Oppo Camp The Non-North Footy Discussion & Matchday Chat Thread (NNFD&MCT) IX

[The Nostradamus]

Always welcome at Arden Street Horse.

bring him home, head of coaching role similar to what ratten has at hawks

 

[krakouers]

also what is simmo doing next year?

Fox Footy & SEN

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

How many years left on his deal?

Paid not to coach.

The absolute dream.

 

[Samsquanch]

Horse realised after day 1 of preseason that no Parker, no Sydney

Magnificent career at the COLA's, time to bring him home.

And the horse has bolted.

 

[Val Keating]

How many years left on his deal?

Paid not to coach.

The absolute dream.

One.

 

[Val Keating]

Horse realised after day 1 of preseason that no Parker, no Sydney

Magnificent career at the COLA's, time to bring him home.

 

[King Corey]

He spurned us in 2009 and 2019 when we were on our knees. No thank you now.

We have enough seasoned experience in Viney and Clarkson.

Maybe another well traveled career coach a la Fagan, Richardson, Ratten to round us out as the team improves in a year or so.

But would rather be looking for or developing the heir apparent like Barlow than bringing in a guy who had no interest in our program when we sought him.

 

[The Nostradamus]

strange as he got his place back in the side and held it for the rest of the year

 

[Val Keating]

strange as he got his place back in the side and held it for the rest of the year

Only got it back because of injury and then Horse used him as a defensive forward.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Shermanator]

So Horse was still working his magic for North via stealth.

Can take the boy out of Arden Street-n-all-that..

 

[giantroo]

 

[The Nostradamus]

hmm so he isnt taking a break as speculated

 

[Only Forwards]

He spurned us in 2009 and 2019 when we were on our knees. No thank you now.

We have enough seasoned experience in Viney and Clarkson.

Maybe another well traveled career coach a la Fagan, Richardson, Ratten to round us out as the team improves in a year or so.

But would rather be looking for or developing the heir apparent like Barlow than bringing in a guy who had no interest in our program when we sought him.

The romanticism around us getting former players back in to the coaching ranks is lost on me.

Do people forget that Horse used us as leverage?

At least Simmo said thanks but no thanks within the singular phone call.

 

[Devington]

Tom 'integrity' Morris (recently filmed literally chasing Rick Olarenshaw for an interview while the bloke was walking his dog) bringing us the fresh gossip.

No way this only became known now. Either journos were sitting on it for reasons or it's 99% bullshit.

 

[Shermanator]

The romanticism around us getting former players back in to the coaching ranks is lost on me.

Do people forget that Horse used us as leverage?

At least Simmo said thanks but no thanks within the singular phone call.

Sounds like he did us a solid by dropping LP in our lap.

That'll do Donkey Horse.. that''ll do..

 

[King Corey]

The romanticism around us getting former players back in to the coaching ranks is lost on me.

Do people forget that Horse used us as leverage?

At least Simmo said thanks but no thanks within the singular phone call.

I actually appreciate the romanticism but it expires at the first valid rejection.

After that they have no more appeal than any equivalent coach.

Daniel Giansiracusa or Robert Harvey hold as much sentimental appeal for me as football staffers as Horse or Simpson do now.

 

[Marstermind]

The romanticism around us getting former players back in to the coaching ranks is lost on me.

Do people forget that Horse used us as leverage?

At least Simmo said thanks but no thanks within the singular phone call.

It's definitely lost on the former players themselves - especially when like Simmo and Horse they've been immersed somewhere else. Do you reckon that in the midst of his 3-peat Clarko was dreaming of the day he could be coaching North? Or was it just the best job available to him at the time?

It rankles me to see favourite players plotting our demise - that Malcolm Blight, my boyhood hero, beat us in a Grand Final made a disappointing day even more so. I get the romanticism, and it would be nice to see Horse come back, but he's made his home in Sydney and is still 100% on the Swans. Stuff him.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

‘Executive Director - Club Performance.’

Wanky job title FTW!

 

[The Talent Scout]

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Port fans as Hinkley outlasts premiership coach:

Another port fan on hearing the breaking news that long time coach John Longmire has stepped down as coach but that rumours of port extending Hinkley's contract grow stronger by the minute.....

 

[King Corey]

‘Executive Director - Club Performance.’

Wanky job title FTW!

 

[Marstermind]

It's bizarre. He looked broken after the Grand Final. But to do all the exit meetings, take some time off maybe, go through trade week and draft nights and then on day one of pre-season chuck it all in. Good thing his replacement was in-waiting all along otherwise he's thrown them for a loop. Very out of character.

 

[The Nostradamus]

It's bizarre. He looked broken after the Grand Final. But to do all the exit meetings, take some time off maybe, go through trade week and draft nights and then on day one of pre-season chuck it all in. Good thing his replacement was in-waiting all along otherwise he's thrown them for a loop. Very out of character.

could have been worse could have waited the week before round 1 and really messed their season up

 

[roos_fanatic08]

It's bizarre. He looked broken after the Grand Final. But to do all the exit meetings, take some time off maybe, go through trade week and draft nights and then on day one of pre-season chuck it all in. Good thing his replacement was in-waiting all along otherwise he's thrown them for a loop. Very out of character.

Not really, he had advised the club that 2024 or 2025 was the likely time of him stepping down.

May have even been some internal pressure for Cox to take over, especially if Longmire was having issues with player relationships.

 

[Masked Avenger]

No wonder AFL journos are poorly regarded.

AFL history is littered with long term Coach/player relationships failing.

This is such a non story and given that LP had already left the Club anyway - it's damn hard to see the relevance.