'Respect gone' So long Bomber!

[Renegade]

Awesome!
That's the only word to describe the wonderful news that the senior group has lost respect for Thompson.

http://www.theage.com.au/realfooty/news/afl/claws-out-for-cats-coach/2006/08/29/1156816900550.html

Some of the key points in the article.

'MARK Thompson's future at Geelong is under a cloud after key senior players and some of their managers told the club that the coach had lost the support of most of the team.'

'According to at least three prominent player managers, Thompson has lost the respect of players and has not helped his cause by poor communication skills with his team.'

'Key members of the leadership group and their managers, as well as senior club administrators, believe a full and frank confrontation between the coach and the team must take place after the season's final game against Hawthorn this weekend for the coach to have any hope of keeping his job next year.'

'Geelong president Frank Costa, a passionate Thompson supporter, has also become disenchanted with aspects of the coach's performance.'

'The club's long-time football manager, Garry Davidson, who was charged with drink-driving earlier this season, is also believed to have lost the respect of key senior players.'

'Geelong members will gather outside Telstra Dome at the Cats' final match of the year to gather more signatures to force an extraordinary general meeting.
Geelong member Rennis Witham told The Age: "We want the board to explain to the members what exactly happened this year and how they plan to fix it. We want something more concrete than a review."

'The members' group has already gathered 250 signatures — 150 more than required to force a meeting — and will seek more support at the Cats' VFL game at Port Melbourne on Saturday.'


Now you sit there and tell me that guy should stay on as coach. If after all of what we know, (which is basically that no one at the club even wants him) he stays head coach next season then Geelong is officially an absolute friggin disgrace. Players don't want him, Costa is losing faith, we sure as **** don't want him..... he is gone! Nothing can save him now! Looks like 2007 will be a step forward, i was really hating the fact i wasn't going to be a member next year....might buy a few memberships the day he is officially fired.

Food, alcohol and hookers at my place when he is sacked, come one, come all.

 

[Mr Sensitive]

interesting... but it's written by Caroline Wilson and she's a muckraker who only sometimes hits the mark, so I wouldn't break out the drinks just yet... besides the article links Ken Hinkley as a possible replacement for Bomber!! That would be an absolute disaster... this bloke is the reason why our forwards have had no development in the last 2 years... surely the club has enough sense to give Hinkley the flick too..

 

[year of the cat]

Food, alcohol and hookers at my place when he is sacked, come one, come all.

What's your address? - I assume you're shouting!!!!

 

[thehoff]

And the broken record continues to play.

I thought you had a gf? Or do you class your regular as your gf?

Bomber will be coach in 2007. "Book it!"

 

[Copernicus]

Not gonna hang my hat all on this article - it's a bit speculative for me. Still a bit of a while to go while they complete this review, so it's hardly a foregone conclusion that he's gone.

Besides, Caro wrote it, and to be honest I am not sure how credible her articles are anyway. We'll see how this all pans out over the next few weeks. I'm not getting carried away.

 

[Partridge]

Food, alcohol and hookers at my place when he is sacked, come one, come all.

Reserve me a spot Dude, I'm there. I'll bring beer, you supply the rest!

 

[Renegade]

And the broken record continues to play.

I thought you had a gf? Or do you class your regular as your gf?

Bomber will be coach in 2007. "Book it!"

Yeah i do.....but this is a very special occasion, hookers would be required for you guys, don't tell me i'm not a caring bloke. Turn up in those red shorts and you'll be fine.

 

[Partridge]

Yeah i do.....but this is a very special occasion, hookers would be required for you guys, don't tell me i'm not a caring bloke. Turn up in those red shorts and you'll be fine.

Don't have red shorts, I guess the Spiderman costume will have to do!

 

[thehoff]

Don't have red shorts, I guess the Spiderman costume will have to do!

He was referring to MY red shorts, however he forgot mention the most critical part of my chick pulling capabilities, the 'red floatation device'.

I doubt i'll wear the red shorts. Everyone knows girls flock to the Hoffinator and hookers are no exception to the rule. I'll just wear some yellow budgie smugglers and oil the chest right up to give the other male attendees a chance with the ladies/hookers.

 

[chapmanmagic35]

It's all speculation - although Wilson generally has good sources, I will believe it when I see.

Renegade, if you aren't going to buy a membership if Bomber is coach, then don't buy one when he is not.

 

[TheTimeCometh]

Yessir, Mr. CM35 sir!

 

[Pods]

Come on fellas.... what are we doing??? Bomber may have had a bad year, but he pulled us back from total BS, 6 years ago and now we have one bad year and we are ready to hang the guy!!

We weren't complaining over the last 2 years!!

If the players don't respect Bomber then he will have to go, no doubt, but otherwise he deserves another chance!!! We are not Stkilda or England we don't sack people at the first problem!!

If it is true that other clubs have seen our game plan how do you expect bomber to win, mate no one could do anything if they had there whole game plan given to the opposition!!!

As for this EGM, f*&k that, this board has saved Geelong from a crippling debt and possible closure, they are not the problem as long as they have the ability to do an honest and open evaluation!!

ken Hinkley coach.... no ****ing way!!!

Go CATS!!!

 

[Inferno]

I stopped at the words "Caroline Wilson". She bull****s more then poltitions.

 

[TheTimeCometh]

i hope to study poltits one day!

 

[kendall_cedric]

Renegade, bring Kingsleys ex-gf. I hear she likes a good time.

Bomber should be thrown off the roof of the Market Square car park.

 

[TheTimeCometh]

OMG!!! is kingsley's ex josh hunt???????


jsut say the wrod and josh'll drop 'is haed fer yer!!!!

 

[The Dice Man]

I stopped at the words "Caroline Wilson". She bull****s more then poltitions.

If there is one thing Caro is NOT, is she is not a bull****er. She is remarkabley accurate in her pieces and very, very rarely gets it wrong.

I suspect she makes sure her sources a bona fide before publishing, simply because she's a woman and would be destroyed if she reported rubbish.


She was saying at the start of the season that the Roos will be playing 10 games on the GC over the next 3 years. Posters called that BS too, only to have egg on their faces later.

Dismiss her at your own peril, but if Caro says its so, I believe.

 

[Cats!!]

If it is true that other clubs have seen our game plan how do you expect bomber to win, mate no one could do anything if they had there whole game plan given to the opposition!!!

ken Hinkley coach.... no ****ing way!!!

With the first bit, Teams study each other so much it wouldnt matter. Everyone knows everyones game plan. We can't use that as an excuse. I agree though that Hinkley shouldm't be appointed coach, that would just be the stupidest move the Geelong Football Club could make. Although i wouldnt have a clue who would be appointed coach.

 

[Bigjase]

Renegade, bring Kingsleys ex-gf. I hear she likes a good time.

Bomber should be thrown off the roof of the Market Square car park.

Hmmmm? Are the rumours true I have heard from a few different people now about the Kent Kingsley's girlfriend and Bomber Thompson getting it on and apparently Mike Sheean Knows something about this as he tried to bring it up on on the couch on fox footy and Bomber got off the subject real quick and to add a bit of spice to the story she could be pregnant.Just something to ponder.

 

[Conan Troutman]

If there is one thing Caro is NOT, is she is not a bull****er. She is remarkabley accurate in her pieces and very, very rarely gets it wrong.

I suspect she makes sure her sources a bona fide before publishing, simply because she's a woman and would be destroyed if she reported rubbish.


She was saying at the start of the season that the Roos will be playing 10 games on the GC over the next 3 years. Posters called that BS too, only to have egg on their faces later.

Dismiss her at your own peril, but if Caro says its so, I believe.

She may not be wrong, technically, but it's the way she says things. She leaves it so wide open, technically she may be correct, but she always words things, or leaves things out, to give her articles a certain slant.

With this Thompson one she says "According to at least three prominent player managers, Thompson has lost the respect of players and has not helped his cause by poor communication skills with his team." - How many players? 2? 40? Are they part of the leadership group? She doesn't say that they are, they're just "key senior players". How many players have not lost respect for Thompson - I highly doubt she would include that info, or write another article saying "some key senior players have not lost respect for Bomber Thompson". So by her 'facts' is it safe to assume the other key senior players have not lost respect? Who are these players that have anyway? It could be assumed Kent Kingsley would not be too happy with Bomber right now having been in the vfl for so long. Maybe Wojak too having been dropped recently.

Did Caro forget to quote that Bomber said recently he will be coaching next year? Then why did she write "MARK Thompson's future at Geelong is under a cloud" - does 3 player managers quotes (well she didn't even use quotes) override Thompson's?

She's the equivalent of a troll, or one of those people who communicate with other peoples dead relatives - everything is left so open it could be interpreted a number of ways, but the way she words things is clear which way she wants it interpreted. The only quotes she used don't say sh1t...

Cook: "You don't expect me to respond to that, do you? I'm three-quarters of the way through a review and I have about a week of interviews to go … I'm hoping that the entire situation will be resolved by the end of September."

Cook: "No, it's a signed document,"

Costa: "I can't comment on anything at the moment. I won't be chairing the board meeting but I'll be back early next week to be brought up to date."

Cook: "They can force an EGM, if they wish, on board composition, but that's all. They have to be careful about that."

plus a quote from the Geelong member - whoever the hell they are?


Renegade, any reason you did not see this as a key point in the article too...

The club's on-field leadership group — comprising captain Steven King, Tom Harley, Cameron Ling, Matthew Scarlett, Paul Chapman, Cameron Mooney and Joel Corey — has also come under intense scrutiny and will undergo a restructure this year.

 

[Conan Troutman]

Hmmmm? Are the rumours true I have heard from a few different people now about the Kent Kingsley's girlfriend and Bomber Thompson getting it on and apparently Mike Sheean Knows something about this as he tried to bring it up on on the couch on fox footy and Bomber got off the subject real quick and to add a bit of spice to the story she could be pregnant.Just something to ponder.

I believe it one of the few internet rumours a club has responded to, but Geelong did, and basically said it was ridiculous.

 

[The Dice Man]

She may not be wrong, technically, but it's the way she says things. She leaves it so wide open, technically she may be correct, but she always words things, or leaves things out, to give her articles a certain slant.

With this Thompson one she says "According to at least three prominent player managers, Thompson has lost the respect of players and has not helped his cause by poor communication skills with his team." - How many players? 2? 40? Are they part of the leadership group? She doesn't say that they are, they're just "key senior players". How many players have not lost respect for Thompson - I highly doubt she would include that info, or write another article saying "some key senior players have not lost respect for Bomber Thompson". So by her 'facts' is it safe to assume the other key senior players have not lost respect? Who are these players that have anyway? It could be assumed Kent Kingsley would not be too happy with Bomber right now. Maybe Wojak too having been dropped recently.

Did Caro forget to quote that Bomber said recently he will be coaching next year? Then why did she write "MARK Thompson's future at Geelong is under a cloud" - does 3 player managers quotes (well she didn't even use quotes) override Thompson's?

She's the equivalent of a troll, or one of those people who communicate with other peoples dead relatives - everything is left so open it could be interpreted a number of ways, but the way she words things is clear which way she wants it interpreted. The only quotes she used don't say sh1t...

Cook: "You don't expect me to respond to that, do you? I'm three-quarters of the way through a review and I have about a week of interviews to go … I'm hoping that the entire situation will be resolved by the end of September."

Cook: "No, it's a signed document,"

Costa: "I can't comment on anything at the moment. I won't be chairing the board meeting but I'll be back early next week to be brought up to date."

Cook: "They can force an EGM, if they wish, on board composition, but that's all. They have to be careful about that."

plus a quote from the Geelong member - whoever the hell they are?

Fair enough, I see what you mean there. I guess Im not looking at it as close and as critically as you are, it being about your club and all, but what you describe could be applied to most football journalist's articles.


And on Kingsley, going by what you said and the poster before you.... Im presuming there is a fair amount of truth to that?

 

[nananana catman]

Wish I could sign one of those forms going round, I'd certianly like to hear the reasons for poor performance this season...

 

[Conan Troutman]

Fair enough, I see what you mean there. I guess Im not looking at it as close and as critically as you are, it being about your club and all, but what you describe could be applied to most football journalist's articles.


And on Kingsley, going by what you said and the poster before you.... Im presuming there is a fair amount of truth to that?

Sorry man, with Kingsley, just meant how he's been playing VFL and is probably likely to be axed/delisted - have edited my other post to say that now.

Yeah I agree, it could be applied to most footy journalists, and also non-footy journalists. Many journalists p1ss me off - reporting on crap while they often miss, or don't give much time to, other issues - hope my annoyance with them didn't come across directed at you or anything.

 

[nananana catman]

And on Kingsley, going by what you said and the poster before you.... Im presuming there is a fair amount of truth to that?

Lots being said about it, but what can you believe these days?