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Seems a strange decision just before the run up to the play offs.

unrest in the camp and been struggling for a while need to freshen things up.

Yes, at any other club with any other chairman that would seem a strange decision.
But at Barrow With Des Johnston nothing surprises.

Second in the league and a final appearance the year after being promoted would suggest to me that Dave Clark deserves a full season to prove himself IMO.

Even though recent results have been VERY poor ? The new coach has 6 weeks to stamp his authority and try and get the team playing good rugby again. Things had gone stale and we had no plan B.

Yes. Every team has form dips, he should be allowed to try coach your team out of that dip after what he has help you acheive in the past year. I knew you would come on and defend it but from a non-biased and to be honest not that bothered point of view it is strange decision.

Im not exactly defending it. It may turn out to be a very bad decision at this late stage but as you will have seen on Sky we have been playing very poorly with no direction of late. I do feel Dave ran out of ideas and tbh I saw this coming. A fresh set of ideas may be just what we need to re-ignite our season. Dave Clarke is still assistant so he must have agreed to the move ? It may turn out to be a bad decision or it may be a master stroke - only time will tell.

yes, totally agree. Clarke has been a fantastic worker and a credit to the club. I am very pleased he still has a coaching roll- keep some consistencey. I think new ideas and new tactics is what barrow need, weather it pays off we shall see.

In all honesty i dont think you are playing any different to how you were playing at the beginning of the season. Bit like Hull City if you ask me, riding along on the crest of the wave. A few defeats and then you get shown up for how good you actually are. In Barrows case i just think that is an average workmanlike team.

It can be a lot more difficult in the second half of the season.
Playing teams for the second time when the element of surprise has gone.

Couldn't all the office and support staff just line up outside the tunnel, just out of sight, and shout [sizeBOO!!! [/sizeas they come onto the field.

That would surprise them. They'd not be expecting it.

Dont talk !!

Meddling chairmen who would love to be coach himself.

Ask Wigan (fans and coaches) how average and workmanlike we are !

We really haven't put in a good 80 mins since we beat Widnes - and that was WEEKS ago. Clarky stepping down hasn't come as a great shock to me either - he had to be talked into taking the job in the first place.

He's done a great job in getting us promoted and to a final, but with the quality of our squad we should be putting in far better performances. I think teams have sussed us out a bit and hopefully a new coach can mix things up a bit. It's great that Clarky is staying on at the club and shows that the decision must have been reasonably amicable.