I was astonished at Mike Mulvey's sacking.

Roar - HAL champs at the end of last season. MM sacked after 6 games.

WSW - Asian champs. Popa winless after 6 HAL games. Still there, which seems like a good decision not to sack him.


In the lower echelons of rep coaching, one thinks the technical and tactical side of coaching, with well-prepared training ground sessions , is as far as it goes.



Ange P, or somebody else, claimed that outside win/loss ratios there are four parties that a coach must keep onside. Moreover, that to alienate any one of them can lead to a sacking. The four groups a coach should keep onside are:

1. Media - apart from the TV former pro footballer pundits, most of the Aussie media knows nothing about coaching pro football.

2. The board - usually also know little about coaching pro football.

3. Fans - usually most of them know little about coaching pro football.

4. Players- many of them know a fair bit about coaching football, particularly senior ones who've had some good coaches.


To keep this lot happy, most of the time, as well as having a favourable win/loss record, is virtually impossible.


To want to be a pro coach, can lead to a very unsatisfactory career. A coach can be sacked at a moment's notice. No security of tenure unless one gets into elite development youth coaching or staff coaching.

Probably the best option might be NPL level, where most have day jobs. This can also lead to a very busy life though.




Edited by Decentric: 25/11/2014 12:30:33 PM