Danoz
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Danoz: Welcome to the couch Karnezis_13. I want to start off by asking how you've coped personally, as a leadership group and as a team with all the heart breaking losses this season.
Karny: I've actually taken it upon myself to PM okeydoke7 about the matches finishing ten minutes into the last quarter. I reckon we'd be up there with Coney and the Gumbies on wins, quite easily, and it's good for the league to have the Hawks up and about. If he doesn't accept that completely logical and reasoned proposal then I'll begin the campaign for his removal, with eaglesfan99 his successor. At least he'll listen to me.
In all seriousness, it's become quite humorous by this point; constantly going down in the last quarter by a matter of 1 point, 2 points; it's a weekly ritual! I suppose it's going to galvanise the group in the long-term, and on the bright side, at least our percentage is remaining respectable. We're still just a win out of the eight and over the remainder of the season we've probably adjusted our aim to trying to claim an elimination final at home, a 5th or 6th position finish, if not scraping into a qualifier by grabbing 4th. There's a lot of season to play.
Personally I take it fairly lightly, as a leadership group we take it lightly, as a team I think we have a laugh about it during the week. Surprisingly the opposition have barely mentioned it as ammunition if at all, so I suppose they don't do their research like you do Danoz!
Danoz: You took on a big role leading into this season, and tried and failed to recruit any big names to the Hawks over the break. How do you feel about the way the Hawks are travelling currently off field?
Karny: You certainly have done your research! There were three pretty big names I attempted to court over the off-season, obviously none panned out the way I would've liked to, but I'll approach a few more as this season draws to a close and hopefully the Hawks can grab the big name which would compliment us so.
Quite honestly, our off-season output was a possibility to be a flop this season. There would've always been the Hawks core; I'm talking IMS, Mr Eagle, Dagless, Tarks; but there was potential that no rookies would come on and we'd suffer a down season. It's been so far from that. Clint Beastwood and Rendered Unsafe have been absolute godsends, they've had fantastic off-field seasons so far. larrikin has absolutely wound back the clock the last month or so both on and off the field. We've got two rising stars in Captain Awkward and scaryness, I don't want to go through and just list the entire team but those five have been really good for the team. In bombersno1 who played his second game this week we could have another rookie coming into his own.
In summary, I guess the rise of those I listed above have allowed the Hawks to not only dodge a bullet in some ways but more than compensate for the departure of bomberlegend2007 and Chezzalenko Reborn, where the former was great for us last season and the latter had been a great clubman for a long time at East Side.
I don't want to bring posting stats into it too much but we're averaging 14 posters a match thread and 220 posts a match, that's more than 30 posts a day; you can't ask for much more than that. We're never going to be a team of spammers but I like to think our match threads are enjoyable for opposition.
TFB: Is that why it was easier to send Atley on his way?
Karny: That and the fact that he was suspended from BigFooty permanently.
Danoz: How are you coping with the captaincy at the moment?
Karny: Good question, I love talking about myself.
Pretty fine. Not a whole lot has changed, partly because I was already taking on a fair bit around the club, partly because the leadership group I've got to bounce off is one of the more experienced in the league.
The only thing I may struggle with from time to time is consistent activity, but that's been a problem of mine for all my time in the league bar the end of S15/S15 offseason where I was a ridiculously active, irritating and spamtastic schoolkid.
Captaincy's fun in all. I'm glad I took it on. Having said that, I certainly won't be in the job for long. I'm already searching for a successor and I've been in the job for what three, four months?
Danoz: Why are you searching for a successor already?
Karny: I'm led to believe that in much the same way that a baker bakes and an alligator alligates, a successor brings success.
TFB: Do I smell retirement?
Karny: Tough one. I love the league and what it is but no doubt the day will come soon where I simply don't have time for it. I've got a couple of obligations I need to see out, the primary one is to leave the Hawks captaincy with the club in an even better position than when I entered it, but once they're ticked off, I may ride away into the sunset. We'll see.
TFB: Will the top job be handed back to IMS?
Karny: Tone it down Freshy! I'm not giving it up so soon that speculation can be begun on who would take the job. The circumstances under which I leave the role are pretty clear to me. There must be a) a club that's even better than when I took over and b) I'm going through the motions in the role. It may be three seasons before that's fulfilled, it may be the end of this season, who knows.
Danoz: So tell us a little more about your noobs. What do you like about them, what can they do better?
Karny: My second favourite subject.
Rendered Unsafe is getting to a stage where he's not really considered a noob anymore, having played a season of Qooty. His match thread posting and dedication to the team is probably his best trait, he's first to jump to the defence of a teammate in a match thread. If I had to pick anything to improve about Rendered it might be to get into the rest of the forum a bit more, he could shine.
Clint Beastwood adds a great element to our match threads. He's really got into the spirit of the league and can take the piss out of himself as quickly as he can anyone else. A genuinely funny quality poster who will probably be a leader of the Hawks in the future. I don't want to repeat the same 'something they can do better' but Clint would definitely benefit from getting into the media side of the league, getting into the whole forum a bit. Would be leading our most improved award and I can say he's not doing too badly in the MVP side of things.
Captain Awkward is probably the funniest of the bunch. Doesn't post as much as the others but gets me laughing on a consistent basis, which is exactly what I wanted to get him to the Hawks for. As far as improvement goes, I guess he could get into match threads more, but he's been a very good recruit.
scaryness is one of the newest guys but has been getting into the banter more and more each week and is by no means out of his depth like some rookies are when they first enter. Has held his own and his improvement on and off the field has been good to watch. I also love his name. His improvement would be to stop nicking my pre-game fairy bread!
bombersno1 is the newest of the bunch. He only made his debut two matches ago but played well and got into the match thread. Will be a good player for us.
Finally TheMidRunner who kicked the season off beautifully, particularly with his stats work in the match threads. Was quite a boom rookie early on. My only advice to him would be to make sure he reads all his posts thoroughly before he posts them; I think he learnt that from the hotdog stand though.
Danoz: We all know you we're pretty close to the Warriors bid, and put in a lot of hard work to get them over the line. How close were you to joining and why didn't you?
Karny: Very close, to be honest with you. I was a signed and sealed Warrior early in the bid, early S17, before gradually coming to the realisation that I did not want to leave the Hawks. After I left the bid, a number of star players we had also vacated for their own personal reasons; I was also very close to jumping back on board then. Especially when BoshtrichBurger left.
I made the decision to stick with the Hawks and I'm glad I did it. I'm loving this season at East Side but I'm also loving watching the progression of the Warriors from afar. They're certainly a second team, pushing the Roys back to third, and the work I devoted to that side during all of the first bid and during the second bid until FR took over means I don't think I'll lose touch with them. Boshtrich and Franky are always trying to drag me back but as I keep saying, there's unfinished work at East Side, and I'm sticking around, but who knows what will happen in the distant future.
There was a real star bid assembled there at one point. These days I wonder if the rookie approach is turning out even better. Posters like BigJoeD and invinciBlues are fantastic.
In summary of my way tl;dr answers which read more like a bad translation than correct use of the English language, I was at a cross-roads at the end of S17 where I had to decide between the Hawks or Warriors, and I chose the Hawks. I was pretty close.
Danoz: You said earlier that you may think about leaving in the near future. Is it likely you will have a stint at the Warriors prior to retirement?
Karny: I said nowhere that I may think about leaving in the near future, you're twisting my words like a pretzel! Towards the end of my career, I may cut some oranges for the orange folk. We'll see.
I used to say that I wanted to have a quick stint at the Roys before I retire too, so things change. Kinda. It's going to take some special circumstances to entice me from the Hawks; I've chosen us over many enticing offers before; but if I was to depart, then yes, the Warriors would be a romantic notion.
Danoz: Appreciate your time Karny, TheFreshBanana and I have had a blast.
Karny: Thanks for the interview guys. Hope I supplied enough intrigue. Shout out to The Half Back who's been complaining he never gets interviewed so that now he features in one.
Danoz: Well that's all from us, until next week we bid you adieu.
Karny: I've actually taken it upon myself to PM okeydoke7 about the matches finishing ten minutes into the last quarter. I reckon we'd be up there with Coney and the Gumbies on wins, quite easily, and it's good for the league to have the Hawks up and about. If he doesn't accept that completely logical and reasoned proposal then I'll begin the campaign for his removal, with eaglesfan99 his successor. At least he'll listen to me.
In all seriousness, it's become quite humorous by this point; constantly going down in the last quarter by a matter of 1 point, 2 points; it's a weekly ritual! I suppose it's going to galvanise the group in the long-term, and on the bright side, at least our percentage is remaining respectable. We're still just a win out of the eight and over the remainder of the season we've probably adjusted our aim to trying to claim an elimination final at home, a 5th or 6th position finish, if not scraping into a qualifier by grabbing 4th. There's a lot of season to play.
Personally I take it fairly lightly, as a leadership group we take it lightly, as a team I think we have a laugh about it during the week. Surprisingly the opposition have barely mentioned it as ammunition if at all, so I suppose they don't do their research like you do Danoz!
Danoz: You took on a big role leading into this season, and tried and failed to recruit any big names to the Hawks over the break. How do you feel about the way the Hawks are travelling currently off field?
Karny: You certainly have done your research! There were three pretty big names I attempted to court over the off-season, obviously none panned out the way I would've liked to, but I'll approach a few more as this season draws to a close and hopefully the Hawks can grab the big name which would compliment us so.
Quite honestly, our off-season output was a possibility to be a flop this season. There would've always been the Hawks core; I'm talking IMS, Mr Eagle, Dagless, Tarks; but there was potential that no rookies would come on and we'd suffer a down season. It's been so far from that. Clint Beastwood and Rendered Unsafe have been absolute godsends, they've had fantastic off-field seasons so far. larrikin has absolutely wound back the clock the last month or so both on and off the field. We've got two rising stars in Captain Awkward and scaryness, I don't want to go through and just list the entire team but those five have been really good for the team. In bombersno1 who played his second game this week we could have another rookie coming into his own.
In summary, I guess the rise of those I listed above have allowed the Hawks to not only dodge a bullet in some ways but more than compensate for the departure of bomberlegend2007 and Chezzalenko Reborn, where the former was great for us last season and the latter had been a great clubman for a long time at East Side.
I don't want to bring posting stats into it too much but we're averaging 14 posters a match thread and 220 posts a match, that's more than 30 posts a day; you can't ask for much more than that. We're never going to be a team of spammers but I like to think our match threads are enjoyable for opposition.
TFB: Is that why it was easier to send Atley on his way?
Karny: That and the fact that he was suspended from BigFooty permanently.
Danoz: How are you coping with the captaincy at the moment?
Karny: Good question, I love talking about myself.
Pretty fine. Not a whole lot has changed, partly because I was already taking on a fair bit around the club, partly because the leadership group I've got to bounce off is one of the more experienced in the league.
The only thing I may struggle with from time to time is consistent activity, but that's been a problem of mine for all my time in the league bar the end of S15/S15 offseason where I was a ridiculously active, irritating and spamtastic schoolkid.
Captaincy's fun in all. I'm glad I took it on. Having said that, I certainly won't be in the job for long. I'm already searching for a successor and I've been in the job for what three, four months?
Danoz: Why are you searching for a successor already?
Karny: I'm led to believe that in much the same way that a baker bakes and an alligator alligates, a successor brings success.
TFB: Do I smell retirement?
Karny: Tough one. I love the league and what it is but no doubt the day will come soon where I simply don't have time for it. I've got a couple of obligations I need to see out, the primary one is to leave the Hawks captaincy with the club in an even better position than when I entered it, but once they're ticked off, I may ride away into the sunset. We'll see.
TFB: Will the top job be handed back to IMS?
Karny: Tone it down Freshy! I'm not giving it up so soon that speculation can be begun on who would take the job. The circumstances under which I leave the role are pretty clear to me. There must be a) a club that's even better than when I took over and b) I'm going through the motions in the role. It may be three seasons before that's fulfilled, it may be the end of this season, who knows.
Danoz: So tell us a little more about your noobs. What do you like about them, what can they do better?
Karny: My second favourite subject.
Rendered Unsafe is getting to a stage where he's not really considered a noob anymore, having played a season of Qooty. His match thread posting and dedication to the team is probably his best trait, he's first to jump to the defence of a teammate in a match thread. If I had to pick anything to improve about Rendered it might be to get into the rest of the forum a bit more, he could shine.
Clint Beastwood adds a great element to our match threads. He's really got into the spirit of the league and can take the piss out of himself as quickly as he can anyone else. A genuinely funny quality poster who will probably be a leader of the Hawks in the future. I don't want to repeat the same 'something they can do better' but Clint would definitely benefit from getting into the media side of the league, getting into the whole forum a bit. Would be leading our most improved award and I can say he's not doing too badly in the MVP side of things.
Captain Awkward is probably the funniest of the bunch. Doesn't post as much as the others but gets me laughing on a consistent basis, which is exactly what I wanted to get him to the Hawks for. As far as improvement goes, I guess he could get into match threads more, but he's been a very good recruit.
scaryness is one of the newest guys but has been getting into the banter more and more each week and is by no means out of his depth like some rookies are when they first enter. Has held his own and his improvement on and off the field has been good to watch. I also love his name. His improvement would be to stop nicking my pre-game fairy bread!
bombersno1 is the newest of the bunch. He only made his debut two matches ago but played well and got into the match thread. Will be a good player for us.
Finally TheMidRunner who kicked the season off beautifully, particularly with his stats work in the match threads. Was quite a boom rookie early on. My only advice to him would be to make sure he reads all his posts thoroughly before he posts them; I think he learnt that from the hotdog stand though.
Danoz: We all know you we're pretty close to the Warriors bid, and put in a lot of hard work to get them over the line. How close were you to joining and why didn't you?
Karny: Very close, to be honest with you. I was a signed and sealed Warrior early in the bid, early S17, before gradually coming to the realisation that I did not want to leave the Hawks. After I left the bid, a number of star players we had also vacated for their own personal reasons; I was also very close to jumping back on board then. Especially when BoshtrichBurger left.
I made the decision to stick with the Hawks and I'm glad I did it. I'm loving this season at East Side but I'm also loving watching the progression of the Warriors from afar. They're certainly a second team, pushing the Roys back to third, and the work I devoted to that side during all of the first bid and during the second bid until FR took over means I don't think I'll lose touch with them. Boshtrich and Franky are always trying to drag me back but as I keep saying, there's unfinished work at East Side, and I'm sticking around, but who knows what will happen in the distant future.
There was a real star bid assembled there at one point. These days I wonder if the rookie approach is turning out even better. Posters like BigJoeD and invinciBlues are fantastic.
In summary of my way tl;dr answers which read more like a bad translation than correct use of the English language, I was at a cross-roads at the end of S17 where I had to decide between the Hawks or Warriors, and I chose the Hawks. I was pretty close.
Danoz: You said earlier that you may think about leaving in the near future. Is it likely you will have a stint at the Warriors prior to retirement?
Karny: I said nowhere that I may think about leaving in the near future, you're twisting my words like a pretzel!
Towards the end of my career, I may cut some oranges for the orange folk. We'll see.I used to say that I wanted to have a quick stint at the Roys before I retire too, so things change. Kinda. It's going to take some special circumstances to entice me from the Hawks; I've chosen us over many enticing offers before; but if I was to depart, then yes, the Warriors would be a romantic notion.
Danoz: Appreciate your time Karny, TheFreshBanana and I have had a blast.
Karny: Thanks for the interview guys. Hope I supplied enough intrigue. Shout out to The Half Back who's been complaining he never gets interviewed so that now he features in one.
Danoz: Well that's all from us, until next week we bid you adieu.
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