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Which current A-League coach would you swap for?

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about 8 years ago · edited about 8 years ago · History

Which current or recent A-League coach would you want at the Nix if you had to pick? I'd go with Marco Kurz from Adelaide (but probably have him enrolled in an anger management course before the season starts)

Annual finals disappointment enthusiast.

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about 8 years ago

The JourneyFan wrote:

Graham Arnold

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Valley FC til I die?

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about 8 years ago

Nelfoos wrote:

The JourneyFan wrote:

Graham Arnold

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The only answer.

Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

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about 8 years ago · edited about 8 years ago · History

Maybe extending to former coaches as well would give the thread more of a life span. Gives more than 9 options to choose from anyway. 


Allegedly

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Tegal wrote:

Maybe extending to former coaches as well would give the thread more of a life span. Gives more than 9 options to choose from anyway. 

Miron. We'd still lose, but at least it would be entertaining.

Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

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about 8 years ago

That Merrick guy looks pretty good.

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about 8 years ago

Ricky? In all seriousness, I did like Ange a lot.


VUW AFC - Victoria University Football for life

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about 8 years ago

Miron Bleiberg

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about 8 years ago

Ange x10000

Has a philosophy. Sticks to it. Actually follows through.

a.haak

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about 8 years ago

Someone really likes Ange.

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about 8 years ago

Christo wrote:

Someone really likes Ange.

...and follows through....

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 8 years ago

I've been very impressed with Marco Kurz and Adelaide this year. Good recruitment, healthy team mentality etc. Considering some of the injury issues they've dealt with, they are certainly punching above their weight.

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about 8 years ago

dunnix wrote:

I've been very impressed with Marco Kurz and Adelaide this year. Good recruitment, healthy team mentality etc. Considering some of the injury issues they've dealt with, they are certainly punching above their weight.

Yes, and he is reasonably new to the HAL which is a success in itself. He might prove to be better than Gombau.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 8 years ago

Who do you reckon is the most likely to get sacked next?

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about 8 years ago

dunnix wrote:

I've been very impressed with Marco Kurz and Adelaide this year. Good recruitment, healthy team mentality etc. Considering some of the injury issues they've dealt with, they are certainly punching above their weight.

It's easy to say we'd have Arnold, and of course I'd take him, he's a great coach. But Sydney has always had fantastic pulling power, and its much harder to get those Mierzejewski/Ninkovic type players here. I think Kurz would be great for a number of reasons. Adelaide has played so many young players this season, and they've all shown themselves to actually be quite good if given the chance. This seems to be the case with pretty much all the other A-League teams too, it's just the majority haven't cottoned on to this exceedingly obvious fact. I think the Nix are no different; look at Singh, Ridenton, Cacace, hopefully Patterson. Kurz plays youth and for a club that can't spend big that's pretty important. I also like that he's strict and clearly doesn't take any Barbarouses/Finkler-esque shark. That mentality has also manifested itself in the way Adelaide play. They may not be the best team, but they're definitely one of the hardiest teams and have a real never-say-die, gritty attitude which is all I want for the Nix to have right now
Annual finals disappointment enthusiast.

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about 8 years ago

Well, if we are going to include former managers....

Poppa would be interesting. A new team every year.

Gui Amor wouldn't be bad either.

Littbarski would be a throw back to them early days.

How about Steve mcMahon for those scousers...

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about 8 years ago

Mainland FC wrote:

Christo wrote:

Someone really likes Ange.

...and follows through....

It was better when there was 100,000 posts saying the exact same thing.

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