West Adelaide appoints Coach for 2014

[blood bath]

http://www.westadelaidefc.com.au/NEWS/L ... COACH.aspx

Mark Mickan appointed coach for the 2014 and 2015 seasons

[Blackwhite]

Will be interesting to see how he goes.

[mighty_tiger_79]

good signing for the bloods

[Jim05]

No real surprise was it?

[The Sleeping Giant]

Phew.

[Panther Pack]

Good appointment by West. Has got plenty to work with just needs to find a key forward!

[norwood8]

Good appointment for West, they'll actually have a chance in September/October with Mickan.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Good appointment for West, they'll actually have a chance in September/October with Mickan.

Mickan has a good finals record?

[Pseudo]

Excellent appointment.

It will be difficult to hate West properly now.

In the event that Glenelg does not go top - which I confess is almost a certainty - then I hope Rubbers can win the flag.

I hope that the West Adelaide board can afford him the level of confidence which Metcalf could not.

[saintal]

Good appointment I would have thought, even considering finals record.

[southee]

Top appointment !

Wish we had him

[Jim05]

Good appointment I would have thought, even considering finals record.

Im willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, afterall its just a given that the Bays lose finals

[Brodlach]

Was the Bays poor finals record attributed to Mickans coaching or the players not handling finals pressure?

[The Sleeping Giant]

I guess you will find out.

[Jim05]

Top appointment !

Wish we had him

You will be allright, Collo to the rescue.
Can just see it now, the first 0-0 draw in the SANFL.
Cold wet night at Noarlunga with a howling gale and all the players inside the oppositions 50m zone playing rugby for 120 minutes. The conditions down there will suit his style

[Jim05]

Was the Bays poor finals record attributed to Mickans coaching or the players not handling finals pressure?

Didnt he get them to a GF?
They cant keep blaming coaches, being losing finals for 100 years.
They did get exposed a couple of times on the bigger ground in finals, not sure if that was attributed to his style or the players leg speed though

[Wedgie]

Good appointment, well done to all!

[Brodlach]

I guess you will find out.

At least that means we will be in the finals

[The Sleeping Giant]

Would I be right in saying Mickan has one final victory as coach?

[SDK]

No surprise but a good appointment.
Congrats Mark and Westies. A good fit, I believe he is more suited to West than he was at Glenelg.