Mark Williams keen on 'Dean Laidley role' - a benefit to us?

saintlee · Post: # 956206Post **saintlee** » Tue 13 Jul 2010 5:51pm

From the Herald Scum: "SACKED Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams can see himself taking on a senior assistant/mentoring role similar to that held by Dean Laidley at the Power this year...Laidley, formerly the coach of North Melbourne, was brought to the Power as a way of strengthening the club's coaches' box while also providing a peer for Williams to exchange ideas with."

Not sure what other people think about Choco, but I always rated him as a coach, could he be beneficial to the Saints in a senior assistant/match day consultant type role?

stinger · Post: # 956210Post **stinger** » Tue 13 Jul 2010 5:52pm

f****** oath we should be interested....

plugger66 · Post: # 956212Post **plugger66** » Tue 13 Jul 2010 5:53pm

No way. We have a great coaching panel and we have a now experienced coach. We dont need a second coach.

dcstkfc · Post: # 956232Post **dcstkfc** » Tue 13 Jul 2010 6:22pm

stinger wrote:f****** oath we should be interested....

At the very least we should look into it.

The man coached teams to top 4 on 5 occasions in 12 years, and another 2 finals series, he goes OK

Goose is king · Tue 13 Jul 2010 6:36pm

He will get that role at GWS with Sheeds

bigcarl · Post: # 956237Post **bigcarl** » Tue 13 Jul 2010 6:46pm

carlton ought to look at him as a senior coach.

choco would be a good No. 1, but not a good No. 2, because the senior coach would always be looking over his shoulder.

St Fidelius · Tue 13 Jul 2010 6:47pm

bigcarl wrote:carlton ought to look at him as a senior coach.

choco would be a good No. 1, but not a good No. 2, because the senior coach would always be looking over his shoulder.

One would think he will get the senior job for GWS

bigcarl · Post: # 956239Post **bigcarl** » Tue 13 Jul 2010 6:49pm

St Fidelius wrote:
bigcarl wrote:carlton ought to look at him as a senior coach.

choco would be a good No. 1, but not a good No. 2, because the senior coach would always be looking over his shoulder.
One would think he will get the senior job for GWS

they could do a hell of a lot worse

bobmurray · Post: # 956246Post **bobmurray** » Tue 13 Jul 2010 7:06pm

bigcarl wrote:
St Fidelius wrote:
bigcarl wrote:carlton ought to look at him as a senior coach.

choco would be a good No. 1, but not a good No. 2, because the senior coach would always be looking over his shoulder.
One would think he will get the senior job for GWS
they could do a hell of a lot worse

they did

plugger66 · Post: # 956260Post **plugger66** » Tue 13 Jul 2010 7:35pm

bobmurray wrote:
bigcarl wrote:
St Fidelius wrote:
bigcarl wrote:carlton ought to look at him as a senior coach.

choco would be a good No. 1, but not a good No. 2, because the senior coach would always be looking over his shoulder.
One would think he will get the senior job for GWS
they could do a hell of a lot worse
they did

Yes they got a guy who only wins one flag every 7 years.

Tue 13 Jul 2010 9:11pm

Worth a 12 week contract as a pre-game analyst for finals opponents

No role game day in coaches box but each week (from now on) reviews our likely finals opponents - geelong, collingwood, fremantle, western bulldogs, carlton both live and in replay and makes specific notes on strengths / weaknesses and patterns they run and how we can with our structure expose them.

given port is one of just 3 teams to beat us and that game plan was probably hatched by laidley, he would be worthwhile as a consultant simply to provide us with a blueprint on how teams try to attack our plan

i would offer him $10,000 a week ($120,000) plus $30,000 bonus iff we win the Grand Final.

if we dont ... Collingwood will.

bigcarl · Post: # 956315Post **bigcarl** » Tue 13 Jul 2010 9:15pm

BackFromUSA wrote:Worth a 12 week contract as a pre-game analyst for finals opponents

No role game day in coaches box but each week (from now on) reviews our likely finals opponents - geelong, collingwood, fremantle, western bulldogs, carlton both live and in replay and makes specific notes on strengths / weaknesses and patterns they run and how we can with our structure expose them.

given port is one of just 3 teams to beat us and that game plan was probably hatched by laidley, he would be worthwhile as a consultant simply to provide us with a blueprint on how teams try to attack our plan

i would offer him $10,000 a week ($120,000) plus $30,000 bonus iff we win the Grand Final.

if we dont ... Collingwood will.

not a bad thought. different perspectives can help. then again, we go okay without him.

degruch · Post: # 956316Post **degruch** » Tue 13 Jul 2010 9:16pm

dcstkfc wrote:
stinger wrote:f****** oath we should be interested....
At the very least we should look into it.

The man coached teams to top 4 on 5 occasions in 12 years, and another 2 finals series, he goes OK

Mick Malthouse will be free soon.

rexy · Post: # 956320Post **rexy** » Tue 13 Jul 2010 9:24pm

BackFromUSA wrote:Worth a 12 week contract as a pre-game analyst for finals opponents

No role game day in coaches box but each week (from now on) reviews our likely finals opponents - geelong, collingwood, fremantle, western bulldogs, carlton both live and in replay and makes specific notes on strengths / weaknesses and patterns they run and how we can with our structure expose them.

given port is one of just 3 teams to beat us and that game plan was probably hatched by laidley, he would be worthwhile as a consultant simply to provide us with a blueprint on how teams try to attack our plan

i would offer him $10,000 a week ($120,000) plus $30,000 bonus iff we win the Grand Final.

if we dont ... Collingwood will.

Good idea IMO.

degruch · Post: # 956321Post **degruch** » Tue 13 Jul 2010 9:27pm

BackFromUSA wrote:Worth a 12 week contract as a pre-game analyst for finals opponents

No role game day in coaches box but each week (from now on) reviews our likely finals opponents - geelong, collingwood, fremantle, western bulldogs, carlton both live and in replay and makes specific notes on strengths / weaknesses and patterns they run and how we can with our structure expose them.

given port is one of just 3 teams to beat us and that game plan was probably hatched by laidley, he would be worthwhile as a consultant simply to provide us with a blueprint on how teams try to attack our plan

i would offer him $10,000 a week ($120,000) plus $30,000 bonus iff we win the Grand Final.

if we dont ... Collingwood will.

We were Port's bitch long before Laidley came along. Full marks to him for marketing himself so astutely, seems like he'll be telling the arabs they're short on sand soon.

stinger · Post: # 956355Post **stinger** » Tue 13 Jul 2010 10:51pm

williams will be the bombers coach...either next year or as soon as the job is vacant......could use him in the meantime but.....

Golfer · Post: # 956469Post **Golfer** » Wed 14 Jul 2010 11:00am

Think you will find Ross Lyon is a bit of a control freak, which in my opinion is good, and no one new can get into the bubble.

Moccha · Post: # 956487Post **Moccha** » Wed 14 Jul 2010 11:42am

Not unless we are deficient in the coaching department.

spert · Post: # 956490Post **spert** » Wed 14 Jul 2010 11:45am

If Malthouse doesn't deliver a flag this season, then Choco will be the Magpie coach -forget Bucks

degruch · Post: # 956491Post **degruch** » Wed 14 Jul 2010 11:48am

spert wrote:If Malthouse doesn't deliver a flag this season, then Choco will be the Magpie coach -forget Bucks

That would be an awesome result.

Unfortunately, it might make the Filth premiers 2011 too.

thirty-seven!? · Wed 14 Jul 2010 7:46pm

I was under the impression that SOS was Lyon's right hand man? From what I've heard from various media grabs over the past 12 months, our current game style was very much an effort from both Lyon and SOS.

In saying this, i really rate Chocco. And we must also remember we lost Elshaug a month or so ago. What is happening about a full-time replacement for him?

SaintPav · Post: # 956714Post **SaintPav** » Wed 14 Jul 2010 9:18pm

thirty-seven!? wrote:I was under the impression that SOS was Lyon's right hand man? From what I've heard from various media grabs over the past 12 months, our current game style was very much an effort from both Lyon and SOS.

In saying this, i really rate Chocco. And we must also remember we lost Elshaug a month or so ago. What is happening about a full-time replacement for him?

Brian Royal has stepped straight into Tony Elshaug's role...It's been a very smooth transition accroding to all reports (thank god).

I don't think Choco would be a good fit. Opposition analyst v head coach are two completley different skill sets. Lyon spoke to Laidley late last year about something but nothing eventuated.

The Saints are all over this. Bring on the finals but first bring on the Colon Wood filthy maggot scum.