NM Greatest Ever Coach

[smokey]

Hmmmm Pagan or Barassi

ummmmmmmmmmmmmm Pagan

Smokey

 

[Malibu]

Too young to remember Barassi, therefore Pagan.

 

[Aussie_Roo]

Pagan - he is one of our own. Barassi was a great coach, but he is Melbourne.

 

[hilly]

best coach: Pagan
best appointment: Barassi (changed the culture to a winning one)

Having said that, Pagan may have done the same if given the opportunity

 

[hotham]

Pagan.

 

[Darky]

Pagan.

With all due respect to Barassi, looking at the players in his sides in the mid 70s, it was much like Essendon of 2000. They flew on auto-pilot and with that sort of skill a monkey could have coached them to a flag.

 

[croode]

Pagan
The turnaround in the teams fortune since he took over is amazing.
And to continually keep them up top or thereabout in an era were the competition is so even, other teams performances fluctuate from year to year and in a system that rewards the underperformers.

 

[Carey_is_King]

Pagan is the best North have ever had, at least statistically.
That's not to belittle Barassi who was brilliant, and before his time in many respects. Don't forget he coached in the days when discipline was not enforced (though he tried) and players often had a late night with few beers and a smoke the night before a game. As someone else mentioned, he changed the culture at North.

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Trample the Weak,
Hurdle the Dead.

 

[ArdenSt]

Pagan....will be remembered as one of the greatest ever at any club when he finishes. A great football brain.

Cheers, ArdenSt

 

[Shinboners]

For all of the reasons given above, my vote goes to Pagan.

 

[Rooboy 96]

Pagan for me... he does better with less overall talent...

But Barassi was like a messiah... leading our football club to the treasured land for the first time...

We may have little money... but boy can we play the game...

 

[Darky]

Originally posted by Rooboy 96:

But Barassi was like a messiah...

No, he's just a very naughty boy!

Sorry, somebody had to do it...

 

[Rooboy 96]

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........ you've lost me...

 

[Groucho]

I understood Darky. Fwee Woderwick!

On the subject at hand. A few years ago Keith Greig said that North should have won more premierships in the 70's with the personnel we had and actually "blamed" Barassi for our failure to do so. He said that if we'd had a "better" coach we would have been more successful! I defer to the dual Brownlow Medallist. Pagan by a mile!!

 

[Carey_is_King]

Originally posted by Rooboy 96:
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........ you've lost me...

Refer to the Monty Python movie entitled "The Life of Brian".
(His mother was r*ped by a Roman!
r*ped you say ?
Well yes, at first.)
Very funny movie, and I am pleased to announce that Bwodewick is fwee at last.


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Trample the Weak,
Hurdle the Dead.

 

[Rooboy 96]

I am gunna have to hire it now... I was trying to live a Monty Python free life... oh well next time maybe...

 

[ptw]

"what about you man....

do you fnd it funny when I mention the name BIGGUS DIKKUS" ???

ptw

 

[Rooboy 96]

Voting so far...

D Pagan 11-0

just a walk in the park...

 

[Shinboners]

I'd like to see North 11-0 at the halfway mark of the 2001 season....another walk in the park

 

[choppyhard]

Denis Pagan is one of the four people that all North supporters owe a debt to. Without them we would be long gone. They are (in no particular order), Wayne Carey, Denis Pagan, Greg Miller and Ron Casey.

Denis Pagan, all time supercoach.

 

[THE ICON]

BARASSI

If he had Carey as a player North would never lose a match.

It is a matter of being in the right spot at the right time and pagan can count himself very lucky.


THE ICON

 

[Mex]

Barassi gets my vote because if I could remember he gave us a winning attitude.

 

[Rooboy 96]

and the real supercoach is....

D Pagan 13
R Barassi

 

[giantroo]

*BUMP* Pagan VS Barrassi? Pagan for sure. Could not pick Ron after what he said this week.

 

[theduckfan]

Pagan