Richmond chasing fitness guru Darren Burgess (Age)

[blaisee]

Posted this in another thread but Saturday's Age had a very small piece (2 paragraphs  ) saying we are very close to signing Burgess. For memory the story was by Jon Pierik

we wont get him unfortunately

[Gigantor]

theres way too much of this sport science coming into football ...why not get someone in who  for example throws a bag of cement over the players and tells them to go for a hike up in the dandenongs.now that will instill all the things we want in a footballer.

[Loui Tufga]

theres way too much of this sport science coming into football ...why not get someone in who  for example throws a bag of cement over the players and tells them to go for a hike up in the dandenongs.now that will instill all the things we want in a footballer.

And look how that Worked for Essendon

[Phil Mrakov]

IMO we shouldn't be chasing anybody from Liverpool.

We don't want a losers culture. How long have that mob gone without a title?

[10 FLAGS]

IMO we shouldn't be chasing anybody from Liverpool.

We don't want a losers culture. How long have that mob gone without a title?

They won a European Cup afew years ago. In terms of winning the English Premier League its been about 20 years which is 10 years less than what we have been waiting for here supporting the Tiges.

[Penelope]

has their lack of success been down to poor fitness since burgess has been there?

[Phil Mrakov]

IMO we shouldn't be chasing anybody from Liverpool.

We don't want a losers culture. How long have that mob gone without a title?

They won a European Cup afew years ago. In terms of winning the English Premier League its been about 20 years which is 10 years less than what we have been waiting for here supporting the Tiges.

But they have 0 premier league titles..

[pmac21]

This sounds a lot like the get Neil Craig to Tigerland thread.  Who gives a rats tossbag about who gets the players to pump the weights and run the laps. 

[1965]

This sounds a lot like the get Neil Craig to Tigerland thread.  Who gives a rats tossbag about who gets the players to pump the weights and run the laps.

OK we will just get the guy from Essendon to come over then eh?

[gerkin greg]

so i take it this bloke was at port with our crew dimma, hartley & lade in another life?

[Penelope]

went there the year after dimmas last as a player. lade would have been there, dunno about hartley

[dwaino]

Get it done, Tiges 

[one-eyed]

... and the uncertainty over the Carlton football department prompted Richmond to seek a decision by midweek from prospective high-performance coach Darren Burgess, who is leaving Liverpool but who is also considering an offer from Port.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/malthouse-looms-large-over-carlton-20120827-24wpe.html#ixzz24oCbdcJ6

[Phil Mrakov]

... and the uncertainty over the Carlton football department prompted Richmond to seek a decision by midweek from prospective high-performance coach Darren Burgess, who is leaving Liverpool but who is also considering an offer from Port.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/malthouse-looms-large-over-carlton-20120827-24wpe.html#ixzz24oCbdcJ6

Why would he go to Poort

[Loui Tufga]

... and the uncertainty over the Carlton football department prompted Richmond to seek a decision by midweek from prospective high-performance coach Darren Burgess, who is leaving Liverpool but who is also considering an offer from Port.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/malthouse-looms-large-over-carlton-20120827-24wpe.html#ixzz24oCbdcJ6

Why would he go to Poort

Coach Davey has been in his ear