VFL 2017: Rd 5: Northern Blues vs Casey

[Thryleon]

It's a pity, I was hoping BB would work out.

There is no way he'll still be at the club in 3 or 4 years if we aren't top 8 next year.

It's probably sad but it's mostly a reality!

We have no idea how slowly or quickly it will happen, but I can forecast the following based on a fair opinion.

If we don't firm into the finals football (top 8 not necessarily 4)/premiership conversation by the end of 2018/19, we wont be in it by the end of 2020 either IMHO because following the KPI's weekly of where we are at, the blokes that are currently doing our heavy lifting will be tapering off in their ability to contribute in those years and the youngsters will either have kicked on and will be pushing them out of the side, or they will be complementing them over the next 2 years meaning we will catapult or stay roughly where we are for the next few years.

We will be a sneaky chance to pinch a flag next year or the year after, but we likely wont really kick on till 2021/2022, following the Hawthorn performance indicator.

They pinched 2008 early, and then had a couple of so so seasons ravaged by some bad luck and injury before spending quite some time at the top, converting 3 into flags.  Thats the sort of model we seem to be working towards.

I don't see Bolton being under any real pressure to perform or produce results, because we seem to have a good grasp on where we are at, and where we are going.

Contrary to belief, its not the results you get that should dictate whether you are doing a good job, but how you go about it.  Bolton irrespective of what results he has been getting, has been consistent in putting together a framework, where people see reward, recognition, value for their efforts, and also developement of individuals, irrespective of the results being achieved.

In a perfect world, that is enough to show that he is doing the right things.  The journey and all the tag lines that come from it, looks like a PR fluff piece, and if we are not going all that well, will be how it will be considered and could easily draw some real criticism, but so long as Bolton just sticks to process, policy and procedure, then we and he will be assured of his job for the next 10 years IMHO.  The test of Bolton will be how we and he respond if the processes and policies need review.  If he does okay and puts sustainable ideals and methodology in place, its pretty hard to really complain about him IMHO.