Opinion Sack Hinkley 11 - Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest

[El_Scorcho]

Players are going to get asked directly about Ken right now, and they're going to give positive answers about their incumbent coach.

Dixon crosses the line to slagging off supporters, but if they're just saying "We think we can still win the flag and we're still behind the coach", they're effectively saying nothing.

 

[Lefti93]

They are gonna belt the living daylights out of the saints. This team love getting their act together for one or two weeks before the energy dies down and they stink it up again.

Kick 6-7 early then put the cue in the rack and coast to a 3 goal win.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Outside of the players (who even then have been tepidly lukewarm on him), no. Even Rucci said on Monday a loss to the Saints and it's probably the end of Ken. And you know he's getting his info from people pretty high up at the Club.

Unfortunately when you're dealing with roughly 1.2M of money left on Ken's contract, it means the optics and political landscape changes. I don't agree with this notion personally, but it most definitely plays a role in his immediate future.

You know shit has hit the fan when as coaches you do literally no football activities on Monday with the players, and then two days you've got a players only meeting to air grievances.

They'll come out firing the first 10-15 minutes on Sunday I would suspect. But once the grind of the game gets in, that "want to" is going to evaporate quickly.

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[EskimoPAFC]

Ah Charlie, nothing like biting the hand that feeds you.

If he really had any integrity he would refund the memberships and tickets of those "so-called supporters", but no he is happy to take their money.

 

[Contested Marx]

Has any club official actually said anything this week even if it's to back Hinkley?

Actually would be pretty weak, lazy and not a surprise if they haven't.

the club has been deliberately silent on the whole saga publicly while also doing a lot of behind the scenes work to wheel out the media crew in defending the current regime

WGT aside, they've been trying to push a hippopotamus back up a bobsled track

 

[John the Butcher]

So all in all, supporters paid up or not, have been berated by controlled propoganda by PAFC players and media puppets and made to feel second rate and exiled from the club.
Let's just check, what other professional sporting club constantly hangs shit on their loyal fans?

 

[PowerBaz]

Cant wait for the koch/richardson/davies/cones hubris after we beat the mighty saints

'We have always had faith in Kennily'.

 

[Chewy316]

The Role Of The Members - The Black And White Noise

Port Adelaide is a football club that used to hold its fans in the highest regard. The players and administration would praise them for their voice, passion and ability to hold the custodians of the club to account. Players like Greg Anderson tell tales of the members forthrightly holding the...

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"Who else is willing to step up and support the Port Adelaide Football Club and its members? David Koch? Mathew Richardson? Chris Davies? Are we going to present a united front, holding each other accountable to our creed for success? Or are we going to allow those outside of the club to “tear us apart”?"

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If the Club were smart they would have come out earlier this week presenting a united front, explaining that they understood the fans frustrations and flipping it by saying the booing was reflective of the performance of the entire Club, not just one individual.

Of course, this would be impossible to do earlier in the week if at that time the power brokers were unsure as to how they were going to proceed with respect to the senior coach's future

 

[PowerBaz]

Outside of the players (who even then have been tepidly lukewarm on him), no. Even Rucci said on Monday a loss to the Saints and it's probably the end of Ken. And you know he's getting his info from people pretty high up at the Club.

Unfortunately when you're dealing with roughly 1.2M of money left on Ken's contract, it means the optics and political landscape changes. I don't agree with this notion personally, but it most definitely plays a role in his immediate future.

You know shit has hit the fan when as coaches you do literally no football activities on Monday with the players, and then two days you've got a players only meeting to air grievances.

They'll come out firing the first 10-15 minutes on Sunday I would suspect. But once the grind of the game gets in, that "want to" is going to evaporate quickly.

'They'll come out firing the first 10-15 minutes on Sunday'



This is why we are called an 'emotional team' - Ken's coaching is him yelling at those players in Camperdown or where it was all those years ago - that's it.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

If the Club were smart they would have come out earlier this week presenting a united front, explaining that they understood the fans frustrations and flipping it by saying the booing was reflective of the performance of the entire Club, not just one individual.

Of course, this would be impossible to do earlier in the week if at that time the power brokers were unsure as to how they were going to proceed with respect to the senior coach's future

Nah, you present the united front anyway, then backflip if needed. Good clubs do it all the time.

 

[Chewy316]

Nah, you present the united front anyway, then backflip if needed. Good clubs do it all the time.

You see quick backflips, but not to the point of United on Monday afternoon and then sacked by Monday night.

 

[elbarton]

The comments of any player about an embattled coach are completely meaningless and can be summarily ignored.

 

[Windy Cindy]

Statements like this will stick with him forever
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heard the interview, had to turn it off.. same bullshit every player spruiks, same garbage weak arsed questions..do any journalists in this state ask decent questions, something that might invoke a decent answer not the same we are working hard every week blah blah blah.. sickening

 

[PenfoldsFan]

Two grand finals, 6 years in.

Its a fair call by Blighty, he hadn't been there long and had actually got them to the dancefloor twice.

Totally different story when you have 0 grand finals after 12 years.

What it highlights is that dont expect, and in reality, want, us winning Premierships or even making the GF or they wouldnt be pushing the near enough should be good enough for the supporters line, so we have no right to complain.

Our place, as supporters, is simply to financially sure up our club to lighten the load on the AFL so they can maintain and expand their weekly game allocations for the TV money.
They need us competetive to keep the hope and therefore revenue flowing, but not competetive enough to upset the pro Vic status quo.

 

[PowerLil]

Statements like this will stick with him forever
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You're kidding aren't you Zak? Aren't you sick of being thrown under the bus? Move on thanks and take anyone that thinks like you along for the ride.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

If the message that is getting through brought you to this, of what use was the message?

 

[sobrave]

Statements like this will stick with him forever
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Spew

Yes I'm sure the 60 year old man who loves killing greyhounds and talks like a simpleton is actually a great bloke and they players will all be best buds with him once he ****s off

 

[bomberclifford]

Cant wait for the koch/richardson/davies/cones hubris after we beat the mighty saints

We're due for some awkward finger wiggles on the boundary.

 

[PowerLil]

I don't doubt the grifter will be furiously wiping his crocodile tears away once again. Go Saints.

 

[elbarton]

Statements like this will stick with him forever
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Lmao - they will be forgotten as soon as the next coach starts. Don’t be a baby

 

[sobrave]

Let's see how the "insult the fan base" strategy works out for you, you stupid campaigners

 

[davesnothere]

This thread moves pretty quick, I'm scared to see what will happen when he actually gets sacked

There's a new thread with party balloons and everyone posting where they were when they heard the news.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Warren Turdrea

 

[b0ydman Jr]

There's a new thread with party balloons and everyone posting where they were when they heard the news.

Apolgy for bad english

Where were u wen Ken Stinkley fired

I was at house posting on bigfooty wen phone ring

"yes"

 

[1954]

You see quick backflips, but not to the point of United on Monday afternoon and then sacked by Monday night.

The backflip on Byron Pickett is one of the quickest I can recall, from memory he went from `required player' to goneski in less than 24 hours.