barks4eva wrote:rodgerfox wrote:
I'll repeat, so far Lyon has only on his resume, taking a top 4 to missing the finals.
I let it go the first 8 times you posted it in the past few days, but seeing as though you claim this as fact, perhaps you'd actually like to know what the real FACT of the matter is, dodgy.
Lyon inherited NOT a top 4 team as you falsely claim, but a team that finished 8th>FACT
Tpo 4 list is what I wrote.
Seeing as we only played the H&A season last year, I am drawing comparison with 2006 based on that.
As I clarified in a post yesterday - after the H&A season in 06, we finished % off the top, after the H&A season in 07 we were having Mad Monday after finishing 9th.
Or, to make it easier to comprehend - in 06 we won 14 games. In 07 we won 11.
Better?
barks4eva wrote:
With all the inner turmoil and the amateur club that Lyon walked into only 18 months ago, it is truly amazing, the tranformation that has taken place on so many levels, right across the board.
Totally agree. We were a joke off-field. A complete joke. Funny that you declared Rod Butterss 'the best there is' too. That's gold.
barks4eva wrote:
Lyon is a very smart operator who chooses his words carefully, which is a lot more than you can say about his predecessor.
Although I don't see what relevance this comment has - I don't disagree. I like Lyon. He's fantastic for our club and I believe he will be a great coach who does great things with our club.
I've never said anything otherwise.
What I'm saying, and have always said, is that he hasn't done anything so far. He's taken a team that had 14 wins and % off top 4 for the 3rd straight year, to the lowest scoring team in the comp that missed the finals. For the first time in many years too, we lost 4 in a row.
To be talking up tis massive improvement on-field, is at the absolute very least, premature.
barks4eva wrote:
The fact that he has turned around the list so quickly in such a small amount of time is a credit to him and everyone else who was actively involved in this process.
Again, where has it turned around?
We missed the 8 last year and haven't played a game in 2008.
Ask Denis Pagan how well he turned his list around in 06. Then ask him again about 07.
I'm staggered that what appear to be long time football following adults, are getting excited and making big assumptions based on the pre-season.
It's simply staggering.
We've had discards help us win a pre-season cup before. People have very short memories.