Wallace was sacked then un-sacked

[wayne]

Wallace, Richmond part ways

EXCLUSIVE: RICHMOND and its coach Terry Wallace may have parted ways after a series of meetings yesterday and last night. It is believed the players were upset about Wallace's post-match critique of the team after Sunday's loss to Port Adelaide.

Wallace did not return calls from the Herald Sun last night.

Players spoke to Wallace about the closed-doors address yesterday.

The veteran coach was not immediately available for comment, failing even to return calls from close friends last night and this morning.

Wallace has been under enormous pressure since an embarrassing loss to Carlton in Round 1, with Richmond languishing in 15th position with just one win.

Wallace did not arrive at the club's Punt Rd headquarters today by his usual time of 8.30am.

Richmond assistant coaches David King, Craig McRae, Wayne Campbell and Jade Rawlings arrived at Punt Rd this morning unaware any decision on the head coach had been made.

Wallace is in the fifth year of a five-year contract and was no chance to coach the team in 2010.

It is known that Wallace met with Richmond chief executive Steven Wright late last night.

Wallace only last week went on radio and declared he wanted to coach out the year.

In the same interview he said he would not put up a fight if the club decided to end his tenure early.
Richmond president Gary March, Wallace and Wallace's closet football friend, Brian Royal, were not answering their phones this morning.

The club is due to train at its Punt Rd home at 11am.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25505197-19742,00.html

[Francois Jackson]

and good riddons to him..

whoever said the players still had faith in him were kidding themselves. Its obvious now he has lost them if you read into Newy's comments

He has left us in a mess

[Francois Jackson]

bit of a shock to happen after all the news suggested we would wait.

Something deep must have happened after Sunday's game in the room.

AND THE WINNER IS........... W CAMPBELL 3 VOTES

[bushranger]

I will wait till it is written on the walls so we really know he is gone.
But I did think after Sunday he might have been shown the door as this was our to keep but we caved in again.
So disappointing to see our lead get withered away and lose it.

[TigerLand]

Ge dunno about this. I thought this weekend we really going in the right direction.

Doesn't look good if we sacked him for future coaches this is the worse scenario for mine.

[Infamy]

The article has been updated to say they believe it was Wallace who walked from the job believing he had lost the players. I kinda hope this is the case as I think it's pretty bad timing. The players tried their guts out yesterday, clearly not the sign of a side not playing for their coach.

I also think it's pretty soft that the players were unhappy with his post match comments to the playing group. You deserved to get blasted, you grabbed defeat from the jaws of victory yet again. No wonder outsiders think we're soft.

My educated guess is that the board told Terry he was not going to be resigned next year and wanted to tank for the rest of the season. Terry didn't want to stick around for that so he walked.

I only hope we go through a very thorough process to find the next coach. If Wayne Campbell is that man I'll be dead set gutted. Though I wouldn't be surprised if we have to pick him as no one else will touch us.

[Francois Jackson]

Ge dunno about this. I thought this weekend we really going in the right direction.

Doesn't look good if we sacked him for future coaches this is the worse scenario for mine.

Perhaps, but not if they are doing a carlton and already have their man. Campo!!

I get the feeling this is whats going to happen.

Campo in to play the kids. signed sealed and delivered. Just my opinion of course but gee its looking that way

[TigerLand]

This just doesn't add up.

Terry didn't want to walk as he wanted to redeem his "walking" from the Bulldogs. He said last week he wanted to stay regardless. After a honourable loss it's baffling. If we got smashed fair enough.

Just doesn't make sense.

[1965]

and good riddons to him..

whoever said the players still had faith in him were kidding themselves. Its obvious now he has lost them if you read into Newy's comments

He has left us in a mess

FFS the phrase is "good riddance" not your made up nonsense word.

Moron

[WilliamPowell]

Whatever   

[TigerTime]

from what i here wallace the self centered prick deserves a punch in his tanned face ten times over . i cannot belive what he told the players behind closed doors.  he is a disgusting person and cannot accept blame and if i were the players i would gang bash the prick

well done to the boys for standing up to his bs , about time

we still have a heart beat

[Infamy]

from what i here wallace the self centered prick deserves a punch in his tanned face ten times over . i cannot belive what he told the players behind closed doors.  he is a disgusting person and cannot accept blame and if i were the players i would gang bash the prick

well done to the boys for standing up to his bs , about time

we still have a heart beat

I'm not really sure there's anything they didn't deserve to hear, perhaps our players should harden the stuff up.

What could it possibly have been to insult our little diddums so much?

[WilliamPowell]

Herald Sun, The Age & Hutchy (on SEN) saying Ralwings likley to be caretaker

HUN also saying Royal's been terminated too

[Francois Jackson]

and good riddons to him..

whoever said the players still had faith in him were kidding themselves. Its obvious now he has lost them if you read into Newy's comments

He has left us in a mess

FFS the phrase is "good riddance" not your made up nonsense word.

Moron

here is another word for you

GOODBYE

hahahahaha your tanned mate is gone.

thank god and i hope it cuts deep

this means goodbye to JON, Schulz and that idiot Mcmahon

im already pumped for next year

[1965]

and good riddons to him..

whoever said the players still had faith in him were kidding themselves. Its obvious now he has lost them if you read into Newy's comments

He has left us in a mess

FFS the phrase is "good riddance" not your made up nonsense word.

Moron

here is another word for you

GOODBYE

At least you spelt it right.

I'm looking foward to Sat night, should be a ripper.