I understand the frustration but what do people really want the BOD to be saying? As fans we really have no right to know the inner workings of the club but because our club is now so small it feels like a small family and people think they have a right to know what is going on. Do fans of SL teams have any idea of the inner workings of their teams? People seem to forget the BOD are also Fax fans and they too are digging in to their pockets to try and help the club survive. As fans sometimes we have to do the same, and if people do not want to that is their choice and also fine.

I remember us debating this at length at the time fax signed him.
New club fans feels your coach will get the best out of him and will improve your club.
Old club fans declare him as being sheeite and scoff at the signing. Those are the forum rules
I genuinely believe he's ok against poor sides and yes he did rip us apart last year.... we were poor.
Often goes hiding.... didn't want him.at fev. Glad he went to a rival.
Now.... you've engaged with me on different fora over the years and read enough of my sheeite to know where my boundaries of decency and pee taking are......
But in all honesty.... do you think fax have had value for money???
I probably wouldn't answer that of an existing fev player

I don't think people appreciate the leap that RM took when joining us. He was very highly rated at Warrington and his job was secure. I doubt that hes on much more money (if any) now with us, and as the head coach his job security is out the window. Sports fans are fickle in general but reading this board sometimes I really despair.

Hes a young, inexperienced coach. He's not perfect, some of his signings have been very poor. But he's only going to improve as a coach, and he's already shown his value in his first season with us.

I agree with you.

Give him time. Still think he's a decent coach and comes across very well in interviews. He cant help if the board lack ambition. I stated last season a player like Sammut could of transformed us into a top four team. Unfortunately we are not in a position to sign players of his quality. Our decision makers are not quite smart or good enough. Cant knock the forwards or backs. We just lack that quality in those key positions to make us a top four team.

Spot on.

Sorry Mr Sleaze but this is totally untrue. Richard wanted Gaz and Ian Croad went out and got him, effectively doing his job to recruit who the coach wants. Where these stories come from is beyond me.

i heard the same....
At least he didn't suggest getting Liam walmsley and keegan hurst at the same time like Bastian did!!!

It was a 2 way thing, RM took a leap in coming to Fax and the BOD took one at least as big choosing him ahead of some of the more established coaches who applied for the job.
Apart from his background it was how he came across at the interview stage where he clinched it.
Since then the BOD have taken a second leap by awarding a contract extension to an admittedly inexperienced coach who's side had started to show signs of falling off the pace after year 1.
It's also worth noting that since the first season the club has changed at BOD level after all the above happened, losing the backing of Tony Abbott has had a significant impact on the clubs finances.
We are in a tough competition trying to compete with full time sides who have more money than we have and other teams that are DR up to the eyeballs and the rest who all want to win so it's no surprise we could and likely will lose a few games.
It's no one persons fault or even anybody's fault it's just how things are are the moment.

As an after thought having said the above mistakes have been made where RM must have been involved, the money from year 1 could have been used better, more than a few signings have proved not good enough and it's a results based sport not based on leaps off faith or sentiment and someone has to bear responsibility and ultimately accountability, it goes with the job.

Matt Calland could attract players. Marshall is clueless in what makes a good championship player. The sooner people stop hanging out is backside the better. He as no clue how to get the team attacking.

No doubt the MC era produced some of the best attacking rugby at this level.
Problem is that was years ago and the X factor players such as Penky, Shad and Ben Black have all retired and there's no chance of Matt Calland returning to the club so who's available now that could do it?

Matt Calland was that good a coach he is now ripping it up in Super League............. oh hang on!!!