Yeah, probably true. He has ticked a few boxes for me though. He seems hungry, humble & genuinely excited to have the job. The fact that he has the guts to say that pre-season will be tough & that everyone will need to lift on his first day is also a good sign. I'm happy for him to set high standards & see who wants to meet them.
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Buckley, like Hird, has a track record as a great player and an ordinary coach who can't get out of his own way.I think it's pretty obvious that Voss pulled off a Bradbury to get over the line, and as much as people may like to think otherwise, chances are that if any of Clarkson, Lyon, B/C Scott, Bucks or Pyke were willing, then they would have got the gig. From my point of view, I'd prefer Voss over all but Clarkson, Pyke and Bucks from that group, and he'd probably be reasonably close to the latter two, so I'm pretty happy with it. Very happy to have avoided Lyon and the Scotts.
Voss sounds far more articulate these days than in his younger coaching years, which is pleasing. He genuinely used to come across as a bit short on the old IQ scale, imo.
I like the fact that he has stuck at it and applied for the gig several times. I like that he was a Carlton supporter growing up, and most importantly, I like that he has worked hard on his people skills and relationship-building skills - in my view, these are the most important elements for any coach. It's all about communication - leading, building trust in each other and the direction and getting everyone to give everything they've got for that purpose; creating the right environment and culture, which in my view, is a work hard, play hard environment. He's aware that the culture needs improving, which is great. In some ways, it seems like it can't be difficult to improve us, given that we seem to have tolerated some very poor standards. On the flip side, maybe it's a massive challenge and that's why DT couldn't get there. Time will tell.
Finally, I absolutely loved Voss as a player and celebrated with the Lions boys after the 2001 flag, when they knocked off the Bombers. Chatted to quite a few of them that night, including Voss and the Scott brothers. They all thought I was a mad Lions fan (I looked the part), but really, I was just a mad anti-Bombers fan
EDIT: Still holding out hope that we might convince Hodge to leave relaxed, sunny Queensland! Two of the all-time great leaders. Very aware that it's highly unlikely.
…and then to have to listen to Pie supporters claiming indirect credit for it. Yeah nah, I’d rather we win a spoon, without him.
st can you post the link i must have missed it and this thread is massive
Williams: The players, the Club ready for Voss to lead
Director of Football Greg Williams discusses why Michael Voss is the man for the job.www.carltonfc.com.au
bit hit & miss but some fair points here...........
Six glaring issues Voss and Blues must address in bid to finally end club’s on-field curse
Six glaring issues Voss and Blues must address if they have any hope of ending curse
Yes player need to know to drive through them when they tackle them in that vulnerable position -- bont and McRae leaves themselves open like that a lot looking around the corner with his ribs exposed ..
he learnt from Leigh Mathews
Yeah VTB very adamant about not tolerating one arm tackles and half hearted efforts.
