08-19-2021, 03:30 AM
(08-19-2021, 03:17 AM)Baggers link Wrote:I'd be interested in knowing who is advising The TT. If anyone is.
Digs at the club re an environment that is not as psychologically safe as it could be, feeling unsupported by the club... and so on, is so very unwise although quite possibly true (that he feels this way) - these are things for behind closed doors, it's like he's attempting to solicit sympathy. Should he have to leave the club, what does this kind of public communication tell any future employer? It won't help. Almost sounds like he's been given advise by MM! Being a senior coach of an AFL club is no easy gig.
Leadership in professional sport is tough. Real tough, requiring very unique personality types. And those who succeed are not afraid to stand alone - they back themselves/are exceedingly self-reliant, are driven/passionate, ruthless and incredibly competitive. They don't rely on others around them to give them what they need, they create and build the environment they want, even demand - themselves.
If The TT is to depart the club then he should look at how others have handled such difficult situations. At our club, Den Den, Ratts and BB all left with class and dignity - publicly. MM, not so much.
Big change is never an easy transition and nailing the perfect formula is really difficult. It often comes down to your own strength, integrity and resilience... and a strong understanding that life aint fair, it is difficult. Realising that is more than half the battle.
It won't do him any favours, but I applaud him for speaking out. And speaking, what in my opinion, is the truth.
I think there is a difference between being an independent thinker, self reliant, backing yourself on the one hand, and on the other, having forces and individuals within your own organisation who not only fail to offer support, but quite possibly also proactively trying to undermine you. A football club has hundreds of moving parts. One person won't make a difference if the whole club isn't on the same page. I can't think of one single coach since Brittain, who would not have left frustrated and annoyed at being hamstrung by some aspect of the inner workings of our club.