lion heart wrote:**** me thats alot of moolah.... is he some kind of supercoach or simply over rated..... honestly what is the general consensus on his coaching ability?
To tell you the truth I'm not sure why Hackham would have put an offer like that on the table - it's a lot of money regardless of how good a coach he is! I think Lynch has proven that he's not going to walk away from a club just because it's struggling (coached 3 years at Aldinga). I wasn't around prior to 2006, but from all accounts Aldinga used to get beaten by Hackham, so they've certainly improved a great deal in the years Lynch has been coach.
What I think Hackham might be overlooking is the fact that he brought a lot of players to Aldinga, which played a big part in their improvement. He's not going to be able to do it again at Hackham. Aldinga had a shit pre-season this year and should have won a lot more games than they did. They've got a fantastic side skills-wise, but they're lacking in fitness. If the same thing happens at Hackham, they're not going to move off the bottom of the ladder and they'll be several thousand dollars out of pocket.
Anyway, that was this year and next year may be a different story entirely. One thing's for sure - Shane Lynch is no Scott Kelly, he's not going to f**k off midway through the season. Good luck to him and Hackham in 2009. I would really like to see the Hawks win a few next year, because it's been a long time coming and they've earned it.
Come on the Sharks!