1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,800 Speaker 1: Here is an irony the coach court spying on the 2 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: football ferns at the Paris Olympics. You remember that just 3 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: signed a two year deal to coach the Wellington Phoenix. 4 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,319 Speaker 1: This is the former Canadian coach Bierb Priestman. She is 5 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: She was handed a one year band for her role 6 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: in the drone use over the New Zealand training session. Anyway, 7 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: Berb Priestsman is with us. Good morning, Might, very well 8 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: and doing congratulations on your new job. Did you always 9 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: think when it all went wrong that there would be, 10 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: in some way, shape or form a way back. 11 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 2: I think you have to keep hope. I think, you know, 12 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 2: the first probably four or five months. My aunt is 13 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 2: probably know, but I think, you know, once I got 14 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 2: to New Zealand and sort of you could say, healed 15 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 2: a little bit. I think, you know, as much as 16 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: everything went down, I think also it was a big, 17 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 2: big moment for me and Mackaree of my family, for 18 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 2: my life. And yeah, I did think that be a 19 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: way back, but probably not for the first few months. 20 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: Fantastic What were you thinking at the time. 21 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think, you know, I can't obviously speak to 22 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 2: the details legally, Unfortunately, I would like to be able 23 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 2: to speak to more. But I think regardless, I've had 24 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 2: a long time out of the game, and you know, 25 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 2: it's a long suspension and not something I'm proud of, 26 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 2: that's for sure. But in that time, you know, I've 27 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 2: had a chance to learn, reflect, grow, and to be 28 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 2: honest with you, I just can't wait to get on 29 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 2: the grass and do what I love every day again. 30 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't blame you. What is it about coaches 31 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: just generally? I mean, drowing was unusual, but you know 32 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: how they put up those those the barriers at fences 33 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: and stuff so you can't spy. What literally do you 34 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: learn from watching somebody else trying well? 35 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 2: I think you know you've hit the nail on the 36 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 2: head day. I think it's been common practice and it 37 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 2: doesn't necessarily make it it right. You know. That's what 38 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 2: I've had a chance to sort of reflect on. But 39 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 2: I think, you know, what I don't want to do 40 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 2: is also take away from the hard work that managers 41 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 2: and coaches do in terms of scouting opposition. You know, 42 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 2: you go back ten games, you do all of that work, 43 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 2: and if anything, it's like the icing on the cake. 44 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 2: It's not the actual work. But I think, you know, 45 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 2: things like injured players and they return and all those 46 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 2: sorts of things have been historically what coaches have done. 47 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 2: You only have to go on YouTube and say some 48 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 2: famous coaches talking about that. But yeah, because it's been 49 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: common practice, it definitely doesn't make it right and it 50 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:24,959 Speaker 2: won't be something that, you know, for me moving forward 51 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 2: in my career, I'll certainly not be doing things like that. 52 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: Did you approach the Phoenix or the Phoenix approach you? 53 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 2: And the Phoenix approached me, you know at the close 54 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 2: of the season. Yeah, and those conversations were fantastic. You know, 55 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 2: I've been around the community and I've been at Paru 56 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 2: Park right the way from sort of January onwards, and 57 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 2: you know, yeah, I feel like I felt like a 58 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 2: local fan for the last sort of four or five 59 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 2: months and got a really good feel about the club. 60 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 2: I think the club is a community club who in 61 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 2: you know, in and around the community. And let's be real, 62 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 2: they've they've had a professional team here and news them 63 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,519 Speaker 2: Ean when I was back in Wellington two thousand and eight, 64 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 2: I think two thousand and nine, I was a Phoenix game. 65 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 2: So yeah, it's nice to small football community that now 66 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 2: I'm back in New Zealand. It's been really nice to connect. 67 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,519 Speaker 1: With fantastic good Only baby will go well with the team. 68 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: I wish you the very best with it. Be a 69 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: Priestman Wellington Phoenix Women's head coach. Always should always be 70 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: a way back, shouldn't they? You can't punish people forever. 71 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: For more from The mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 72 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: news talks. It'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 73 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.