old_school_blue 247 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Richie Thomas is a good coach. But I agree with Lobster claws, he went from athletics to administration. I don't see him coaching anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTSHAKER 10 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Hay shoot off at the mouth. I feel that all of that PH crew is successful unlike some former R-lands BB coaches that are washed up even at calling BB just ask James at Haysee. If I recall the statement was made 3 of the worst that was ever sent to call a game. Unquote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootfor2 10 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I agree wtih you Slatlicker, those Richlands guys cant Ref. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Why do some of you even waist your time posting stupid stuff [/ QUOTE ] If your use of the term "waist" is meant as a pun... If not.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeper1 10 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 [ QUOTE ] New word out of A-Town is that Thompson guy who once was the coach at PHHS will be the new coach in Atown. The Falcons could never beat him at PHHS why not hire him. He could also coach soccer because he has experience kicking a ball at Richlands while he was coaching there. [/ QUOTE ] i think they should try making retarded jokes about him instead. maybe say he has excema or something. just like abingdon soccer. if you can beat them, say that theyre to blame for someones mom being overprotective. maybe say theyre rich pricks? wine and cheese anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtom 18 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Is Thomas really serious about getting back into coaching? I hope so.....Go Falcons!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvtne216 278 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenecknation 17 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 heard dennis was bringing the 92 state coaching staff from richlands back to a-town. col. sanders, gremis, sq. johnson, snake palmer, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvtne216 278 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmanBennett 10 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Big man, Me and Sammy think that would be a mistake. Them boys are out to pasture along with my Pasa Fina ponies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTSHAKER 10 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Woosh ,big man i thought you trained mules now ,not them fancy riden horses. Why dont you get back into reffing ballgames or help them coach girls BBat Rlands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTSHAKER 10 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 NEWS FLASH! Phill Robinson is going to be the new coach in the county seat. Good luck coach robinson because there are no jones boys in Abingdon. But alot of great soccer players. I hope you did not want a crown on your FB field , because it was taken off so they can play soccer on it. Good luck to you and yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tullyblanchard 10 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 That's not a news flash. I said that along time ago!! Saltshaker must have been doing to much bushwacking and not enough listening.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCats1 10 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Not happening he turned it downed last Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tullyblanchard 10 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 That's what I seen on the LPD forum too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU 10 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 I am now in the running for the job. Wish me luck! I have an interview friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 http://timesnews.net/article.php?id=3732456 Rumors running amok about Southwest Virginia coaching carousel Published 02/17/2007 By GEORGE THWAITES Two years ago, the Lonesome Pine District could boast of having three Virginia High School League Hall of Famers actively coaching football in its ranks. This week, some people have been wondering if there will be even one remaining in the fold next fall. The LPD lost one of its luminaries when Appalachia's Tom Turner died suddenly last spring shortly after he retired. The league was already expecting the exit of Gate City's Nick Colobro when the Blue Devils move to the newly forming Clinch Mountain District next fall. It is now possible Colobro won't even be coaching in Virginia. He was slated to interview for the Sullivan Central head job on Friday. No word on that yet. It's been no secret that Colobro, who led Gate City to Group AA and Group A state championships, is amenable to retiring in Virginia and coaching in Tennessee. He lives in Sullivan County, about a 15-minute drive from the Central campus. Far more surprising was this week's news of Abingdon High School approaching Powell Valley's Phil Robbins in hopes that he might resuscitate the Falcons' moribund football program. Abingdon's most recent head coach, Ray Gregory, was fired after being relieved of his duties in the midst of the 2007 season. This week, Abingdon made Robbins an attractive coaching job offer that entailed no teaching duties. He made a counter offer including several key stipulations that he felt needed to be met for the move to be viable. Abingdon evidently didn't give Robbins what he wanted and, as of this weekend, negotiations appeared to have fallen through. Salary, he confirmed, was not a bone of contention. Far from it. Despite rampant rumors to the contrary, Robbins has plenty of job security at the Big Stone Gap gridiron powerhouse. Any coach who has authored seven Group A state championship seasons shouldn't be in much danger of being ousted while on the verge of competing for an eighth. Not in a sane world, anyway. Abingdon's faith in Robbins as a program builder was not misplaced. It is true that Powell Valley's program had a good foundation, including a previous state title, before Robbins arrived. But there is little question that he has done a magnificent job building on what he found. Powell Valley's football infrastructure - including feeder system, facilities, equipment, coaching staffs and training regimens - is among Virginia's finest. It sets a standard to be emulated by other programs that want to win. Of course, the same could be said about Gate City under Colobro, another exemplary steward of an inherited tradition. In contrast, the sorry state of Abingdon's football infrastructure is no secret in Southwest Virginia. It's been in a complete funk since Randy Flinchum left in the 1990s. Evidently, athletic resources have been systematically allocated elsewhere for a long time in Falcon Country. You can only blame the coaches so much. Back in the late 1970s, Robbins demonstrated that he could turn zeroes into heroes when he converted bottom-feeding Christiansburg into a New River District title contender. That was a tough league that produced three Group AA state champs in that predivisional era: Radford, Blacksburg and Giles. One doesn't doubt that Robbins, a savvy organizer, logician and fund-raiser, could accomplish a lot at Abingdon. Even if he had to do it all by himself. But at this stage of a coaching career that has been so successful, why should he sign on to make bricks without straw? If Abingdon is committed enough to football, perhaps Robbins will come. If it isn't committed, plenty of other places are. Including where he already is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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