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Is this Sticks Phillips last year????

Posted:
Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:41 am
by RM
After reading a few recent articles in both the Budget and Advertiser, I think this maybe Phillip's last year.
The Budget has the coaches comment on the hardest part of the job and Sticks answer was "finding time".
Another comment in the Advertiser recently also regarded finding time to do the job properly.
Well, I look into my crystal ball and see him stepping down at the end of the season.
Enter Broadie........Oh god help Sturt!

Posted:
Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:55 am
by MightyEagles
I think both Sturt and West need all the help they can get.

Posted:
Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:53 am
by heater31
i wonder if sticks is wondering what might have happened if he took a certian AFL club coaching job??????

Posted:
Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:20 pm
by firstblood
is the h.m.a.s sturt sinking....?????

Posted:
Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:34 pm
by mal
NostraBAYMANdamus predicted that Phillips would be
sacked at the end of this year several months ago.
He also said they might finish bottom this year as well.

Posted:
Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:01 pm
by Bluedemon
as a true sturt supporter i always thought that this was going to be a struggling year, lack of recruits and money but all sturt supporters lets bond together for the rest of the year

Posted:
Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:12 pm
by firstblood
should be interesting in 2 weeks time when sturt visit broad spectrum oval
to play the blood's....at the moment sturt are up by only 1 win and a bit of
percentage....an interesting contest looms...

Posted:
Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:22 pm
by heater31
kookas wrote:as a true sturt supporter i always thought that this was going to be a struggling year, lack of recruits and money but all sturt supporters lets bond together for the rest of the year
too right kookas, we cant leave now and what goes around comes around.

Posted:
Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:36 pm
by Jimmy

Posted:
Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:48 pm
by firstblood
yes jimmy...it could be spoon day....a bit early but it will
be a big blow for the loser...

Posted:
Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:01 pm
by CENTURION
gotta take the good with the bad. I am sure that all the genuine supporters will understand.

Posted:
Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:24 am
by sturt1
It could be Sticks last year. He is a premiership winning coach and at this point he is 1 of only 2 current SANFL premiership winning coaches. He can call it a day with his head held high.
Is this Sticks Phillips Last Year

Posted:
Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:36 am
by sturtpeter
He will not be sacked.
The decision will rest entirely upon whether he has the time due to work and family commitments.
I think that Fuller, is the only coach currently in the system who can be regarded as failing to deliver the coveted Cup to his side.
If Sturt were under lesser well crediantelled people they would not have remained as Competitive in 2003-04-05.
We won the Holy Grail against all odds and opposition pessimism in 2002.
I hope Sticks can stay on at Unley and slowly educate Brodie into the System.
Remember, Sticks was 39 when he took over at Sturt.
He is a passionate leader who hasn't had any luck with AFL requirements, injuries at crucial times to the vital links to the Sturt chain etc.
Give him a viable budget to work with and he will deliver the results.

Posted:
Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:12 am
by Bluedemon
sticks should be given 1 more year, let him groom the young players that are coming up so they get experience from a league coach

Posted:
Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:56 pm
by zipzap
kookas wrote:sticks should be given 1 more year, let him groom the young players that are coming up so they get experience from a league coach
Agreed, I think Sticks should be given another year. Oddly enough, I seem to remember saying that last year. Time might beat him this year...

Posted:
Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:16 pm
by Wedgie
I think Sticks is a great coach and has done absolute marvels at Sturt with the little finances/recruiting they've had.
It'd be a shame to see him go only to have someone else step in if Sturt suddenly get some finance again and reap the rewards (similar to Jar's timing).

Posted:
Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:35 pm
by bayman
Wedgie wrote:I think Sticks is a great coach and has done absolute marvels at Sturt with the little finances/recruiting they've had.
It'd be a shame to see him go only to have someone else step in if Sturt suddenly get some finance again and reap the rewards (similar to Jar's timing).
wedgie, didn't that happen to sticks when he took over from carman ??
sp

Posted:
Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:43 pm
by bayman
i'll guarentee you that if sticks doesn't walk he'll get pushed, infact he'd already be gone except for the lack of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ & yes brodie WILL BE COACH

Posted:
Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:57 pm
by Wedgie
bayman wrote:wedgie, didn't that happen to sticks when he took over from carman ??
Nup, if anything the opposite, things have progressively got tighter for Sturt.
Re: sp

Posted:
Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:23 pm
by Ian
bayman wrote:i'll guarentee you that if sticks doesn't walk he'll get pushed, yes brodie WILL BE COACH & there will be a lack of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$