Opinion Michael Voss

[theflea]

If I said this once, ive said it a thousand times..........

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Do we really want a coach who has massive issues communicating to younger players?

 

[leekok]

Ruined Banfield, He had a lot of potential but only had 18 months of good footy before Voss's expectations overwelmed Him. Wasnt given the support to grow in his role. Voss was too hard on those that he thought would be guns. (Im going off lions supporters so it may be wrong) saying that, like most of us tiger fans I would love to see him as a midfield/stoppage assistant coach.

 

[ohhhBigMalcho]

genuinely good bloke as well

 

[johnno77]

Do we really want a coach who has massive issues communicating to younger players?

Is this fact or one of the many football myths/herald sun journalism?

One fact I know is that despite being sacked for months, four younger players still chose to leave Brisbane. FOUR!

That tells me much bigger problems were at the Lions than just the coach.

Voss doesn't strike me as a snake oil salesman. He speaks as though his mistakes cut deeply and he would be hellbent on making sure that he doesn't make the same mistakes again. I would love to have guys like Dusty, Conca, Ellis etc have to come in after every quarter and have to look their midfield coach (Voss) in the eye and assure him that they have given everything.

Probably wont happen but I think he would improve our footy club.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Is this fact or one of the many football myths/herald sun journalism?

One fact I know is that despite being sacked for months, four younger players still chose to leave Brisbane. FOUR!

That tells me much bigger problems were at the Lions than just the coach.

Voss doesn't strike me as a snake oil salesman. He speaks as though his mistakes cut deeply and he would be hellbent on making sure that he doesn't make the same mistakes again. I would love to have guys like Dusty, Conca, Ellis etc have to come in after every quarter and have to look their midfield coach (Voss) in the eye and assure him that they have given everything.

Probably wont happen but I think he would improve our footy club.

From what I heard, it wasnt that he was aloof or arrogant or anything like that. He genuinely struggled to communicate his vision. Off memory the Lions got him some training or something of the sort to try and overcome this, but they obviously lost patience

I was a massive Voss fan (of the big 4 back then he was my fav), but a coach needs to know how to communicate. If we get Voss its as an assistant with a leadership role, not one with training wheels on. This is my only reason for saying no

 

[theflea]

From what I heard, it wasnt that he was aloof or arrogant or anything like that. He genuinely struggled to communicate his vision. Off memory the Lions got him some training or something of the sort to try and overcome this, but they obviously lost patience

I was a massive Voss fan (of the big 4 back then he was my fav), but a coach needs to know how to communicate. If we get Voss its as an assistant with a leadership role, not one with training wheels on. This is my only reason for saying no

I would think he would be very reflective on his time and he would adjust any real or perceived faults if any of this was actually true.

 

[Infamy]

I reckon vossy is great in the media, was ordinary as a coach though, lacked the smarts, vision, and plYer management necessary to be a good coach

To be a head coach perhaps, but surely someone of his experience would still have some worthwhile contributions as an assistant coach. He walked into the head coach role with no coaching experience, he's had to learn how to take on the toughest coaching role at a club the hard way.

 

[RichoLedio]

To be a head coach perhaps, but surely someone of his experience would still have some worthwhile contributions as an assistant coach. He walked into the head coach role with no coaching experience, he's had to learn how to take on the toughest coaching role at a club the hard way.

He didn't have to learn that way though, he could and possibly should have taken the assistant role at West Coast he was offered (not that I blame him for jumping at the Brisbane gig)

 

[Stylo]

Wouldn't be against it. Voss as a mid coach, Danny Daly back to forward coach.

What's Woosha doing these days?

 

[This Is Anfield]

I'll just remember him as a fantastic footballer, remember one game when we were mixing it with them up there, well hanging on is more like it, and Voss got the ball in traffic, found space & fired a 30/40 mtr handball. over his shoulder to, probably Lappin, and away they went, game over.

 

[Cotcho]

Played with Brett for a number of years who was definitely prematurely delisted by the Saints. Good player and good bloke in his own right. I'm sure Michael is also a great guy. (name drop....deal with it )

Perhaps we could get Vossy down as a player/coach? Could use a couple more out there who have a dip!! lol