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[AmericanCrow]

My first reaction is to vomit.

If I step away from that feeling and try and be positive ...

• he has the "father figure" thing
• he's forgotten more about football than most coaches have known
• he had the Pies on top of the ladder and dominating only 4 years ago

I will leave it to the footy gods to decide if this is a lesson I need to learn, one of forgiveness and turning over a new leaf.

Your reaction was the same as mine when I learned of it as well----stick with that reaction.

There comes a day when your time has come and gone---I think he is exhibit A for that right now.

 

[Red mist]

Your reaction was the same as mine when I learned of it as well----stick with that reaction.

There comes a time when your time has come and gone---I think he is exhibit A for that right now.

If you saw the round table discussion on Fox504 last night, (Someone may link it up or YouTube it later), regarding the state of the game, he held the floor on a lot of it. The knowledge is there mainly, the ability to coach it is the task though.

 

[AmericanCrow]

If you saw the round table discussion on Fox504 last night, (Someone may link it up or YouTube it later), regarding the state of the game, he held the floor on a lot of it. The knowledge is there mainly, the ability to coach it is the task though.

Yes, which is what I meant (if articulated in artfully). Look, that man forgot more footy than I will even ever hope to know but it seems pretty clear to me that he can no longer get teams ready for the comp. If this was a club that needed a boost in credibility--sure, you think about him and maybe kick the tires.

But we are not that club---I cringed when I read that his wife "wasn't going to Adelaide"....I got a flashback of Mike Holmgren being announced to lead the Browns organization---nobody wants that kind of flashback, trust me!

 

[76woodenspooners]

I posted this on my home board. Thought you folks might appreciate it ...

I was sitting in a coffee shop yesterday, and in walked Peter Sidwell (Mick Malthouse's manager) and Mark
Ricciuto and they sat down next to me. I overheard their conversation ...

PS: "Good to meet up Mark, how are things going at Adelaide?"

MR: "Oh, look mate, everybody's doing it tough as you can imagine. This is going to take us some time to get over it, although you probably never truly get over something like that."

PS: "Yes indeed, it must be difficult for the whole footy club. Look, I've got some great news for you ... Mick Malthouse is very very sympathetic about what's happened there at Adelaide, and he's agreed to come in as your next coach for a heavily discounted rate, ya know, $700K to $800K. Do you want him to start now, or would you prefer to wait until the end of the season?"

<Mark coughs violently, spluttering his cappuccino all over the table>

MR: "Oh" <cough> "pardon me" <cough, cough> "sorry, I really swallowed the wrong way then" <cough cough cough> Tears are streaming down his face "Look Peter, thank Mick for his very very generous offer, but we don't want to impose on him. He's worked very hard for many years, and the bloke deserves a break ..."

PS: "Oh, look, no worries, I understand entirely. You folks are struggling with that Adelaide Oval deal, that's probably a lot of coin, what do you say about $300k? It's a bargain."

MR: "No, I don't want to offend but ..."

PS: "$100k?"

MR: "No mate"

PS: "Free, he'll do it for free!" He looks up to the ceiling, he spreads his arms expansively, and says whistfully "I can see the headline in the Herald Sun now ... 'The good Samaritan rides into town to rescue The Crows' "

MR: "It's 'The Advertiser' where we are mate ..."

PS: "Oh, yeah, but that's in Adelaide, what's that got to do with it? "

MR: "Look, thank Mick for his very generous offer, but we're not interested."

PS: "Look, Mick has made a lot of money out of this coaching caper over the years, because, as you know, he's a very very good football coach. Perhaps he could make a generous donation? "

MR: "No"

PS: "Just think about it as if you would be taking money off Carlton, Collingwood and West Coast ..."

MR: "Look, I'm trying to be polite here Peter ..."

PR: "Yeah, yeah, I get it, things aren't like they used to be. These days you want to do your fancy new age 'processes' of interviews and due diligence ... So when would you be wanting to interview Mick? He's available next Thursday in the morning, or, let me check his diary .... 21st August"

MR: "Nah mate, look ..."

PR: "He'll even fly to Adelaide for the interview ..."

MR: "Nah mate, look ..."

PR: "Economy class"

MR: "Nah mate, look ..."

PR: "Hel'll pay for the ticket himself!"

MR: "Nah mate, look ..."

PR: "Oh, I get it, you young new age folk are environmentally conscious. You want to do it over a video conference ... look, you just can't get the whole Mick Malthouse experience over a video conference. Besides, he'd prefer to drive all the way to Adelaide than have to deal with technology..."

MR: "Nah, look, we're not interested in interviewing Mick at all."

PS: "At all? You're not interested in interviewing a 700+ AFL game coach, 4 Premierships ..."

MR: "Look mate, he's worked hard, it's time he enjoyed his retirement"

Peter starts crying ...

PS: "Please, Mark, please, have a heart <sob, sob> give the bloke an interview, give him a chance"

MR: "Sorry, I can't do that"

PS: "OK, don't give him a chance, just give him an interview, just go through the motions like"

Mark shakes his head

PS: "Will you just have a coffee and a chat with him?"

MR: "Look, if I have coffee with him, you know and I know that it will get sucked into the Malthouse web. It'll get leaked and spun in the media that we're interviewing him for the coaching job, and before we know it, we'll have 25% of the membership cancel, the club will get inundated with hate mail, and we'll have a merry mess to clean up ....

... Hang on, is that bloke out the front taking a photo of us??? ..."

PS: "Gotta go now, thanks Mark, bye!"

 

[Pugsley]

Rucci

Turn it up [emoji57]

 

[cocka]

Don Pyke has just been added to the Carlton short list

 

[Red mist]

Don Pyke has just been added to the Carlton short list

Tank it.

 

[Archie87]

The AFC surely has to be a more attractive coaching proposition than Carlton! They're in full tank/rebuild mode now. Choose us Pykey!!!!

 

[ftmch]

Not sure if this has been posted yet.

Did laugh!

http://titusoreily.com/mick-malthouse-threatens-to-coach-adelaide/

 

[Linda_Lovelace]

Had to laugh at Malthouse saying he was interested.

I can really see the Crows beating his door down after he tried to put you in the gun for draft tampering re your recruiting of Betts.

He is seriously deluded.

 

[Geoffa32]

Just waiting for Terry Wallace to put his hand up.

 

[Legz]

Don Pyke has just been added to the Carlton short list

Here's the article.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...ton-coaching-job/story-fnca0u4y-1227462314620

The part about us

In his role as midfield coach at Adelaide, Pyke was in charge of captain Mark Ricciuto, who is now the Crows’ most influential director and heads their coaching subcommittee to replace Walsh.

The Australian has been told that Pyke will also be sounded out by the Crows, who yesterday said they were aware of his aspirations to be a career coach.

 

[Red mist]

Here's the article.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...ton-coaching-job/story-fnca0u4y-1227462314620

The part about us

Time to reduce the poll to a shortlist of one?

 

[Bosley]

I am going to go out on a limb here and say we dont even need a head coach.

Lets get a couple of top rated assistants and someone in the Worsfold role and go about it in a holy trinity inspired fashion.

A triumverate of coaching leadership for the new age!

 

[Bosley]

Time to reduce the poll to a shortlist of one?

Should I put money on it?

 

[Red mist]

Should I put money on it?

Yes. Yes you should.

 

[Bosley]

Yes. Yes you should.

Good. I am getting withdrawls. I need to place a bet.

Nothing beats betting on an absolute certainty!

 

[Red mist]

Good. I am getting withdrawls. I need to place a bet.

Nothing beats betting on an absolute certainty!

Righto $20 on Pyke could get you a couple decent bottles of scotch. Scotchy scotch scotch.

 

[Bosley]

Righto $20 on Pyke could get you a couple decent bottles of scotch. Scotchy scotch scotch.

Logic tells me $200 will get me even more scotch. This is the best day.

 

[Legz]

Oh no, the betting has started...... It's Clarkson all over again!!

 

[I Lost My Keays]

I think we should get Denis Pagan , Kevin Sheedy , Mick Malthouse and Leigh Matthews as either assistants or senior coach

 

[Red mist]

I think we should get Denis Pagan , Kevin Sheedy , Mick Malthouse and Leigh Matthews as either assistants or senior coach

Promises of meals on wheels vouchers and weekly bingo sessions in tow.

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Promises of meals on wheels vouchers and weekly bingo sessions in tow.

Don't forget the apricot slices

 

[Pugsley]

Don Pyke has just been added to the Carlton short list

Trigg. The gift that keeps on giving.

 

[Pugsley]

Just waiting for Terry Wallace to put his hand up.

Where ? [emoji15]