Gary March on SEN

[one-eyed]

Tigers have contingency plan
April 20, 2009 - 12:50PM

Under-fire Richmond coach Terry Wallace's future remains unclear, with club president Gary March saying the club does have a contingency plan in place should he not see out the AFL season.

Wallace ruled out resigning after an eight-point defeat by last year's wooden spooners Melbourne left the Tigers winless in their opening four matches this season.

Wallace arrived at the club's headquarters on Monday morning to be greeted by a barrage of television cameras.

He was expected to meet with March and football operations boss Craig Cameron later in the day.

March confirmed Wallace was likely to attend the club's regular board meeting scheduled for Tuesday night, though he denied that was anything out of the ordinary.

"That's our regular board meeting, it wasn't a specially called for meeting," March told Melbourne radio station SEN.

"Terry normally comes and makes a presentation."

March, who missed Sunday's defeat to attend a wedding on the Gold Coast, said should Wallace decide to walk away the club had a back-up plan in place, though he refused to divulge what it was.

But he said Richmond remained committed to a mid-season decision on whether Wallace would remain beyond the end of his current contract this year.

"As a club, you've got an obligation to have contingency plans in place," he said.

"We've thought through those things and we have got some plans in place.

"We are going through a process (beyond 2009), and we are not going to play it out in the media.

"He (Wallace) is contracted through to the end of the 2009 season and ... we've said we do a review of our coaching position mid-season.

"That's still ongoing, so nothing's changed."

But March categorically ruled out luring four-time Essendon premiership coach Kevin Sheedy, who is employed at Richmond in an ambassadorial role, into a comeback if a caretaker was needed.

March also said he was mystified by his club's start to the year, saying the players' dreadful performances this season may be a "mental issue".

"At the moment they're just playing awfully - I think that's probably the only way you could describe it," March said.

"Our form's terrible at the moment and we've got to do something to snap them out of that."

http://www.theage.com.au/news/rfnews/tigers-have-a-plan/2009/04/20/1240079582001.html

[one-eyed]

Sheedy not an option
April 20, 2009 12:15pm

RICHMOND president Gary March has ruled out Kevin Sheedy as a replacement for embattled coach Terry Wallace.

The Tigers are yet to win this season, putting the blowtorch firmly on Wallace, who is in the final season of a five-year contract.

While some Tigers fans have been clamouring for the appointment of favourite son Sheedy, who returned to the club in a marketing role this year, March said that wasn't on the club's agenda.

“Kevin Sheedy’s not part of our contingency and never has been.” March told radio station SEN this morning.

“Kevin came back to the football club and he made it clear to me he didn’t want to be involved in football and I made it clear to Kevin that we didn’t have a role for him in football, so that’s never been a part of the plan.”

March did, however have a simple answer for the Tigers' poor start to the season.

“At the moment they’re just playing awfully, I think that’s probably the only way you could describe it,” he said.

“Our form’s terrible at the moment and we’ve got to do something to snap them out of that.”

March defended his absence from yesterday's eight-point loss to Melbourne, which he missed to attend a wedding.

“I think I’ve missed four games in five years,” he said.

“I went to the wedding of a guy I’ve known for 30 years. He’s worked for me since I started my business 15 years ago."

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25358248-19742,00.html

[Moi]

* Andy Maher asked does that contingency involve Sheedy in a caretaker role. March said absolutely not. March said that Sheedy is well aware and understands that when he was bought back to the club there was no role in football for him and that has not changed.

Sheeds' PR man James Hird is saying tonight they should appoint him 

[Tigermonk]

* Andy Maher asked does that contingency involve Sheedy in a caretaker role. March said absolutely not. March said that Sheedy is well aware and understands that when he was bought back to the club there was no role in football for him and that has not changed.

Sheeds' PR man James Hird is saying tonight they should appoint him 

wont that pee you right off Jackstar being right 

[Moi]

* Andy Maher asked does that contingency involve Sheedy in a caretaker role. March said absolutely not. March said that Sheedy is well aware and understands that when he was bought back to the club there was no role in football for him and that has not changed.

Sheeds' PR man James Hird is saying tonight they should appoint him 

wont that pee you right off Jackstar being right 

Well, the difference between me and Jackstar is that I really do want what's best for the club.
And if that's Sheeds, or Campbell and we have success with them, I will party like the rest and say I was wrong in my judgement.  So I'm okay with that.
But if I'm right and think Sheeds is past it and I don't have much faith in Campbell, I reserve the right to say so.  Am I entitled to that?  Before you say, no, I care the least what you actually think lol
Jackstar on the other hand, couldn't give a stuff about the club.
Is all about him and about him being right.  Well, I'm going to win Tattslotto.  One day it could happen    The same with Sheeds, it could happen, but anyone could have made a wild guess and said so and then claim, I told you so.  Well, he's been saying it for three years.  When do you actually say, Jackstar got it wrong?  After 20 years? 

[Jackstar is back]

Moi, I want the RFC to be succesfull. As I have said all along, it aint going to happen with Terry Wallace. His management of people is poor, no wonder the players wont play for him and had enough
IF Gary March had any balls, Terry should be tapped on the shoulder tomorrow and a new coach to take over for Saturday night.
Our list isnt as bad as it looks. Problem is that are our good players have given up on him. Wouldnt you if you copped abuse all the time

[Moi]

Moi, I want the RFC to be succesfull. As I have said all along, it aint going to happen with Terry Wallace. His management of people is poor, no wonder the players wont play for him and had enough
IF Gary March had any balls, Terry should be tapped on the shoulder tomorrow and a new coach to take over for Saturday night.
Our list isnt as bad as it looks. Problem is that are our good players have given up on him. Wouldnt you if you copped abuse all the time

If his time is up, it's up and we move on.
But I won't forget your role, Jack 
Let's hope whoever takes over is successful.
If it's our long lost prodigal son Sheeds, the great white hope of Richmond people for the past 20 years, and he's not successful, what then for the supporters? 
If it's our most popular  former captain, Cambo, he will get slaughtered by the supporters after just two losses.  He won't be given the grace Wallace was given because he was treated with disdain by most supporters his whole career.  Give him the poison chalice of coach and all hell will break out.
Do you want that for him?
Whoever gets the role, I will support them.  I just hope you and your sookie President's Club mates do the same and don't start creating the chaos we've seen the last year with whoever it is.
We've had enough, Jack.  Well, I have.
I would prefer we worked out our problems rather than just sack bloody coaches.  It doesn't work if you haven't noticed.
And it's still too early to judge Wallace's legacy.  He may not be given the opportunity to coach again.  But if we can get three quarters of the players on our list to play over 100 games, and hopefully in premiership line-ups, he will have been a success one way or another.
There's a lot of people down on Wallace at the moment, and I'm not happy with what's happening either, but he does still have support and I don't think he will be remembered how you hope he will be.

[Tigermonk]

l think we all want whats best for the RFC so we can have some celebration & stress relief. We are all so stressed to the max after promises, but we are all angry because the way the players make skill errors that are so bad its just not professional at all. You can see better skills in the TAC, Metro & Country football at a cheaper membership cost that gives you free grog days etc.
These blokes are paid huge money & are getting coached by high profile coaches yet they pocess skills definately not of AFL quality.
l have seen many of these players before they even hit the Richmond football club & they have gone backwards. Shot with no confidence because they are playing scared. Scared of making mistakes instead of taking the game on going forward & having confidence in thier tall marking forwards & crumbers but its not happening & you cannot coach what they are doing wrong. They are playing rushed football & its ugly.
But getting back to my point we are all here on this forum for the football club we support & relief some footy stress. We wouldnot come here otherwise.

[Jackstar is back]

Sookie Presidents men, I actually dont know any
talking about presidents, are president was at a wedding on the weekend
melbournes president sat with there cheer squad and they just showed vision of Big Jim marking a melbourne goal.

[Tigermonk]

Sookie Presidents men, I actually dont know any
talking about presidents, are president was at a wedding on the weekend
melbournes president sat with there cheer squad and they just showed vision of Big Jim marking a melbourne goal.

my melbourne supporting mate jumped up & said thats Jimmy who marked the ball 

[Jackstar is back]

its great for football, and great for there supporter group.
Dont expect to see gary march behind the goals this saturday night..
If he is, we might have to send in the pigeons, lol

[WilliamPowell]

talking about presidents, are president was at a wedding on the weekend

Aren't people allowed a life outside footy Jack?

there are somethings in life that are slightly more important believe it or not.... and you can trust me on that I know

[Chuck17]

l have seen many of these players before they even hit the Richmond football club & they have gone backwards. Shot with no confidence because they are playing scared. Scared of making mistakes instead of taking the game on going forward & having confidence in thier tall marking forwards & crumbers but its not happening & you cannot coach what they are doing wrong. They are playing rushed football & its ugly.

You wonder when TW is going to say, fair enough what I am trying isn't working, this week just go out and play some footy boys.

It seemed to happen at the Freo game last year and I am just wondering if it is going to happen again