Richo slams 'over-the-top' scrutiny / says Richmond battling mental problems

[one-eyed]

Richo slams 'over-the-top' scrutiny
richmondfc.com.au
By Mic Cullen Tue 21 April, 2009

RICHMOND icon Matthew Richardson has attacked the media over the treatment his club has received in the wake of its 0-4 start to the season.

The club finished the 2008 season strongly and was widely tipped to move into the eight this season, but finals football now seems a remote possibility.

Coach Terry Wallace is in the last year of his five-year contract and has been the subject of much speculation regarding his future since his team lost heavily in round three to the Bulldogs.

Richardson said the media coverage was way over the top.

"The media have got a job to do, and that's what they're doing but I do think it has been a little bit over-the-top this week," he said at Punt Rd before training on Tuesday morning.

"I thought I was reading News of the World this morning – the Herald Sun or Mad Magazine with the comic strip that they're running these days, but we can't let that distract us.

"What we've got to worry about is getting out on the training track here today and working on the things that are letting us down in the games."

Richardson said he expected Wallace to see out the season.

"As far as I know, Terry is coaching the team for the rest of the year.

"All you guys can speculate all you like, but internally, we're sticking strong, we're right behind Terry.

"I'm pretty sure the president and the board have shown their support to him, and you can keep speculating all day long, but that's not for us to do."

The 34-year-old said he wasn't interested in contingency plans regarding the coaching, he was simply sticking with what he knew.

"I don't know anything about that, all I've ever heard is that Terry is going to be coaching for the rest of the year.”

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/75365/default.aspx

[one-eyed]

Richmond battling mental problems
richmondfc.com.au
Mark Stevens
April 21, 2009 11:35am

MATTHEW Richardson has fronted the media at Punt Rd this morning, conceding that the team has mental issues.
The veteran Tiger was at a loss to explain why the club was suffering dramatic fade outs within matches.

"If you sat back and looked at it would be a fair assessment to say there must be some mental obstacles there," Richardson said

Richardson pointed to the fact the Tigers could match it for a half with the Bulldogs, three quarters with Geelong and outscore Melbourne for three quarters yet somehow walk away without any points.

Richardson rallied around Tigers coach Terry Wallace saying he expected him to coach out the year.

He said there was no point for the players to mope around, feeling doom and gloom with 18 weeks to go in the season.

In brighter news, Richardson revealed Ben Cousins is on track to return this week. The controversial recruit completed a full training session today and it looks like it will just be a question of whether he comes straight back into the senior side or plays for Coburg in the VFL

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25364150-19742,00.html

[taztiger4]

obviously got a maths problem also , how can we outscore Melb for 3 quarters when we were behind @ 1/4 time and further behind @ 1/2 time .!!! I make it that we won 2 quarters
Terry said the same thing in his post match

[wayne]

What they mean is if you take away the 2nd quarter, we kicked more goals than them.

Pity a game is 4 quarters long, and not 3 with the 2nd quarter taken out.

[taztiger4]

OK , so if we take Jason Dunstalls 17 goals out of the equatuon all those years ago, we would have beaten them !!!

[big tone]

This is the third senior player in side a week or so(Newy last week at press conference, Browny on the footy show, and now Richo) to come out and say that they think the reaction of the media and supportes is over the top. It seems to me they don't give a Shyt. 4 straight loses and they think it's still early in the season and there's plenty of the season remaining.
Well f@#king news flash- season over!!!
It would be to much to ask for them to look upset and disappionted and not just come out with the same old shyt!
To me Newy looked a bit smug with a stupid grin on his face last week and Browny not much better on The Footy Show.
IT's all a big JOKE!!!

[wayne]

OK , so if we take Jason Dunstalls 17 goals out of the equatuon all those years ago, we would have beaten them !!!

Now you're getting it!! 

[Francois Jackson]

OK , so if we take Jason Dunstalls 17 goals out of the equatuon all those years ago, we would have beaten them !!!

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[1965]

OK , so if we take Jason Dunstalls 17 goals out of the equatuon all those years ago, we would have beaten them !!!

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

d1ckhead

[Jackstar is back]

This is the third senior player in side a week or so(Newy last week at press conference, Browny on the footy show, and now Richo) to come out and say that they think the reaction of the media and supportes is over the top. It seems to me they don't give a Shyt. 4 straight loses and they think it's still early in the season and there's plenty of the season remaining.
Well f@#king news flash- season over!!!
It would be to much to ask for them to look upset and disappionted and not just come out with the same old shyt!
To me Newy looked a bit smug with a stupid grin on his face last week and Browny not much better on The Footy Show.
IT's all a big JOKE!!!

mate if i was getting $15,000 -$25,000 a game, I would towing the company line as well

[WilliamPowell]

mate if i was getting $15,000 -$25,000 a game, I would towing the company line as well

Are you implying that Richo's not being honest

[Hellenic Tiger]

mate if i was getting $15,000 -$25,000 a game, I would towing the company line as well

Are you implying that Richo's not being honest

In reality WP noone has been fully honest to us as supporters from the club. With so many people who have worked there over the years and left you would think someone would actually come out and say something that would vilify the club and verify that something indeed stinks there. That way something could be done, however it is all smokescreen cloak and dagger and if it as to occur it would either be seen as eating our own or personal agenda because they got sacked or things didn't work out as they planned.
I just want abit of honesty and not the once every 5 year pick me up from the depths I've had for the last 25 years.

1984-85 Richardson v Wilson board room battle
1990 Save or Skins
1994 Loss to Sydney Mal brown Speaks his mind
1997 Loss to Adelaide
1999 Loss to Collingwood in Dyer v Richards match in Round 19
2004 Everything about it bar round 1 that year
2009 Yep the excelling that is so far our season.

We all deserve it. The players know it the board knows it the world knows it. The club has given us absolutely nothing. You can fully understand appreciate if people are inclined to not renew memberships and support the club after so much heart ache.
Excuses from players and coaches and board members mean jack poo to me when all I want is success and I have not seen any.