Mark Thompson

[ScouseCat]

Until now, I have been of the opinion that Bomber is a pretty good young coach with plans to take our club into the finals, but today against the Bulldogs, he lost me.

Why would you not play Peter Street, (a guy who's 208cm and been on our list 5 years) in the ruck all the time?? We already know Cameron Mooney can pinch hit in the ruck, so what was to gain by having Mooney in the ruck and Street sitting on the pine??

Why doesn't Bomber ever change the forward line structure when it's not working during a game?? Kingsley was not getting a kick today, yet he stayed on the ground and what's worse, he remained one of our key targets up forward. Why not put Mooney at full forward, or even Ben Graham, just to change things around a bit and give the opposition something else to think about??

Why wouldn't you give Henry Playfair time on the ground when he eventually makes his debut for the club??

It seems to me as if Mark Thompson is coaching for his future at Geelong, trying to win games without learning anything new. If Kevin Sheedy was in a similar position, you can bet your life he'd be learning whether or not every player on his list can handle playing in the AFL.

Do we really know if Peter Street, Paul Chambers, Henry Playfair, Matthew McCarthy, James Bartel, Will Slade, David Johnson, etc etc. are good enough to remain at our club, or will we be guessing based on their limited opportunity in the seniors??

What does everyone else think of Bomber as a coach?? Is he gone, or has he done enough to justify our club keeping him on as coach??

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Originally posted by ScouseCat
Why would you not play Peter Street, (a guy who's 208cm and been on our list 5 years) in the ruck all the time?? We already know Cameron Mooney can pinch hit in the ruck, so what was to gain by having Mooney in the ruck and Street sitting on the pine??

It was obviously done because we needed someone to at least attempt to hurt Darcy going the other way.

Peter Street is a total liability around the ground, whilst Darcy is as good as they come.

I'm comfortable with his decision on this matter.

Originally posted by ScouseCat

Why doesn't Bomber ever change the forward line structure when it's not working during a game?? Kingsley was not getting a kick today, yet he stayed on the ground and what's worse, he remained one of our key targets up forward. Why not put Mooney at full forward, or even Ben Graham, just to change things around a bit and give the opposition something else to think about??

To be fair, Kingsley was benched, Mooney moved forward whilst Scarlett also had a run in the forward line.

The moves were too late, but to say he doesn't '"ever" change the forward line isn't right.

Originally posted by ScouseCat



Do we really know if Peter Street, Paul Chambers, Henry Playfair, Matthew McCarthy, James Bartel, Will Slade, David Johnson, etc etc. are good enough to remain at our club, or will we be guessing based on their limited opportunity in the seniors??

If we don't know if Street is good enough after 5 years, we'll never know.

Originally posted by ScouseCat

What does everyone else think of Bomber as a coach?? Is he gone, or has he done enough to justify our club keeping him on as coach??

Sack him now.

Make Watt the coach for the rest of the year, and allow Bluey McGrath to coach the VFL squad.

 

[NakedDeadGuy]

He's crap Seindude. Got no time for him whatsoever, especially since he said how much he's missing his family, can't see himself doing a Sheedy 20 year coach and is already planning his future back running his own business. His "coaching" (ha ha) has smacked of self interest since day 1. He may very well be a 'quality person' but how many games does that win you?
I'm sick to death of his excuse making, accepting mediocrity and playing favourites with certain players. I have more passion for the Geelong Football Club than this Esserdon prick, he's only in it for a few years to tie him over. He's going to cost us our best on ball prospect through not playing him, but at least we'll have 'quality people' on our list.

***** him off.

Get Buddha now.

 

[ScouseCat]

Originally posted by NakedDeadGuy
He's going to cost us our best on ball prospect through not playing him, but at least we'll have 'quality people' on our list.

Are you referring to James Bartel??

 

[Catman]

Thompson is an out and out dud.

He is reactive and is missing any semblance of tactical nous. Whenever we lose he comes out all dumbfounded as to how we lost. The bloke is a clueless f... who is on his way to destroying our club.

 

[Catman]

Originally posted by ScouseCat
Are you referring to James Bartel??

Of course he is.

Our most talented young forward in Charlie Gardiner gets minimal game time when he is in the seniors too.

No wonder Barty doesn't want to sign a new contract. I hope he goes to a good club and sticks it up Thompson.

 

[ScouseCat]

Originally posted by Catman
Our most talented young forward in Charlie Gardiner gets minimal game time when he is in the seniors too.

No wonder Barty doesn't want to sign a new contract. I hope he goes to a good club and sticks it up Thompson.

I must admit, I wouldn't blame them either for wanting to go to another club where they'll actually be given a go. In a way, that's the most frustrating part about all this... the fact we have the young talent at our disposal, we just choose to resort back to methods and players who have failed to measure up.

 

[you_idiot]

Thompson's position at the club should be re-considered, without a doubt.

Especially when given that he virtually guaranteed in the preseason that the club was primed to turn the corner and would be playing finals footy in September. We've fallen well short, and he has to be made accountable, no doubt about it.

His remaining tenure, though, will be made shorter should performances such as Sunday's be allowed to continue.

But I'll agree with NakedDeadGuy-- regardless of who the next coach is, Garry Hocking should be a part of the setup.

 

[ScouseCat]

Originally posted by you_idiot
Thompson's position at the club should be re-considered, without a doubt.

Especially when given that he virtually guaranteed in the preseason that the club was primed to turn the corner and would be playing finals footy in September. We've fallen well short, and he has to be made accountable, no doubt about it.

His remaining tenure, though, will be made shorter should performances such as Sunday's be allowed to continue.

Mark Thompson should have been put on notice after the embarassing way we finished the 2001 season. A return to those days would surely see Bomber out the door, and yesterday's performance was on a par with that dark day at Optus Oval against Carlton 2 years ago, Buddha's last game for the club.

 

[you_idiot]

Originally posted by ScouseCat
Mark Thompson should have been put on notice after the embarassing way we finished the 2001 season. A return to those days would surely see Bomber out the door, and yesterday's performance was on a par with that dark day at Optus Oval against Carlton 2 years ago, Buddha's last game for the club.

Likewise, I do recall Caroline Wilson saying on Talking Footy earlier in the year, "Is there a coach other than Mark Thompson who has had a longer honeymoon period with his club?" I don't recall when she said it, though, but the message has some substance to it.

Performances such as yeaterday's lend credence to the argument that this club's overall quality-- as per its results, not its potential nor its list or its talent-- isn't that much better than it was two years ago.

In that case, Mark Thompson must go.

 

[catattack]

Originally posted by ScouseCat
Why doesn't Bomber ever change the forward line structure when it's not working during a game?? Kingsley was not getting a kick today, yet he stayed on the ground and what's worse, he remained one of our key targets up forward. Why not put Mooney at full forward, or even Ben Graham, just to change things around a bit and give the opposition something else to think about??

IMO the finger needs to be pointed at Norm Dare for this. He's in charge of our forward line structure, and our forward line has only gone downhill since he was given responsibility of it.

He would have to be the first coach sacked, and then test the waters with someone who actually has some knowledge of a forward line workings before you boot Thompson.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

So are you saying that Thompson has no influence on, or responsibility for, the forward line?

 

[catattack]

Originally posted by phatandphreaky
So are you saying that Thompson has no influence on, or responsibility for, the forward line?

I'm not saying that Thompson has no influence on the forward line, because as head coach of course he would.

What I was saying is Norm Dare holds the position as the 'Forward Coach' at Geelong. Therefore, it is a fair chance he has a fair bit of a say in the workings of the forward line; and most likely, he does most of the forward line structure.

Thompson would do a bit of work in that area, as he would for the other two areas on the field, but the man in charge is Dare.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Yes, but as head coach, surely the responsibilty falls to Thompson.

I agree with everything you said about Dare, but ultimately, Thompson is responsible.

 

[ScouseCat]

Originally posted by phatandphreaky
Yes, but as head coach, surely the responsibilty falls to Thompson.

I agree with everything you said about Dare, but ultimately, Thompson is responsible.

Couldn't agree more...

The buck begins and ends with Mark Thompson.