Interesting message from Wade Kelly on the Wicks website (so much for the 3 year plan!!!):
Three year plan.......What a load of crap.
Every time any sporting club signs a new coach you hear the best excuse for failure from Day 1
" I've got a three year plan"
Ha! What are we doing between now and then?????
"We're in a rebuilding phase"
"A total clean out was needed and we are starting afresh"
All I can see in those words is this ......
"If we stuff up in the next two years then don't blame me!"
Now don't get me wrong things don't happen overnight and sure areas can be improved but 3 years???? Come on!
The best one I ever saw was Matt Williams at Scotland;
"I'm so proud to take the National job. Success is not going to come over night. I've got a 5 year plan"
Geeze!!!
The next three six nations were interesting........50,000 screaming Scotsmen at Murrayfield cheering on a team that was going out there just to what? Make up the numbers?
Needless to say Williams was sacked after three and the new coach stepped in with what? You guessed it .........a three year plan.
Funny thing is I keep hearing people saying "yeah the boys are doing alright and I like the youngsters getting a go. Seems like its all part of Kelly's three year plan"
To the people saying it, any chance you can forward the plan it to me at
wkelly@randwickrugby.com.au
I'll tell what plan we've got at the Wicks and it won't take long:
- provide a great program on and off the field
- train hard
- pick the best players
- play to win
- enjoy the experience
- repeat
Nowhere in that is a time frame. It's just an on going process of building on what was already there.
When I can't do that then it's time for someone else better to take over. That day will come as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow and I for one will not be standing behind the excuse of a three year plan!
Up the Wicks
Wade