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Post by clyde on Feb 20, 2019 8:57:45 GMT
Here are the questions we go through in this week's episode: How surprised are you that Rocks ‘parted ways’ with Coach Wood? (00:29) Does the Eagles result tell us that you need deeper benches in the BBL than ever before? (10:11) Who’s going to win the race not to finish bottom? (18:40) What are your expectations for GB this week? (25:09) CLICK HERE TO LISTENAlternative Link |
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Post by 2NFR on Feb 20, 2019 10:03:17 GMT
Another good podcast ... keep them coming edit Agree with most of what was said (even the stuff about Eagles short bench  ) Some good points on team GB, as in ... We have a relly good team with such potential... ...however, the organisation is pretty crap !! I often find it hard to believe that small countries with no history in this sport have better funding and long term plans and professional federations than we do ... its insane !! Maybe , I'm just too naive when it comes to our sport  |
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Post by blacknwhite on Feb 20, 2019 10:07:22 GMT
Great as usual. Totally agree with the comments about the Eagles. I would love for the core of Moses, Fletcher and Defoe to stick around surrounded by young energetic players to bring the pace of our play up.
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Post by tvtigersfan on Feb 20, 2019 11:50:35 GMT
Is there any way of downloading these to an iPhone?
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Post by davew on Feb 20, 2019 12:08:09 GMT
Is there any way of downloading these to an iPhone? If you haven't got the Apple Podcast App already installed on your iphone, go to the App Store, search and download the App. When the App is installed there is a search icon in the bottom right of the App screen, search "Makem Takem" and you should find it (and be able to download) |
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Post by sussexbantam on Feb 20, 2019 15:42:09 GMT
Really enjoyed this as always guys.
Slightly disappointed to hear the "who is getting the wooden spoon" turn into "how great are the Wolves now".
Scorchers won this weekend and you've moved them down in the Power Rankings and written us off for last place. You may well be correct but let us have a moment of joy eh ?
Keep up the good work !
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Post by massiveridersfan on Feb 20, 2019 16:13:38 GMT
It's not just the Eagles result which tells us this - to weather the injuries/lack of individual form all teams have to have deep rosters now.
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Post by faz on Feb 20, 2019 17:34:15 GMT
So if the rumours are that strong and makhem know or as good as know why isn’t Smilie announcing the new coach?
Ah yes to make it look as though it wasn’t a done deal and he was waiting for a couple of L’s to make the decesion look credible and himself less hypocritical.
I’m betting the new coach is looking forward to his first vote of confidence.
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Post by dc on Feb 20, 2019 18:39:32 GMT
If Smilie told me it wasn’t raining I would defo lift the umbrella.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2019 18:40:02 GMT
Not listened yet but it could be argued Smillie has been dealt a bit of a **** hand.
Takes over, bins coach who continually wins nothing year after year. Gets a backlash from fans who refuse to accept the decision because Sterling was a great guy. The whole "the way it was done" argument doesn't wash with me. He would've got the backlash regardless. Had we won nothing for another ten years fans would still have put up with Sterling. The fanbase in general were and still are blind to Sterling's failings as a coach.
Next coach in... Proven track record and gets the team going well. Then makes an arse of it by "personal issues". What's the owner to do?
Daryll then takes over and gets given a wee chance. Ballses it up - ably assisted by his players. The only surprise is that he didn't go sooner.
Poisoned chalice? Nah. I reckon the owner would be happy with any decent coach.
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Post by faz on Feb 20, 2019 20:19:24 GMT
Not listened yet but it could be argued Smillie has been dealt a bit of a **** hand. Takes over, bins coach who continually wins nothing year after year. Gets a backlash from fans who refuse to accept the decision because Sterling was a great guy. The whole "the way it was done" argument doesn't wash with me. He would've got the backlash regardless. Had we won nothing for another ten years fans would still have put up with Sterling. The fanbase in general were and still are blind to Sterling's failings as a coach. Next coach in... Proven track record and gets the team going well. Then makes an arse of it by "personal issues". What's the owner to do? Daryll then takes over and gets given a wee chance. Ballses it up - ably assisted by his players. The only surprise is that he didn't go sooner. Poisoned chalice? Nah. I reckon the owner would be happy with any decent coach. I’d agree on the first 2 points Makes it difficult if thd owner has embedded 2 home grown players into the clubs framework. That for me was when it went tits Whose advising him from a ball perspective? I do wonder what the issue was with Garboletto? It didn’t seem to have been a problem fir Royals and Wolves! |
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Post by faz on Feb 20, 2019 20:39:00 GMT
I was very impressed with Smilie when I heard his interviews and followed his reasoning with Woods appointment and the club identity
He does seem to have been naive if he didn’t expect some growing pains from a rookie coach and does seem to have contradicted himself with the sacking and timing iff
However if the new coach is successful no one will care. Not the best time to enter the club!
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Post by massiveridersfan on Feb 21, 2019 8:11:46 GMT
I was very impressed with Smilie when I heard his interviews and followed his reasoning with Woods appointment and the club identity He does seem to have been naive if he didn’t expect some growing pains from a rookie coach and does seem to have contradicted himself with the sacking and timing iff However if the new coach is successful no one will care. Not the best time to enter the club! Actually, I'd say this was a great time for any coach with expectations from fans so low. The only way is up. Then s/he can recruit a new roster in their own image over the summer break and start afresh with the team in the autumn. Glasgow is a great place to live and work so why wouldn't decent coaches be interested? |
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Post by foxprorawks on Feb 21, 2019 10:38:11 GMT
Not listened yet but it could be argued Smillie has been dealt a bit of a **** hand. Takes over, bins coach who continually wins nothing year after year. Gets a backlash from fans who refuse to accept the decision because Sterling was a great guy. The whole "the way it was done" argument doesn't wash with me. He would've got the backlash regardless. Had we won nothing for another ten years fans would still have put up with Sterling. The fanbase in general were and still are blind to Sterling's failings as a coach. Next coach in... Proven track record and gets the team going well. Then makes an arse of it by "personal issues". What's the owner to do? Daryll then takes over and gets given a wee chance. Ballses it up - ably assisted by his players. The only surprise is that he didn't go sooner. Poisoned chalice? Nah. I reckon the owner would be happy with any decent coach. You know my feelings on this - I agree with you wholeheartedly. Also, I think a decent coach with experience could have a very long and happy career at Rocks. Tony G could have been the one. I personally liked him, and would actually have him back. I doubt that is likely to happen, though. I think there is still hope to do something this season. From where we are now, finishing 5th would be a good target. Not expecting any silverware, but we can make a fresh start next season. |
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Post by DefyingGravity on Feb 21, 2019 11:45:33 GMT
If we took Tony G back he'd probably bankrupt us behind our backs
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2019 12:58:22 GMT
Not listened yet but it could be argued Smillie has been dealt a bit of a **** hand. Takes over, bins coach who continually wins nothing year after year. Gets a backlash from fans who refuse to accept the decision because Sterling was a great guy. The whole "the way it was done" argument doesn't wash with me. He would've got the backlash regardless. Had we won nothing for another ten years fans would still have put up with Sterling. The fanbase in general were and still are blind to Sterling's failings as a coach. Next coach in... Proven track record and gets the team going well. Then makes an arse of it by "personal issues". What's the owner to do? Daryll then takes over and gets given a wee chance. Ballses it up - ably assisted by his players. The only surprise is that he didn't go sooner. Poisoned chalice? Nah. I reckon the owner would be happy with any decent coach. I’d agree on the first 2 points Makes it difficult if thd owner has embedded 2 home grown players into the clubs framework. That for me was when it went tits Whose advising him from a ball perspective? I do wonder what the issue was with Garboletto? It didn’t seem to have been a problem fir Royals and Wolves! Your first question is a great one. I'd like to know the definitive answer too. The Garbelotto issue probably isn't a problem for Royals and Wolves because A. They know what to look out for, B. Sports fans/clubs are fickle and are willing to overlook mostly anything, C. His coaching ability outweighs the negative points. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2019 13:27:03 GMT
How surprised are you that Rocks ‘parted ways’ with Coach Wood? (00:29)
Not overly surprised. We were utterly horrendous. The "resurgence" has been good, and Daryll deserves some credit. However, when you look into it the resurgence is basically Rocks going on a run against a bunch of teams on or below .500. The moment we came up against good teams (Royals, Lions, Eagles) we failed. We did beat Riders but we've had a tendency to get a good result against them every year. I get the feeling Kieron Achara and 4 traffic cones would get at least one win against them every year.
Think of it as another Tony G at Wolves situation. Clearly it was time to bring in a hard-nosed coach with a good play book. We currently have neither (well, had neither).
Does the Eagles result tell us that you need deeper benches in the BBL than ever before? (10:11)
It tells us Eagles should recruit some decent Brits. The Williams brothers project continues to make my eyes bleed and i'm getting tired of punching my own soul. I think recruitment is the issue rather than an inability to furnish a deep(ish) bench.
Sharks are clearly suffering from a weak bench, but if they had 7-8 good players rather than 5 they'd be highly competitive. I don't think teams need to go 9-10 deep to be good in this league. Maybe they do to win leagues though?
I guess the question is how much of the deep bench issue relates to injury, and how much is a genuine need for a strong impact/cover from the bench?
Who’s going to win the race not to finish bottom? (18:40)
Wolves.
What are your expectations for GB this week? (25:09)
Frustration. Some bitching about funding. Some more bitching about filming rights. Even more bitching about wee countries being better than us. Topped off with utter rage directed at our governing body. We'll probably go 1-1.
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Post by foxprorawks on Feb 21, 2019 13:29:35 GMT
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