R7 v WSW | Sun 11 Feb | 9.00pm | SS1 | #Dura280

Yeah but the guys he has brought in aren't pulling up trees either.  At the end of the day it's a coaching job as much as anything, you have to be able to work with the team you have in the A-League because of the salary cap

Sure we'll just get Des and Chris back.

Lets finally give Ramon a go - he has shown that he knows how to recruit and get the most out of a team.

I was willing to give the coach time as well, but nothing is changing, how long can we go goaless and keep the same strategy? Its not working, everyone can see it.

"Giving him a go" sounds like he was banging on the door to let him try.  Nothing further could be from the truth as far as I know.

From what I heard from someone close to Ramon who works at ACFC, Ramon did apply for the Nix job, and only found out he didn't get the job when the Nix social media confirmed Darije and Rado. So Ramons probably not interested after that.

I saw Velaphi playing yesterday. The pen was his fault. A through ball, he was starting about run instead waiting another 1/2 second and then he had to foul the player. I hope this is match fitness, he was close getting the pen.

The other 4, oh well, the Wee Nix are almost as bad as the pro team.

I'm just looking for something (anything) to convince me that the people in charge can turn it around.  I am very skeptical regarding the "just needs more time" argument because surely evidence would suggest that time is going to bring other than more of the same.  It's now going on 6 seasons that we have been bottom half (with one outlier) - it is plain to see that the is not working in the long run.  

In the short term Darije says that a lot of things need to change, and sure as hell they do, but why is he not able to change them now?  

And why with more players that he signed, and more control over the team, are we playing worse?

The coach is shark. He is a dictatorial authoritarian. The coach should be first to go no one wants to play for him. 

Sauce?

parkhouse has to be one of the worse players in nix history for output/minutes played ratio. 

Starting XI for next season.

Dome has to go, he has overseen this continuing shambles,

Ratings vs Western Sydney.

Generous

One gets the feeling he is not well liked... no issue with this if we were winning, but poor results and morale won't change if people think he's an idiot.

I wonder if this is potentially playing a role in Krishna not resigning.

Perhaps but that's a feeling, not a fact. I've worked for plenty of people I don't particularly like but have had respect for.

Doesn't matter though? Ernie was a nice guy and he couldn't get the team to perform.

Also, I don't know if that's true. The players apparently backed Darije over Rado, and when they did win a game Dura gave Darije a big hug and there was very real emotion there.

Yes I noticed that - and there surely must have been a message there.

He would of hugged a tree stump if it was in front of him - one moment of warmth doesn't establish a relationship.

The problem is, I'd take Ernie over DK at the moment, based on what I am seeing.