Pies fans very very touchy.
I didn't bump it. Also read the post, I said a new coach wouldn't change anything, just said the list is in full limbo and has no direction. Not good enough for a flag, might sneak into the 8 but won't do any damage.
If anyone needs to go it's probably Derek Hine tbh.
Again, having patches or form or close losses just tells me they're not up to it as a list.
It had been 2 weeks since the last post and you waited until after a 4 point loss to post in this thread. I want you to seriously answer the question: if that result was 5 points different - would you have posted the same thing? The answer is clear - you wouldn't have. Otherwise you would've posted this at any point after our last 3 wins, or when we were up by 20-odd at half time.
No, you waited to kick a coach when he was "down", after only losing by 4 points. That is a bump, and that is poor form. (though as others have said, pretty par for the course for BF).
As for sneaking into the 8 - you can say that about a bunch of clubs/coaches almost every single year - and they are sitting better than quite a few other clubs. Does that mean that every coach other than Beveridge, Pike and Cameron should be sacked this year? I mean whats the point of the other guys even playing? Every other club should just pack it in and tank for the year, yeah? I can think of a few clubs that would do that.
Seeing as you raised the post - I would love you to look at the age profile of your list vs ours. For a club that has been in full rebuild mode including spending a lot more time near the bottom of the ladder, pretty sure we have as young, if not a younger, list than yours - and are sitting above you on the ladder.
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Now, don't get me wrong - pretty much all Pies fans see the writing on the wall for Bucks - and many have been calling for his head since day 1.
But he has been a decent coach over his time. Not great but also not horrible. For a guy who apparently can't coach, we have never finished below 12th on the ladder, and we have rarely had the blow-out losses that a lot of teams get when they drop down (look at the Hawks this year for how easily that can happen for any team/coach). We have pretty consistently been an average team - good enough to beat the best teams on their day, but also bad enough to lose to the worst - and on each result usually between a few goals of each other.... Now again this can usually apply to most teams that sit in that 6-12 range on the ladder.
We have showed glimpses of taking the next step up - but have been unable to consistently do that.
Reality is that the pressure has been on Bucks for a couple of years now to see if he can take the group to that next step - and likely the next 10 rounds of footy will decide the outcome of that.
If we do make the 8, with what is still one of the younger lists in the AFL, then I would consider that a success and a vindication that the club is moving in the right direction.
Again - looking at similar age profiles - where would you set the bar for Bolton and the Blues this year?