Quote: sally cinnamon "Agreed, I don't think this is anything unusual. He says he gets more satisfaction about watching players develop than the trophy winning days. This is pretty usual for a coach I would have thought....the trophy winning days are more about the players than the coach, I'm sure he enjoys the celebration but its not about a one off day for a coach as much as it is for the players.
Its like a parent would say they have more satisfaction watching their child grow up and be successful than they get out of turning up for graduation day.'"
Eloquently put Sal, but, drivel of course and you know it.
I don't know whether you are a proud 'mum' yourself, but, part of a child's success can be measured by a series of "graduation" day's obviously against a background of expectation and opportunity. (After all, we can't all be as wise as you, as irritating as Rogues, as good looking as Dita's girls, or as charming as Uncle Rico). A life based on, 'Rosie wasn't the prom queen, but, she had a good personality' isn't very fulfilling when applied to every aspect of that child's upbringing. JD Rocket (where is he by the way?) is no Professor Brian Cox, but, he's got a GCSE in woodwork and knows what colour primrose is....
Whilst I initially liked the drift of your proud father Tony Smith analogy, professional sport is a results driven business. We've had a couple of defeats and just look at the Tony Smith Out thread. Taking Association Football as an example, how much longer will the board at Arsenal ignore the pleas of an ever growing band of supporters that don't trust Arsene any longer?
