Coachspeak-English dictionary

[Swansinger]

Coachspeak : "We were affected by the salary cap"
English : "We did a lousy job of recruiting in the summer"

Coachspeak :"Some players were a bit underdone"
English "The selectors were daft enough to pick unfit players"

Coachspeak :"He's hard , sure - but he's fair"
English :"He's a cheat and the umpires finally nailed him today"

Coachspeak :"I was disappointed with our skill levels"
English :"This lot aren't good enough"

Coachspeak:"I still think we can make the eight"
English :"Hope I've got a job next year"

Coachspeak :"I'm not going to criticise the umpires"
English :"... because I can't afford to pay the fine"

Coachspeak:"We need to fine-tune our game plan in September"
English :"Any ideas on how we can win a finals match?"

[Norris Lurker]

"It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game" - We lost.
"We're getting more consistency in our performance" - We lost last week too.
"We have unlimited potential for improvement" - We haven't won a game all season.
"We have the foundations of a great side" - The players are as thick as bricks.

[Swansinger]

Norris , thanks for the additions!
Now let's watch Danny Frawley's press conference in an hour or so and see how many he uses !
I reckon the umpire one might be in it : 5-14 free kicks at half time!

[aflconvert]

"The club is right behind (insert name of coach")

He'll we sacked by the end of the week



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