Kevin Sheedy threads [merged]

[Smokey]

who would sheedy work with in this coaching arrangement
campbell/hardwick/hird/buckley?

There is no way on earth I could picture either Buckley or Hardwick working subordinately to Sheedy.  Buckley because he is too much his own man and Hardwick because he has already done his apprenticeship and will now have his own firm set of ideas.  Hird might out of respect but I think he is a bit too much like Buckley.  Campbell probably would.

[Francois Jackson]

aah sheeds thats old chestnut. forget it aint gonna happen and to be honest IMO that horse has bolted.

We need to create our own history find out own coach and not settle for second best. Not saying he is second best but we need to search far and wide to find our saviour.

I cant tell you what a kick in the guts it is watching Knighter coach those scumbags particulary in front of 95k on Friday night.

That is gonna sting let me tell ya.

[WilliamPowell]

aah sheeds thats old chestnut. forget it aint gonna happen and to be honest IMO that horse has bolted.

We need to create our own history find out own coach and not settle for second best. Not saying he is second best but we need to search far and wide to find our saviour.

 

 

[Mr Magic]

Enjoy your retirement Sheeds.

NO from me.

[Francois Jackson]

The more i think about it the more there is no way we should touch Sheeds with a 10 foot pole.

He had the chance to come back when we poached him and now all of a sudden when he is on the scrapheap there is talk of a return.

Nice guy and much respect but dont come near us we dont need you.

[camboon]

I think he would make a great mentor to Bucks or Hardwick

[one-eyed]

Legend calls for Sheeds to coach
Jesse Hogan | July 2, 2009

KEVIN Bartlett has urged Richmond to scrap its methodical search for a new coach because the obvious candidate "is staring them in the face" — his fellow Tigers legend, Kevin Sheedy.

In an impassioned plea on his SEN radio show, Bartlett yesterday insisted the Tigers "don't need to embarrass themselves by asking Sheeds for a PowerPoint presentation on how he intends to coach" and should instead plead for the former Essendon coach to be Terry Wallace's successor.

"I thought after his record reign at Windy Hill he would have had enough. I was wrong. Eighteen months on the sidelines being an ambassador for the AFL has refreshed the great coach," Bartlett said.

"Richmond supporters have waited a long time for Kevin Sheedy to come back to Tigerland. His appointment would reinvigorate a club that has been on its knees for far too long. Confidence would instantly be restored. No assistant coach waiting in the wings can bring to the table what Sheedy can: experience, credibility and 27 years of being in the heat of the kitchen."

Sheedy later used his blog to confirm his interest in the Richmond coaching position. "Look, at a pinch I couldn't do any worse. I don't apologise for averaging 14 wins a year for the last 27 years," Sheedy said. "You would always talk to the Tigers if they asked you."

Applications for the Richmond coaching job officially close tomorrow.

Bartlett exiled himself from the club for 16 years after he was sacked as coach in 1981 but said he was prepared to make a more formal return to the club if Sheedy was appointed Richmond coach.

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews/legend-calls-for-sheeds-to-coach/2009/07/01/1246127579808.html

[one-eyed]

Kevin Sheedy confirms he wants to coach Richmond Tigers
Jackie Epstein | July 02, 2009

EXCLUSIVE: KEVIN Sheedy has put up his hand to coach Richmond and drag the Tigers off the bottom. He decided to act after watching his beloved Tigers being thrashed by St Kilda on Sunday.

"I don't like seeing Richmond down on the bottom for 25 years," the master coach told the Herald Sun.

"I can coach and I want to coach Richmond. How much more do the Tigers need to suffer?"

Tiger greats including Tom Hafey, Kevin Bartlett and Francis Bourke all backed Sheedy.

Sheedy played 251 games with Richmond from 1967-79, winning three premierships, and coached Essendon to four flags in 27 years.

"You can't waste the knowledge and experience just because you and Essendon were tired of each other," Sheedy said.

"It doesn't just walk out of your brain. I can coach and I want to coach Richmond. How much more do the Tigers need to suffer?"

Hafey said Sheedy, who coached 635 games at Essendon and won four premierships, could be the club's saviour.

Bartlett launched a campaign on his SEN radio show to lift Sheedy into the job.

He said it was a no-brainer for the club and hoped the Richmond faithful would get behind the move.

"He's revitalised, he's fresh and the Tigers need him badly," Bartlett said.

"They would be silly not to appoint Kevin Sheedy as coach. They would be throwing away the chance of a lifetime. I'd help in any way I possibly could and that would be the same with anyone associated with the club. He has received massive support. Everyone's saying we'll get 50,000 members if we sign Sheeds."

Sheedy played 251 games with Richmond from 1967-79 and won three premierships.

Applicants for the coaching job have been asked to apply by tomorrow.

"I don't think Leigh Matthews and Kevin Sheedy will be applying, I think they'll be rung up," Sheedy said.

"If Richmond come and talk to me then I will feel it's an insult to the fans if I don't listen. By the age of 70 I can say: 'Well, I did put my hand up to coach Richmond, that's the least I did'. I can sit down with all my teammates and say I did it, whether I get it or not."

The Richmond job was put up for grabs after Terry Wallace quit last month.

Richmond declined to comment specifically on Sheedy yesterday but did not rule out appointing an experienced coach.

"We are happy to talk to anyone who is interested in the coaching position," said Tigers general manager of football Craig Cameron.

When told that Sheedy had declared his interest, Hafey said: "Thank goodness for that. If everyone in the world was available you would go with Sheedy. If he's interested, that's it, there wouldn't even be an interview. We've got to get a strong coach who can get the best out of those boys. This would be a saviour for the Tigers."

Bourke likes caretaker coach Jade Rawlings, but said he was inclined to back Sheedy: "Kevin Sheedy and Richmond, it's a natural fit," he said.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25719953-19742,00.html

[one-eyed]

Tiger army moves to install Kevin Sheedy as coach
Mike Sheahan | July 02, 2009

THE campaign to install Kevin Sheedy in the coach's office at Punt Rd is off and running.

It was launched yesterday on Melbourne radio by Sheedy's close friend and long-time Richmond teammate and club legend Kevin Bartlett.

Make no mistake, Bartlett, an SEN presenter, has embarked on a program designed to mobilise people power to force Richmond's hand.

He said the club's best choice for its coaching vacancy from next year was staring it in the face: three-time premiership player, former captain, four-time premiership coach at Essendon, current Richmond ambassador, K. Sheedy.

Sheedy finally has stopped playing games on the subject.

He sees himself ready to coach again after nearly two years out.

He believes he still has much to offer.

He wants to coach Richmond.

While Richmond president Gary March virtually dismissed Sheedy in recent weeks as both a caretaker coach and long-term contender, the club's coaching sub-committee might be more open-minded.

At least one sub-committee member, basketball legend and former Melbourne Tigers coach Lindsay Gaze, certainly won't see him as too old.

While Sheedy will turn 62 before the end of the year, Gaze coached until he was 68.

Sheedy's supporters will also point to two of the great team coaches in world sport - Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) and Guus Hiddink (a successful coach of several national teams including the Socceroos).

Ferguson is 67, Hiddink, 62.

Sheedy's critics, though, will trot out the great Ron Barassi as an example.

The four-time premiership coach was 45 when he made his ill-fated return to Melbourne as coach in 1981; 57 when he was coaxed into another comeback by Sydney in 1993.

He won 34 of 111 games at Melbourne, 13 of 59 with the Swans.

Barassi, though, was reluctant in both cases.

Sheedy isn't. He looks renewed; Bartlett says he has the passion and hunger back.

While Leigh Matthews would need his arm twisted up his back, and for a long time, to return to coaching, Sheeds would snatch a fresh opportunity.

Preferably Richmond, then any club keen to avail itself of his experience and energy.

Bartlett and his supporters will cite Sheedy's record and his massive value as a membership and marketing tool.

It is believed both men were stunned by Richmond's incompetence after quarter-time against St Kilda on Sunday, deciding things needed to change at their old club, and they needed to get involved.

The odds are against him, but Bartlett and his supporters are turning the heat up on the March administration.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25720350-19742,00.html

[blaisee]

sheeds  was rejected from the demon job,

he will not be considered for the north job


All of a sudden he wantd to coach the tigers.

No way, where were you sheeds when we needed you for 25 yrs, and you used us to get more money from the bombers. pee off back to your retirement home

sheeds coaching richmond wont happen, he is washed up, finished

[mightytiges]

You've got to love the comments to forget about the interview process. Just more of the same old ridiculousness from the same olds.

The last 5 flags have been won by 5 different first time younger senior coaches. If the Saints win it this year it'll be six. Yep having a younger coach with fresh ideas who our young list would relate to more is suddenly a bad thing  ???. All this talk is the old guard looking after their old guard mates who are past it. It's not the 60s/70s anymore fellas 

[Ramps]

sheeds  was rejected from the demon job,

he will not be considered for the north job


All of a sudden he wantd to coach the tigers.

No way, where were you sheeds when we needed you for 25 yrs, and you used us to get more money from the bombers. pee off back to your retirement home

sheeds coaching richmond wont happen, he is washed up, finished

I agree that we shouldnt get sheedy but I think this is all over. Richmond supporters will fall in behind KB and the campaign to get Sheedy to Richmond. There is no process. IMHO this is all over Kevin Sheedy will be coaching Richmond in 2010. The campaign will get ramped up and we all know what happens when our supporters feel emotional about something ie. Ben Cousins.

[Smokey]

I think he would make a great mentor to Bucks or Hardwick

I actually think that of all the 1st time coaching applicants these would be the 2 most likely to not seek or require Sheedy's guidance.  Buckley because he is too much his own man and Hardwick because he has done his apprenticeship and will now have his own firm ideas on what he wants to do and how he wants to do it.

[Moi]

IMHO this is all over Kevin Sheedy will be coaching Richmond in 2010[/b]. The campaign will get ramped up and we all know what happens when our supporters feel emotional about something ie. Ben Cousins.

Agree.  It's like blokes, they just think with their dicks, not their heads.
Heaven help us if it is Sheedy on his own.
If he's coming, I'd rather he was there as a mentor and nothing else 

[Ramps]

If Kevin Sheedy hasnt been categorically ruled out by tomorrow night - Friday (at the latest) then he is odds on favorite. KB has started the ball rolling, watch other past legends come out in support, the the sheedy devotees will start ringing up talkback on SEN and 3AW by saturday afternoon this will be the biggest story in town. For those wanting Sheedy the timing has been brilliant. If he isnt ruled out in the next 48 hours the media, the supporters and anybody else who has an interest will get in behind Sheedy being the coach. And to be honest I cant see Gary March ruling sheedy out. The club will come out and say they will follow the process, the process will run for about 2 months and Kevin Sheedy will be officially appointed coach. Its all over.