Both proved (after early teething troubles) to be clearly capable at their first senior coaching gig. Both had a similar gameplan (centred on defence and moving the ball up to a big centre-half forward).
Pagan left North despite them wanting him to remain as senior coach and going through protracted negotiations, and slipped away to the money at Carlton.
Lyon proved to be as mercenary (though somewhat sneakier) than Pagan.
We saw how Pagan went from a (so-called) "supercoach" to dud in the space of a couple of seasons that yielded; 2 wooden spoons (back to back) and a spot on the ladder no higher than 11th! ending up with his dismissal.
The BIG difference of course is that Pagan won two flags!
The question now facing Lyon is can he deliver? IMMEDIATELY! Will this end up with him being well-paid for 3-4 seasons and then being given the arse?
Dare we dream?
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