Terry Wallace = great for our club

[Throughandthrough]

Is a hobby of dogs fan to put down Wallace at every half chance.

IMHO he brought the club back from (almost) oblivion, gave us a winning team, and restored pride in our colours.

Fercrissake we played in 2 prelims, and missed a granny by a bees thingy.

Yes, it was a bit ugly @ the end, but hells bells, credit due where credits due.

I don't read the Swans boards, but do their supporters show a similar angst towards Rocket Eade?

[Sedat]

Re: Terry Wallace = great for our club

Is a hobby of dogs fan to put down Wallace at every half chance.

IMHO he brought the club back from (almost) oblivion, gave us a winning team, and restored pride in our colours.

Fercrissake we played in 2 prelims, and missed a granny by a bees thingy.

Yes, it was a bit ugly @ the end, but hells bells, credit due where credits due.

I don't read the Swans boards, but do their supporters show a similar angst towards Rocket Eade?

Rocket was sacked - he didn't walk out on a club with 2 years still to run on a contract. Early in 2002, Wallace told the media "I've now built the list I've always wanted at the Bulldogs". Less than 3 months later, he's out the door saying "I can't take this list any further ". I can only speak for myself, but my angst with him is purely based on this about-face.

I loved what Wallace did for our self-esteem from when he took over until the 2000 season - from then on he became obsessed with personal gratification.

I have a theory on when and why it all started to go wrong. 'Super-flood' was the beginning of the end - the media was incredibly gushing in their praise of Wallace the match-day coach and (IMO) he became self-obsessed about his coaching prowess rather than concentrating on mundane activity like a settled team structure, sensible list management, etc... In his last 2 seasons with us, he was trying to pull a rabbit out of a hat most weeks in the box because the media perception of him as a miracle worker overtook the less glamorous aspects of coaching.

[ledge]

Re: Terry Wallace = great for our club

I thing Terry was awesome for the club , he took the job when we were in deep poo and admittedly he saw it as a great way to get into AFL coaching.
All coaches are going to get sacked sooner or later, lets face it 100 or so footballers go through a club over 5 years, its a pressure cooker situation and your hired to win premierships.
I think Terrys only problem was he got too close to some players and his time was up, but as far as doing good for the club he did a lot for us.
In saying that, i do think he did a no-no and took some players with him on the sly.
No one is perfect and in time i think he will be forgiven.

[1eyedog]

Re: Terry Wallace = great for our club

Never! He left us for financial gain and encouraged players to follow him, he was an ok coach but he was paid handsomely for it. We gave him his start and he walked out of the club once established. Dirty, low lying scum of the earth is Wallace. If you don't want to be at our club good riddance as some players said at the time. Richmond deserve everything they get and they are getting it. He will be sacked at the end of next year and he will fade into oblivion. Another great Hawk will be remembered for what he did at the club, but not Wallace. I feel like punching his face in every time I see it. Thank you for this opportunity castrate him once again T&T.

[hujsh]

Re: Terry Wallace = great for our club

Seems a good time to bring this avatar back.

(don't punch the computer 1eyedog)

[Twodogs]

Re: Terry Wallace = great for our club

My one problem with Terry is he is an opposition coach.


Apart from that he is a bloke who worked long and hard for our club over a decade and a half. The manner of his leaving was ugly but the time was right. If you were to tot up his credits and debits over his Bulldog career then the credit side would be a long way in front.

[Rocket Science]

Re: Terry Wallace = great for our club

Never! He left us for financial gain and encouraged players to follow him, he was an ok coach but he was paid handsomely for it. We gave him his start and he walked out of the club once established. Dirty, low lying scum of the earth is Wallace. If you don't want to be at our club good riddance as some players said at the time. Richmond deserve everything they get and they are getting it. He will be sacked at the end of next year and he will fade into oblivion. Another great Hawk will be remembered for what he did at the club, but not Wallace. I feel like punching his face in every time I see it. Thank you for this opportunity castrate him once again T&T.

+1

For some time I've been counting the days til the Tiger faithful revert to type and turn on him in typically ugly fashion.

[Dad1]

Re: Terry Wallace = great for our club

he left the dogs to win a premiership how ironic given the two clubs records since buckley did the same to brisbane

[Missing-Dog]

Re: Terry Wallace = great for our club

I am happy to give him a lot of credit for his achievements with the club.

ALSO

I am happy for him to get whacked forever for his despicable behaviour at the end of his time with us.

[The Coon Dog]

Re: Terry Wallace = great for our club

It's sad in a way that he'll be much more remembered for the manner in which he departed than what he brought to our club.

When he was our coach I felt really happy with the job he was doing & when he left I felt empty & betrayed.

I know that if I bumped into him in the street I'd be more than happy to reminisce with him about the good times, including 2 B&F's & the exciting footy we played under him.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Terry Wallace = great for our club

Though he did a good job in his first three years as coach of th Bulldogs I will only ever remember him as a traitor to the Western Bulldogs.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Terry Wallace = great for our club

I acknowledge the positive things he did for the club, years back, but the manner in which he finished just makes him disrespectful and unlikable.

Wallet will get a Terry Towelling (haha, sorry the crap pun!) at the end of the year- and if he doesn't, he thoroughly deserves one. He's had sufficient time at Richmond to have some success (i mean if Rocket could pick up Rhodes pieces, surely Terry Wallet could achieve SOMETHING...) and I dont see what's come of it. I'm not entirely sure if recruiting McMahon was the most effective use of their second (i think..) round pick. If he's coaching next year, Richmond will really be clutching at straws.

Whingy, selfish man, unseasonably tanned man (Toasted Terry is a favourite nickname of mine). The cons far outweigh the pro's. That makes the Tezmeister a negative, in my opinion!

[1eyedog]

Re: Terry Wallace = great for our club

I acknowledge the positive things he did for the club, years back, but the manner in which he finished just makes him disrespectful and unlikable.

Wallet will get a Terry Towelling (haha, sorry the crap pun!) at the end of the year- and if he doesn't, he thoroughly deserves one. He's had sufficient time at Richmond to have some success (i mean if Rocket could pick up Rhodes pieces, surely Terry Wallet could achieve SOMETHING...) and I dont see what's come of it. I'm not entirely sure if recruiting McMahon was the most effective use of their second (i think..) round pick. If he's coaching next year, Richmond will really be clutching at straws.

Whingy, selfish man, unseasonably tanned man (Toasted Terry is a favourite nickname of mine). The cons far outweigh the pro's. That makes the Tezmeister a negative, in my opinion!

We call him bong throat Terry for obvious reasons

[GetDimmaBack]

Re: Terry Wallace = great for our club

After turning things around in 1997, I thought TW was a genius. He had the side playing for him, and success seemed to be part of his natural style.
To hear him say "I can't take this list any further..."
"I'm burnt out..." at the same time as claiming "I'm still keen to coach..." was just a bit too much for me.
From that day on, I lost respect for him. I realised that he had started to believe his own publicity - expecting a fond farewell from the players, officials and supporters was unbelievable. He couldn't understand that he'd upset anyone.

There are lots of stories out there about player reactions, about TW contacting other clubs offering his services AND declaring that he would bring at least one star Bulldog player with him (guess who?). Not to mention the rumour of a large contract at Sydney...
Love and hate are two sides of the one coin, and TW felt the love. Most Dogs supporters seem to have little time for him today. I wonder how he feels now about the list that he couldn't improve?
He seems to be having trouble improving the list he has at the moment.

[BulldogBelle]

Re: Terry Wallace = great for our club

I have mixed emotions about his departure these days...he spent quite a bit of time at the Bulldogs and kept coming up with new innovations to continously keep the Dogs in the media.

Obviously in his mind he had exhausted all his avenues and towards the end didn't think he "could take this team any further" that spoke volumes it was his time to go...he just could have orchestrated his departure a little better - in hindsight he probably would have done things differently.

My annoyance has disipitated towards him - but I always like to give Richmond a good belting whenever we play them.