Bigger than the Roar: Thomas Broich should not be leaving Brisbane

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You horrible peeps. I've been coaching for 30 years, I was professional coach in NSL and I coach part time in NPLQ which brings me to contact with Roar coaches weekly via Roar's activity program, FQ coaching and there scouting. You don't have to believe me but an adult response might be to suggest what you think he will be asking and what that means for a salary capped franchise like BRFC? I have no reason to disbelieving this, that sounds like a figure Thomas Broich could get elsewhere so why he settle for less in Brisbane? And "gossip" it is but it is nearly always true, and here is two more for you - Michael Theo has signed for another year so to has Jacob Pepper. when they are announced at the proper time, which is AFTER the season finishes, maybe you look back on FullBack4's post with different eyes no???

Waz if he is as old and decrepid as some are making out he will still be on the market late in the close season lol.

I might have a wrong memory after watching "Western Sydney Wanderers vs Brisbane Roar FC 5-4 All Goals Highlights (24/04/2016) A-League, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og9L1laVLUc. Just poor defense making that match a loss. But Brisbane Roar had poor defense all season in 2015 to 2016.

And what Roar are saying is if we retain Broich "at any cost" then they'll have to sign more players like Hervas .... go figure what fans want. If Broich was prepared to wait he might get an offer, but what he's said is he's not prepared to wait. Again, go figure.

Today's reports suggest that one of the reasons making Broich's leaving is the style of football has become defensive sometimes this year. In a report, Broich still feels bad about the 5-4 lost to WSW in the finals last year. He blames about becoming defending upon a 3-0 lead. As for me, I have forgotten this match. He reminds. Anyhow, I can still remember that there were many bad passing plays in that match making a 3-0 lead to a loss. Who made those bad passes? At least 2 by Hervas according to memory.

Yes. He can be a youth coach. He advised Caletti when Caletti came into the play for the first time.

"Brisbane should have kept Broich, whatever the cost" .... that is a flippant statement to say the least. If the "cost" is no title next year or a failure to even make finals football and sub-10k crowds next season is that a cost worth bearing? Now I suspect the author meant contract $$$'s and assumes retaining Broich would have only a positive impact on performance; and there can be no way of knowing what impact Broich would have next season if he stays anyway but this decision is less about Broich the player and more about the budget - Roar are fighting off city for the signature of Avraam, need to sign a quality replacement for Maclaren and fans demand that Caletti is re-signed. That's the reality a football department deals with. But either way, the statement "whatever the cost" is wrong, no player should ever be bigger than the club and the irony is Roar have always built teams, not a team built around an individual or two (this is evident in the regular criticism of the lack of star power in their "marquees"). Roar, in such a short period of time, have become had to navigate a familiar problem to more established successful clubs - how to handle the passing of time and well loved stars. Get it wrong (as Leeds Utd did when aging star players forced Brian Clough out) and management make the wrong decisions, be more pragmatic (as Roar are doing) and you risk alienating fans. I'm in the minority here, I think this is the right footballing decision, I'm disappointed Broich isn't moving in to a coaching role with Roar but it's his decision to play on for one or two more seasons now. The decision to communicate this should have been left until after the finals were completed, but again that was Thomas choice to give an exclusive, an ill judged interview imo but we can forgive a great for a minor mistake. Fan power at Roar would have seen Ange sacked before he started, and Mulvey, and it wasn't exactly warm towards Aloisi. And it would have got rid of Corey Brown because he was rubbish, and Dimi Petratos who subsequently got transferred for $300k, and it even criticised Maclaren's signing. There's a long, long list of players/coaches where fans have been wrong about them - which is why Football related decisions must be made by the football department, the emotive nature of fans is not a basis for squad selection. Did Roar get the handling of this wrong? Yes and No. No because Broich chose the timing of the release and went against club guidelines to leave it until the seasons end; yes because you look at the lack of detailed response from Roar and the same storm would likely have occurred in three weeks as it did today. Possibly more so if Roar are to win an unlikely championship? Roar should have seen this possibility back in October, for those with a corporate background you'll find such things in the 'Risk Register' - Victory saw it coming with Archie and lobbied successfully to have the rules changed, Roar appear to have walked right into this one. But that said, I'm not sure there is any answer/response Roar could give that would satisfy fans and it's a genuine shame that a true great of the club leaves under a cloud. A cloud that I suspect will darken before he is finally gone, most likely never to return now.

I don't see many in the squad better than Broich regardless of his age, and if you're not going to play your best players why bother tuning up. Ditch Oar, play D'agnostino, Brady & Katabian instead and use Oar's money to keep Broich. No brainer for me really. Oar is another Vidosic. Could have been great but never was for some reason and time to give another guy a shot instead of pegging our hopes on him. Fact is he's not a proven winner and he's had plenty of chances.

Send three and fourpence ...were going to a dance.

Can't agree with that Adam because on one hand he's playing a flop like Arana to try to justify his purchase, he's got Maclaren on the way out because he can't offer him more money and he's playing Pepper because he bought him as well. Realistically John has made his own bed. If he weakens the squad and finishes 3rd or below next year he has to fall on his sword if he has any integrity at all. If he was factoring in an honest appraisal of his side for next season based on ability+performance and not politics: North, McKay, Pepper, Oar would be out. Broich, Maclaren, Papadopoulos, Caletti would be retained.

Football operations manager usually helps deal with the ins and outs of running the club. Player and staff contracts, travel bookings, etc.

Fullback - yep under 8's coaches whispers don't count mate. Of course he would get paid a mountain of cash. He's one of the best players in the league. If you're a coach I'd be asking why isn't aloiisi doing all he can to build a side that can win three or four titles next year. You'd have to be delusional to think players like pepper, arana and oar are going to win that for you. I read an article today saying Broich is still in the top five in the league for assists and chance creations. A year is a year. If you can keep him in the squad why wouldn't you? Frankly Aloisi hasn't done any better than Farina or crazy Miron and if he has another year where he underachieves I'd be happy to see the back of him and the front of Okon.

CDM. His defensive game is tight. I would take him over pepper in a heartbeat.

In other words you have no clue.

"...the coaches network gossips..." that is the source...gossip?

At what level and whereabouts in Qld do you coach? Teams range from Under 6's through to Seniors and Qld is a very big state. Maybe you don't know as much as you think you do.

too specific to be fabricated? I'd stick to the coach's gossip. But that aside, it's not that Roar is releasing Broich that riles me. It's the manner in which Roar's management has handled it. Given Roar's management history, it's reliance on outsiders to manage and coach through the years, your own gossip based observations, I can only conclude that football in QLD has a major dearth of management and coaching expertise. Let's hope the Strikers do better if they get a gig, couldn't do any worse, and let's face it, there's a ready made fan base waiting to jump.

Moore is usually referred to as football manager. He's listed on the club website as Football Operations (infers manager). TD is not mentioned on their website but it shows GM is Brendan Boss. Aloisi and Moore and Kingsman are all looking incredibly incompetent at present, in so far as their man management is concerned.

Head of non-football operations = Brendon Boss Head of Football operations = Craig Moore Technical Director is head of academy = Drew Sherman Head Coach = John Aloisi. All football related decisions, make & female, youth to senior, are made by John Aloisi. Whatever happens in all football teams JA is across. No debate, the football department is his. Decisions on players are said to be bade by John, Ross, Craig and relevant other coaches. Talking to one departing player last season he said he was out because he "lost the vote 2-1".