by The Rooster » Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:50 pm
I Realise this is a metro thread but, this may or may not affect some SAAFL Teams, This from the Hamilton Spectator.;
THE Portland Football Club has confirmed the biggest rumour in football this week – Mark Jeffries will not be coaching the Tigers in 2008.
The shock decision was made at a meeting of the club’s board last week, with Jeffries being informed of the decision at a meeting on Monday.
Club president Jeff Dyke said while he understood some people outside of the club may view the decision as an unusual one given Jeffries’ success with the playing list – having led the Tigers to two premierships in a row – the board felt it was the right decision to make.
“It does seem like an unusual call,” Dyke admitted
“He certainly did a fantastic job coaching to get us back-to-back (premierships), but he is probably not leading us in the right direction as to where we want to go, without saying anything too derogatory about him.”
Jeffries said he was still waiting to hear from SANFL club Woodville West Torrens Eagles about a possible position at the club, but added if that did not work out he would begin looking for a new football home.
“I should know within the next 24 hours if I have a position at the Eagles Footy Club in the SANFL, so
I’ll work out what I am doing from there, either at the Eagles or looking for a new coaching role,” Jeffries told The Portland Observer during the week.
Sorry people I only deal in facts!