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Message: [QUOTE="JayPee, post: 2869656, member: 9256"] The argument of well Bellamy hasn't proven himself away from Smith, Cronk, Slater blah blah is the biggest crock of shit. I have had this argument with other fans before but I may aswell have another go here just because I'm an argumentative ****. People always point to those 3 and say anybody could have coached them. People forget that Bellamy came to that club and turned them into long term rep players. No doubt they had talent and strong will to be great but those 3 were not boom youngsters at all. They were passed over by clubs. Cronk was manufactured into a halfback. He was an outside back that filled in as a utility every now and then. The amount of players that he has got off the scrap heap and turned them into really strong firstgraders is just astronomical. What I judge a coach on is what he gets out of players that have struggled and been in and out of first grade beforehand at other clubs. And I believe Bellamy is easily the best in that department. No doubt having probably the best ever player in your team helps but especially recently with B Smith, Croft, Munster, Hughes, Scott etc coming through I have no doubt they will be successful for as long as he wants. His ability to continue to bring through top notch young players is just amazing. That is more than just luck. Just pisses me off that he gets discredited because he coaches 3 particular players. And it just doesn't happen to him. It happened to Bennett through the late 90s and 2000s. But it is like all sport. Coaches get hardly any credit when their teams win but all of the blame when they lose and it turns to shit. Today If I wanted to start a team I would take Bellamy every day of the week as my coach. [/QUOTE]

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