Is Kearney out of contract at the end of the season?

Speaking to my dad before and he was a name that was mentioned as possible coach to take the reigns, would be a good choice i think, if available.

did they win it?...

As much as i'd like that, It aint gonna happen

I agree. We need someone that is going to demand the respect of the players. People like Meninga, Fairleigh or even Sculthorpe although he lacks coaching experience. You get the idea though, someone that the players are going to respect and work for because, IMO, they don't seem to want to play for Potter, but i put that down to his poor tactics.

our board are fools for offering him a long term contract. idiots

This is a ludicrous thread. Whether Potter turns out to be able to deliver us a final appearance this year or not, it's just silly and complete idiocy to reach some of the conclusions in this thread after just one game of the campaign.

Which followed how many similar ones from the last campaign ...?

I prefer to view the offseason as an opportunity for the coach to plan, adjust, prepare, develop, bring through more youngsters etc., players and our gameplan and expect that's what they would do. Therefore I think it's more sensible and rational to use a period of time greater than one game on which to base my assessment. You cannot ignore the fact that we are talking about the first game of the season.

Why some of you have decided to overlook the offseason and reach your conclusion after one game? I'm not interested in hearing you say "I'm basing my assessment on what happened last year and that's enough for me". I want to know why people are forgetting about the offseason and have reached their decision after one game.

For me it's a similar situation as Bradford are in (albeit Potter took us to second last year which is hardly a failing) but if I was a Bulls supporter I'd be giving McNamara more than game to prove himself given he's had some offseason to work with and new players.

They only gave him a 2 year deal, I wouldnt say that was long term.

Exactly. The board obviously see him as a stopgap, and if he exceeds expectations then great. The fact is, if he was sacked, who would we bring in? A top coach like Cullen? Someone with no experience like Sculthorpe?

The fact of the matter is, he has been given an aging squad with the money to make two signings (some would argue one and a half, as I'm guessing that Fozzard is on peanuts). People say we are playing boring one man rugby, but then state that all our backs are rubbish, so what do they expect? He isn't a miracle worker, I'm sure if he could make Gidley five years younger and Gardner a few yards quicker he would.

I have noticed for 3 seasons that our standards are slipping, it was plainly obvious under Anderson. People quickly forget the five game losing streak under his leadership, culminating in an embarrassing loss in the snow away at Castleford, before going undefeated until the Grand Final against Leeds. I think it is wise to reserve judgment for a good couple of months yet.

Indeed. So do we all. That's just the point. They looked on Saturday just as they looked at the end of last season, except their defence was abysmal. I can't remember the last time I saw Saints miss I think it was six tackles all in one move, culminating in Briscoe's try.

To clarify, theybeen[/i an off season.


We [islipped down[/i to second last year because for the best part of the first half of the season we were playing in the same manner as we were playing under Daniel Anderson, so we had accumulated a goodly number of points. That was in spite of Potter's determination to change our lineup virtually every match. However, once Potter's influence began to take hold, our play began to deteriorate. We lost five out of our final eight matches. We lost more matches over one season under Potter than we did during any season under Daniel Anderson.

Judging the way many teams have emerged from their off-season - fresh, determined, clued up - ours clearly has done us no good at all. If we had come out fighting with ball skill and sure hands, creativity and ingenuity then I wouldn't be complaining, even if we had lost. However, with the exception of the try attempt before halftime and the last ten minutes for Kyle Eastmond (who woke up or thought 'sod it' and decided to do the business himself, just as he did at the Grand Final), we showed nothing new on last season at all.

Hopefully, that will all change this weekend. Scuse me if my hope is hardly burning brightly.

Do we think Slick is aware of the criticism he is facing from the internet warriors? I bet he's heard tghe tales in the board room about how Blobby and his crew stormed the directors box after Millward's sacking armed with AK47s???

Will he hang on and ride it out so he can search for another job in Australia while still receiving the coin? Or will he not like it and leave?

I told you, a strategic campaign of potatoes in his exhaust and dog turn on his car door handles will give him the message.

Nothing serious enough to hurt him, or put him out, but just let him know how jarred off we are.

[sizePlease note, any post is in jest and in no way encouraging you to carry out such acts. I prefer the classic bum and burning.[/size