News Pyke Gone

[MRB37]

Why are people saying so and so should've gone first like Don was sacked? He's stepping down, if he was being sacked then we would be saying he's been sacked, we have previously with Sando. Has nothing to do with Burton, Campo etc getting the boot.

Why did he step down though? Did he see the writing on the wall and go "F it, I'm not putting up with another year of this" and walk?

 

[Punchy Bassett]

My question is... was he sacked, or did he get out before the club slips and implodes further?

Probably figured out he was going to be made the scapegoat so got out

 

[jackster83]

He lost the players after the GF and subsequent camp disaster.

Was disinterested and dismissive of young talent, even when it became apparent we were no longer a top eight side.

Completely failed to adapt to the new rules.

Poor motivator.

The list goes on.

He needed to go. Let his replacement build a team of assistants around him. Oh and bring Noble back as CEO.

 

[Drewie11]

Hass? The Phys Edder? Who gives a s**t about him. If anything, he did better this year - injuries sure weren't our problem.

Took it easy on the players this year because of the injuries the year before. Is a massive issue

 

[dani_giuls]

Wow!!


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[chiwigi]

I'd take Bassett, the AFC wouldn't though as he is too opinionated, a no nonsense sort. They like their yesmen..

You can keep Voss though.

Well you guys adopted his play style after the bye. Please, be our guests!

 

[Scorpus]

Will we finally get game day strategy changes, or actually planning for opposition at all?

 

[GrommoT]

Someone's been making preparations

 

[showemhowtorock]

Ross not the guy you bring in to do a rebuild, he's the guy you bring in if you delusionally think you have already got all the pieces and top 8 is the pass.

Yep, Ross in 2020.

GWS need Ross, he'd give that talent a premiership ASAP

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

Hail hey shorty who said he could walk

Pyke decision has put the club first

On SM-N960F using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[Geoffa32]

Won't happen. Wife cracked the sads about not being in Melb hence why he walked out on his WC contract

There are only 18 Head Coaching roles compared to 50 plus in Melbourne.

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

Hmm, I doubt it. But if that’s true then maybe he’s getting out before shit really hits the fan.

 

[GetInMyVanBerlo]

Why did he step down though? Did he see the writing on the wall and go "F it, I'm not putting up with another year of this" and walk?

Perhaps, but that doesn't mean the writing isn't on the wall for Burton and Campo, it could be and should be but we all know they're too arrogant to step down.

 

[Crow till I die]

I find this all interesting because at this stage the review is not close to being finished. Spitballing could it be that there is already a body of evidence from the playing group that the players are unhappy with Pyke which may have been communicated and he has jumped before being pushed? An alternative to this is that possibly Pyke is NOT the problem and he got the feeling from the review process that the wrong people were being targeted and that the ones that may well be the problem have been given a free pass? - very hard to speculate as the review is not yet near completion

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

How does Chappy survive the turnover of so many coaches?

On SM-N960F using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[Geoffa32]

Well you guys adopted his play style after the bye. Please, be our guests!

Bassett would be a backwards step....literally.

The last coach I would want.

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

 

[GrommoT]

No one really buys that it was his decision, or the fact that it has "nothing" to do with the review, do they?

I don't feel positive or negative towards this development. But the club can make it a positive by getting rid of the rest of the dead-weight and start again. Next coach needs to be able to take full control on who he has around him.

Thanks for the good times Donny, 2017 was a hell of a year until the final day. The feeling provided from a winning Prelim final was such an amazing experience. Good luck in whatever you do next.

Hopefully he helps us one last time by really unloading on who he thinks are the problems at the Club to Dunstall & Co.

 

[Crows I Am]

The new coach should be able to choose every one of his assistants. This should mean most assistants (Campo, Hart, etc.) won't be there next year.

And he should be backed in for a full rebuild. None of this 2 years of no finals and out crap. We need to pick someone and back them in. It is going to take longer than 2 years to get back up the ladder now.

 

[Scorpus]

If it was Pyke v Burton, which I'm not sure it was... well guess who won

 

[spexau]

I find this all interesting because at this stage the review is not close to being finished. Spitballing could it be that there is already a body of evidence from the playing group that the players are unhappy with Pyke which may have been communicated and he has jumped before being pushed? An alternative to this is that possibly Pyke is NOT the problem and he got the feeling from the review process that the wrong people were being targeted and that the ones that may well be the problem have been given a free pass? - very hard to speculate as the review is not yet near completion

Well it's easy to speculate. Just see this thread, lol.

 

[marty36]

How does Chappy survive the turnover of so many coaches?

On SM-N960F using BigFooty.com mobile app

He actually cant be sacked

But his employer is actually the AFL as they appoint him

 

[GreyCrow]

Wow.

Same text I just sent a mate

Thank you Don. You got us to a GF.

I didn't agree with your blame the player mantra but you gave us all hope after a tragic 18 months

Thank you

 

[Thegibbsgamble]

Two weeks ago he was begging us to stick together. Now he has runs away claiming demands of a coach to much for him, yet he had runs on the board when he started his own business and built into something worthwhile.

Players sacked him.

 

[Simmo28]

And he should be backed in for a full rebuild. None of this 2 years of no finals and out crap. We need to pick someone and back them in. It is going to take longer than 2 years to get back up the ladder now.

Like the pies backed in Buckley.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Bastyy]

Who's the favourite gonna be? Does SA media have an agenda for anyone?