Matty Knights has signed on for another 2 years as senior coach of Bendigo. He will be living in Melbourne though which is a back flip on the clubs stance that the coach must be based in Bendigo.
What do you think about this?
Geeeez!!! I thought another coach had gone for a second!!! Re-signs and resigns!!! I reckon you'd tire yourself out working in Bendigo, living in Melbourne. If you could have the weekend off it would be alright, but obviously Matty doesn't, there's football games to be played! From Matty Knights point of view, i'd be worried about burning the candle at two ends. As for Bendigo, well, they're just an Essendon outpost aren't they? Any original Diggers supporters still passionate about their mighty red and black (and sometimes white)? They'd have to be a bit concerned though.
I think we just have to put up with the situation if we want to keep VFL footy in Bendigo. Matty Knights is a great coach and I am happy to see how it pans out with him in Melbourne next year.
It is great that we have reserves so there is a real Bendigo flavour and that can only be good for the future of the club!
In saying all that I would take back the Diggers anytime as I loved being stand alone.
As a resident of Bendigo I find it impossible to support the "Bombers" - I much preferred the Diggers. The way they (essendon) treat Bendigo is like a wholy owned subsiduary: they say jump and expect Bendigo to say "how high?"
The current structure is the only way the Bendigo side will survive.
Would you really prefer to have a team that can't win a game in 2 years?
I think it not good at all.
He should stay in Bendigo.
I am a resident of Bendigo as well and I completely agree and had the same attitude about the Bombers for a while. Now I have accepted that if I want to watch the best standard of football Bendigo/Victoria can offer then this is it!
I have followed the local footy but I am getting more distant from it as it is being overrun by money. I am more than happy to give the VFL a go now as I was worried that players dont care about winning or having pride in the jumper but to be honest within local footy it is becoming more about which club has the most money and clubs are going to be destroyed because of it!
Go Bombers!
Crashlander and Bcarbonaro what do you think about bringing in a rule that coaches must live where they coach for example Barry Mitchell should live in Preston, Simon Atkins in Werribee, Peter Banfield in Cranbourne and Brad Gotch in Williamstown?
Based on your comments in the last 24 hours you cretins would probably want this.
How about getting up from your buts and giving something to the VFL rather than just sitting behind a computer giving stupid and cowardly comments.
May I suggest you both join another competition forum because the VFL clubs you support could do without you.
If you cannot do this use your brains and follow guys who know their stuff like Onslaught, Dolfin and Caveman.
Chairman, you'll have to do a bit of research, I think you'll find bcarbanaro involved with the Werribee FC., as well as contributing VFL reports for the VFL website. It's different living elsewhere in melbourne to the suburb you coach, we're talking cities/towns here. 100+ kms.
Excuse me....?
I am most certainly not a cretin and really did take offence to what you said when you judged without looking further ito who I was, Stanga had to explain that.
Whilkst I agree with most of this, the sea going mamal to which you refer is spealt with a "PH". :wink:
[quote:a1a6414756="bcarbonaro"]Excuse me....?
I am most certainly not a cretin and really did take offence to what you said when you judged without looking further ito who I was, Stanga had to explain that.[/quote]
I think his point might have been that you cannot have any idea as to whether the situation with Matty Knights works unless you are part of it.
Commenting from a position where you have no clue is the problem he was refering to, I think.