Wallace vs Maher on Fifth Quarter

[Mr Magic]

But the reality is that there have been; over the last 2 years in particular a number of groups within the club that have not helped the club by pushing their own agendas and undermining people because they think it is their right

Yeah well I just wonder how overstated it is. Wallet is quick to blame rather than take responsibility.
He also had problems behind the scenes at his previous club.

I am not involved with the club directly but can certainly understand groups having major concerns about the direction Wallace & Miller were taking us after things went horribly wrong in 2007. I totally agree/d with them and shared their frustrations.
Am I pushing an agenda too? Only because I cared about where we were going, which was pretty obviously the wrong way?!

I am just VERY glad he is gone and hope we can get it right next time up.

I think it's time for us all to unite and work through our opposing views to achieve a more stable environment - if only i was on the board and could say that.

Agreed Ox.

[Smokey]

Mr Magic, sadly the HUN article is not on the net and I am not going ot type it because I will be here until midnight 

Here 'tis WP:

Former coach Terry Wallace slams Richmond's 'power-based' culture

    By Jackie Epstein
    June 21, 2009

Former Richmond coach Terry Wallace says the club's power-based culture was the worst he had seen in his time in Australian football.

Wallace said a strong person needed to be appointed to cope with the pressure. He also blamed the intense media scrutiny and injuries for contributing to his demise.

"I've been to three clubs and it's a club more than any other club which works on power base - all the time," Wallace said on SEN on Saturday.

"I've been there twice now (and) I've never seen this club really all come together and say, 'we're going to work in harmony together'.

"Whether it's a corporate area, whether it's a past players area, whether it's a board area, whether it's a management area, there's always somebody working for the power base at the club.

"I think that the club still needs somebody who is either unbelievably strong in personality or of senior nature. Obviously you've got your Nathan Buckley types who we know are a very, very strong character and senior coaches who have been a part of it.

"To get a young coach in there who is not strong enough ... and (with) Jade (Rawlings) we'll find out in the next 11 weeks."

Wallace said not being able to field his best side from round one had hurt the club.

"Not having the midfield we wanted up to speed at the start of the season killed us," Wallace said.

Sunday Herald Sun

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25666785-23211,00.html?from=public_rss

[mightytiges]

Cheers for that smokey 

But the reality is that there have been; over the last 2 years in particular a number of groups within the club that have not helped the club by pushing their own agendas and undermining people because they think it is their right

Yeah well I just wonder how overstated it is. Wallet is quick to blame rather than take responsibility.
He also had problems behind the scenes at his previous club.

I am not involved with the club directly but can certainly understand groups having major concerns about the direction Wallace & Miller were taking us after things went horribly wrong in 2007. I totally agree/d with them and shared their frustrations.
Am I pushing an agenda too? Only because I cared about where we were going, which was pretty obviously the wrong way?!

I am just VERY glad he is gone and hope we can get it right next time up.

I guess if this "powerbase" talk had only been mentioned under Wallace's reign you could dismiss totally as sour grapes from an ex-coach. But as we know this sniping culture behind the scenes has occurred for decades well before Plough arrived. It doesn't defend Wallace's mistakes that can be apportioned to him directly (recruiting/trading, gamestyle, etc) but nevertheless it is destructive no matter who is in charge to have individuals and groups who have no official decision-making position at the club undermining those in  official positions. This issue is more a concern as far as our next coach. We know with the list we have we'll struggle next year and possibly the next especially if there's a cleanout of the oldies and we have virtually a U24 side running around. I can just imagine the hissy fits these coterie and past player idiots will have if the new coach doesn't deliver many wins in his first two years no matter who he is .

[Mr Magic]

Well we will see with the next appointment's achievements whether Terry's bitter bitching and continual playing of the blame card has any merit.

Whoever it is will be hard pressed to do a worse job than Wallet as rebuilder and coach of the RFC.

[Mr Magic]

Wallace said not being able to field his best side from round one had hurt the club.

"Not having the midfield we wanted up to speed at the start of the season killed us," Wallace said.

This guy's delusion never ceases to amaze me & just shows how far off the mark he is.
Fact is every side in the competition deals with injuries Terrence. 
You rarely have your absolute best side available.

Even when we do have our best side available we are not beating top 8 sides and with you in charge it was entirely concievable that we were heading towards our 2nd wooden spoon in 3 years!!!

[Ramps]

Terry Wallace arrived at Richmond 5 years ago. 5 years ago Kayne Pettifer was on the list. 5 years ago Richmond supporters were probably thinking he should be traded or delisted. 5 years on Wallace gets the arse and Kayne Pettifer and other players who play in a similar style to Pettifer are still on the list ... maybe he needs to think about the links between this type of list management and recruitment and his losing his job. Maybe then the penny will drop.

[wayne]

Wallace said not being able to field his best side from round one had hurt the club.

"Not having the midfield we wanted up to speed at the start of the season killed us," Wallace said.

This guy's delusion never ceases to amaze me & just shows how far off the mark he is.
Fact is every side in the competition deals with injuries Terrence. 

Spot on!

Brisbane has kept winning with 3 of their best defenders out!

[TigerTime]

terry is a class 1 --------



Edited for avoidance of the swear filter

[Francois Jackson]

Terry is the biggest ---- fool we have ever let through our doors.

a complete and utter effwit of the highest order.

injuries what effin injuries. Brown, Richo, Johnson...aaah NEWS FLASH YOU effHEAD THEY ARE ALL OVER 30 so if your relying on them what hope do you have.

WALLET REPEAT AFTER ME "SOUR effIN GRAPES YOU LOSER"

edited for avoidance of the swear filter

[Chuck17]

He's gone get over it.

[WilliamPowell]

Enough with trying to avoid the swear filter

Firstly, as has been previously mentioned the "C" word in any way shape or form is totally unacceptable, even more so when deliberately trying to avoid the swear filter.

Ditto the "F" word

As everyone is aware we are fairly lenient but the constant avoidance of the swear filter can result to trip to the "swear bench". We hate doing it but at the moment we are not being left with any alternatives

TONE IT DOWN  

[one-eyed]

Apparently Plough is doing special comments on SEN for our game this week  .

[Mr Magic]

Apparently Plough is doing special comments on SEN for our game this week  .

Well that's one radio station I'll be avoiding.

[Tigeritis™©®]

Terry "Fonzie" Wallet.

Come on Terry you can say it...

"SSSSSSOOOOORRRRRYYYYY.......... TIGER FANS, I GOT IT WWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG".

[Moi]

Apparently Plough is doing special comments on SEN for our game this week  .

Hope he lets loose with a few home truths about some of our players, especially some of the senior ones 

Good to hear him in the media again - refreshing 
Should be interesting