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You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: a response to James Rosewarne

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This is a reply to an article from Footyology on Ken Hinkley. It's an attempt to show that demanding Port to change its head coach cannot be neither "obscene" nor "ludicrous," as the author argues, considering his own take on the subject. Hinkley has got the club up to where he could have brought us. There's enough evidence to show that he cannot takes us further, but through some series of fortunate events. We should be thankful for his work in Alberton, but it's passed the time to move on. --- Introduction  “ Any calls for [ Hinkley’s ] head are obscene and ludicrous ,” wrote James Rosewarne, in an article published on July 12th at Footyology . He believes that such calls are the consequence of a “ ‘what have you done for me lately’ climate” in “an industry obsessed with coaching turmoil and intrigue .” After all, he says, “ Hinkley has repeatedly proven his worth at Alberton .”     I am a Port supporter who believes that a change at the club’s head-