Who's our Coach for 2014?

[Hollow Knight]

All I ask is that it isn't Neil Craig.

Mark Neeld it is then! Sorted!

 

[Bucking Beads]

Picking from mumbles or Mr twitch... Tough decision.

 

[Skoob]

He was a 7/10 coach...Ratten was a 7/10 coach. They had a ceiling, a relatively low one. Some players improved, some stagnated, some went backwards. In 5 years there was no recognisable gameplan. In 5 years we couldn't work out clearances. In his last 4 years, there was no finish above 10th. The trading was questionable too. The decision to move him on was correct.

2010, we'd just played finals and the risk was taken to top up the playing group to play finals again. Didn't work, we had injuries to our 2 formidable key forwards. Finished 13th

2011, Fevola had run off the rails and the failure of the 2010 campaign prompted rebuilding. Our remaining big man had his face smashed twice and missed most of the season. The replacement of an aging list was started. Finished 15th

2012, A list of great talent had been put together albeit with some missing pieces and a very young group had just started to develop. Finished 13th

2013, That talented young list continued development and finally had a decent pre-season. They went on to win the NAB cup. The wheels fell off early from a winning team to one with shattered confidence. Continuity in selection saw some wins until injuries and suspension from 'playing too hard' cruelled the team and saw a hell of senior experience miss a month of footy. With the return of those players came the wins. The Lions reclaimed the Gabba as there own. Sitting tenth with the slim chance of finishing 8th (even if it's by default, it's good enough for nay sayers to spout "it's a result based business).

If that's not a team on the improve and one that has developed well over those 4 years, I don't know what anyone else could have done.

 

[western royboy]

 

[13Beast]

Voss certainly would not have had a 5 year stint if he had taken the Carlton job.

Or any other senior coach job. He had a bloody good run at it over five years, when plenty of other coaches would have been out of a job. He should be thankful for the experience.

I hope to see him coaching, and winning, some day again soon.

 

[Bucking Beads]

The Lions list was a rabble when Vossy talk over. 2009 was a fluke and then some poor trading took place. Vossy was thrown into the job with little support as well and he was just coming out the other side of that learning curve. Vossy has rebuilt our list into a decent position and he gets arsed. It is wrong on so many levels. It could have been understandable had we got Roos but we haven't so now we are starring at what will most likely be a crappy coach than Voss had become.

 

[jjami15]

It was great to listen to David Koch on 360 the other evening, he spoke about choosing a coach who could teach these young players to be good footballers and good people, leaders in the community post football. Once again I think the bravest but possibly wisest decision would be to give Alan Richardson the job.

I agree with you here. I voted for him at the beginning of the thread when it began. I also like the idea of Nathan Basset coming on board.

 

[Sanchez365]

2010, we'd just played finals and the risk was taken to top up the playing group to play finals again. Didn't work, we had injuries to our 2 formidable key forwards. Finished 13th

2011, Fevola had run off the rails and the failure of the 2010 campaign prompted rebuilding. Our remaining big man had his face smashed twice and missed most of the season. The replacement of an aging list was started. Finished 15th

2012, A list of great talent had been put together albeit with some missing pieces and a very young group had just started to develop. Finished 13th

2013, That talented young list continued development and finally had a decent pre-season. They went on to win the NAB cup. The wheels fell off early from a winning team to one with shattered confidence. Continuity in selection saw some wins until injuries and suspension from 'playing too hard' cruelled the team and saw a hell of senior experience miss a month of footy. With the return of those players came the wins. The Lions reclaimed the Gabba as there own. Sitting tenth with the slim chance of finishing 8th (even if it's by default, it's good enough for nay sayers to spout "it's a result based business).

If that's not a team on the improve and one that has developed well over those 4 years, I don't know what anyone else could have done.

You could almost even say the coach instilled a mindset in the players as soon as he walked in the door that stopped the club from really bottoming out (an anti-tanking mantra perhaps?) and so 3 years of similar results got him booted while the rebuild was under place.

If you wanted.

 

[lions27]

He was a 7/10 coach...Ratten was a 7/10 coach. They had a ceiling, a relatively low one. Some players improved, some stagnated, some went backwards. In 5 years there was no recognisable gameplan. In 5 years we couldn't work out clearances. In his last 4 years, there was no finish above 10th. The trading was questionable too. The decision to move him on was correct.

So if Ratten was a 7/10 coach what does that make malthouse?

 

[CarterS]

No way I want Williams, despite his history with the Bears I still remember the 2004 Grand final and that choking gesture with the tie. No succession plans or any of that rubbish, go for Woosha, great coach and would be re-invigorated by a new club. If he decides to stay (I think he'd pick us over WCE) I'd go for Harvey.

 

[Panthera]

So if Ratten was a 7/10 coach what does that make malthouse?

A triple premiership coach

 

[Hollow Knight]

No way I want Williams, despite his history with the Bears I still remember the 2004 Grand final and that choking gesture with the tie.

Why is that so offensive? Port were widely labelled chokers after finishing minor premiers the previous 2 years and then failing to make the grand final.

So when they finally won one he did the gesture to stick it up their critics. He wasn't calling us chokers.

He did his job and coached his team to a flag. He didn't do it to spite us.

 

[Dylan12]

Just wish Angus would be upfront and brutally honest for a change and admit that he completely stuffed up, yet he continuously changes his story from the moment he announced Voss' sacking at that press conference where he blatantly insulted Voss by discussing Roos and now he is unable to deliver him.

In what scenario have we made the right decision to move on Voss with no plan B and now left with some over the hill hack or some untried assistant that in no way will be able to promote the club and be identifiable in Brisbane.

This situation just gets more ridiculous by the day and dimwit Johnson parades himself around as if he has a clue about what is going on and this was the plan all along.

What a mess and what's worse, we as a club are just daily getting mocked in every media outlet.

 

[pulpdriver]

Why is that so offensive? Port were widely labelled chokers after finishing minor premiers the previous 2 years and then failing to make the grand final.

So when they finally won one he did the gesture to stick it up their critics. He wasn't calling us chokers.

He did his job and coached his team to a flag. He didn't do it to spite us.

Disgusting. Do not want.

 

[Big Lion]

A triple premiership coach

And a damn fine one at that, very good at getting the best out of available talent. Look at what he did with Collingwood in the early 2000's and again a few years back, great coach if he hadn't run into the Lions juggernaut he might have added another premiership cup to the list.

 

[blackpowerlappin]

The Lions list was a rabble when Vossy talk over. 2009 was a fluke and then some poor trading took place. Vossy was thrown into the job with little support as well and he was just coming out the other side of that learning curve. Vossy has rebuilt our list into a decent position and he gets arsed. It is wrong on so many levels. It could have been understandable had we got Roos but we haven't so now we are starring at what will most likely be a crappy coach than Voss had become.

2009 was due to Bradshaw and Brown. From memory over 140 goals between them.

 

[pulpdriver]

Just wish Angus would be upfront and brutally honest for a change and admit that he completely stuffed up, yet he continuously changes his story from the moment he announced Voss' sacking at that press conference where he blatantly insulted Voss by discussing Roos and now he is unable to deliver him.

In what scenario have we made the right decision to move on Voss with no plan B and now left with some over the hill hack or some untried assistant that in no way will be able to promote the club and be identifiable in Brisbane.

This situation just gets more ridiculous by the day and dimwit Johnson parades himself around as if he has a clue about what is going on and this was the plan all along.

What a mess and what's worse, we as a club are just daily getting mocked in every media outlet.

A man with his neck on the chopping block is never going to put his hand up and admit any mistakes. As long as he continues to go down swinging, we will see half truths, spin and outright lies. Sick to death of this whole mess and how it's making the club look.

 

[John]

This is absolute genius.

Indeed. I have written a song in praise of blynd_freddie in a Cuban Spanish dialect.

Translated we all sing together......

One blynd_freddie, there's only one blynd_freddie, one blynd_freddieeeeeee, there's only one blynd_freddieeee!

 

[western royboy]

next line

walking along
singing a song
walkin in the gabba wonderland

 

[ZoBlitz]

To be honest I don't really care what a coach has done before he comes to us if he is the best person to develop our team. I may think that scottie burns was a dirty little sniper when he was a player but if he is the best person to coach the lions then I am behind it. Similar thoughts on Williams.

 

[pulpdriver]

My preference is down to Williams or Eade with Williams marginally in front. I find it hard to rate assistant coaches because so much of their good work is done behind the scenes and out of the spotlight. If we appoint one, I'm confident Leigh would select a worthy candidate.

 

[CarterS]

I understand it wasn't directed at us I just don't think it was good sportsmanship.

 

[pulpdriver]

Rodney Eade, Leigh Tudor and Adam Simpson our main targets and to be interviewed next week according to Barrett

 

[Ceebee]

Indeed. I have written a song in praise of blynd_freddie in a Cuban Spanish dialect.

Translated we all sing together......

One blynd_freddie, there's only one blynd_freddie, one blynd_freddieeeeeee, there's only one blynd_freddieeee!

That is really quite special John.
I am sure Freddie will be quite over come by it.

 

[Reardo]

Seems to be a bit of support around for Simpson, his name keeps popping up.