Opinion Sack Hinkley 5 - Lower The Blinds

[PowerLil]

 

[chachi11]

SACK HINKLEY
SACK RICHARDSON
SACK KOCH

 

[MrMeaner]

I think we wildly underestimate how positively he’s perceived by pretty much everyone outside of this enclave (and ecstatic Crows fans).

I can totally see Richardson, Koch and the Board tacking on another 12 months with incentive triggers. It’s nothing they haven’t done before.

This last pull on the pokies will surely give us a return

 

[Mikey13G]

He won't be here next year. When the speculation is such that it's become an almost daily topic of conversation in the media, and the club is forced to issue a "he's our coach and he's contracted for next year" statement, the end is truly nigh. Show me a time in history when this much noise has surrounded the future of a coach and that coach has survived. It's never happened.

It's unfathomable that Richardson would chime in and state that Ken would be coaching Port in 2023. Why say that!?

 

[tribey]

He looks shattered.

 

[PJ Power]

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He looks shattered.

He’s missing Vossy’s high fives after losses.

 

[chachi11]

How did "Richo" become CEO anyway? Did we even interview candidates?
Fück I'm so over these pissants running this club.

 

[MrMeaner]

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He looks shattered.

Someone writes the tweets before the presser, right? Saves money on penalty rates that way.

 

[robbo1981]

How did "Richo" become CEO anyway? Did we even interview candidates?
Fück I'm so over these pissants running this club.

His a light weight who didn't even think we were the same club once upon a time.

 

[tribey]

It's unfathomable that Richardson would chime in and state that Ken would be coaching Port in 2023. Why say that!?

That’s just it. The ‘dreaded vote of confidence’ is usually a vaguely committal statement regarding ongoing tenure at present.

He’s actually come out and said he will be coaching here in 2023.

That’s awfully specific.

 

[MrMeaner]

Never looking forward or backwards, just staying in the moment (except when it comes to assessing the coach’s performance, where it is not the right time, ever)

 

[MrMeaner]

That’s just it. The ‘dreaded vote of confidence’ is usually a vaguely committal statement regarding ongoing tenure at present.

He’s actually come out and said he will be coaching here in 2023.

That’s awfully specific.

Yeah, that’s my point too.

At best it is a stupid choice of words, liable to cause embarrassment. At worst, foreshadows a horrendous lack of judgment as to the club’s best interests.

My money is on the latter being more likely.

 

[JimmyBC]

Yea I'm starting to think he'll be here next year unless we as supporters & members make it incredibly uncomfortable.

I admit apathy has set in but an actual visible rise up might get my mojo back.

 

[WHOME]

Clarko needs to come in and do a Blight late 1996 style, it's a target rich environment.

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[Harlott]

Richo doesn’t do it for me.

 

[drcollossimo]

Richo doesn’t do it for me.

ive never understood why of the three K's Keith was easily the most competent yet was the first to be punted while Old Mate reheats failed game plans from 2016 and its yep playon......

 

[StrappingTape]

He won't be here next year. When the speculation is such that it's become an almost daily topic of conversation in the media, and the club is forced to issue a "he's our coach and he's contracted for next year" statement, the end is truly nigh. Show me a time in history when this much noise has surrounded the future of a coach and that coach has survived. It's never happened.

The last time he was under serious pressure with the GC rumours..

 

[tribey]

To recap, this is an example of the ‘dreaded vote of confidence’:



Vaguely committal in the moment, no clearly-defined timeframe or structural guarantees.

This is… everything the above example is not:

 

[edgie]

He won't be here next year. When the speculation is such that it's become an almost daily topic of conversation in the media, and the club is forced to issue a "he's our coach and he's contracted for next year" statement, the end is truly nigh. Show me a time in history when this much noise has surrounded the future of a coach and that coach has survived. It's never happened.

Nathan Buckley the season before he took Collingwood to the grand final. About the only time I can think of. Got resigned for two seasons.

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[TeeKray]

I'm still confident he'll be gone before season's end.

We've still got 10 weeks to navigate with an extremely difficult draw that will ensure the next defeat is never too far away and that the season is mathematically cooked by mid July latest.

We've only just turned past the halfway mark, the pressure hasn't really even started yet. Every loss from here will bring more pressure and more scrutiny. Once there's genuine blood in the water, that's when the spooky AFL360 montages will start. And once you're at that point, one bad performance does the coach in and you've got a Monday press conference on your hands.

 

[rignanv]

That comment from Richardson is very bad for all of us. Sounds like he is here to stay. We need to bring the noise at games and on mainstream media to turn up the pressure. If that happens and we go on a losing streak the club might listen

 

[AdamMarrett]

Richo speaking and saying how two preliminary final appearances is some great achievement reminded me of something my old footy coach used to say to us usually before the finals started-

"If near enough is good enough, then you'll never be good enough to achieve the ultimate."

Something that rings true under the current regime the past decade.

If that's what the club wants to do and keep Hinkley on next year, then I'm out and countless others will be to. I won't waste my time, effort, energy or money on it anymore. It's not worth it and there's better things in life then supporting a club that's administration shits all over everything the supporters hold dear and what build the club they currently oversee. To produce that quote tonight just walloped a heap of the supporter base after another loss we've seen countless times the past decade. It's not worth it anymore nor is it fun to be a Port Adelaide supporter. They've taken that out of it now.

 

[JimmyBC]

To recap, this is an example of the ‘dreaded vote of confidence’:

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Vaguely committal in the moment, no clearly-defined timeframe or structural guarantees.

This is… everything the above example is not:

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Yea the specific nature of the statement is a real worry I had a bit of a melt pre-game tbh.

 

[rignanv]

I'm still confident he'll be gone before season's end.

We've still got 10 weeks to navigate with an extremely difficult draw that will ensure the next defeat is never too far away and that the season is mathematically cooked by mid July latest.

We've only just turned past the halfway mark, the pressure hasn't really even started yet. Every loss from here will bring more pressure and more scrutiny. Once there's genuine blood in the water, that's when the spooky AFL360 montages will start. And once you're at that point, one bad performance does the coach in and you've got a Monday press conference on your hands.

I hope ur right. I'll be calling sen tomorrow morning with my view

 

[TeeKray]

Also worth noting that it's not actually Matthew Richardson

Matthew Richardson

Age

49

Ht

195cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.0

4star

K

10.9

4star

HB

3.1

3star

M

8.0

5star

T

0.5

3star

No current season stats available

D

15.0

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

5.8

4star

M

7.8

5star

T

0.8

3star

's call, it's the board's call.