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Your loss man. Good interview.
Pyke might've impressed you, most notably because he's not in the playing squad.
Who knows?
Ive only hated on him since about 2009. Some people are winners, Knights is surrounded by a black hole of losing. It's no coincidence that our worst 2 seasons as a club have coincided with his tenure.
Kind of sounds like a handy guy to have around or is he threatening to spill the beans...
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Loyal to a point of fault, he won't spill anything.
Club will be better for his departure.
As a player I'd tell him to * off, as an administrator I'd enjoy someone who gets their hands dirty
But i agree out with the old, it's time for something fresh- yet still something West Coast. Pike is a perfect start.
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Jokes on her coz I get to go the pub
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Pyke's Hit List:
1: Club song
2: Running out an inflatable Eagle's anus
3: Gepp
4: Lathlain's surface
5: DTR
6: Credit$
7: WAFL
And everything else will fix itself.
1: Club song
2: Running out an inflatable Eagle's anus
3: Gepp
4: Lathlain's surface
5: DTR
6: Credit$
7: WAFL
And everything else will fix itself.
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Fair to say with all the insider trading, pillaging people's life saving and all round greed and theft of the stock exchange it's still has more integrity than the AFL.
That's a dam impressive presser, by both.
I am over the moon about this, been wanting a new CEO for a few years, without thinking who we might get, and we end up landing with this diamond.
We are back on track boys, its good to be excited about footy again.
JTR #9
Proud day for the club Elizabeth Gaines was terrific
And Don was Don genuine intelligent and articulate
37 years we are building some good history now
Hopefully Don experience helps us rebuild
And Don was Don genuine intelligent and articulate
37 years we are building some good history now
Hopefully Don experience helps us rebuild
Can Mods please confirm red cards for anyone who drops a ‘Pike’?
Unfortunately what happened at the crows would've been an invaluable lesson learnt by Pyke regardless of how involved with what went down he was.
Add to that what he would've picked up in his time at the swans and recon we're definitely onto a good thing, couldn't have been better timing for some good news at the club to lift spirits.
A new bloke at the top just starting out at the same time as all the new young guns are coming in.... BRILLIANT!
#JTR
Add to that what he would've picked up in his time at the swans and recon we're definitely onto a good thing, couldn't have been better timing for some good news at the club to lift spirits.
A new bloke at the top just starting out at the same time as all the new young guns are coming in.... BRILLIANT!
#JTR
Or refers to him as DP.... teehee
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What i hear from family member at Channel 7 is that the Board initially baulked at Pyke because he has a very downbeat view of the state of the club, the list and the output/performance of various departments and wanted a lot of leeway to make a lot of changes. The Board, even though they stopped saying it publicly a year ago, still subscribed to the Nisbett mantra of how all the problems are external and temporary. I was initially wondering who blinked after he was appointed but after watching the presser it is clear that it is the Board who have blinked. Pyke would not take the job unless the Board was onboard with how he sees things and what he wants to do. I expect he will be limited in the changes he can make for next season given it will be mid January when he takes over. But the people working at the club, including the long timers, will all be getting the message that they better perform and start driving improvement or they will be gone at the end of next year. No more mulligans like under Nisbett.
That came through in several moments where he made statements about "driving improvement" and "focussing on the things you can control". That was 180 degrees different from Nisbett who were very guarded and defensive in media engagements in their words, tone and body language and kept coming back to Covid and injuries. His comments and tone when asked about how long the road back is and when we will make finals again also indicated that he has a much more glass is half empty view than Nisbett did. All of that is music to my ears. Finally somebody with a grasp of reality in charge. And somebody with authority who is not conflicted and needing to defend and deny previous mistakes to protect their own ego.
That came through in several moments where he made statements about "driving improvement" and "focussing on the things you can control". That was 180 degrees different from Nisbett who were very guarded and defensive in media engagements in their words, tone and body language and kept coming back to Covid and injuries. His comments and tone when asked about how long the road back is and when we will make finals again also indicated that he has a much more glass is half empty view than Nisbett did. All of that is music to my ears. Finally somebody with a grasp of reality in charge. And somebody with authority who is not conflicted and needing to defend and deny previous mistakes to protect their own ego.
Just need to move on from ranching turning over plain old beef and get into the thoroughbred horse breeding game.
Take a few to the Trainstation to cut the deadwood!
If we really get serious our next coach.
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Too inexperienced... I agree with the sentiment though and hope the club still looks to get Beau back in some capacity at head office.
Nah beau has just had a kid this year better to leave him until the kid is 10 at the earliest. * kids are hard work. We have 2 under 2 and it's brutal.
Don Pyke will be on SEN WA after 7am today.
No doubt a link will be available (posted) for those that miss the chat.
No doubt a link will be available (posted) for those that miss the chat.
Pyke (interview) seems a balanced mix of grit and brains.
He said all the right things when talking about Simmo, but was interesting to see Simmo watching on - me trying to read the body language?
Would it be slightly uncomfortable for Simmo, having Pyke as an assistant the last time they worked together, and now as his boss?
He said all the right things when talking about Simmo, but was interesting to see Simmo watching on - me trying to read the body language?
Would it be slightly uncomfortable for Simmo, having Pyke as an assistant the last time they worked together, and now as his boss?
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