Kane Cornes, talking on radio this morning, unintentionally gave a disturbing insight into the former runnings of our club.
He said Phil Harper and Brenton Sanderson were at his house at the end of 2011, trying to lure him across to Adelaide. He said he was basically ready to switch clubs, and that Sando wanted him, but when they took it to the list manager (David Noble) he overruled Sanderson.
Whether you think Cornes would have been a good acquisition for us is beside the point - this story uncovers more hidden little gems of the former AFC administration's phaggotry and ineptitude.
The disturbing points:
1. A list manager or someone in football operations overruling a head coach on tactical requirements.
2. Phil Harper in charge of ANYTHING remotely resembling on-field strategy and success.
Could anybody imagine Phil Walsh saying "I want player X" and then the footy operations department saying "nah, sorry Walshy, we don't think we need him..."
The more that is revealed about how our club ran under Trigg, the sicker every Adelaide member feels.