You have to give him a year to get his systems entrenched. An improvement on this year is expected, so top 8 minimum. After year one it's top 4 yearly, contending for prems.
All I can say is since Wayne he is the coach that gives me the most confidence. The fact he can hold a conversation and speak his mind is a good start. He has a confidence in himself, his system and his experience. He isn't afraid of the job at hand, never once talked about what had been. He wants to get in there and get to know his men. His opinions will be formed once he has the knowledge of his players and staff. Sounds reasonable.
On the club. I don't think this could have been handled better to be honest. DD gave Kev his support and in the games that followed the players showed zero interest in giving Kev theirs by performing. Kev had no answers. The club was likely realising Kev needed to go and sounded out Madge from a distance. Knowing he was ready to go they let things play out, I believe Kev had every opportunity to keep his job. The club did their due diligence to ensure we had a replacement ready to go and once everything came to a head the trigger was pulled, Kev released, Madge formally contacted, signed and here in Brisbane in four days. That is unheard of, the story unfolded so quickly that it was resolved before the media could do anything with it. Think about the disaster that would have occurred if we let Kev go and had two weeks of media spin, interviews ect. The Kev situation is now old news it's moved so quickly.
Now Madge has time to cement himself into the club. Get the olive branch out for some old boys. He has time to sway opinion and set up for next year success. I am again excited about preseason games, it will be interesting to see how Madge influences these boys over the next five months.
