Quote Originally Posted by mjp View Post
I'm not sure it's either bold or stupid.

I think everyone sees it for what it is. A coach talking up his group in the pre-season and saying that we aren't going to settle for 2nd prize...it just feels like pretty empty rhetoric to be truthful.

Now, if El Presidente had come out and said "I have informed Ken and the Match Committee on behalf of the board that if our club is NOT playing on Grand Final day 2020, that they can all find themselves alternate employment...and they can take the players with them" then THAT would be something...and THAT would create pressure.

The coach saying it doesn't even raise an eyebrow does it?
I'm with you, I've taken little to nothing out of this article.

"We're going to start this year wanting to win the premiership in our 150th year.

"We're going to do everything we can to do that.

"To do that, you have to qualify for finals, so look out, we're coming."

Hardly inflammatory or controversial.