Sheahan: Tail is wagging the cat

[TGTOA]

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,21649646%5E19766,00.html

Think Mike's right on the money with this one. The players have too much say and the coach can't enforce any authority on the team. And Chappy should be captain.

Thoughts?

 

[cats2rise]

Yep, red this in the paper yesterday.

Chapman is a God amoung men.

 

[someday-somehow]

Chappy is the most committed player in the team, wether he gets the support from the player group is another thing or he may just alienate himself. If chapman becomes captain this could go one or 2 ways:

1/ The player group get behind him and follow his lead and hopefully becomming a cohesive unit focussed on winning. He will also need coaching staff that are uncompromising as well such as Leigh mathews.

2/ He becomes alienated from the group out of his own frustration and speaking out (as he has just done) and eventually will ask for a move away from the cattery (god forbid).

Michael Voss was a ruthless, committed leader who demanded respect and I see those qualities in chapman and selwood. Maybe it's time that the club officials decide who the captain should be!

 

[bashar]

im sorry who selects this leadership group again?
cant the coach sack them all...and form a new one with chapman and selwood as key members .
they can single out those players that are takening the team for a ride. and we can dump them in the vfl till they get thier desire back
look at SJ and how his attitude has changed!
warnings work. being ruthless works, were not worried about hurting players feelings they havent done jack to merite the protection they're getting.
if the culture persist we need to clear out the players. its simple as that.
i dont know if anyone knows of barcelona football club. a refrence point they had an unbelievable squad and some really top class pro's i.e. rivaldo,gerad, etc iether way thier culture at the club was terrible and the fans got sick of it. they voted in a new presedent. sold the champions that didnt get on with the job or werent in it for the cause and rebuild. now they are a team to fear.
btw we have nothing to lose we cant really perform worse then this.
id rather see a bunch of kids play and lose honorably then talented show ponnies that dont know the meaning of team work and mate ship. they use to be one of the hardest teams and now they dont put thier bodies on the line for the shirt, the coach, or their mates.
i say get rid of them before they infect this young croup of up and coming players

 

[Mooney_d'King]

Chappy is the most committed player in the team, wether he gets the support from the player group is another thing or he may just alienate himself. If chapman becomes captain this could go one or 2 ways:

1/ The player group get behind him and follow his lead and hopefully becomming a cohesive unit focussed on winning. He will also need coaching staff that are uncompromising as well such as Leigh mathews.

2/ He becomes alienated from the group out of his own frustration and speaking out (as he has just done) and eventually will ask for a move away from the cattery (god forbid).

Michael Voss was a ruthless, committed leader who demanded respect and I see those qualities in chapman and selwood. Maybe it's time that the club officials decide who the captain should be!

That's what I fear. I'm beginning to think there might be factions amongst the playing group which would be disastrous.

 

[Selwood07]

If you speak to Sheahan, you find he holds the club in high regard and is another who is mystified by the lack of commitment. His endorsement of Chappy's strong words is welcome. I hope the powers within the club see the warning signs as clearly as he does.

 

[chapmanmagic35]

Chapman is a gun. No offence to the players involved, but how did he not get the captaincy ahead of Harley? Also, it is insulting to appoint Mooney deputy VC ahead of Chapman.

 

[TheTimeCometh]

one of the most admired,if not the most, from op supporters.

hmmm...says alot if a faction is at odds with him.

 

[chapmanmagic35]

one of the most admired,if not the most, from op supporters.

hmmm...says alot if a faction is at odds with him.

Too true.

 

[someday-somehow]

one of the most admired,if not the most, from op supporters.

hmmm...says alot if a faction is at odds with him.

i am not sure if that's the case.....YET!. I know gaz and him are close so I'm sure they are on the same page.

 

[cat_fanatic]

Bartel, Chapman and Mooney to be co-captains in 08 with Selwood promoted to the leadership group. Surely the 'captains curse' could not obliterate all three?

 

[Gogeelong]

Let Chapman wead out the players he is refering to. I do not care who they are, if they are soft get rid of them.If he does intimidate a few of our players , leadership included that is great CHAPPY for captain and coach.

What I am saying is that we meed what he offers
The young players will follow him into battle, the ones that do not will be hounded out and the supporters love him
What else do you want?? ANother King or Harley etc. I have had enough of this crap. Am I the lone voice? I do not think so

 

[burto]

im sorry who selects this leadership group again?
cant the coach sack them all...and form a new one with chapman and selwood as key members .
they can single out those players that are takening the team for a ride. and we can dump them in the vfl till they get thier desire back
look at SJ and how his attitude has changed!
warnings work. being ruthless works, were not worried about hurting players feelings they havent done jack to merite the protection they're getting.
if the culture persist we need to clear out the players. its simple as that.
i dont know if anyone knows of barcelona football club. a refrence point they had an unbelievable squad and some really top class pro's i.e. rivaldo,gerad, etc iether way thier culture at the club was terrible and the fans got sick of it. they voted in a new presedent. sold the champions that didnt get on with the job or werent in it for the cause and rebuild. now they are a team to fear.
btw we have nothing to lose we cant really perform worse then this.
id rather see a bunch of kids play and lose honorably then talented show ponnies that dont know the meaning of team work and mate ship. they use to be one of the hardest teams and now they dont put thier bodies on the line for the shirt, the coach, or their mates.
i say get rid of them before they infect this young croup of up and coming players

couldn't agree more

soft players deserve to be ridiculed. they dont deserve to be playing for this club and can get f*cked before the disease spreads to the likes of joel, djidi, varcoe and the hawk

 

[CF]

Sheahan has been reading our board again

 

[volcboy]

I don't agree with much of what Sheahan writes, but I agree with this.

Chapman should be captain and Bartel should be VC. If the players can't handle an occasional spray from the captain (which they probably deserve) they shouldn't be playing at AFL level.