Okon gone

[Woollybutt]

The commuting thing has always annoyed me. My memory may be totally off, but I swear Lawrie insisted that the whole squad live locally except for Mori when he was on a short term contract. Even Aloisi lived locally while he was here. I think Arnie was a bit more casual about it, but led by example and really bought into the Terrigal thing himself, and then it all fell apart under Moss and Walmsley before Okon decided he wouldn't leave Western Sydney. I get what you mean about it being more understandable for players than coaches, but I'd rather all our players be like Mat Ryan and move into a caravan up here rather than commute. I want them to spend time with each other and be out and about in our community, but it's not just that. I'm sure loads of us on here commute for work and can appreciate how shattered it leaves you. I'm no sports scientist, but I reckon there'd be a difference between the guy who goes for a swim at Terrigal after training and the guy who sits in traffic driving to Newtown. So it's not just that living outside the Coast eats away at our club culture, but it affects our training, scheduling, match preparation, recovery, rehab, etc. I don't think this played any part in the split, but I wish it did.

I think Okon was always deeply immersed in the club and local community. It's just unfortunate that the club was Marconi and the community was Bossley Park...

Full disclaimer: I'm in exile on the South Coast, so I'm a massive hypocrite

Also, Rudan is Bosnar's brother-in-law. I don't think he's a particularly good coach, but the brother-in-law thing is enough to blacklist him.

 

[bikinigirl]

I like all the talk about Okon walking out of the meeting...it was at his place.

. i wonder what his plan B was ... having stormed off *

* i have this image in my head of him standing outside his recently slammed front door like Fred Flintstone at the end of those Hanna Barbera cartoons only not sure whether he should be trying to get back inside

 

[nebakke]

Why does rudan come up every time there's a job especially ours? He's a friggin Muppet.
Didn't he chuck a hissy fit last time we overlooked him?

I think he chucked the hissyfit before we overlooked him to be fair... He's still a muppet though so carry on

 

[Pirate Pete]

Why does rudan come up every time there's a job especially ours? He's a friggin Muppet.
Didn't he chuck a hissy fit last time we overlooked him?

I'm not a watcher of Fox but didn't he always rubbish us on there too?

 

[adz]

I'm not a watcher of Fox but didn't he always rubbish us on there too?

Yep absolutely ripped in. Very unprofessional.

 

[scottmac]

Yep absolutely ripped in. Very unprofessional.

Started with absolutely slaying monty didn't he? Over a red card? Said it was with malicious intent and that he meant to hurt the player

 

[Big Al]

Rudan is absolutely no hope. Thankfully

His Monty rant makes him not even welcome on the F3 on his way to Newcastle.

 

[Big Al]

The commuting thing has always annoyed me. My memory may be totally off, but I swear Lawrie insisted that the whole squad live locally except for Mori when he was on a short term contract. Even Aloisi lived locally while he was here. I think Arnie was a bit more casual about it, but led by example and really bought into the Terrigal thing himself, and then it all fell apart under Moss and Walmsley before Okon decided he wouldn't leave Western Sydney. I get what you mean about it being more understandable for players than coaches, but I'd rather all our players be like Mat Ryan and move into a caravan up here rather than commute. I want them to spend time with each other and be out and about in our community, but it's not just that. I'm sure loads of us on here commute for work and can appreciate how shattered it leaves you. I'm no sports scientist, but I reckon there'd be a difference between the guy who goes for a swim at Terrigal after training and the guy who sits in traffic driving to Newtown. So it's not just that living outside the Coast eats away at our club culture, but it affects our training, scheduling, match preparation, recovery, rehab, etc. I don't think this played any part in the split, but I wish it did.

I think Okon was always deeply immersed in the club and local community. It's just unfortunate that the club was Marconi and the community was Bossley Park...

Full disclaimer: I'm in exile on the South Coast, so I'm a massive hypocrite

Also, Rudan is Bosnar's brother-in-law. I don't think he's a particularly good coach, but the brother-in-law thing is enough to blacklist him.

Absolutely the train just to Hornsby for me sucks. Bosley Park is miles away (a pretty long drive) and Newtown I’d be saying coach i need to leave by 1pm so i can get home for dinner.

Excellent point about it’s effect physically but also mentally.

However we a happy team that hangs out together but that should be doing extra work after training. Hanging for lunch etc is great but we don’t all have to do that in oit jobs. Some want to go to Friday drinks and others just want to go home. That part doesn’t faze me

 

[tim...]

Absolutely the train just to Hornsby for me sucks. Bosley Park is miles away (a pretty long drive) and Newtown I’d be saying coach i need to leave by 1pm so i can get home for dinner.

I once worked at Wetherill Park whilst living at Berkeley Vale, it was an utter punish - at least 90 minutes if not more, and that was in good traffic. Not good for the soul. Probably for the best

 

[adz]

Started with absolutely slaying monty didn't he? Over a red card? Said it was with malicious intent and that he meant to hurt the player

Ah yeah I can't remember exactly but do remember him going above and beyond in saying what he thought of the club

 

[adz]

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/art...chairman-charlesworth-slams-rudan-credentials

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/art...s-launch-complaint-against-fox-sports-and-ffa

 

[FFC Mariner]

Ah yeah I can't remember exactly but do remember him going above and beyond in saying what he thought of the club

His brother in law is Bosnar, after Reddygate, Monty was very much the enemy for that family. Hence the slagging off

 

[Wombat]

I reckon it cost him his job as a pundit.
The Mariners bollocked him publicly as did a lot of us via twitter.

 

[Big Al]

I reckon it cost him his job as a pundit.
The Mariners bollocked him publicly as did a lot of us via twitter.

As well as his run in with Mel and her boyfriend. Lucky big sis got him a gig at sbs

 

[style_cafe]

I like all the talk about Okon walking out of the meeting...it was at his place.

He went out to kick the dog...

 

[style_cafe]

Around the same time the Celtic and Swindon Town rumours were flying around, we were linked to this guy:

http://www.afr.com/brand/afr-magazi...buying-a-soccer-club-in-malta-20171127-gztf4t

I know Anton,he`s quite a nice guy.
I did some work for him at his place in Avoca although I didn`t know then he was worth about $400m....bugger!

 

[priorpeter]

Yeah - rudan is less than no chance here.

 

[BrisRecky]

WOW, so thats why Okon was givng them 4 days off a week....that immensely difficult travel up the expressway....for him

 

[garlo]

Far out, I go away for less than two weeks and everything happens. I was still in favour of an extension for Okon before I left, mainly because I didn't think we were an attractive enough proposition to get a better coach. But I'm not particularly fussed that he's gone. He showed some good signs, but he needs to sort out his interpersonal skills if he's going to improve as a coach. My number one hope for the new coach is that we make it a condition that they have to live on the Coast. If that means we miss out on some targets so be it, but you can't build a strong team culture with guys commuting from Bossley Park and Newtown (sorry Golec). If you aren't committed enough to move to the area then you aren't committed enough to being a professional footballer/coach. I highly doubt that played any part in Okon's exit, but I'd be delighted with the club if it did.

Completely agree that the players and especially the coach should be on the Coast!

Ps Golec lives in Gosford and seems to be just about the most committed to the strong team culture!

 

[Woollybutt]

Completely agree that the players and especially the coach should be on the Coast!

Ps Golec lives in Gosford and seems to be just about the most committed to the strong team culture!

Thanks for the correction. I read an article earlier in the season that said something along the lines of Golec decided not to go anywhere further than a driving distance from Newtown after his overseas experiences, so I must have taken that more literally than it was intended. It's good to hear he has bought into the Coast culture! Fully agree about his commitment, and hopefully he's around next year.