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Offline Hard Roar Tiger

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« on: March 01, 2018, 09:42:37 PM »
Good to see that they've finally addressed their deficiencies with midfield disposal inside 50 along with scoring.
“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.

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Re: Pies
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2018, 10:40:25 PM »
Buckley's issue is that he cannot foresee how to make a meaningful difference but he articulates his point well enough to convince people that he might be able to.
Plough had that same quality
“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.

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Re: Pies
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2018, 12:57:28 AM »
Buckley's issue is that he cannot foresee how to make a meaningful difference but he articulates his point well enough to convince people that he might be able to.
Plough had that same quality

Interesting you link these two together, because I also feel that both often linked their decision making to what was purely in their best interests, and not in the best interest of the teams they were coaching.

De Goey should have been sacked for lying to his coach, pure and simple.