Coach Alastair Clarkson - where is the pressure?

[Taper]

Surely the heat has to be coming for Clarkson after North's inept start to the season.
I know people will say Rome wasn't built in a day but North under Clarkson have shown no signs of improvement.
North looked better under Ratten and there's only so long they can keep dishing up these inept performances before their supporters have well and truly had enough.

 

[Kobe Gryant]

He'll get 3-5 years, because they're that much of a shitshow.

A bit like Roos at Melbourne and now Dimma at the Suns, it'll be much more "Well if he can't fix them, who can!?!" rather than any legit criticism.

 

[Engimal v3]

We'll be fine after a few more priority picks over the next couple of years

 

[Doc1763]

We'll be fine after a few more priority picks over the next couple of years
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those poor kids

 

[Taper]

He'll get 3-5 years, because they're that much of a shitshow.

A bit like Roos at Melbourne and now Dimma at the Suns, it'll be much more "Well if he can't fix them, who can!?!" rather than any legit criticism.

So far it's more like Pagan at Carlton than Roos at Melbourne.

 

[Franc de Borges]

 

[DanWCE]

4-5" probably

 

[Kobe Gryant]

So far it's more like Pagan at Carlton than Roos at Melbourne.

I agree, just stating what the narrative will be.

It's a pretty good gig. You either succeed and you're hailed a messiah...or you fail, but the club is such a joke that who could really blame it on you?

 

[BF Tiger]

He'll get four I reckon and then depart "by mutual agreement" like Terry Wallace at Richmond.

 

[GuyIncognito]

If the North players got their backs up when Noble threw the toys out of the cot then I hate to see their reaction when Clarkson lets loose.

 

[Coolangatta]

As long as he doesn’t coach Tassie then I don’t care what he does with North

 

[fnerd]

Not soon enough

Will go the same way as sheedy at Essendon.
The Angry dwarf is finished.

Probably be turfed just in Time for north supporters to latch on to another washed up old boy in Simpson as their next saviour .

 

[Spud11]

Zero improvement. Blowtorch comes now.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

To be fair to Clarkson, what can you do with a midfield of kids (even if talented) and THAT backline. I just don’t understand the logic behind almost entirely avoiding spending any decent pick or KPPs through this entire rebuild. Even two of the ones they traded in (Corr and Logue) they didn’t spend any actual draft capital on.

Like, Freo has Davies, Murphy and Draper as KPDs to develop AND picked up McDonald (RIP his season) to back up Cox, Pearce and to a lesser extent, Ryan.

The list management has been atrocious IMO

 

[dazzledavey36]

Even Roosy 2nd year at the helm with Melbourne was far better then the rubbish that Norf continue to dish up. We won 8 games for thr yesr and were far more competitive against top 8 sides.

Bit like Malthouse at Carlton, only took the job to because of his inflated ego and willingness to prove Hawthorn wrong instead of taking the job for the right reason.

Mick was say and wanted to prove a point to Collingwood and it back fired fairly quickly. Can't see the roos sacking Clarko but there's been zero improvement from last year.

 

[Hamingja]

To be fair to Clarkson, what can you do with a midfield of kids (even if talented) and THAT backline. I just don’t understand the logic behind almost entirely avoiding spending any decent pick or KPPs through this entire rebuild. Even two of the ones they traded in (Corr and Logue) they didn’t spend any actual draft capital on.

I guess that is what happens when you appoint a stats guy as your list manager who drafts based on supercoach points.

 

[Taper]

If the North players got their backs up when Noble threw the toys out of the cot then I hate to see their reaction when Clarkson lets loose.

I'm surprised Clarkson's nice guy persona at North has lasted as long as it has.
Not long now until the mask falls off, and North players get to see the real Clarkson.

 

[cybercrab]

I don't like him at all but sacking another coach would be disastrous for the club. $5 million over 5 years heck me

 

[Back Pocket Rocket]

To be fair to Clarkson, what can you do with a midfield of kids (even if talented) and THAT backline. I just don’t understand the logic behind almost entirely avoiding spending any decent pick or KPPs through this entire rebuild. Even two of the ones they traded in (Corr and Logue) they didn’t spend any actual draft capital on.

Like, Freo has Davies, Murphy and Draper as KPDs to develop AND picked up McDonald (RIP his season) to back up Cox, Pearce and to a lesser extent, Ryan.

The list management has been atrocious IMO

Their own doing. Let go of their only key back as they knew they'd get a top 3 pick. Also have drafted only mids and a 3rd tall with top picks.

 

[PenrithGWS]

Not an easy job.

Clarko doesn't have the tools at his disposal anymore. By tools I mean Buddy, Hodge, Mitchell, Burgoyne, Smith, Bruest, Birchall, Roughy, Lewis, Cyril, Lake, Gibson, Gunston and co...

Different ball game now.

 

[Mr Magic]

Surely the heat has to be coming for Clarkson after North's inept start to the season.
I know people will say Rome wasn't built in a day but North under Clarkson have shown no signs of improvement.
North looked better under Ratten and there's only so long they can keep dishing up these inept performances before their supporters have well and truly had enough.

tanking?

 

[Mr Magic]

Not an easy job.

Clarko doesn't have the tools at his disposal anymore. By tools I mean Buddy, Hodge, Mitchell, Burgoyne, Smith, Bruest, Birchall, Roughy, Lewis, Cyril, Lake, Gibson, Gunston and co...

Different ball game now.

Lake, lol, no more FA's ?

 

[BRider]

We were s**t yesterday, but we have had a pretty tough draw to start the year TBH.

 

[AndyLucimitis]

Said it on the Carlton site. Watched him during the Good Friday game.

I don't think he'll see out his contract and wouldn't surprise if he pulls the pin at the end of this year.

You can see it in his eyes - the spark is gone.

 

[Mr Magic]

We were s**t yesterday, but we have had a pretty tough draw to start the year TBH.

there is no way North should have been that pathetic against Brisbane