It would have been nice to be the only club coachless at the end of the year with a lot of coaches to select from but there looks like being 3-4 again.
With 7 coaches coming out of contract this season there was always going to be at least 3 jobs up for grabs
What I am saying is that we need to hasten the way we work, get this panel together, go through the process, select the coach and let him coach the last 3-4 weeks of the season. I am sure clubs will release assistants if they are going to get full time coaching jobs and if not then sign them up with the agreence that after the club that they are leavings final game we get them. Try something out of the ball park for Christs sake.
We have announced that our coach will be selected one week after our season end, well 2 of those coaches could be gone by then.
We seem to take a long time selecting our coach, maybe thats the problem.
By wanting to "hasten the way we work" you are, by definition threatening to compromise the process.
There is absolutely no way the coach for 2010 will coach any games in 2009 and nor should they. Again it would simply look like we are panicking and not doing our due dillegence, it actually makes us look reactionery again
The club haven't said they will select the coach the week after the season finishes, what they have said they want to announce it after the season finishes - there is a clear and distinct difference.
The coaching landscape still has many unanswered questions and until all the positions become clear, it would be foolish to make a decision.
Hypothetically, what happens if we appoint Hardwick next week and Malthouse or Williams become available the week after?
IMO Buckley will not commit to any team until he knows what the situation is at Collingwood
I would rather take some time and get the appointment right than rush into making a decision that results in us sitting here in 3-4 years time saying "we stuffed again and we have to start again"
