Tigers put on notice - March

[one-eyed]

Tigers put on notice
Herald-Sun
March 02, 2008

RICHMOND president Gary March has issued a challenge to the club's much-maligned playing group to prove the doomsayers wrong, declaring the time for excuses is over.

With the Tigers coming off statistically their worst season in almost 50 years, and with a less than impressive NAB Cup opener against St Kilda, March acknowledged the pressure at Punt Rd this year was intense.

But he remained committed to the plan the club -- and coach Terry Wallace -- undertook in late 2004, and said the Tigers would not deviate.

"The pressure is on everyone right now . . . but the real pressure is on the players to show they are better than what some people think they are," March said yesterday.

"We've said all along we had to go through a rebuilding period and we've almost turned over the entire list.

"This is the fourth year of rebuilding. Terry has always said to us that he believes the fourth year is the breakout year for most young players.

"We have got a lot of boys at that stage, so you would hope that we would start to see some of the rewards."

March said the fact the club had invested considerably in its football department, and the injury list was not as extensive as last year, meant excuses would no longer be tolerated.

"In the past I felt maybe we had some excuses," he said.

"We were a little under-resourced and perhaps we didn't have enough money. But we can't use those excuses any more, and certainly the playing group couldn't use those excuses any more."

March dismissed suggestions he had "gagged" Wallace in the pre-season, saying everyone in the club wanted actions to speak louder than words in the 2008 lead-up.

"We need to let our performances do the talking," he said. "As a group, we have decided to keep our heads down, because we want a good start to the year. The players led the way on that, and we think it is the best policy for us."

March said Wallace had felt the need to be "a spruiker" early in his time at Richmond, when the club was struggling off the field as well as on it, but did not feel the need to do it now.

"Terry will fulfil his commitments, but he won't do as much as he has probably needed to do in the past," he said. "He will still do Tuesdays with Terry, but will do a little less media in the lead-up to games."

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,23303899-19742,00.html

[mightytiges]

"We need to let our performances do the talking," he said. "As a group, we have decided to keep our heads down, because we want a good start to the year.

Then why come out and publicly say the pressure is on to perform if we've decided to keep our heads down  ???

When will our club learn to SHUT UP before the start of a season  .

[Little Jackie]

Funniest article i have read in a longtime.
Shouldnt be that March and Co are on notice from the members.
Isnt that the reason you have Managers and presidents.

[Tigermonk]

What the president March is saying is what l been saying for along time 
there are no more excuses cause they have used them all up
there no-one to point the finger at no more the coaches & players must perform
otherwise its gunna be BOC BOC time 

[Ramps]

the idiots better not improve for another 12 months. I want the top 2 picks next year and then a 3rd inside 20 in the National Draft lol.

[blaisee]

Funniest article i have read in a longtime.
Shouldnt be that March and Co are on notice from the members.
Isnt that the reason you have Managers and presidents.

surely the players must be made accountable

[Tigermonk]

so you want the club to finish bottom
not a wise choice realisticly
we could gain some good players yes
but we could also lose some very good players if they anything like Nathan Buckley who left a club because he wanted to be in a premiership side which backfired cause it takes alot to build a team of winners you just cant get the best players from every club & think yep we got the premiership wrapped up cause it dont work like that
we could draft the best on offer & lose Newman Deledio Foley who may get top offers to maybe play in a premiership side Like Ottens or we could still get major injuries to key players like most years gone & go nowhere
once the bad skills & turnovers are cutdown l think we got enough good talent on the list & with the Coburg team playing very well you will see more preasure on the selectors this year than previous years which will lift the teams confidence greatly
If the selectors give Cleve Hughes games on the ground you will see a forward line change cause this lad is ready to explode & has the goods to produce a great set of hands & booming straight kick 

[Little Jackie]

Funniest article i have read in a longtime.
Shouldnt be that March and Co are on notice from the members.
Isnt that the reason you have Managers and presidents.

surely the players must be made accountable

Isnt that the job of the coach and accountablity is part of the players role.
I dont any job where people arent accountable, do you ?
If you do please, let me know as i want to be part of it.

[Francois Jackson]

hahaha just read the article.

Heads down, what a joke. yeah heads down and we finish last. heads up and we finish last.

maybe its not just the players u idiot, maybe its the coaches and support staff who havent got a clue.

ooh geez round 1 is going to be very interesting.

[Tigermonk]

maybe only at Tigerland it happens jack 

[Fishfinger]

I dont any job where people arent accountable, do you ?
If you do please, let me know as i want to be part of it.

Forecaster for the weather bureau. 

[Tigermonk]

 

[mightytiges]

It isn't what March said that was wrong it's that it didn't need to be said publicly.

I dont any job where people arent accountable, do you ?
If you do please, let me know as i want to be part of it.

Forecaster for the weather bureau. 

FF

Certain South African cricket umpires 

[Moi]

It isn't what March said that was wrong it's that it didn't need to be said publicly.

Could these quotes be as a result of direct questions asked of him?
Does he say, no, I'm not responding lol

[mightytiges]

It isn't what March said that was wrong it's that it didn't need to be said publicly.

Could these quotes be as a result of direct questions asked of him?
Does he say, no, I'm not responding lol

lol no but he couldn't have said more if he tried  .

All he had to say is:

"We (have decided) need to let our performances do the talking (and) As a group, we have decided to keep our heads down. We think it is the best policy for us."

If the journo doesn't like it and wants more then stiff   . As we've seen already this year the media will twist and write crap about us anyway. Why give them the time of day when we don't have to.