Hypoxic said:
Hey Tigerbob, GET STUFFED AND GO TO CARLTON.
When you are down and troubled and you need a helping hand, just call and soon I'll be knocking on your door.
I think Moses once said: IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING GOOD TO SAY, DON'T BLOODY SAY IT.
Be a supporter not a persistent knocker. And you might get to stay at Tigerland.
Go to the club tomorrow and buy another membership. Just to say.....I don't like our predicament...but I LUVs YAS all.
I'll meet you at the membership desk at 10am and I'll buy another one for me too....you can have it for a friend.
That would simply be pouring money down the drain, a complete waste and it wouldn't make the bottom line financially look any better.
Look since I've come into PRE, I've been highly critical of the playing list and I'm the first to admit it.
1. They do not work as a team unit;
2. They do not committ to attack the ball (some do a lot do not), they do not
shepherd a team mate with the ball, they do not man up, they do not look upfield
for a loose player, in other words their collective DISCIPLINE is PATHETIC;
3. The collective disposal skills are nothing short of woeful. Their kicking and handballing leaves a hell of a lot to be desired and its certainly not up to the required AFL standards when you compare Richmond against Geelong, St Kilda, Doggies etc.
4. The shooting for goal is pathetic, missing from 40 metres directly in front all the
time, is just pathetic football and it impacts on the rest of the team who worked bloody hard to get the ball to the person who missed an easy goal;
5. Certain players have bigger EGO's than their current playing ABILITIES.
6. The playing lists psychological profile as a team is pretty much shot to pieces,
in other words they have no confidence and it appears that the coaching staff
and the sports psychologist have come to a grinding holt in how to get the players up weekly to play. Any pressure that is applied to the players on the
field sees them fold up without even a wimper. The playing list CANNOT handle the
pressure of "BIG BLOCKBUSTER" games, Round One being thrashed by 83 points against Carlton, case in point.
7. Attitude is everything, the attitude at Richmond from Round One has been
"relax" as trotted out by the Club Captain. Pretty poor statement and its
certainly the wrong thing to say and it basically says we'll get there in around
2100 or so. That proves that the culture of "winning" at Richmond is officially
DEAD AND BURIED right now.
8. Leadership on the field is NON EXISTENT. There is not one player presently on
the playing list (injured excused) that can spark the rest of his team mates to
perform on the day. When was the last time a player took a screamer in the forward
50 and followed it up with a good goal, hasn't happened this season to date, and last season wasn't much better.
9. The coaching staff are nothing short of pathetic, regardless of how much spin
you put on it. Campbell should be pissed off, Brian Royal the forward line coach
should also go. Cousins to coach the midfield, Richo could coach the forwards but he would have to get somebody else in to do the kicking skills, Cousins comes to mind for the kicking and handballing coach as well. In fact, why don't the Tigers offer Ben Cousins the role as playing coach for the rest of the season, let him make some hard decisions about players fates, he's the ideal person, being a Brownlow and Grand Final Winner, he knows what its takes to win, his work and training ethic are beyond repoach and not one of the playing list could argue against him.
10. Player development over the past decade has been again PATHETIC. Early draft
picks, require the absolute best in facilities, coaching, medical, psychological etc
to get them up to the absolute best performances they can make week in week
out.
11. Five year contracts for coach and players is simply NOT AN OPTION. Sounded
good at the time but given what has clearly happened since, it's history never to
be raised again.
12. The continual preference of recruiting AFL retread players, McMahon, Kingsley etc etc, trading our high 2nd and early 3rd round picks for these sorts of players who have done absolutely nothing other than get an easy meal ticket for the club. Also the resigning of young players, who have shown a preference for being lazy do the minimum training etc, but still get retained on 2 year contracts smacks of utter stupidity by the Football Manager Craig Cameron. Miller made his fair share of mistakes but Cameron has not exactly set the world on fire since taking over the Football Department. He should be giving Terry Wallace one hell of a dressing down, along with the rest of the coaching staff and the playing list should also be copping a dressing down about playing with pride, passion and a bit of aggression. Nothing to stop Gary March and the Board from marching down as a collective unit after a game,
closing the clubroom doors, kicking out all staff excluding the coaches and players and ripping some paint of the walls about their collective performances. They don't do that, that is not politically correct, *smile*, if Graeme Richmond was still alive and kicking the players would find out directly from him in no uncertain terms what he thinks of their efforts and their abilities. PUSSY FOOTING AROUND AND TIP TOEING ON EGG SHELLS GETS YOU NOWHERE.
I'm sure that there is more I could bring up. I've said it before, give me the playing list for 3 weeks in October this year, I'll soon sort out who has the mental ability to handle any sort of intense pressure that is applied to a player or a team. If they can't handle that sort of pressure then its a simple decision of *smile* them off, or if they are relatively young identify the pressure points and work on them to get rid of those and lose that FEAR.
Its all well and good to say get out there and support your club, Richmond Members and Supporters have being doing that for years. They've also heard the same old story, this year is our year, lot at last year, the Board were making promises, the Coach and Players likewise, only to have the whole Club come crashing down yet again to its knee's. Is it any wonder that Members and Supporters question the abilities of those that are supposed to be skilled experts etc and just what the hell they are doing down at Richmond to get a bunch of players together that can actually play the game and god forbid one a few, is that too much to ask for?
I DON'T THINK SO!!!!!
