By Stein N. Wisted
All I can say is I am more aware of what kind of people our societybreeds today: Quitters.
I agree on a general basis. It seems like no one is willing to give something (of their time and effort) they just want to receive. The argument that "I didn't come to practice because there's always so few players there" instead of saying "I'll go to practice tonight, so there will at least be one more guy" shows what goes on in their heads.
Now he's back and wants to have another go. He has been involved since 1993. He has NEVER finished a season. I say kick him out. Hey, did I tell you about the guy who hadn't practised a single time before the season, not even attended a practise, and who suddenly showed up for our first home game in full equipment, including a gamejersey he was supposed to return to the team half a year before ? What a great guy. Whats worse is that he actually was allowed to play.
You say kick him out ? You didn't say kick him
out when you were here, did you ? Not to me anyway. All in all it's more comfortable to
critisize in the comfort of distance(not just milage, but also organisationwice). The club
struggled to field a team not only in the two games we actually forfeited, but in every
single game in 1998, as well as previous seasons. Should we have "punished" the
few serious players by forfeiting even more games ? My answer is no. I chose to play
people who hadn't been to practise just to be able to play the games. I didn't hear any
complaints then.
You said somewhere else that you knew about beeing a coward (by not taking a stand)
because you'd been there. Let's see how it is when you're actually wearing the shoe. It's
always easier to critisize when one is looking back, isn't it ? Sometimes you have to
adapt or make things up as you go along, of course without compromise with your integrity
or beliefs. But no man is an island, entire of it's own. This reminds me of a Norwegian
saying, that translates something like : "whenever you meet yourself in the door, you
always yield." You will never find an organisation where everybody agrees with you,
or wants to do everything your way, please do tell me if you do. You said you should have
left right then, well why didn't you ? Because of your love of football ?
Sure, I'd trade our organisation to a more efficient, more well organized and a financial
strong any time. I'll trade most of our players for better, more determined players. But
it's what we have. That's how I've "survived". I've spent hundreds of hours and
thousands of dollars on this since I started in 1991, and I'll be damned if I will allow
some immature gits to deprive me of the pleasure of football, just because they don't want
to practise.
I'll be the last man standing. The rats can all leave, I'll try to save the ship.
By the way, we have finally taken responsibility after 3 bad seasons. We have found out that someting must be done. What we chose to do was to apply for 2. division for 1999. Then we have the possibility to cut players if they don't commit themselves, because we can play 9-man football. And we will cut them. There is full agreement in the board on this matter. And so far it doesn't look as the team have suffered after this. We have 25 players on our roster, and none of them are the ones you so colourfully described.
1999 can only be better
I totaly agree on that point.
Stein Norem Wisted
Former headcoach - Sandnes Oilers
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