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Next iteration of this thread surely must be called “The Sackening”.
Congrats to whoever penned that
Sack Hinkley 14 - Emojigeddon.
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Next iteration of this thread surely must be called “The Sackening”.
Congrats to whoever penned that
There was a question asked to Jack Lukosuis about how good the facilities were and Jack just said all you really need is a weights room, a pool and a couple of showers and it was at the time that he hadn't been told to talk up the Performance Centre or whatever it is called but I like that he saw it simply and answered that way.Yes it does. You got these new recruits at talking footy saying that they "didn't know anything about the club" and "they can't wait to play in the prison bars" all in the one interview. It's Norton's legacy.
I worked for a number of companies over a number of industries during my working life and they all had a number of people on their boards that had good knowledge and understanding of the core business. We don't seem to have that at Port. The AFL appointed board members are accountants, financial people and a distruptor. The only professional sporting knowledge on the board comes from the two member elected board members and that experience has doubled since Tredrea was elected, despite Koch's opposition, in February.Genuine question: what is the point of this (marginal) financial gain if it is not being used to properly fund the football department?
At the moment, we are a social club with a couple of football teams tacked on. You get the impression this board would get rid of them too if they could get away with it.
Credit where credit is due, Hinkley was good for us in 2013/14 but 2015 showed he'd reach his ceiling and I've been calling for him the sacked since 2016. He should have been gone at the end of 2017 when he asked to be released from his contract and his replacement probably wouldn't have been any less successful.The most annoying thing about this whole era is Ken would've been fine as a right the ship guy until the stage was set for a real coach to take it to the mountain top, obviously we've gone past that mark and beyond to an excruciating amount of time.
You never get that time back man it's probably cost two genuine flag tilts maybe more.
Even Moses didn't make it to the promised land after wandering aimlessly in the desert for 40 years. We need to go easy on Ken.The most annoying thing about this whole era is Ken would've been fine as a right the ship guy until the stage was set for a real coach to take it to the mountain top
To be fair Moses annihilated the Amalekites, Hinkley only annihilates greyhounds.Even Moses didn't make it to the promised land after wandering aimlessly in the desert for 40 years. We need to go easy on Ken.
It can't get worse than a club and its supporters openly despising each other.I thought “surely they can never do worse than this, right?” after the 2021 PF. Since then we missed finals one year, went straight sets in another and lost by more than 2021 in a home QF this year. Each time I thought “surely we’re done with him” each time, and yet he’s still here. Even now I’m thinking “how do we get worse” but it’d be so foolish of me to think it won’t happen again, as difficult as it is to imagine a worse spot we could be in.
It can't get worse than a club and its supporters openly despising each other.
The New York Knicks come to mind.There's never been anything like it in major professional Australian sport, and in overseas sport, it's usually reserved for owners who are actively running their team into the ground, potentially irreparably, or moving cities.
Kokhead's original `I want to make Ken Hinkley a 10 year coach' which he made from a background of absolutely zero football knowledge, and then later doubled down on with the even dumber 20 year bit began the death knell of the once proud PAFC and from that point on it was always going to be franchise city here we come!I do not believe at all that Hinkley's position was saved by Sicily's missed kick, or any 'skin of the teeth' event. I believe that this club believes that it is only a matter of time before Hinkley takes us to the premiership, and that the club will continue to reappoint him until it happens, because they expect it to happen. So, I expect that the only way Hinkley is not coach of Port in some future time is when the bottom falls out in a big way and the list contains next to zero talent, or an event causes him to physically be unable to be a coach.
I take Koch's dumb claim of making Hinkley a 20 year Port coach very seriously, and that means Koch plans to be the chairman for 20+ years, or however long it takes for him to gloat about being a chairman of a premiership club, or until he realises that the window of success is long gone and he skedaddles.
It kind of looks like Carr is not desperate enough to be Port's coach asap and get his hands on that talent we have ... OR perhaps it is because he knows that he does not have enough board support behind him. If he was to indicate an ultimatum that he cannot wait longer and that he's willing to get a senior gig elsewhere, I reckon the current boys club would turf him out anyway.
What an absolute d*ckhead. As if he'd be remembered at all.Ken didn't want the aeroplane to be his lasting moment said Caro. WE COULDN'T LET IT END LIKE THAT!!
Hope the door hits him on his rump on the way out.What an absolute d*ckhead. As if he'd be remembered at all.
He'll be remembered, but for all the wrong reasons.What an absolute d*ckhead. As if he'd be remembered at all.
That's the thing with narcissists. They want attention, in fact expect it. Legacy lol. Height of delusion.He'll be remembered, but for all the wrong reasons.
On the bright side, he'd be a hit at GWS post-season player revues.Ken didn't want the aeroplane to be his lasting moment said Caro. WE COULDN'T LET IT END LIKE THAT!!
Ken didn't want the aeroplane to be his lasting moment said Caro. WE COULDN'T LET IT END LIKE THAT!!
Ken didn't want the aeroplane to be his lasting moment said Caro. WE COULDN'T LET IT END LIKE THAT!!
Ollie Florent, Jack Higgins and James Sicily have all been one kick away from ending his career over the last two years. The man is a ****ing cockroach.
I’ll remember. I hope my future child isn’t as much of a footy history nerd as I am because the mere mention of his name is gonna have me acting like a sleeper agent that’s heard their trigger word.What an absolute d*ckhead. As if he'd be remembered at all.