Hird and Bucks, media views em differently, why ??

[Piesnchess]

fOR some time now, i have noticed the footy media has polar views on coaches Bucks and Hird. To me, Bucks always seems under pressure, by the media and others, its said we have not beaten anybody yet, that immense pressure is on Bucks for us to make the finals, that each game is a huge test for him and his coaching. But, the bloody golden child Hird, never faces any such pressure, he just glides along, dream run from the media, aside from Caro maybe, others like Robbo, Connally, etc, give golden boy Hird a dream ride, and id like to know why ?? Unlike Bucks, Hird had NO coaching apprenticeship, none, at least Bucks spent two seasons learning under MM. What has the Dons done under Hir5d , he has never taken them into the finals, they made it last season under Thompson, not him, he was swanning around FRANCE. He has done nothing for the Bummers, zilch, he never looks emotional in the box, he looks wooden, like a rabbit in a damn spotlight.
Yet, the Dons keep losing, and not a whiff of heat goes on him, yet if Bucks drops a game, all hell breaks loose in the media. IMHO Hird is a very average coach, they should have stuck with Bomber, yet even after tonights loss, Hird will continue to glide along, with no heat from the footy media and gurus. WHY

[Dave The Man]

Because 1 coaches Collingwood and the other coaches the Bombers

[John Wren]

what dave said.

[Hiss]

[iamsam]

They made the finals in 2011. Hird's first year as coach.
How he managed to keep his job over the ASADA investigation is beyond me. But given that he did, he now should be given every chance to prove he can coach this group of players to their next flag.
The players do seem to have a good relationship with him. And only Ryder leaving, with all they've been through, is a credit to him and the club.
In saying that, Daniher, Heppell, and Zach Merritt, and possibly Langford and Leverde are the only promising youngsters I can see on their list. And the recruitment of Chapman, Giles, McKernan, Gwilt and Cooney is mind boggling! I honestly think Hird believes they can win the flag in the next few years. If and when they don't, they are going to spend a long time down the bottom of the ladder and Hird will be gone.
I can't wait!

[Skids]

Who cares, the stupid look that's constantly on the little dweebs face is satisfaction enough for me 🎻

[Dangles]

Screw the media. The fact of the matter is of "the big three' Voss was sacked, Hird has disgraced himself and Bucks is doing a good job. Speaking of the big three I always thought our assistant coach Robert Harvey was criminally underrated as a player. He was every bit as good Bucks, Hird and Voss.

[Darkstranger]

Funny I don't see Buckley under pressure at all! What Matters is what Collingwood think, and it's all good.

[cressyg]

I tend to disagree. Regardless of what our personal views are of James Hird I would have preferred to have been in Buck's shoes over the past 3 years than Hird's.

It was reported that Hird was to have been sacked last year and Bomber installed but Hird's legal team threatened a $10m law suit against the Bombers if Hird wasn't allowed his natural justice to appeal the ASADA decision against him. The Bomber's blinked and the rest is history.

Robbo is an Essendon man and it has widely been reported at the height of the PEDs scandal last year that it was Hird's camp that was feeding him the intel.

Buck's on the other hand had 85,000 Collingwood members on his shoulders. But Bucks being Bucks got on with the job without complaint

[John Wren]

[Dangles]

[Piesnchess]

[RudeBoy]

I'm with Dave.

However, I must say that whenever journos interview Bucks, it's always them, not Bucks, who seems to be under pressure. They positively shit themselves when Bucks puts them in their place. Monday night's Footy Classified was a classic, where that bufoon Hutchy, was actually quivering trying to put his words together to ask Bucks a question. Bucks also put Caro and that ex Demon half wit in their place as well. Bucks is all class and exposes all these B grade journos for the f*ckwits that they are.

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[Dave The Man]