Ratten gone?

[Vincent Chase]

don't like the truth?

This isn't Bay 13, flog.

Nothing has even been confirmed by the club yet.

 

[Mark_K]

Looks like Clark has been notified by someone in the Ratten camp, and Carlton are denying it.

 

[UpForGrabs]

Don't most coaches get the arse?

Roos
Thompson
Parkin
Northey (Richmond)

Exceptions, rather than the rule.

Fair point. Should probably have said "so is David Parkin (second stint, not the first) the only Blues coach since Jezza to not get prematurely sacked?"

 

[watts4ever]

This isn't Bay 13, flog.

Nothing has even been confirmed by the club yet.

so ratten to lead the blues into further mediocrity?

 

[UpTheGuts]

would be funny if Robbo got another coach sacking call wrong

 

[UpForGrabs]

OK - let's for an instant think this isn't true. That Ratten hasn't been sacked, and that the review will take place at season's end as promised.

Aren't Carlton now in a nasty corner? How will it look at the end of the season if they turn around and sack him then? Or would they keep him on to avoid embarrassment??

 

[Belnakor]

avoid embarrassment??

Its a bit late for that.

 

[mysainters]

Bad news for Terry Wallace and Rodney Eade?

 

[Morris Major]

This isn't Bay 13, flog.

Nothing has even been confirmed by the club yet.

Is that McKayla?

 

[vast]

Haha Robbo. Cant wait to watch him insist its gonna happen on 360 tonight.

 

[Vincent Chase]

Is that McKayla?

Correct.

 

[Morris Major]

Correct.

delicious

 

[watts4ever]

so 2013 to be another year of failures for da blues?

 

[Lord Nicholson]

360 will be interesting viewing when and if Malthouse is appointed. See if he holds him to the same standards as Lyon.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Cowardly act by Carlton but that's the culture of that organisation so what do you expect.

Gutless as ****. "End of year review" my arse.

Grow up Carlton. The board is out of control, dysfunctional and cowardly.

carlton are showing wat a corrupt and useless orginisation they are with the actions that have lead to the downfall of brett ratten.

Do any of you realise, that in his 5th year with the same players, Ratten coached a team that lost to the Gold Coast?

 

[bourbons]

OK - let's for an instant think this isn't true. That Ratten hasn't been sacked, and that the review will take place at season's end as promised.

Aren't Carlton now in a nasty corner? How will it look at the end of the season if they turn around and sack him then? Or would they keep him on to avoid embarrassment??

If its not true, what embarrassment? Another flat-out wrong report from a shoddy journo? Please.

What will be embarrassing, nay disgusting, is if there is any truth to this. Just let the bloke coach, do the review after the season and make the decision. Not like Malthouse is going anywhere.

 

[Mark_K]

Do any of you realise, that in his 5th year with the same players, Ratten coached a team that lost to the Gold Coast?

In other news, Damien Hardwick has been sacked for losing to the Gold Coast.

 

[jonoman89]

Do any of you realise, that in his 5th year with the same players, Ratten coached a team that lost to the Gold Coast?

I'm not excusing that whatsoever.

But I expect my club to treat one of it's champions and favourite sons with a bit more dignity by, you know, sticking by their word and staging a formal review first.

The writing was on the wall, but the way this has been handled (reportedly) leaves a very sour taste indeed.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

OK - let's for an instant think this isn't true. That Ratten hasn't been sacked, and that the review will take place at season's end as promised.

Aren't Carlton now in a nasty corner? How will it look at the end of the season if they turn around and sack him then? Or would they keep him on to avoid embarrassment??

As you would know, when you lose to the Suns, you can't "avoid embarrassment". When you lose to GC, you are immune from further embarrassment.

 

[CF]

Do any of you realise, that in his 5th year with the same players, Ratten coached a team that lost to the Gold Coast?

he also has like a 53% winning record and a year left on his contract. One bad loss doesn't define a career unless you are from Carlton.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

In other news, Damien Hardwick has been sacked for losing to the Gold Coast.

Not really excusable, is it?

However, Hardwick's side is building. Ratten's regressed + had the ignominity of losing to an expansion side.

I wonder when it will be considered "OK" to lose to an expansion side?

Saw for a split second there that Landsberger has done a "Ratten timeline". Seems to be taken down now, but they'd want to be right.

 

[Mark_K]

Not really excusable, is it?

However, Hardwick's side is building. Ratten's regressed + had the ignominity of losing to an expansion side.

I wonder when it will be considered "OK" to lose to an expansion side?

Yet they smashed Essendon the week before and took us to the sword twice this year.

He was good enough to get that done, but loss and they react like children.

At least do the man with a little respect by sticking with your word about the end of season review, which from current reports, looks like a sham.

 

[watts4ever]

by next year

 

[imadodgyumpire]

In other news, Damien Hardwick has been sacked for losing to the Gold Coast.

Lor Nicholson answered that question appropriately.

I'm not excusing that whatsoever.

But I expect my club to treat one of it's champions and favourite sons with a bit more dignity by, you know, sticking by their word and staging a formal review first.

The writing was on the wall, but the way this has been handled (reportedly) leaves a very sour taste indeed.

You don't know the day to day running on the inside. Is there a decent way to handle this?

he also has like a 53% winning record and a year left on his contract. One bad loss doesn't define a career unless you are from Carlton.

Despite a 53% win rate, unfortunately, it roughly the same win rate against GC. Also, it's not one bad loss, it's a loss that is a result of of what has built up there, it's a loss that reflects on Ratten weakness as the head coach of the team.

 

[dook]

360 will be interesting viewing when and if Malthouse is appointed. See if he holds him to the same standards as Lyon.

Robbo has mucho dislike for MM. I don't see him holding back.