So who do you blame for "diabolical -just disgraceful" record from 1983 up until the Wallace-Miller years Ramps?
Look I dont have all day
but from 1983 to about 1985 I blame the administration for losing key players like Raines, Wood, Cloke
from 1983 to about 1990 I blame the recruiters for recruiting Collingwood players who werent up to it
I also blame them for leaving Richmond in a disastrous financial state resulting in Save our Skins
I blame the administration that ran Richmond for never properly completing any rebuild from 83 til now
I also blame them for sacking Bartlett who was trying to do the right thing by getting in youth
I blame the administration of the club that went from coach to coach through the 1990s Bartlett, Jeans, Northey, Walls etc etc.
I blame the administration for recruiting a coach like Danny Frawley - the fallacy of which was shown not only by the results attained over 5 years but by a back page of the herald sun that had the photographs of 10 candidates all crossed out with last man standing Frawley getting the job
I blame the administration for allowing frawley to go the quick fix after he the prelim.
I blame the administration under Clinton Casey for appointing Greg Miller to a job at Richmond and then getting him to sit on the board- just a disgraceful state of affairs where an employee was a board member that had to assess a CEO whilst the CEO had to the assess an employee who was on the board.
I blame the recruiters from 2004 who failed at the 2004 national draft and the subsequent drafts
I blame the administration for keeping Wallace to long
I would continue but I have things to do: but this is just a small summary of who I blame.
Thank god for the supporters and the coteries who kept our club alive during this time of disgraceful decision making, for buying memberships and merchandise and for keeping a great club alive! Its about the only thing we have going for us.
Lets hope March Gale Cameron and Hardwick can create a new Richmond. The Richmond we deserve!