We miss Harry O'Brien

[Robbie]

I was in two minds whether to open this can of worms or not, for fear of being rated a racist regardless of the facts, so here goes.

Heretier Lumumba may be a fine name although the player formerly known as Harry O'Brien played much more enthusiastic football before the name change. Look at the statistics and make up your own mind as to which player you would want in your team.

I don't care what causes he wants to pursue in his own time but stay focussed on your teammates when you're at work. Strong defence and hard work is what you made your name with and yet now it looks as if you're frightened of being hurt, when you have a group of first year players back there desperate for your experience. Your new cause should be to help your team, especially those young backs that have been working their backsides off this year with little or no help from you.

[burnsy17]

We should have traded him last season, now he has no currency...

Has been shithouse all season

[Piesnchess]

I still call him Harry, as in im just wild about Harry.!

[Stupied]

[King Monkey]

Was great early in the season, one of our best.
But since the first bye he's looked disinterested and has played some horrible footy.

[burnsy17]

[David]

Bagging him for his extracurricular activities is a favourite sport on here, but the fact is that he was just as socially conscious when he was at his peak three or four years ago. Likewise, his name change obviously has nothing to do with anything.

What I'd be more concerned about�and this is just conjecture�is whether the personal issues that came to the surface in the second half of last year are taking his mind off football. I have no idea either way, though: players lose form for all sorts of reasons, some of which are psychological and some of which aren't. As a supporter, I'll continue cheering for him every week and hope he rediscovers the form that was so important to our success a few years back. If you're a genuine supporter and not obsessed with pushing petty agendas, I expect you'll do the same.

[35forever]

Harry's form has nothing to do with his name, I believe it stems from the same problem which has seen Swanny, Ball, Fas, & several others have bad seasons, quite simply it's the coach. He has had so many of their mates dumped, has failed utterly to get the players behind him, his training methods have cost us a plethora of injuries, and he continues to take NO responsibility for our form, it's all the players fault. This week he actually came out & blamed ALL the players, but not himself. he cites as his reason the fact that no one was idiot enough to put their hands up when asked "who thought they played well today". How do you think that makes guys who actually did play well feel?
I would actually support dumping him right now (actually I would have pulled the trigger after the Footscray debacle) & giving his job to Eade or Maxy (though the latter says he has no desire). You'd at least see an improved performance from those mentioned, and much more hope in 2015, as it stands we'll end up 10th next year with one of the best lists in the game!

[nomadjack]

[Piesnchess]

[Robbie]

[nomadjack]

[watt price tully]

Silly thread title & absurd proposition.

H has played some very good games & has played some less good games & played some poor games.

It has zero to do with some Nicksters obsession with his life outside of footy as David has said.

Haitch needs to be on the wing but our team is much the same in terms of playing good games, less good games & poor games. Our inexperience has meant he has been forced to play much deeper in defence with inexperienced team mates & a midfield that hasn't pushed back hard enough.

[Flashman]

Been far from our worst.

[punkologist]

This thread is why I bite people