You do understand what confirmation bias is yeah?As I've said these type of comments have been flowing from the club for years now and this isn't an isolated incident.
An easier draw, new staffing appointments and the law of averages suggest we should return to finals next year and I can imagine now all the back slapping that will occur if it does.
The pass mark for me is finals but given we've been sold the Richmond example as the latest reason for the retention of Buckley that seems overly generous. Top 4 should be the goal.
Still it's a start and something positive to hang your hat on hang.
But what if that doesn't eventuate and we miss finals once again?
Are you and your mates even able to contemplate that the time for Buckley must then surely be up?
You seem incapable of being even remotely critical of the coach.
The simple reality is just about every coach in history would have been sacked with the results we've achieved the last 4 seasons, Buckley has been given further opportunity that basically no one ever gets, he's very lucky and only his name, player support and our Presidents reluctance to appoint a low profile replacement has seen him retained and the club is taking one hell of a calculated gamble on him.
We can ill afford another bottom eight finish as a club and if we do then I hope his chances are finally up.
Club before individual.
Forever.
You search for anything that Phillips may have said that fits your pre-existing thoughts.
You think one small comment from Phillips confirms your thinking, that is textbook definition of confirmation bias.
Can't wait for you to pick holes in all pre-season puff piece articles.
Pendles says best vibe he can remember for a while = Buckley a dud who took six years to figure things out.
Treloar says the players are flying, best pre-season he can remember = Buckley wasn't ready to be senior coach.
It is laughable, that you actually don't see that your own preconceived thoughts are making you see things that Phillips wasn't saying.
Anyway play on, good news that the players continue to back their coach, something many didn't when he took over.