Shouldn't be a surprise, he's a great speaker. Out of the two pressers, his was always going to be the one handled best.
Doesn't make the decision wrong though.
List Mgmt. Ross Lyon - Sacked
- Thread starter jedi mind tricks
- Start date
- Tagged users None
Shouldn't be a surprise, he's a great speaker. Out of the two pressers, his was always going to be the one handled best.
Doesn't make the decision wrong though.
- Jan 14, 2008
- 14,827
- 31,828
- AFL Club
- Fremantle
Has there been a Freo coach that has seen out his contract ?
- Aug 30, 2013
- 10,701
- 12,714
- AFL Club
- Fremantle
Didn’t say it was or that he doesn’t speak well.
Just given the circumstances, he spoke well
SHill Shall
Club Legend
He went out with all the quality that we all (notwithstanding personal views) know he possesses. Just a shame he couldn't get a game plan together for these times!
It's the rare of rare in elite sport though.
- Jan 14, 2008
- 14,827
- 31,828
- AFL Club
- Fremantle
Neesham sacked
Drum sacked
Connolly sacked
Harvey sacked
Lyon sacked.
Freo the king of coach killers.
Drum sacked
Connolly sacked
Harvey sacked
Lyon sacked.
Freo the king of coach killers.
76woodenspooners
Brownlow Medallist
It'll be interesting to see what comes of all this. A fair few people have seemed pretty keen to point the finger squarely at Lyon when clearly there are deep systemic issues at the club. I'm not absolving Ross of blame, but it's not looking like a well thought out process right now.
In the words of Ken Loeffler (US basketball coach and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee)...
..."There are only two kinds of coaches - those who have been fired, and those who will be fired".
I've been thinking that since the news broke.
Kapow!!!
Premium Platinum
Sadly that's the feeling I'm getting here too.
Yeah.
As I said I was even leaning towards ross was not going to be the guy long term-I genuinely felt we’d make finals next year , whether we’d finish high enough /game play change enough to warrant a further extension of ross is another question.
But this generally smacks of clubs board who when faced with decisions to hold firm and back themselves in(let’s face it this is not a bolten/Richardson obvious failure scenario) absolutely blinked in the face outward pressure.
I get the feeling the board felt they just had to be seen to be doing something/anything
That’s never been the sign of a successful football club.
For a start anyway nothing will change until they fix our recruiting and list management.
Couldn't think even we'd take that much of a backward stepped. Completely fudged if that happens.
On Pixel 2 using BigFooty.com mobile app
- Mar 2, 2007
- 43,285
- 62,234
- AFL Club
- Fremantle
- Other Teams
- Liverpool, Cowboys, Packers, Scorchers
Sorry for the intrusion, but I recall Connolly resigned... but rolling with the theme I also think Freo sacked the first coach of their women's team...
Arcassius
Team Chaplain
Seeing out some of the assistant coaches, and now this - at least we know that nobody is sacred and the board is seriously looking at everybody. That Hale is staying suggests there is a criteria being applied in who is staying and going.
I'm comfortable with the actions to date - if anything it feels more honest and pragmatic - that the broom is being applied across the board
If the club wasn't prepared to extend Ross beyond next year - then it's the right decision to turf him now
- Jan 14, 2008
- 14,827
- 31,828
- AFL Club
- Fremantle
Who ever gets the job if Freo don't fix the recruitment and fitness staff the new coach will be wearing the sacked stigma in double quick time.
If this continues with a further clean out at all levels of the club and new assistants, conditioning staff etc etc, I'll be slightly more comfortable.
I still can't help but feel we'd have been better served going into 2020 with Lyon and more coaching depth behind him. Especially since at least on the surface it looks like we have no idea who the next senior coach will be.
Anyone else looking at his interview on SEN last week differently now? "Í've never been a better package as a coach" etc.
I think he knew something was coming and was putting himself on the market.
I think he knew something was coming and was putting himself on the market.
"Mutually parted ways" is corporate speak for "you're fired but we'll allow you to save face". No coach voluntarily resigns midway through a season.
Arcassius
Team Chaplain
I would think that the medical staff will be looked at with the same detail as the rest of the club. Who would be a good get though as far as club doctors and trainers?
- Jan 14, 2008
- 14,827
- 31,828
- AFL Club
- Fremantle
Not sure but I know he was pissed at the treatment he received.
Pushed is the same as sacked isn't it.
