Lethal or Sheedy as coach of Western Sydney?

[ShockOfHair]

I'm not feeling the Sheedy love at all. I'm sure the bogans are waving their cardies high over their heads at this one. A deadset AFL legend - wow. They'd thrilled if they knew who he is.

Much better to get a Harley or Buckley type - someone young and articulate who could be taken seriously, not some lame BS artist like Sheedy with coaching practices from the last century.

The upside is there'll be two derbies a year. I'm sure Longmire's banked the points already.

And Nathan Rees was involved. No further proof needed. NSW Premier played key role in luring Sheedy to Sydney - RFNews

[Matt79]

Told youse this news back in June. Now you're all surprised!!!

Pfft I told you all this back in September 08!

[Lucky Knickers]

Enough time to get Hird up here (out there) as his succession plan!
Awesome news. He is going to fabulous for GWS and is such a charismatic guy. Just check out the accompanying photo to the Hun story.

[Mug Punter]

Enough time to get Hird up here (out there) as his succession plan!
Awesome news. He is going to fabulous for GWS and is such a charismatic guy. Just check out the accompanying photo to the Hun story.

You are kidding aren't you? Last time I checked the Bombers had a Reserve Grade side already....

[Chow-Chicker]

Hate to be a fly in the soup, but who the frack appointed him? Is this an AFL appointment? If so, since when do they appoint coaches of clubs??

[Mug Punter]

Hate to be a fly in the soup, but who the frack appointed him? Is this an AFL appointment? If so, since when do they appoint coaches of clubs??

Gonzo I assume.

This really is a fly-by-night operation to date. Gold Coast were, rightly, put through a huge number of hoops to get the green light.

As well as the millions of ratepayers' money and QLD government funding they needed commitment from 20,000 locals to become football club members, a $5 million net asset base and 111 sponsors (at least one major, 10 secondary level and 100 tertiary) by mid-October 2008.

In short they needed to demonstrate that a sound business model existed and that there was sufficient COMMUNITY support for such a team.

None of these criteria have been addressed with the Bogans. As far as I know their is no consortium, no due diligence. Just a hunch that this roll of the dice will be a huge winner.

Why not go down a similar due diligence model for Team Bogan? Get the backers and funding in place, get the sponsor commitments, get the members lined up. It's basic business sense...

Instead we have a dictatorial approach from an egomaniac who is in such a hurry to have a legacy a la Allen Aylett that he is making a $100M plus play for Western Sydney with OUR (i.e. AFL stakeholders and supporters) money without even demonstrating that the area even want a team.

This "if we build it they will come" model is just rubbish. We've been there before and any new club needs to be built on sound foundations. There is absolutely no way this mob will be ready to rumble in merely two years time.

Draft concessions anyone.....

[Bas]

Hate to be a fly in the soup, but who the frack appointed him? Is this an AFL appointment? If so, since when do they appoint coaches of clubs??

When they are funding it.

Sheedy is the best man to get the Club started. I can't wait.

[laughingnome]

Hate to be a fly in the soup, but who the frack appointed him? Is this an AFL appointment? If so, since when do they appoint coaches of clubs??

AFL Commission Member Sam Mostyn today joined Kevin Sheedy for the announcement of his appointment, along with Dale Holmes, the General Manager of AFL NSW, and AFL General Manager of Development David Matthews, the chair of the Team GWS football sub-committee.

That's the closest link I can find to Team GWS, from their website.

[hot potato]

It doesn't matter what the results are for the new club, Sheeds is the perfect fit.
He will spice it up a bit. Give AFL a much bigger presence in Sydney.
Sheeds will be good value for this town. He's got nothing to lose, and we will thoroughly enjoy his tenure.
Now they need someone really interesting to be NO 1 member.... Liz Ellis she'll do me.

HP

[laughingnome]

But Liz is a Swan, isn't she? I thought she was red and white through and through.