It was Hind. Surprise, surprise.
Wait.
Are people saying itās not appropriate for the players to go over to Trucks house?
Wouldāve thought itās the least they could do.
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dunno how you can go to someones house when your direct performance resulted in their sacking
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To apologise face to face?
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This would be my line in the sand. Iād be out, after after 57 years of supporting the Dons,. How could anyone think that was a way to treat people.
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like our squibs would do that.
I dont buy the excuses Truck profered during the postmatch The way I saw it the last game was
just like the previous 2. Whatever caused the players to drop their bundle happened 3 weeks ago
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They ought to buy him a house in reparations
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Nah.
I think the football world is very different.
As far as I know, it wasnāt a player lead revolt like weāve seen at other clubs. Sure, they didnāt deliver, and some mightāve been sooks, but you move on from that. Support he guy.
Share a beer a bit of a D&M, and then everyone moves on. He seemed like a nice guy, youād like to think going around to check on him would be ok.
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No, I donāt think so.
The discussion is whether anything should be read in to it.
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Nah it was Draper and Hind
Iām not saying its inappropriateā¦ I was more suggesting that it highlights that perhaps Rutten was trying to be a āfriendā to the players more than a ācoachāā¦
Iām an employer of a small team (around 20)ā¦ now I like to think Iām an ok boss and I know a lot about my employees but they donāt know a lot about me. One of the keys to surviving in business is to always remember that no matter how friendlyā¦ employees are never going to be your friends and you need to be able to stay objective so that if you need to make the tough call you can.
I believe Rutten tried too hard to be a nice guyā¦ rather than let this group know that he was in charge.
So I donāt think there is anything wrong with them going around to his houseā¦ but I do find it interesting.
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Yeah fair enough.
Youād want to be close to the assistant coaches, but the players need to know youāre the boss.
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100%ā¦ and that isnāt to say you canāt have the āloveā of your playersā¦ I mean heck the great coaches all had playing lists that would run through brick walls for themā¦
but ultimately you canāt be mates with the playersā¦ that is how, potentially, you end up with situations like not being able to drop Shiel for 12 rounds despite him being appallingā¦ or the decision to keep Heppell as captain when he was clearly struggling on fieldā¦ and several others.
What I do also find VERY interestingā¦ is that we have a highly credentialed team of assistantsā¦ but Iāve heard very little out of them this week. I remember when Hird resignedā¦ and all the players were in the roomā¦ half in tearsā¦ and the assistantsā¦ the anger was almost palpable on their faces. Bomba had to be dragged into the coaching seat. Dare I say itā¦ that is loyalty. Guys like Goddard were livid they hadnāt performed well enough on fieldā¦ so much so that Goddard still publicly comments that he let Hird downā¦
Anyway that is off topicā¦ but Iāve seen crocodile tears for Truck imhoā¦ nice bloke but I donāt think there are many players that feel that the best coach in the AFL just walked out the door.
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I also think Don Pyke and Buckley are the best coaches available in the market. I would like for Coaching panel to decide rather than panel stamping board decision.
We have a golden opportunity to steer the ship right now. If the club goes back to rotten decision making process we will be another 22 years before a final win.
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Pyke or Choco.
Buckley & Lyon can fark themselves.
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Buckley is Premiership poison. Heāll never win one. If he was to release an after shave itd be called Flag Repellent.
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Choco wouldnāt back down!
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Wouldnāt be surprised if Ridley returns to his 2021 form next season.
He never looked like he fully believed in Ruttens system.
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Some coaches are like Talls, some are like Smallsā¦