{"id":128788,"date":"2021-09-14T06:36:21","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T06:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=128788"},"modified":"2021-09-14T06:58:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T06:58:59","slug":"williams-pledge-to-blues-fans-amid-coach-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=128788","title":{"rendered":"Williams' pledge to Blues fans amid coach search"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carlton<\/a> legend Greg Williams says he understands the frustrations of the club's long-suffering fans and has promised to drive better standards in his new role<\/p>\n

Williams spoke publicly for the first time this week since being installed as Carlton's Director of Football. He is currently one of the members of the club's coaching subcommittee<\/a> that is deciding on its next coach. <\/p>\n

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While the Blues' process to find its next coach has attracted heavy criticism after the rejections from Alastair Clarkson and Ross Lyon<\/a>, Williams said he anticipates a coach being named "in the next few weeks".<\/p>\n

"The process is different for different people, for different levels of coaches," he told Carlton Media.<\/p>\n

\"Greg<\/p>\n

"It's a short list, we've picked a short list of quality coaches and we're looking forward to – in the next few weeks – coming up with the right person.<\/p>\n

"The football department, there's been some changes there with assistant coaches and such. We're all over that. We've got great people on the panel, David Parkin has been unreal already.<\/p>\n

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"The group that we've got there have done a lot of work behind the scenes."<\/p>\n

Williams admitted that his frustration surrounding the Blues' lack of success since its last flag in 1995, where he was the Norm Smith Medallist, was a key reason behind his return to an active role at the club.<\/p>\n

\"Greg<\/p>\n

"I love everything about Carlton. I must say I understand everyone's frustration since that 1995 Grand Final: we haven't [won a premiership] since and we've been an average or below average team since then," he said.<\/p>\n

"I really understand everyone's frustration, I understand Kernahan's frustration, Marc Maclure's, David Parkin's, John Nicholls' frustration: all the great players who have played here. I know the members and supporters are frustrated as well. I'm making that clear, I understand it.<\/p>\n

"I think we've got a lot of great people here at the club: we're going to make some changes and get this place going again. I'm really confident that will happen."<\/p>\n

\"Carlton<\/p>\n

The two-time Brownlow Medallist explained that "serious, open" conversations surrounding the club's direction had already taken place since his arrival.<\/p>\n

"I'm really confident with the people here already, and the new ones that we're going to bring in, that the football department is going to be in good hands," he said.<\/p>\n

"It'll be made very clear that the standards are going to be a lot higher than they've been. The players know that \u2014 they're all so excited, they all want to be here.<\/p>\n

"I know we can get the football department going and I know the talent on that board is going to get a lot of other things going. It can turn quickly.<\/p>\n

"But, at the moment, we're 13th \u2014 and that's the way I'm treating it."<\/p>\n

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