To be honest, I would've thought that the West players would have taken offence to Bob's comments as well. He's saying that they weren't good enough to win without Paul Bell, which I feel is untrue. They have a great group of players who I feel have really underachieved over the last 3 years.

all i can say is bob says a lot of things

Im sure he wouldve had another excuse if Bell was there.We wouldve had a bigger lose if Bell was there. He lets us down on D and holds onto it too long on offence.

knowing bob this interview would of been held at the pub so what do u expect (one to many bob)

Well there's Bob's excuse for the rest of the season..."i'm adament Mark Nash would have been the difference between winning and losing..."

How bout you all get stuffed and leave Bob alone. As another anonymous mentioned it was probably Boti making up some crap like usual. He seems to enjoy bagging other clubs so why shouldn't he try and make Bob look bad too? This topic shouldn't be about what Bob 'apparently' said but what other crap Boti will come up with next!!

Panther, are you dirty about the way you and West parted company a couple of seasons back?

Seems like there is some bad blood there??

Panther must be a good coach. If you look at what West have done, and then make those comments, you should join Phil & Steve. Two seasons ago, West lost a final by 1 or 2 points on a night when even you would not have stopped Jason Dix.
Last season saw injuries and the 2 big guys ( Blake and Bamton) leave and some close losses.
Now West blood some young guys and play a close game without their captain and the coach is canned for making a personal opinion.
Boti has been spewing since Blake left as he has had to leave local ball and heaf to Sydney to find Brian & Shane to shit-can. (they deserve it though)

I think Bob's comments have been blown out of proportion. It's fair enough to say Belly would have made a difference. He's been the club's leader since Blake left.

Unfortunately with Boti's article you only hear one line out of a conversation.

It is true that Bob makes too many excuses but does little to make his team improve. Hes not coachin the Lions now, hes coachin the most sussesful club in this state. No matter the situation bearcats should not be towards the bottom of the latter. What is going on at West Adelaide?

There's no bad blood what's so ever between me and the Bearcats, i'm still good mates with all the players, coaches and members down there. Just peeved at a comment that Was written in the paper that Bob was meant to have said.
Bob's a great guy and I can't say whether or not he's a good head coach or not because he was assistant while I was there, but the last thing he should be doing is saying,"...but if we had Paul we would have won."

I think most of what Panther is very valid. Bob has a wealth of experience at a high level of coaching but he must remember that is very much unlike the times of murray Bridge where he had superstars that could do a lot by themselves. In my opinion Bob must rotate the younger players but when it comes down to the crunch you must have your most experienced point guard on the court.

Bell is no excuse! He is a handy player and captain but you can't make excuses. West had a team that was capable of winning and they didn't.

As far as I know Panther has no bad blood with the West Adelaide Club but was playing in that game and saw first hand what decision could have made a difference.

the problem with westies is simple
get rid of hunnerup problem solved