Coach Adam Simpson Megathread est. 2017 - Staying for 2024, Lyon’s Cryin’

[Nuke Fremantle]

I was 50-50 on Simpson meaning I'm neither disappointed or elated at the decision. But now it's done we have to embrace it and move forward.

Keys mentioned selection integrity would be the first hurdle, a couple of others will be;

1. How Simpson transitions from coaching a very experienced group to what will be one of the youngest lists in the competition
2. If there is to be significant change amongst the assistants, how he will get them to all work together. What's the word? "Synergy"

 

[InTheWings]

Looks like he was facing Mitch Woodcock's way

 

[MWPP]

Made my evening

I love how the club broke the news direct to my email inbox 15-20m before the media seemed to

I also suspect that the melts from
the mainly Vic-centric media (and yes I’m in Vic) are at least partly driven by self
interest. If he had lost his job he would be a frontrunner for the Richmond role..

 

[D-N-R]

From Paul's statement:


...Yeah, something tells me the Vics missed a very specific word when reading the statement.

They read it like "we have pick one and want to bring some youngsters in with that, ... and other selections"

 

[Goroyals22]

Video footage of Gary’s meltdown


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[Goroyals22]

And Gerard and slobbos take


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[Bleedblueandgold]

This is the right call. It just never made sense to pay the price when we're in for years of pain either way.

Now move Nizzy on ASAP, fix up the other issues behind the scenes and then see what we need going forward on terms of the coach then.

That all said, I hope Simmo can repay the faith in the long run and really stick it to the media doubters.

Will Toddy_Nesbitt leave with him?

 

[kaII]

I hope we're putting some of what we had considered paying over the soft cap towards our strength and conditioning/medical woes next year.

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[Shuestar13]

I think we are already seeing glimpses of the new plan. we have been much more aggressive with ball movement compared to last year and further back.
I think he'll get through the entire 2024 but Nissie is hopefully out sometime next year so a new CEO to look over everything might lead to changes at the end of 2024 or they might let him go for his full contract.

Absolutely, agree with that Obvious statement, but fixing the player availability will go a huge way towards improvement. Some really important off-field changes still needed for sure.

 

[Lia]

Great news, sacking a premiership coach at the start of a rebuild after a horror injury list for someone unproven would have been madness. Victorian brainlets bringing up the soft cap, which would have never been the major factor.

Now lets get some proper support and some fresh voices around him. In Simmo we trust.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

theres not many 'credited' players left

Gaff's run down tackle is a three year extension.

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[garlic munchers]

simmo right now

Just quietly, he’s probably very happy we didn’t win the Crows game.

 

[shoutsatclouds]

...Simmo could have skated when WC started to dip, but he didn't. Very happy he has been retained.

Unlike Hardwick, who resigned from a club in decline when "it all became a bit too much"...took a nice Summer break with his new squeeze, and then comes back to coach a club far away from cold, wet Melbourne.

I know which bloke I'd prefer lead us back to the top!

 

[UseR2006]

Kim Hadgorn also having a complete meltdown as well.

 

[stinger05]

Weak decision in my eyes.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Kim Hadgorn also having a complete meltdown as well.

What award did he win??

 

[ROO DOGG]

Love it just for the melts. But seriously the bloke can coach, just needs a competent club around him.

 

[Jezzza]

So defenders, midfielders, forwards and rucks then?

You forgot our main criteria, injured HBF with midfield potential

I hope we're putting some of what we had considered paying over the soft cap towards our strength and conditioning/medical woes next year.

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Someone posted about this recently. **** the softcap spend what we need to get S&C & development departments right. With our recent injuries & upcoming list re profiling these are absolutely crucial if we want to get out of our current situation.

 

[InTheWings]

I hope we're putting some of what we had considered paying over the soft cap towards our strength and conditioning/medical woes next year.

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Great point. We should definitely do that. Show the rest of the comp that we have money and are prepared to spend it.

 

[maxamus]

Gutless call by a gutless football club what happens next season if it’s like the previous two.

 

[VIVE WCE!]

hahaha Vic media sooks, cry more about being wrong, as usual. They wouldn't have a clue about what happens in the West at the best of times, flogs of the highest order. Happy with the decision to keep Simmo ☺

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

That’s a relief, I was worried the Fox team was outmelting our posters.

 

[VicBased]

Gutless call by a gutless football club what happens next season if it’s like the previous two.

Feel free to select a new club, there are 17 others to choose from.

 

[DanWCE]

Can we update the thread title?

Now with fresh Board backing!

 

[boondy]

Video footage of Gary’s meltdown


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This clip should be the motivation for all associated with west coast to stick it back up the arrogant Vic media who hate getting it wrong and not driving the narrative .