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[Big Al]

Thanks Al so you are getting on the put @@@@ on Wolftone bandwagon too

No, I was trying to be funny. Being ironic you know.

[wolftone57]

I think Tadhg should have come out of the side & Mal gone to HB with TDL in as he is emergency. but that won't happen in a hurry.

[Triple B]

Thanks Al so you are getting on the put @@@@ on Wolftone bandwagon too

Is there still room for Al?? Surely not.

[Big Al]

Oh! By the way I'm doing a BA in Writing so that makes me an academic I think & I did have the spell check working this time. Don't undermine my intelligence nor doubt the veracity of my words. I have always said Horse was a mistake as coach & will stick by that!! I have never believed in handing someone the reigns of a good thing on a platter. The position is always better if a person has to fight for it. When Roos came to the position there was talk the club was going to appoint Terry Wallace but due to overwhelming concern from the supporters they appointed Roos. He had a fight on his hands therefore had to prove himself.

Could it be that in your eyes, because Horse didn't earn his position you are maybe judging him harder than most of us have been??

[wolftone57]

Could it be that in your eyes, because Horse didn't earn his position you are maybe judging him harder than most of us have been??

Probably Al! I will say that I believe that everyone should earn their position & prove themselves even then. I get exceedingly angry when other people ride on the shirtsleeves of other peoples success and then get easy promotion because of it. This is a problem with our modern world that if someone was part of a success then he/she is going to be a success. This is not necessarily so as many people who are on the shirt-strings of success don't ever come up to the same standards as their mentors. There is something you feel when you look at a Sheedy, Roos, Worsfold, Matthews, Jeans, Kennedy, Barrassi or a Mick! It is awe! Long before they won premierships all of them had that certain something, they were Awful in the true sense of the word! They inspire men to great deeds, does John do that? I would go out on a field of battle & die for a Barrassi & co but I wouldn't do it for John.

[alison.z]

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[ShockOfHair]

Probably Al! I will say that I believe that everyone should earn their position & prove themselves even then. I get exceedingly angry when other people ride on the shirtsleeves of other peoples success and then get easy promotion because of it. This is a problem with our modern world that if someone was part of a success then he/she is going to be a success. This is not necessarily so as many people who are on the shirt-strings of success don't ever come up to the same standards as their mentors. There is something you feel when you look at a Sheedy, Roos, Worsfold, Matthews, Jeans, Kennedy, Barrassi or a Mick! It is awe! Long before they won premierships all of them had that certain something, they were Awful in the true sense of the word! They inspire men to great deeds, does John do that? I would go out on a field of battle & die for a Barrassi & co but I wouldn't do it for John.

So presumably if you ever finish your BA and apply for a job, you won't accept one that is handed to you on a platter because you won't have proved yourself.

Or if you spent half a dozen years as an assistant to that position, you would decline the promotion on the same grounds.

Honestly.

[Bloody Hell]

Oh! By the way I'm doing a BA in Writing so that makes me an academic I think & I did have the spell check working this time. Don't undermine my intelligence nor doubt the veracity of my words. I have always said Horse was a mistake as coach & will stick by that!! I have never believed in handing someone the reigns of a good thing on a platter. The position is always better if a person has to fight for it. When Roos came to the position there was talk the club was going to appoint Terry Wallace but due to overwhelming concern from the supporters they appointed Roos. He had a fight on his hands therefore had to prove himself.

Not to get drawn in, but a BA in writing?

Could you elaborate?

[Teasdale77]

This is an internet forum therefore I feel I can honestly tell you all that I have been following the Swans since 1922 and I have a PhD in AFL from Oxford. Do not disregard my words or attempt to diminish my stance when I say that Horse should get another year to really settle in.

Whether he was handed the job or not, he still has to prove himself every game and will be evaluated at season's end just like any other coach. Being appointed without contest hardly means he has a secure seat for as long as he chooses. Plus, it is ridiculous to think he is any less hungry for success because he didn't beat out 2 or 3 other candidates.

In fact, the more I apply my vast intellect to the topic, the less I think wolftone57 has a point.

[Big Al]

Probably Al! I will say that I believe that everyone should earn their position & prove themselves even then. I get exceedingly angry when other people ride on the shirtsleeves of other peoples success and then get easy promotion because of it. This is a problem with our modern world that if someone was part of a success then he/she is going to be a success. This is not necessarily so as many people who are on the shirt-strings of success don't ever come up to the same standards as their mentors. There is something you feel when you look at a Sheedy, Roos, Worsfold, Matthews, Jeans, Kennedy, Barrassi or a Mick! It is awe! Long before they won premierships all of them had that certain something, they were Awful in the true sense of the word! They inspire men to great deeds, does John do that? I would go out on a field of battle & die for a Barrassi & co but I wouldn't do it for John.

Problem with this Wolftone is that you have no proof that Horse was riding on the coat tails of Roos and that he didn't earn his position. Horse had the longest job interview in history for this position. The board had ample opportunity to assess Horse and as Colless said at the Hall of Fame dinner they knew they had the right man for the job.

[Big Al]

This is an internet forum therefore I feel I can honestly tell you all that I have been following the Swans since 1922 and I have a PhD in AFL from Oxford. Do not disregard my words or attempt to diminish my stance when I say that Horse should get another year to really settle in.

Whether he was handed the job or not, he still has to prove himself every game and will be evaluated at season's end just like any other coach. Being appointed without contest hardly means he has a secure seat for as long as he chooses. Plus, it is ridiculous to think he is any less hungry for success because he didn't beat out 2 or 3 other candidates.

In fact, the more I apply my vast intellect to the topic, the less I think wolftone57 has a point.

You're terrible Muriel.

[stellation]

Am hearing one more late change- Out: Teddy In: Stella

[Big Al]

Am hearing one more late change- Out: Teddy In: Stella

*rings TAB*

"I'd like to put my life savings on the Bulldogs. Also do you have a market for the first hospitalization"

[ScottH]

*rings TAB*

"I'd like to put my life savings on the Bulldogs. Also do you have a market for the first hospitalization"

He's so pretty, the dogs will be stunned by his magnificence, and will not get a kick.

[Cheer Squad]

Interesting to read these opinions on Longmire.

I still think if Mick Malthouse becomes available, we should seriously consider hiring him. His track record speaks for itself and he'd guarantee us a much higher media profile in Sydney.