06-18-2020, 07:17 AM
(06-18-2020, 06:41 AM)Baggers link Wrote:I think you missed the point of what I was saying, which was in response to your position - and you'll be hard-pressed to find where I wrote 'wins or nothing'... if I'd actually said that, then, yes, it would have been churlish. I was discussing the power of words in setting goals for a vision. And resorting to put-downs doesn't strengthen your argument.
It's okay to have a stated goal to 'win' you know, Pauly, in fact it's preferable. It's equally okay to be intolerant of losing.
The put down was directed at clubs who think that setting winning as a goal is some sort of powerful, never before thought of idea that will inspire the players to greater heights and put the club ahead of the pack, as if somehow the players hadn't already figured this out or may have forgotten. It's as idiotic as telling them to put on their jumpers. Has there ever been a team / coach anywhere in the AFL/VFL that has said it's no biggie if the team loses ?
If you play poker, you can have all the skills and pep talks in the world - you can't win with a losing hand, which is my point about reality.