Mega Thread The Western Bulldogs - The Sack Macca saga

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

McCartney's statement:

I wish to thank the Western Bulldogs Football Club for providing me the opportunity to coach the Club for three years.

In particular, I would like to acknowledge the support guidance and wisdom of Simon Garlick and Chris Grant, the various members of the Board and notably our past President David Smorgon and Peter Gordon, both proud committed ‘Bulldogs’ people.

It’s a big job being a Senior Coach in an AFL Club, but it’s a brilliant job and it wouldn’t have been possible without great support from staff and players.

The life-blood of a coach is the coaches around him and I have received brilliant help and support from my coaches. They are fantastic footy men who know the game and care for the players.

They mean a great deal to me and I wish them well in their careers.

To our supporters and members in particular – those I have come to know personally – thank you for your patience and emotion. We had some good times, some tough moments and patches where progress seemed slow.

What I would like to reinforce to you is that your Club is in good hands. Management, recruiting, player development, strength and conditioning are resourced, committed and very capable.

Thanks to some inspired selections over the last 4 to 5 years by our recruiting team – the Club is well placed with a brilliant crop of young players. Contrary to public perception, there are also experienced players who love their Club and provide outstanding leadership and direction for their team mates.

I’d also like to acknowledge all of the Club staff (Communications, Fan Development, Events, Commercial Operations, Finance, HR and Executive) for their dedication and hard work – there are a lot of good people at the Club.

It’s a sad man that resigns today, but that’s footy. I leave knowing that I got some things right and got some wrong, but I did my best and gave everything. I guess that is all my parents and family would ever ask. I loved the journey and the challenges and it was only possible because of my great wife, family and friends.



Good Wishes



Brendan McCartney

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2014-10-10/mccartneys-parting-message

Also an email bomb from the club with Gordon's full statement which I'm reading now.

 

[DylanW]

McCartney's statement:

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2014-10-10/mccartneys-parting-message

Also an email bomb from the club with Gordon's full statement which I'm reading now.

no real substance

edit: i was talking about gordons email bomb. Big fan of Macca's parting message

 

[immortalmike]

McCartney's statement:

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2014-10-10/mccartneys-parting-message

Also an email bomb from the club with Gordon's full statement which I'm reading now.

Good man, classy until the end. I'll miss his calm and consistent message.

 

[Snake Livermore]

McCartney's statement:

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2014-10-10/mccartneys-parting-message

Also an email bomb from the club with Gordon's full statement which I'm reading now.

Classy to the end.

 

[ExRoyboy]

The years of our senior players:
Morris and Murphy - asked to do to much, battled manfully and had good years.
Griffen - injured, tried hard, had an average year to his standard understandably.
Boyd - tries hard but makes the same mistakes week after week, year in year out.
Minson, Cooney and Higgins - rubbish years, didn't try hard enough. All rightfully dropped at stages later in the year.

I don't know why the board went with the players and didn't stick with the coach. These guys didn't do enough, were quite rightfully told they didn't do enough and were told that the younger players are carrying them. It's just an incredibly weak decision that will set us back.

It says a lot about the senior players that a young guy like Macrae can be criticised publicly (when having a fantastic season) and can come out, admit he has things to work on and come out firing in following weeks while the senior players kick up a stink, go runaway to other clubs and want the coach gone, and still get there way.

Griffen can **** off, you know what they say "When the going gets tough, the weak go to Western Sydney". It's amazing how the legacies of Griffen and Cooney have absolutely decimated with their actions over the last few days/weeks. They'll get welcomed back one day but I hope they are shown the door and have no success.

Very well said.

Board is weak as piss!!

 

[NoName]

Urgh I'm going into hibernation. Wake me up when round 1 starts.

I feel there may not be a club come round 1

 

[Ozimandas]

I am pissed with Gordon saying he needs to honor his contract, it's bullshit and I would show him the door. From my perspective the dogs have a lot to do to get me back on side, I hate the fact I've already got my membership. A good way to start would be showing Griffen and Cooney the door no matter what changes since Macca has left.

He will go to GWS. We are just negotiating..

 

[hoianbulldog]

I am pissed with Gordon saying he needs to honor his contract, it's bullshit and I would show him the door.

As someone suggested earlier, Gordon may just be trying to talk up his value for the trade. Otherwise I am with you. He cannot stay.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

McCartney's statement:

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2014-10-10/mccartneys-parting-message

Also an email bomb from the club with Gordon's full statement which I'm reading now.

 

[Riggo3]

The other part I don't understand is Gordon's comment of "he tried to hard". How the hell do you try to hard as a coach! Gee I would want my coach to live and breathe the club. I hope our next coach tries to hard.....although maybe this club continues to be happy with running second!

 

[LukasTheGreat]

Love the part how he emphasizes that the club is in a good position because of the drafting of the last 5 seasons huge middle finger to the senior guys

 

[Leon]

I feel like crying reading that statement from Macca. He is a genuinely good guy.

If I was walking down the street tomorrow and spotted him I'd make sure I crossed the road to shake his hand.

If I was walking down the street and saw one of the senior players I'd cross to the other side to avoid them.

 

[jamesDP]

Well I hope you are not Nostradamus about Voss

Wish I was Nostradamus when it came to lotto numbers. As for Voss, don't mind him, but I like Williams or Thompson better.

 

[yebiga]

What we need is two macca s one coaching and one prez

 

[jamesDP]

Today was a landmark day for the Western Bulldogs, it was a day that the club admitted that things had to change. It was done with diplomacy, frankness and honesty. I would rather be a Bulldogs supporter any day than an Essendon supporter right now. But McCartney showed what a gentleman he is with his words, but that is the sort of bloke he is. No one here would ever question his values as a man and an educator, I only ever questioned his ability to coach a senior side. I stand by what I have said and the club will move on. 2015 will bring more challenges to the new coach and I hope that we can all move on and support our new coach and no doubt there will be things we will talk about, digress, disagree and argue, have fun and communicate. This is a terrific site that gives us all the opportunity to say how we feel etc. and may it continue. I know that there are people that I have rubbed up the wrong way with my comments and others that agree, but the fact that we can say our bit here is fantastic. Peter Gordon today showed me why he is President of our club and thank goodness he is.

 

[yebiga]

They will not hire Williams because
He is also too demanding for out crop of sooks

 

[DylanW]

They will not hire Williams because
He is also too demanding for out crop of sooks

I don't reckon now is the time to go soft on them. they wanted change, they'll get it. But don't expect ****ing fairy floss and rainbows

 

[PuzzledfromParkville]

Barrett reported earlier that the entire football department is now under review. May be more casualties on top of Macca, and, seemingly, Lowe.

Hopefully this review is more extensive than the coaching review.

I know it is unlikely to happen on a couple fronts but I would like the club to bring in someone from the outside like Jason Dunstall to manage this process.

He would have little interest but money talks and everybody has an ego

 

[cammo78]

I bloody hope it's Choco Williams.

Might help us land Dylan Shiel, as a side bonus.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

I know it is unlikely to happen on a couple fronts but I would like the club to bring in someone from the outside like Jason Dunstall to manage this process.

He would have little interest but money talks and everybody has an ego

Not sure on names in particular but yes, an outside presence is absolutely vital.

 

[Mattdougie]

Wow the fact that people still whinge about players not liking what was said is bordering on pathetic now

It's not just what was said but by who, a manthat was clearly struggling and had lost the players and has never gone thru what they have coz he never played.

How would you deal with being told you basically suck by a boss that had never done your job.

I think you also forget to mention Pearce Tutt Jones Talia and a few others were pretty pissed of also with their exit interviews.

So it was only the senior players fault we sucked this year ??? Not any kids or coaching staff made any mistakes ??

 

[cammo78]

I know it is unlikely to happen on a couple fronts but I would like the club to bring in someone from the outside like Jason Dunstall to manage this process.

He would have little interest but money talks and everybody has an ego

Great suggestion.

 

[go you pups]

Well said by Macca, I hope he isn't lost to footy after this. He should be someones head of footy department looking after recruiting etc.

 

[theAthenian]

Today was a landmark day for the Western Bulldogs, it was a day that the club admitted that things had to change. It was done with diplomacy, frankness and honesty. I would rather be a Bulldogs supporter any day than an Essendon supporter right now. But McCartney showed what a gentleman he is with his words, but that is the sort of bloke he is. No one here would ever question his values as a man and an educator, I only ever questioned his ability to coach a senior side. I stand by what I have said and the club will move on. 2015 will bring more challenges to the new coach and I hope that we can all move on and support our new coach and no doubt there will be things we will talk about, digress, disagree and argue, have fun and communicate. This is a terrific site that gives us all the opportunity to say how we feel etc. and may it continue. I know that there are people that I have rubbed up the wrong way with my comments and others that agree, but the fact that we can say our bit here is fantastic. Peter Gordon today showed me why he is President of our club and thank goodness he is.

I have to agree totally PG was lightning fast and as we all know its the immediate first aid applied moments after a trauma that dictate the healing process, well done.

 

[DylanW]

Probably the right call mods. Although his post should really be deleted too