I wrote a piece in the form of a letter that has had people either agreeing or disagreeing. This has meant that conversations are being made about the state of the club and how it is faring. Yet some don’t seem to get what was written in the letter.
I never in one sentence stated that I accepted mediocrity, yet some are saying this is what the basis of the letter was about. They are incorrect. The letter was about the fact that when the Carlton FC has been faced in the past thirteen years with what is happening now, there is a tendency to go down the path of sacking yet another coach. The letter was about the notion that we must stop this continual need to expect success after only a few years with a coach, then if that fails, sack them and try again. This is the essence of what I wrote.
I want to clarify that I don’t want mediocrity in the club, and I have never stated that. What I am saying is that successful clubs understand the need for time to make the club a success. It doesn’t happen and never will happen if any club keeps sacking coaches after only a few years, which is what Carlton has done. My aim is to see the club reach its full potential, not settle for mediocrity.
For every match, each player must come out and show why they are worthy of donning the Navy Blue. For the past four rounds, we have seen some do that and others fail. But to continually spout that because the players are not performing, we must sack yet another coach solves nothing. This is the essence of the letter, nothing more.
If some did not like it, that is fine; it is an opinion that might have said if you continually wish for a coach to be sacked, then support another team – stands. I want the club to be revered and admired because of their gameplay, their culture and the way that together, the Carlton FC is one that others fear. This can and will only be achieved if we strive for consistency off and on the field and develop a culture that doesn’t just throw the coaches under the bus after only two and a half years.
Hawthorn and Richmond allowed time to develop their culture on and off the field. We must do the same. That was the essence of the letter—nothing more.
SPORTZ 