have no real issue with him being more my way or the high way, because nothing else has seemed to work.

All pre-season we heard about the training they were doing and that there was supposed to be some turn on how we would be better. I bought it, I thought the wheel was turning. Well we aren't any better. And people can point to all the metrics that say we lost better(?) I mean what in the f*** are we debating here? We lose games in more interesting ways?

Some stuff needs a good shake because this, we have a really good culture and the vibe in the group is really good but we lose every god damn week has really gotten old.

We as a collective need to stop measuring how we are on what we might do in our next game and realise we are only as good as our last game. Right now that's pretty shit.

 

[Horizons_00]

Clarko’s like a wild animal that can’t be caged. You persue him knowing that.

Just playing devils advocate

As the more they try to restrict him the worse he would get. If they know this, they would be trying everything they could to soften him or water him down.

 

[Passmore]

Just playing devils advocate

As the more they try to restrict him the worse he would get. If they know this, they would be trying everything they could to soften him or water him down.

They as in who?

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[Passmore]

I think our improvement ,scores for ,started after the break. Before that it was similar to the last seasons. However scores for the yr will be the same or lower as too our percentage. We have however been in games longer and been more competitive in more games. So have we improved ? Well stats wise not really but I do feel we could have had at least another 2 or possibly 3 more wins against good teams whilst getting more games into the young list.

The WC collapse has taken the wind out of a lot of sails. Players included I suspect. Win that and everyone is feeling a lot better.

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[Horizons_00]

Reading the comments here, i wonder if you guys have been watching the season at all.

The improvement is huge and there to see and largely driven by our young players. A few guys are duds and the weekend game was a stinker. It happens. With nothing to play for i expect it to happen this week too. Doesnt matter. We are still improving.

When you look at the stats and numbers we are tracking to be worse than last year.

5 years on the bottom is tough though, most of the team don’t even know what top 8, let alone a successful team even feels like. They got no idea what standards are

 

[Horizons_00]

They as in who?

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The above. Todd, Sonja etc

 

[Only Forwards]

The WC collapse has taken the wind out of a lot of sails. Players included I suspect. Win that and everyone is feeling a lot better.

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For me it is the 1-2 punch of not closing that game out and then completely assuming the position in the second quarter against the dogs. Chom went down and we gave up.

losing a game by allowing the opposition 3 goals in 2 minutes is unacceptable. That team was in 16th spot on the ladder and they knew they had us mentally.

Just like the dogs knew they had us as soon as Chom went down.

The Hawks know they are about to run rampant from the comfort of their living rooms. While our players are already mentally in the off season.

We are a joke until we win games and make irrefutable proof otherwise. everything else is just hot air.

 

[Passmore]

The above. Todd, Sonja etc

They knew what they were buying. The club needs a Clarkson to move it forward.

It's the supporters that are getting antsy.

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