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melbourne lost on the weekend. sack Bellamy
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CMON mate, thats not even half funny.
Indeed. I have been rather outspoken on the bald drunken one but he deserves credit for the way the team is playing and has earned the rest of the year to show he can get the team to perform consistently well for the duration. I have enjoyed my slice of humble pie thus far but will not be indulging in the whole pie just yet.
Agree with all that but think calling McGregor the drunk bald one is tough. He was low range DUI the next morning after a big night on the booze probably. We have all done that and I wouldnt like to be called a drunk for having a night on the cans every now and then.
Yes so true BRV and I feel many of us are enjoying a slice of Mary's humble pie. Let's just hope the rest doesn't go off before we get to finish the whole thing.
Agree. The first 6 rounds, IMO, were to see if Mary earns the right to see out the season. He's definitely done that. There will be more tests to come to see if he is worthy of an extension.
My sentiments too CD.
I was defending mcgregor before a game was played this year.
I say give him one more game to prove himself as a coach.
Very astute perspective mate and that is my major concern also. Don't get me wrong, i'm loving what i am seeing at the moment from the team, but to put all that down to Mary and start throwing contracts at him without fully understanding everything that has us playing the footy we are currently playing, would be fundamentally wrong.
There is little doubt in my mind that Mary came into the gig believing Sean O'Connors' hype about him in that he was going to be the next Supercoach. As a result, he thought he knew better than everyone else and became a control freak and some of his comments and actions were bordering on narcissism. He tried to emulate the real Supercoaches by endeavouring to control everything football related and consequently his lack of experience resulted in failures on many fronts.
Something has changed and i think this goes back to late last season when at a post match press conference, Mary spilled some sour grapes in relation to Recruitment and Retention. It was evident to me at least, that Mary's comments and attitude in that presser was as a result of him having his wings clipped and some of the more strategic tasks that he had been involved in, were deleted from his job description. As much as he may have got his nose out of joint by the reshuffling of responsibilities, i feel the result has allowed Mary to just focus on the team, game plans, structures and taking it one week at a time. By not trying to micro manage every facet of the entire football department, he now has the time to be part of an exciting team culture rather than responsible for a frustrated culture, more time to review video of opposition and derive appropriate game plans, more time to focus on our weaknesses and improve them and probably is a lot more relaxed and less stressed which would endear him more to the players and as a result, team and coach are working together as a unit for the first time.
This is just my opinion and i could be totally wrong, but Mary is not the architect of change. Sure, he is playing an important role in the current process, but there are other people driving and steering this change. I know a lot of folks on here scoff at the whole "independent external review" that was reported to have taken place in the off season, but i for one believe it did take place, tough calls were made, certain people had their wings clipped and were put on notice and experienced contributors were brought in to facilitate change and so far we are seeing the benefits of all of this.
The old saying that a "leopard doesn't change his spots" is a major concern for me when discussions about retaining Mary surface. If we retain Mary but lose integral elements of the real architects of change, i fear he could revert to his narcissistic ways and derail the processes and structure that finally have us smiling for the first time in many years. No one else is lining up for Mary's services so there is absolutely no need to rush a decision. In fact, i think it is more important to lock up the services of those who are truly responsible for this shift in fortunes first and only then should a further term for Mary even be discussed.
Just my uneducated opinion
Last year wasn't great thats for sure but it was a combination of injuries, horrid draw and some ordinary coaching selections from mcgregor.
