It’s worrying when you lose good people. I can see that people want to go on and progress but we should be looking to keep our best and progress as a club together.

One things for sure. Other clubs/companies never come for the people you want rid of.

They do. I forget, but who was that plank that we miraculously offloaded to an Aussie club some years back? Best bit of business since Fielden.

Would that be Glenn Hall, or, as some genius behind me on the Pop. Terrace named him, Short Haul?

What an awful signing.

Big loss to the club, if Jimmy go's Disco would have got the top job in my eyes.

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T&A "breaking news"

Given what he and his partner went through just before moving to Bradford, I don't think he was mentally set for a move around the world and it would have been more beneficial for both us and him to have cancelled the transfer

Agreed.

s***! I didn't know that, my bad.
On reflection, I think he was on about Michael Worrincy hahaha.

Bit of a sickener to hear this news

I think Diskin would have been exactly the kind of young, hungry, articulate, intelligent coach who would have been a great appointment for us for next year when I'm sure there will be vacancy to fill

The fact that he got appointed over and above experienced people like Cummins and Hay speak volumes for how he puts himself across, despite his comparative lack of experience.

Hope it doesn't come back to bite us...

Diskin really pushing for a lot more U19s to be in the team! Obviously Diskin doesn't rate a fair few of the first teamers. Will Jimmy listen.

Didn't Diskin once say he was looking for part-time coaching as he has his business to run as well. This is why it seemed logical for him to apply for the Batley job.
Things may have changed with him but I never thought of him possibly taking over from Jimmy due to this - I may be totally wrong on this.

Yeah, that rings a bell. Property business somewhere in the heavy woollen area iirc.

Some kind of property rental business I believe.




The fact Batley asked to speak to him rather than the other way around speaks louder volumes I would suggest.

I'm obviously disappointed to hear the news but, just as obviously, wish him well as he's done a great job for us.

I can see how a part-time job would suit his business commitments, so the job at Batley will be ideal. Not sure how it pans out if he is a great success at the club and is approached by a super league club, but I guess that's for the future.

Incidentally, I can't really see any of the U 19s jumping ship as, I'd guess, the best of them will be looking very firmly towards a full-time job when they graduate from the academy, and they won't be getting that at Mount Pleasant. Our worries on that score will be on them getting SL deals, even more so if we remain in division 2.

And the fact he is yet to fail as a coach.