Rumour of Attack Announcement

[Digger]

Look's like Fred jumped the gun again causing a number of rumours to fly around town.

Next thing you know we'll be called idiots again.

The most logical rumour I heard today was the Attack are about to announce the signing of a new assistant coach and Tiley will be left to continue pursuing his new career.

I guess we wait and see and let the rumours continue to circulate.

[Lenny]

The office staff were equally puzzled.
Wonder what's up.


Lenny

[cro]

Have to wait until Part time Dale decides to pay our city a visit. to make the annoucement, oh sorry !in todays world of emails and blackberries , if it was anything important he can do it from Oshawa.
A vague rumour is , has Bill Brown,s named mentioned as a possible assistant coach. Just a rumour out there.

[goldfish]

could someone remind me why the "part time" is placed in front of Dale's name?

[cro]

Cause he is only in the area part time, lives in Oshawa, not in owen sound. he can manage the club by his blackberrie and email.

[Digger]

Okay guys we have had this discussion many times previously and it usually goes no where.

Let's move on to other discussions.

[newguy]

am I considered a part time fan, as I do have season tickets but don't reside in the big city of Owen Sound. maybe I am to give up my tickets because I don't live there????

[cro]

right lets drop it about parttime

[Fanofthegame]

Dale will add coaching the Clarington AA Pee Wee's this year to his part time jobs list....Unless there is more than one Dale Degray in the world ?

[goldfish]

if coaching minor hockey teams was only for those without full time jobs, then I would bet there would be no such thing as minor hockey.....

the Commissioner of the OHL is the Head Coach of a AAA Minor Midget team

besides, hockey is in these guys blood, and if you get the chance to coach your kid, why would you not take it!!!

I am sure "The Five" have no problem with it or he would not be doing it

[Pitou]

Goldfish's comment about minor hockey coaching and full-time jobs is a very valid one. I have had my share of criticism of Degray but never about his choice of residency.

However, if true, I do have concerns about his secondary coaching job. Unlike most full-time jobs, Major Junior A hockey, AA and AAA minor hockey schedules are extremely weekend heavy in games in addition to weekday practice committments. The game schedules and practices are limited mostly to outside schools hours. The scheduling committments of the OHL and competitive minor hockey much more closely mirror each other than that of most full-time jobs.

I don't know how he can do both jobs properly and thoroughly, especially if he is Clarington's head coach. How would he do any significant scouting or evaluation of players both on the Attack and the OHL competition (and trade market).

Yes, this concerns me.

[cro]

Part time will coach and GM both teams from his Blackberry , that is how it is done in todays hockey world. You don,t have too live in the community full time to run hockey teams.