Coach Fages and the coaching group

[Nuggo]

Listening to Hodge speak about Clarko - Loved him as a coach but could see he could be difficult to deal with (at Management/Board level). Not sure if management is a strength at North at the moment.

 

[p4p1]

Listening to Hodge speak about Clarko - Loved him as a coach but could see he could be difficult to deal with (at Management/Board level). Not sure if management is a strength at North at the moment.

I think that as well as the pay he asked for does point to Clarko not wanting to take the job. I can't blame him really, reputation wise he has a lot to lose getting back into coaching and would likely want to be completely confident in the clubs current management/board and direction.

 

[lioninthesand]

Is there ant evidence out there that Clarkson is a thing other than we would like it to happen ?

Nothing other than some radio/twitter rumours and a couple of media mentions that we could be a fit.

Latest wave of convo has come from the notion he is going to take another year off, which would take us up to the time I believe our senior coaching position will be vacant (end of fagans next contract) if that happens, we are simply ‘in the race’ we don’t really need evidence.

The links to Fagan also are leading to it being discussed I think.

Up to this point though, all pie in the sky, the announcement he has signed at North that is likely to drop soon will put an end to it all

 

[Thomasno]

I can imagine Clarko to the Lions happening, the only point that puts a kibosh on that line of thinking is the speculated Clarko asking price ie. 1.3 million, I can not see us paying that sort of money.

Tom Browne is the one reporting that figure though right? Which means for all intents and purposes he could be offering to coach pro bono

Plus at the end of the day that’s probably how much you’d have to pay him to coach North, might be a lesser asking price if he doesn’t have to go through the rebuild from the ground up

 

[Monkey Daniel]

I think that as well as the pay he asked for does point to Clarko not wanting to take the job. I can't blame him really, reputation wise he has a lot to lose getting back into coaching and would likely want to be completely confident in the clubs current management/board and direction.

Why worry about dollars and pricing yourself out of a coaching job, just simply so no to Norf

 

[p4p1]

Why worry about dollars and pricing yourself out of a coaching job, just simply so no to Norf

drive the price up for the other teams.

 

[Lions time]

Tom Browne is the one reporting that figure though right? Which means for all intents and purposes he could be offering to coach pro bono

Plus at the end of the day that’s probably how much you’d have to pay him to coach North, might be a lesser asking price if he doesn’t have to go through the rebuild from the ground up

Gerard Whately talked with Clarkson at length at a recent function and Clarksons direct quote to him regarding the 1.3 million was “ Abosolute BS”. Just finished an overseas study tour, one of the topics was regarding how greed destroys culture in professional sport.


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[SizeMatters]

No matter the result today Fagan surely is under pressure? 42 points up and look like we could lose this game. No awareness, no tactical nous, poor team selection week after week. Too many red flags.

 

[Toffee Lion]

Need to be under pressure and I'd put a word into Clarko tomorrow morning.

 

[Squizz89]

We don’t have the smarts to take the next step. Whether Fages can do that or not I don’t know but something needs to change that’s for sure.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Supporters deserve an apology for the choice of sub

 

[cheekyLionsFan]

I do think we need to move on Fagan. Just cannot see us winning a premiership.

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[a mayes ing]

Supporters deserve an apology for the choice of sub

Not sure about an apology but everyone knew that the sub choice was ridiculous. It had a bearing on the result

 

[Nathan Barley]

I do think we need to move on Fagan. Just cannot see us winning a premiership.

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Has another year on his contract. Should get the chance to see it out

 

[cheekyLionsFan]

Once another team gets on a roll we hardly ever settle. Just try and hold on.

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[Johnny Bananas]

I'm now convinced we can't win the flag under Fagan. Between the game plan, playing favourites in selection and the baffling decision to keep selecting Fort as the sub, this team isn't going to do any better than making it to the finals and exiting in the first or second week.

 

[M Malice]

Not sure about an apology but everyone knew that the sub choice was ridiculous. It had a bearing on the result

Not everyone.

 

[Dalions]

Best thing about the first quarter was that when someone had the ball and looked up, everyone ahead of the ball was moving.
That stopped after half time in particular and everything become stagnant. Can’t win a game of football like that. Especially in this day and age.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Best thing about the first quarter was that when someone had the ball and looked up, everyone ahead of the ball was moving.
That stopped after half time in particular and everything become stagnant. Can’t win a game of football like that. Especially in this day and age.

When Kiddy and a few others ran out of steam

 

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[dizzysquizz]

We need a clean out of the assistant coaches around Fages.

We need support coaches with good in game knowledge, we never appear to have plan b,c or d.
I love fages and what he has done, but I am growing more convinced he is not the coach who is gonna take to us to a premiership

 

[BRAB]

If Fagan initiates a transition onto Clarkson that would be amazing.

If not, time to get a whole new bunch of assistants in alongside a new game plan. Game has changed

 

[Berry Picker]

I think tonight's game should be the nail in the coffin. He's not going to get us any further than what he has, don't get me wrong he seems to be a good guy and he helped turn the club around but we need a change the needs of the club becomes before the individual

 

[PertRoosOsborne]

Just saw Fagan’s press conference.

After a loss like that the team should be in fear of the coach, based on what I saw they won’t be.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

Just saw Fagan’s press conference.

After a loss like that the team should be in fear of the coach, based on what I saw they won’t be.

I think you're thinking of footy in the 80s. Whether it worked back then is arguable anyway.

In any case, I can't think of any cases off the top of my head where a coach making finals is under pressure.