whufc wrote:I don't mind it.....
Whose the better candidate that's going to replace him??? If its not Clarkson your pretty much playing roulette with an assistant coach stepping up as a first time head coach.
Rightly or wrongly Port obviously see themselves as a team capable of finishing top 4 and had they not had the 0-5 start where injuries played a role who knows what the season would have held. They will now get the earlier pre season and chance to have what should be a hungry playing group fit and ready for round 1 next year.
I just hope they don't go further backwards and Hinkleys good reputation imo is hampered. His been a great contributor to the club and taken them from almost their lowest point to nearly reaching the holy grail.
No you don't
On the flip side, Port will have a soft draw next season and will end up in an inflated position at the end of the minor round because of it.
Yes, I would've liked to have seen a new coach at the helm, if it wasn't Clarkson or Lyon I'm not convinced that we would've been any better off, there's no decent proven coaches out of work atm otherwise.
I'll continue to barrack and get frustrated, without expectation though.
Would love to land a Dunkley, De Goey or a Grundy though, I've been happy enough with Finlayson and Big Chuck having a dip in the ruck but would rather see us with a traditional ruckman.