Certified Legendary Thread Sack Hinkley 13 - Another Crack At This

[Launchpad McQuack]

Any succession plan that happens at Port is happening because the administration are too cowardly to sack a the rotting corpse of coach who has been past his used by date for 7+ years now. The ONLY good thing about a succession plan is that we have a light at the end of the tunnel re Hinkley. The way our club is run absolutely stinks.

Yeah but he's only rotting not rotted.

 

[VineValerian]

I think Cahill to Choco was a successful and sensible succession plan. Cahill for a couple years to set things up and establish the culture, he was fantastic at making us immediately competitive and then from 1999 onwards i though Choco took the game plan to another level and yes we were at least one premiership short but from 1999-2007 we were a very good side. The whole club lost the plot after that but i guess the point i'm making is that we've had more success with succession plans than non succession plans (hinkley).

Succession plans have worked for Sydney. The Roos to Goodwin plan worked similar to Cahill to Choco. Malthouse to Buckley, and Clarkson to Mitchell worked out okay in the end but were poorly executed, most of that was due to the egos involved.

I don't understand why so many think that it won't work and we are better off getting someone else from outside.

I just want the BEST coach that suits our roster and can build back a WINNING culture to make Port Adelaide Great Again - MPAGA.

Apologies to Don "They're eating the dogs" and "We'll rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America" Trump.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

Succession plans have worked for Sydney. The Roos to Goodwin plan worked similar to Cahill to Choco. Malthouse to Buckley, and Clarkson to Mitchell worked out okay in the end but were poorly executed, most of that was due to the egos involved.

Malthouse to Buckley was a failure of a succession plan. Collingwood didn't renew Malthouse's contract, so he told them to **** off and left.

Even worse for Clarkson to Mitchell. The Hawks literally paid Clarko to not coach for a year. And not be involved in the club at all. This might also might tie into why Hawthorn was able to improve so much last year. They finally had Clarkson off their soft cap and could get actual support for Mitchell.

 

[Steve Dore]

The point is that it locks the muppets into a decision and stops them changing their mind when he wins 3 in a row.

Announcing a succession plan, ie that this is Hinkley's last season and Carr is taking over for 2026, won't lock Koch into anything. After we win 3 in a row he'll just say he looked at the new data and extend Hinkley's contract. If Koch hasn't the gonads to let Hinkley's contract run out he certainly hasn't got the gonads to announce that this is definitely Hinkley's last season prior to the season kicking off.

 

[Duck Farmer]

Malthouse to Buckley was a failure of a succession plan.

Not really. It destroyed Carlton.

 

[JimmyBC]

"Does it matter when you lose your 5 in a row?"

 

[PowerLil]

"Does it matter when you lose your 5 in a row?"

Apparently not.

 

[crafty_bernardo]

From winning a semi-final and reacting like this:

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To winning a semi-final and reacting like this:

Ken is like that govt worker. Passes probation period and then job for life, can't get fired.

 

[tribey]

“Sir, can I start by asking ‘who ya gonna get?’”

 

[El_Scorcho]

I'll take Mike Tomlin if he's available

 

[Willsy10]

Malthouse to Buckley was a failure of a succession plan. Collingwood didn't renew Malthouse's contract, so he told them to **** off and left.

Even worse for Clarkson to Mitchell. The Hawks literally paid Clarko to not coach for a year. And not be involved in the club at all. This might also might tie into why Hawthorn was able to improve so much last year. They finally had Clarkson off their soft cap and could get actual support for Mitchell.

That's why i said the succession plans were poorly executed but i think the appointments from within were good choices and that i don't believe they would've been better off hiring a coach from elsewhere. I think in both cases the issue was that rather than giving the new coach some clear air they offered a backseat role for Malthouse and Clarko to stick around, but that was never going to work.

A straightforward hand over like Horse to Cox was much more seamless.

 

[Windy Cindy]

Doesn't get renewed is absolutely no guarantee

If we start the season well and we're 8-3 at the bye, we're relying on several absolute cowards to hold their nerve.

We wont be 8-3 or anywhere near that.

I’m more worried we are 3-8 and our board is still too piss weak to make a hard decision.

Just need one of the dominos to fall and they should all follow suit.

 

[Windy Cindy]

I'll take Mike Tomlin if he's available

Dan Campbell for me.. hed weed out the garbage in our list in no time

 

[El_Scorcho]

We wont be 8-3 or anywhere near that.

I’m more worried we are 3-8 and our board is still too piss weak to make a hard decision.

Just need one of the dominos to fall and they should all follow suit.

We finshed 2024 16-7. 8-3 at the bye is hardly an unfathomable result, especially in a Hinkley contract year.

 

[Kenny_Powers]

We wont be 8-3 or anywhere near that.

I’m more worried we are 3-8 and our board is still too piss weak to make a hard decision.

Just need one of the dominos to fall and they should all follow suit.

If we're sitting at 3-8 I would bet the house the clubs stance/medias stance will be "Hinkley deserves the opportunity to dig the team out of this" and absolutely no call will be made until finals is mathematically impossible, unless we really crap the bed and go 0-8 or something.

Even then, I just can't see it, he has the club and media eating out of his palm, it doesn't make sense but is what it is.




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[Nelso]

The more I think about it I am kinda hoping that there is no succession plan announced.

I want the blowtorch on Hinkley all year as he will crack at some stage. He has proven to be emotionally unstable and the continued focus on him will get to him.

That response by the Port supporters after the Brisbane game at home last year will be very tame compared to what is to come this season if things turn ugly on field.

 

[Us against the rest]

It's going to be a pressure cooker situation for Hinkley.
I believe considering the draw for the two SA sides that Port will be worse placed than the Crows, something that hasn't happened in a long time, just watch the knives come out for Ken then, the club hasn't had to deal with being the struggling SA side for a while.

Koch and Richardson will have no where to hide.

 

[Marmozet]

All Koch has to do is inform Ken that he won’t be offered a new contract.

If Ken doesn’t like that then even better because he’s more than welcome to finish up immediately.

 

[Marmozet]

The Josh Carr “succession plan” is more of a backup plan in case things go pear shaped for Hinkley this year.

It’s just an easy way out for them to take that won’t require hurting Ken or any of the happyclappers feelings.

 

[PowerLil]

I don't care how as long as he's outta here. Gone. Finished. History. Distant bad memory. Kaput.