Opinion Sack Hinkley 7 - "Turn it around or watch out"

[JimmyBC]

Lol excuses excuses as per usual. What exactly was the excuse you were running with post prelim last season?

Janus occasionally sees the light like turning on Hinkley briefly & threatening to bash me in a matchday thread.. I like that Janus.

 

[PowerLil]

Hinkley has been at every retirement presser I can remember, it feels a bit set in stone with him.

Has a Daddy Donuts is Port Adelaide vibe & sends them all off on their way.

It's a Hinkley thing, not an AFL coaches' thing.

 

[Lightning_Rod]

You're correct, we as a fan base have been extremely impatient. Lets give him another 10 years to figure his s**t out then hey?

if waiting 10 years for a coach to at least reach a grand final is impatient what is sacking a coach in year 2 of a 3 year contract called

 

[EskimoPAFC]

In year two, Hinkley was coaching a prelim final against Hawthorn with the likes of Jake Neade, Andrew Moore and Cam O'Shea in his best 22. It's also clear that Hinkley hasn't lost the players this year like Rutten has. The only agitation for change is coming from impatient fans who, let's face it, if we had played Sam Hayes for every game would be complaining that not playing Georgiades was the reason why we didn't make finals this year.

The situations are not even remotely the same.

I can agree, he wasnt a bad coach in 2014.

Its 2022.

 

[TazD]

Christ I hate Essendon. Do something you campaigners

 

[philreich]

How are the "national" media so blind to supporter sentiment. I mean even half assed media outlets cruise social media for stories, surely they'd have to see 600 pages of sack Hinkley and get a clue

Hopefully they'll know the truth on Saturday night when they watch the Showdown.

 

[JimmyBC]

It doesn't matter if Hinkley & the players are 'unbelievably connected' at some point you have to make the call that it's got you nowhere & the product is ugly. There's 10 years of evidence here.

Rutten is a different situation if he's out of his depth it's the right call.

 

[afl2004]

In year two, Hinkley was coaching a prelim final against Hawthorn with the likes of Jake Neade, Andrew Moore and Cam O'Shea in his best 22. It's also clear that Hinkley hasn't lost the players this year like Rutten has. The only agitation for change is coming from impatient fans who, let's face it, if we had played Sam Hayes for every game would be complaining that not playing Georgiades was the reason why we didn't make finals this year.

The situations are not even remotely the same.

No premiership team has a perfect 22 or all aus depth , never has never will

 

[Marmozet]

 

[TeeKray]

Hopefully they'll know the truth on Saturday night when they watch the Showdown.

This is, of course, part of the problem - they won't watch the Showdown.

 

[MrMeaner]

I noticed from the Club's tweets of Robbie's retirement presser that they did not write one where he thanked Ken. I thought that was a bit pointed at the time, given that he was sitting next to him.

 

[Us against the rest]

It doesn't matter if Hinkley & the players are 'unbelievably connected' at some point you have to make the call that it's got you nowhere & the product is ugly. There's 10 years of evidence here.

Rutten is a different situation if he's out of his depth it's the right call.

The thing is players and coaches don't pay the bills, supporters and sponsors are a massive chunk of the clubs income, so may be it would be a good idea to hear what they think, it's a lot easier to take that support away than give it.

 

[longdonkey]

I can agree, he wasnt a bad coach in 2014.

Its 2022.

We had the fastest, hardest running team in the comp which had nothing to do with him. Once Burgess and some of those quicker players left we weren't making finals.

 

[TeeKray]

The thing is players and coaches don't pay the bills

Quite to the contrary, they are the bill lol.

 

[DaTBird187]

I can agree, he wasnt a bad coach in 2014.

Its 2022.

Even in 2014 he managed to bottle a 10-1 start by then losing 6 of the next 8 and missing top four.

 

[snozulu]

North Melbourne’s Plan B if Clarkson pursuit fails

This is on the backburner until Clarko gives an answer.

www.sen.com.au

North Melbourne will contact Ken Hinkley and Leon Cameron

Leon Cameron

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about its vacant coaching position if Alastair Clarkson turns the Kangaroos down.

North Melbourne has not given Clarkson an ultimatum for an answer today, but have instead asked for some sort of indication and an update on where he sits.


The Clarkson camp understands the Roos eventually need to broaden their thinking, while North Melbourne now knows Clarkson is considering the Bombers approach.

 

[Janus]

Janus occasionally sees the light like turning on Hinkley briefly & threatening to bash me in a matchday thread.. I like that Janus.

I already made my position on what I expect from Ken for the remainder of this year clear.

If he drops Burgoyne, he's dead to me.

 

[El_Scorcho]

Cool, and where does a few people wanting a coach sacked rank amongst those issues? I'm sure you can leverage the current long term critical global issue of sports fan rights to force a club to sack a coach you don't like, and it totally won't end up like the millions of other petitions that achieve absolutely nothing

Maybe if someone had created a petition to stop the war in Ukraine it would be over by now

Every situation is different but we have a fair bit of actual power here, given our continued support is what keeps the club alive. We just need to be organised and work collectively.

If every single Port supporter who wants a new coach brings a banner to the game and holds it aloft, Hinkley will walk on Monday of his own accord, faced with his enormous unpopularity.

Then it's a sliding scale down to just me. If it's just me, at best it gets some media attention because I get it on TV.

The idea that it's not worth doing is exactly what the club want us to think. We saw from the Port Road sticker how much attention this can generate. It is imperative that we don't allow the club to cruise on into the offseason thinking Ken Hinkley is a coach that the supporters are happy with.

 

[Ports1870]

I already made my position on what I expect from Ken for the remainder of this year clear.

If he drops Burgoyne, he's dead to me.

So 10 years of failure is all good, because he didn’t drop Burgoyne?

 

[Lightning_Rod]

I already made my position on what I expect from Ken for the remainder of this year clear.

If he drops Burgoyne, he's dead to me.

Lol oh that’s a bridge too far is it, you make zero sense

 

[El_Scorcho]

Id rather we bring “We Love You Robbie” banners

 

[Ray Nolan]

The game will be about Robbie, but for me, prior to the game and during NTUA if a group gathers on the Hill with the signs the point will be made at the time when cameras are most likely to be focused on the crowd. Once NTUA is done and the point made, we then back the team and show our love for Robbie.

 

[backtozero]

So if Norf miss out on Clarko and decide to go after Hinks, does that make him the last man standing, again?

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Honestly if he hadnt ****ed the captaincy tradition for no reason and would just play Hayes (and similar) Id be more open to him coaching out an 11th year.

 

[Lightning_Rod]

Yeah they aren’t mutually exclusive, you can support a club great while simultaneously criticising the club without imploding lol