Buckley has stepped down

[Lord Maximus Farquaad]

[PyreneesPie]

^ Actually, was just talking to a Port supporter about the brilliant year that Bucks had with Port in the SANFL. Premiership player, BoG in that, Magery medal winner, club B and F.
We both thought it'd be quite ironic if he found his way back to the prison bars. However, I reckon his boys will be his first priority now, so expect he'll be based in Melbourne for many years yet.

[PyreneesPie]

[Lord Maximus Farquaad]

I assume he will go straight back into the footy media. Well paid, good hours, no preparation required or accountability needed. Easy life.

[Lord Maximus Farquaad]

Dale Thomas’ FIGJAM sympathy tweet was quickly deleted on the day of Bucks’ sacking announcement. It appears that they weren’t close.

[The Boy Who Cried Wolf]

[Mr Miyagi]

That’s not how Daisy spoke of Bucks on radio:
https://omny.fm/shows/the-rub/dale-thomas-tribute-to-nathan-buckley

[Lord Maximus Farquaad]

That radio excerpt doesn’t mention anything about what he thinks of him as a person. It doesn’t refer to their relationship at all.

[Mr Miyagi]

Two-faced Daisy, eh? Who’d have thought. Heater got the boot up the ass he deserved, even Ray and Tony said he deserved to be traded. They can’t blame Bucks when half the team wanted to dump Heater in concrete shoes in Port Phillip Bay, and Daisy was shot with his ankle and whinging for Malthouse to hold his hand.

[Magpietothemax]

[Cruisinwithdids]

[qldmagpie67]

As amicable as the club wants us to believe this is it isn’t like that really
Firstly if Buckley decided on his own accord he wasn’t the man to oversee the regeneration of the list and communicated that to the powers that be he could have announced that stayed as head coach until seasons end to add some stability to the club at a time when there is upheaval coming in truck loads to the board room it appears
That isn’t the case as I posted earlier in this thread.
The leaks are slowly coming out about certain players and different scenarios many of which will be false but some will have some truth to them
I know for fact there is 1 senior player within the group who has been white anting the coach for nearly a year now at every opportunity
He’s leaked stuff to media and other people and Wright has him in his sights as well but that’s a different story which will play out some time before seasons end
I’ve been told that Buckley was meeting with Wright twice weekly talking and going over everything football and Wright was asking him many hard questions on his match day decisions, selections decisions or preferences and also on certain players and there roles within the team and the dynamics between the assistant coaches and head coach
I’m hearing Wright was not overly impressed by many of the responses and when Buckley sort out his level of support he could expect from Wright he was told he couldn’t provide it at this stage
That’s how Buckley made the decision
He’s been around long enough to know the internal workings of a footy club and his commonsense told him to walk away
I always respected Buckley the player and coach and always will but his time had to come to a end
I hope he takes some time to recharge his batteries spend time with his sons and take a few deep breaths

[K]

[Pies4shaw]

[What'sinaname]