THE BOSS Maguire Stomped The Naysayers! But...8 Months Later, Here We Are.
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Redfern_1980
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Ben Ikin warns Broncos coach Michael Maguire must adapt or risk being sacked
- "must get on the same page with his players, or risk being pushed out the door
- It’s all about alignment and getting people on the same page,
- They look like a group that is not all on the same page at the moment
- Here’s the issue: if ‘Madge’ can’t find people that line up with him, then the problem isn’t the people, the problem is Madge
- he will have to think how he adapts – or he will be the one they push out the door
- believes Maguire can get success at a Broncos club still recovering from the termination of Walters.
- Most people could tell you that Madge’s style is probably a lot different from Kevvie’s,” Ikin said.“That (current) roster and footy program was built in Kevvie’s image. “So you bring in someone who is a polar opposite in Madge and it’s going to take a while to adapt.
- “There will be players on that list that aren’t Madge-style players, there will be some staff that aren’t aligned to Madge’s style either. “It wasn’t going to work straight away, which would have been a fluke, so you have to now go through the process.
- have to start to build that (team) in Madge’s image, because it’s when you get a critical mass of individual staff and players all going after the same thing in the same way where premierships are borne.
- “At the moment it looks like an organisation that isn’t aligned, but they will get that, they just need to be patient, keep grinding and come out the other side.”
When asked about Ikin’s sentiments, Maguire agreed the responsibility rests with him to strike a connection with Broncos players in his quest to make Brisbane a consistent premiership force.
“What I have experienced over time is that every group is different,” Maguire told this masthead.“You are always changing, it’s just getting the right dynamic through these periods.
“At the start of the year, everyone was talking about how good the team was going (after Brisbane flogged the Roosters 50-14 in round one).
“We’ve had a few losses and the surroundings can change. “When you are at a club like the Broncos, there’s plenty of noise. You have to learn how to deal with these things. “We just have to get our performances on the field to where I know they can and where the players know they can get to.”
Maguire says he isn’t hitting the panic button and has the backing of Broncos bosses to implement the methods he believes wins titles.
“I don’t really get caught up in the noise,” he said.“I’m fine. I can see where we want to get to and it’s building towards that. “It’s building a culture that goes through these tough times. “Being a coach at Brisbane, this period can happen.
“Would I prefer that we aren’t going through this space, yeah I would, but at the end of the day I am getting a good feel of what the enormity of the team means to people and we have to handle these things along the way.
Source: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...ous&mode=premium&v21=ULTRALOW-Segment-2-SCORE
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Here is the YouTube video of that
Starts at about 12 mins 15 secs ... No idea how to time stamp it on my mobile.
P.s. Badels courier mail headline is: "The Problem is Madge: Ikin's dire warning for Broncos coach "
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Ben Ikin. And in walks common sense.
Said the day the Ben got shoved, that dark days were ahead. And here we are.
Big credit to Madge tho. Such an improvement to have a coach who is open to accept the much needed help. Big step in the right direction.
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And wow, Broncos .. do what you need to get Ben back where he belongs.
BroncosFever
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Everyone keeps saying Ben got shoved and all that but is there a world where he doesn't take a CEO job over a head of football job?
I'd be interested to see the pay gap, almost certain the CEO role pays more.
I'd be interested to see the pay gap, almost certain the CEO role pays more.
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He was relegated to team manager after Kevvie cracked it... which was Steve Walters role... basically doing logistics and coordination of the team.
In a footy sense he was basically sent to reserve grade with the club hoping he finds another gig
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what did he do before Kevvie "relegated" him, which Kevvie wouldn't have had the power to do anyway.
BroncosFever
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I am suggesting he takes that CEO position, regardless.
He showed interest in a CEO role before he was the football manager.
theshed
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Maybe we need to
On some footy panel show he was asked something like “if the broncos season doesn’t improve and they miss the finals, is there a chance Madge moved on at the end of the year”
Locky responded something like “missing the finals would be seen as a disappointing result”.
Then it went to Wally who said “I won’t comment on whether he’ll get the sack but bla bla bla”
It did seem a strange way for Locky to respond but I think he tries to act in a way that doesn’t show he has any inside knowledge of the club when he’s in the media. So that was the only way to answer without looking like he was speaking on the clubs behalf
On some footy panel show he was asked something like “if the broncos season doesn’t improve and they miss the finals, is there a chance Madge moved on at the end of the year”
Locky responded something like “missing the finals would be seen as a disappointing result”.
Then it went to Wally who said “I won’t comment on whether he’ll get the sack but bla bla bla”
It did seem a strange way for Locky to respond but I think he tries to act in a way that doesn’t show he has any inside knowledge of the club when he’s in the media. So that was the only way to answer without looking like he was speaking on the clubs behalf
Kaz
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If we do that, I am going to moon the Bulldogs supporters on their forum.
Hopefully, a double moon with Ezra.
Waynesaurus
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Perhaps that's why Madge is looking super stressed already, he might have performance clauses in his contract.
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kevvie didnt do us any favours by being such a precious **** about ikin did he
the_next
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100% he would have to have performance clauses.
But then again, Broncos management..
You would have thought that the media would have been parading around KPI’s for his contract though if we had some sort of get out of jail free card.
Look at the Knights, there is no way AOB should still be there, but because there are no performance clauses it will cost the club $2m to get rid of him.
It is beyond obvious that we need Ikin back however, I can’t see it happening whilst DD is there. CEO of the Broncos might be the only way we can entice him back.
