Opinion Matthew Nicks: Adelaide's Coach (Part 2) - Full Support of the Board

[kirky]

Not sure if accurate, Chris Scott comes out of contract this year. Throw the kitchen sink at him I say.

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He comes out of contract at then end of 2026.

 

[MsTopG]

This is the most insane football take I've ever seen

Lol. Which part? Maguire? You think he would do worse than the shitshow we currently have? You have no ****ing idea.

 

[adelaidecrows]

He comes out of contract at then end of 2026.

The report I saw was 2024

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[1970crow]

It'd easily be one of the most prestigious board positions in Adelaide, and the connections, ego, prestige and networking it delivered would be hugely valuable.

Plus the study trips to Spain.

 

[1970crow]

Worldly view? WTF Jenny. These board members live in Adelaide, therefore it’s a position in Adelaide with some perks and prestige.

Queenslander has “worldly view”. Have you ever come across a more backward thinking population than Queensland? It’s like going back to the 50s as soon as you cross the border. And FFS don’t mention daylight savings, they struggle to wrap their heads around the simplicity of it all.

 

[119others]

People act like Adelaide is a small town. In comparison to Melbourne and Sydney maybe but Adelaide would be the 7th biggest city in the USA. It is not small. Adelaide has a bigger population than Dallas, Seattle, San Francisco, Boston. So time to get out of this small town mentality. Adelaide is fast becoming the best city in Australia. Anyone acting like Adelaide is some sort of country town is mistaken.

Seriously man that is not comparing apples with apples. Or prestige with real prestige. The US with 12x the population for a relatively similar land mass (exc Alaska) has a massive amount of mid sized cities commutable to the “name” cities.

Having lived and travelled extensively (well over half US states) in Nth America, comparing Adelaide to these cities is fundamentally flawed. For example, approx one hour travel time (non peak) from San Fran and you have Oakland (14km with 400k), San Jose (70km with circa 1m), Fremont (230k) with other decent sized cities not much further away like Sacramento (400-500k) etc. Adelaide GDP would be lucky to be 10% of the wider San Fran economy. And Dallas-Fort Worth (35-40 min drive) has a population of around 7m with the airport catering to 1,800 flights per day.

No way is Adelaide comparable to a number of these economic behemoths unless Murray Bridge, Maslins Beach, Gawler and Humbug scrub have stacked on the population since my last visit.

 

[119others]

Those cities are much bigger than Adelaide when you take into account their metropolitan areas.

Massachusetts of which Boston (population 4.367m), which is a much smaller state in geographical size, has a state population of nearly 7 million.

Dallas (population inc metro area 6.665m) in Texas which has a state population of 29 million . San Francisco (population 4.6m) is in California with a state population of 39.5m. Seattle (population 4.03m) is in Washington State with a state population of 7.6m.

Adelaide has a population of approx 1.379m, including metro area, in a state with a population of approx 1.881m.

South Australia is the equivalent of Nebraska (1.94m) and West Virginia (1.792m) - the 37th and 38th States of the Union.

Just be wary of how they use populations in USA as they normally only count the city centre and its city limits and not the metro areas.

Absolutely correct. Someone gets it

 

[George Kramer]

As a Liverpool man, the resemblance to Nicks concerns me

 

[Sanders]

Queenslander has “worldly view”. Have you ever come across a more backward thinking population than Queensland? It’s like going back to the 50s as soon as you cross the border. And FFS don’t mention daylight savings, they struggle to wrap their heads around the simplicity of it all.

Yeah, I thought that was a bit on the nose.

Like tasmanians arguing the sheep in one flock are more attractive than another

 

[WaynesWorld19]

So has Fagan suddenly become a bad coach, after almost snatching the 2023 GF

Same players .....PS Flag favourites with bookies .....7 games later, season over

Player attitudes have an enormous bearing ......and we're talking a very mature group, not a young group like the Crows

 

[dogs105]

As a Liverpool man, the resemblance to Nicks concerns me

Great News!!


Nicks to Merseyside. Means he's not in Adelaide.

 

[George Kramer]

So has Fagan suddenly become a bad coach, after almost snatching the 2023 GF

Same players .....PS Flag favourites with bookies .....7 games later, season over

Player attitudes have an enormous bearing ......and we're talking a very mature group, not a young group like the Crows

Wouldn’t be the first time the runner up has a bad year…..and when you’re consistently up you’re going to have a bad year eventually.

Can you say either of those apply to Nicks and the Crows?

Did Fagan change their game plan?

The lengths you’ll go to do defend your embarrassing opinion is quite amusing

 

[GreyCrow]

 

[Grenville]

Seriously man that is not comparing apples with apples. Or prestige with real prestige. The US with 12x the population for a relatively similar land mass (exc Alaska) has a massive amount of mid sized cities commutable to the “name” cities.

Having lived and travelled extensively (well over half US states) in Nth America, comparing Adelaide to these cities is fundamentally flawed. For example, approx one hour travel time (non peak) from San Fran and you have Oakland (14km with 400k), San Jose (70km with circa 1m), Fremont (230k) with other decent sized cities not much further away like Sacramento (400-500k) etc. Adelaide GDP would be lucky to be 10% of the wider San Fran economy. And Dallas-Fort Worth (35-40 min drive) has a population of around 7m with the airport catering to 1,800 flights per day.

No way is Adelaide comparable to a number of these economic behemoths unless Murray Bridge, Maslins Beach, Gawler and Humbug scrub have stacked on the population since my last visit.

Population in the US cities also measured differently. Fixed incorporated boundary vs sprawl until the houses stop touching and the scrub starts.

 

[MsTopG]

One game closer to nicks sacking.

 

[mort0089]

Most unconvincing 10 goal win you will ever see. Just wallpapering over cracks.

We were bad, they were worse. He has to go.

 

[FR0GGY]

So has Fagan suddenly become a bad coach, after almost snatching the 2023 GF

Same players .....PS Flag favourites with bookies .....7 games later, season over

Player attitudes have an enormous bearing ......and we're talking a very mature group, not a young group like the Crows

You are the coaching guru after all!

 

[George Kramer]

You are the coaching guru after all!

Interesting he’s calling Brisbanes season over at 2-5 and is making no comment on the Crows season being over before it started under Nicks and in a year Wayne said no excuse not to make finals, now it’s crickets

 

[Samcro24]

Wouldn’t be the first time the runner up has a bad year…..and when you’re consistently up you’re going to have a bad year eventually.

Can you say either of those apply to Nicks and the Crows?

Did Fagan change their game plan?

The lengths you’ll go to do defend your embarrassing opinion is quite amusing

I’ve seen happy clappers on socials defend our start comparing it to Brisbane and Collingwood.

Like it’s even remotely the same thing.

 

[jackster83]

I’ve seen happy clappers on socials defend our start comparing it to Brisbane and Collingwood.

Like it’s even remotely the same thing.

The ones comparing us to Richmond in 2016 and Geelong circa 2006 are the funniest.

 

[MsTopG]

As a Liverpool man, the resemblance to Nicks concerns me

A more competent version no doubt.

 

[Samcro24]

As a Liverpool man, the resemblance to Nicks concerns me

Is that a fly?

 

[Sanders]

The ones comparing us to Richmond in 2016 and Geelong circa 2006 are the funniest.

Shows they know nothing about either team

 

[FR0GGY]

I’ve seen happy clappers on socials defend our start comparing it to Brisbane and Collingwood.

Like it’s even remotely the same thing.

Brisbane coming off just missing the premiership, us coming off just missing the finals.
Same same

 

[BigBoSS_Riot]

So has Fagan suddenly become a bad coach, after almost snatching the 2023 GF

Same players .....PS Flag favourites with bookies .....7 games later, season over

Player attitudes have an enormous bearing ......and we're talking a very mature group, not a young group like the Crows

I've seen several Brisbane fans question the calibre of his coaching for years. Whether that be playing favourites/lack of selection integrity (sounds familiar), or only having a plan A and lacking adaptability. This isn't new.