Can Port win a premiership under Ken Hinkley?

[40porpoise]

On ya Ken. Give him 2 more years

 

[Biggy_Boy]

For all their shitness, they're only 2 points behind Ess. Which probably just reinforces how shit and over rated Ess are, particularly with their easier draw.

It really just points out how even (and shit) the comp overall is this year. Besides Sydney and Carlton, there aren't any other stand-out good teams. Geelong won this weekend and are 5th. If they'd lost, they'd be 10th. Plenty of teams are in a similar position. It makes the whole ladder below the first two feel really random. A lot of sides have had really shit runs of form yet are in the 8 or just outside it.
For that reason, too, fans of a number of clubs can hold out hope that if something clicks and they hit a purple patch, they could make the four and do well come September, and that applies to Port too.

 

[Harlott]

Gladly. Good senior assistant.
No idea what you all expect. He can't turn a middling squad with poor book ends into a top 4 side.

Give me 12 years. Reckon I could do that.

 

[Rod Stroker]

It really just points out how even (and shit) the comp overall is this year. Besides Sydney and Carlton, there aren't any other stand-out good teams. Geelong won this weekend and are 5th. If they'd lost, they'd be 10th. Plenty of teams are in a similar position. It makes the whole ladder below the first two feel really random. A lot of sides have had really shit runs of form yet are in the 8 or just outside it.
For that reason, too, fans of a number of clubs can hold out hope that if something clicks and they hit a purple patch, they could make the four and do well come September, and that applies to Port too.

I hear ya, and we're hopeful, but I think our poor % means we miss out

 

[Xtreme]

What a man! You can tell he loves his players but hates the pissants that call themselves port 'fans'.
Stitstain fanbase. Ken deserves so much better than what he cops. Ingrates!

Kenny is a star, when he salutes and lifts the cup on grand final day, I hope he emulates Mark Williams and does a few gestures on camera to stick it up his haters.

 

[ibd77]

Kenny is a star, when he salutes and lifts the cup on grand final day, I hope he emulates Mark Williams and does a few gestures on camera to stick it up his haters.

Closest thing to a cup he will ever get.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

"They're 9 and 6, it's a scoreline that a lot of clubs would like" - Damien Barrett on AAA.

 

[the harry]

"They're 9 and 6, it's a scoreline that a lot of clubs would like" - Damien Barrett on AAA.

Trolling aside, they've also not won a pre lim in the 12 years and can't perform in knock out finals. No one wants that.

 

[Mercy Seat]

Maybe he should have built a squad that could do something after 12 years?

He can't because he's a bumpkin moron and a life long loser.

**** Geelong for lumping us with him. He's worse than 119 ever was.

Toss him in the greyhound annihilator

“Never tear us apart”.

What a joke.

 

[Joao]

They might be 9-6, but they have an Essendon-like % and if just 1 or 2 of those their four <1 goal wins went the other way, they'd be 8-7 or 7-8.

All 4 go the other way and he got sacked a month ago and didn't even coach the last one.

 

[Xtreme]

That just means Kenny's men are battle hardened. I'd rather have a few losses under my belt than have a borderline undefeated streak. That single solitary loss would be an embarrassment- especially if it were on grand final day!!

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

They might be 9-6, but they have an Essendon-like % and if just 1 or 2 of those their four <1 goal wins went the other way, they'd be 8-7 or 7-8.

All 4 go the other way and he got sacked a month ago and didn't even coach the last one.

Exactly the same as last years 13 game streak which is the e only reason he was given another contract.

We weren’t playing well. We weren’t winning convincingly. We were trash for large parts and rode our luck like mad. We didn’t deserve to win 13 straight and without it, likely shouldn’t have even made finals.

6/13 of those wins were 10 points of under. One was the Houston goal after the siren which is probably a 1/50 chance and one was a failed shot after the siren against the swans that fell 30cm short.

We don’t ride our luck we lose 3-4 of those close ones. We don’t make finals. Ken doesn’t get extended.

He’s survived being sacked a good 4 times. Considering he’s the least successful coach in history, he’s also the luckiest.

Fluked his was through last years 13 which is the only reason he’s still here.

You cAnT sAcK hIm wHeN you wIn 13! We were bloody trash through most of those wins and that same game plan isn’t holding up again.

 

[manureid]

I would cry a bit as well if I could see my 800k a year gravy train coming to an end. Poor fella.