New coach

[system]

The players getting better has nothing to do with potter. Specially all the newbs. If anything you can thank sheens for that.

All this was behind the scenes that no one saw. The time and effort he out into the junior program will never be seen by most on this forum or in general.

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Potter will stay !!!

Unfortunately for some stupid people on here, the club needs to make the right decision for once.

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[sheer64]

The players getting better has nothing to do with potter. Specially all the newbs. If anything you can thank sheens for that.

All this was behind the scenes that no one saw. The time and effort he out into the junior program will never be seen by most on this forum or in general.

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Maybe Sheens should of concentrated on the team he was coaching! Sheens lost the plot with defense and wanted to play touch football in an era being dominated by larger Polynesian players. Hell he had "Rolls" Royce Simmons as his defensive coach! But I will say with all his experience he was good at development as is prevalent in his understudies success.
Potter has not enjoyed success with us due to a number of factors, but if he is too hard on the younger players why do they try their butts off while some senior players play like park footballers. Potter to me is not a problem it is the need for a clean out the non performing players and staff which is finally happening.

 

[Tiger_Watto]

I dont get why most are surprised by all this…
The decision to sack Sheens was a Powerplay by certain board factions.

It was always about control and it was clear from the outset these certain board members wanted to exercise greater control over the Football Operations. (After all, this is the cool part of the business)

No matter who took on the role as Head Coach was on a flogging to nothing, and was always going to be lucky to last if the on-field results didnt stack up. The people who ensured the Sheens Change took place, always had a puppy to point the finger at if it went to crap.

I just hope our next Rookie Coach is aware he will not have the same autonomy as his favourite mentor, and knows he is on an extended trial until he has the results to back himself up at the big end of town!

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[lathami]

Guest you are the biggest tool!!! On here!!
U would have as much idea about coaching as a hat full of monkeys/potters assholes!!!
What an ass clown!
Yer a real motivated side potter is putting out there on the field, read what I am saying not skills, not talent but effort and enthusiasm. That my most intelligent knob is coaching!!
He has no idea listen to the good coaches like belemy, Robinson, Bennett and McGuire. They have an intensity that u would want to mess with, potter is like Harry potter a joke speak like he is a recovering alcoholic!! No intensity no respect no [This word has been automatically removed]en idea!!
I actually hope he doesn't get the kick in the ass he deserves, so I can give it to u light weights!!
Or is it still sheens fault for the next ten years u wankers!!
And all your comments to not follow the club any more!
What a [This word has been automatically removed]en surprise, piss weak piss pore that what you are!
You guys would be happy to see our club out of the comp, what the [This word has been automatically removed] is wrong with you!!!!!! Pinheads!!!!!

 

[system]

Look I'm not going to tell you to go for another club. But you are obviously as dumb as some of the insiders because sacking potter would be the most pathetic decision made in the last 3 years. And MOST educated people agree.

You are saying stuff about motivation and comparing coaches ability to motivate players. HOW THE F$&@ WOULD YOU KNOW YOU WANNABE.

I would hope there are SOME intelligent people left inside because if there are potter will see out his contract and this is nothing more than media hype. They will hound potter relentlessly but the reality is everyone knows the team for the last 2 years wouldn't have done any better with ANY other coach.

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[pHyR3]

I dont get why most are surprised by all this…
The decision to sack Sheens was a Powerplay by certain board factions.

It was always about control and it was clear from the outset these certain board members wanted to exercise greater control over the Football Operations. (After all, this is the cool part of the business)

No matter who took on the role as Head Coach was on a flogging to nothing, and was always going to be lucky to last if the on-field results didnt stack up. The people who ensured the Sheens Change took place, always had a puppy to point the finger at if it went to crap.

I just hope our next Rookie Coach is aware he will not have the same autonomy as his favourite mentor, and knows he is on an extended trial until he has the results to back himself up at the big end of town!

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then why is potter on a 2 year contract?

 

[Tiger_Watto]

I dont get why most are surprised by all this…
The decision to sack Sheens was a Powerplay by certain board factions.

It was always about control and it was clear from the outset these certain board members wanted to exercise greater control over the Football Operations. (After all, this is the cool part of the business)

No matter who took on the role as Head Coach was on a flogging to nothing, and was always going to be lucky to last if the on-field results didnt stack up. The people who ensured the Sheens Change took place, always had a puppy to point the finger at if it went to crap.

I just hope our next Rookie Coach is aware he will not have the same autonomy as his favourite mentor, and knows he is on an extended trial until he has the results to back himself up at the big end of town!

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then why is potter on a 2 year contract?

Insurance

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[Cosimo_Zaretti]

Brian Smith is just what the place needs. His knowledge of the game is unsurpassed.His coaching philosophy would erase the Sheens culture.He develops real footballers and won't tolerate pretenders.

I'm going to quote from an old blog on Roar that was written in mid 2010, when Brian Smith was coaching the Roosters, before he finished up the year with yet another grand final choke.

In what occupation can somebody still be paid handsomely to turn up for work after 25 years of chronic underperformance? Ask Brian Smith. He’s built a career out of it.
As a rugby league coach since 1984, Brian Smith has delivered not a single premiership to any club that he has mentored. That’s twenty-five years, at six clubs, in two countries, and zero premierships.
When somebody has twenty-five attempts at doing a job with all the resources that he needs and can’t achieve the desired goal even once, then something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
At what point does somebody have a quiet word in his ear that perhaps he should consider an alternative career?
As a chief string-puller in Australia, he has coached his team du jour to the semi-finals on no fewer than ten occasions, for three grand final appearances and three abject grand final defeats.
Two matches highlight how impotent Smith has been as a coach. Parramatta’s capitulation in the 2001 Grand Final to Newcastle (24-0 down at half time) and Parramatta’s 29-0 loss to North Queensland in the 2005 preliminary final.
Both were quintessential Brian Smith. He failed miserably. He had the cattle and the cattle were in peak form. Yet he didn’t have the capacity to motivate his players to lift for the occasion of winning a grand final or qualifying for a grand final.

http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/06/07/brian-smiths-25-years-of-mediocrity/

There was a statistic floating around during that '05 preliinary final loss to the Cowboys that Brian Smith had lost something like 7 grand finals once his time coaching lower grades was added in, I'm trying to find the numbers on that. He's honestly the game's greatest choker.

 

[robbo1037]

To all the Potter haters, if you seriously think Todd Payten, Brian Smith or even God could have done better with what we had this year you are seriously delusional. Whoever got the top job this year was on a hiding to nothing from the start. Not a good enough team to make the top 8 even without injuries. Our problems started well before Potter got here eg, we'll sell everyone to buy a spastic named Blair ( those blokes we got rid of, how are they going now? Fifita, Gibbs,etc). Anasta - nothing to say here apart from the Roosters were glad to see him go. So Potter is to blame for these crap decision I guess!!!!

The things he has done here in a short time have been good. Given the young guys a chance who are actually going well Nofo, Simona, etc. (do you really think Sheens would have given them a chance? NO, he would have done the usual and recycle that gimp Utai. We have actually signed a lot of our good young talent. Got rid of Benji - ending the boys club right there. Will bring in his own support staff who he wants, not who he got lumped with.

So if we end up signing that loser Barrett or get Payten the job start clearing a gap in your kitchen drawers as you'll need to fit a wooden spoon in there as well.

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[raudallas]

Brian Smith is just what the place needs. His knowledge of the game is unsurpassed.His coaching philosophy would erase the Sheens culture.He develops real footballers and won't tolerate pretenders.

I'm going to quote from an old blog on Roar that was written in mid 2010, when Brian Smith was coaching the Roosters, before he finished up the year with yet another grand final choke.

In what occupation can somebody still be paid handsomely to turn up for work after 25 years of chronic underperformance? Ask Brian Smith. He’s built a career out of it.
As a rugby league coach since 1984, Brian Smith has delivered not a single premiership to any club that he has mentored. That’s twenty-five years, at six clubs, in two countries, and zero premierships.
When somebody has twenty-five attempts at doing a job with all the resources that he needs and can’t achieve the desired goal even once, then something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
At what point does somebody have a quiet word in his ear that perhaps he should consider an alternative career?
As a chief string-puller in Australia, he has coached his team du jour to the semi-finals on no fewer than ten occasions, for three grand final appearances and three abject grand final defeats.
Two matches highlight how impotent Smith has been as a coach. Parramatta’s capitulation in the 2001 Grand Final to Newcastle (24-0 down at half time) and Parramatta’s 29-0 loss to North Queensland in the 2005 preliminary final.
Both were quintessential Brian Smith. He failed miserably. He had the cattle and the cattle were in peak form. Yet he didn’t have the capacity to motivate his players to lift for the occasion of winning a grand final or qualifying for a grand final.

http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/06/07/brian-smiths-25-years-of-mediocrity/

There was a statistic floating around during that '05 preliinary final loss to the Cowboys that Brian Smith had lost something like 7 grand finals once his time coaching lower grades was added in, I'm trying to find the numbers on that. He's honestly the game's greatest choker.

Can't deny there are some chokes in his résumé but I think he would lift the performance of the players.Only thinking of a 2 year appointment. Can visualise a top 8 finish in 2014 and a G/F in 2015 which I admit we would probably lose.
Don't worry though -there are large barriers in the way of Smith getting the job. First we couldn't afford him and secondly I could foresee a huge clash with Farah.