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| Quote: Smiffy27 "I have never met a coach who doesn't put winning as the priority.
Some like to play attractive rugby as well but it is usually a secondary consideration. Some talk about it just to please speccies and press.
Nearly all supporters just want to win the big games but play lip service to being an attractive side it when the side is a few points up or playing a weak side. Coaches want their side to win. Some sides strength is moving the ball around at pace and some sides strength is grinding it out. Every coach I know plays to his strength. As for discussing "entertaining rugby" at interview ... nah.'"
I am afraid I don't know any coaches on a personal basis to be able to ask these sorts of questions. Certainly I can't imagine any coach not setting winning as his first priority, that surely must be a given. Rugby League is certainly tribal and there is always a strong desire to beat your neighbour / closest rival at all costs. Even if the ref made a couple of horrendous decisions that gifted you the game, supporters would see it as a well deserved victory. But outside of all the tribalism surely there is an element of enjoyment ? Compare one game which was a mud bath that prevented any decent moves with constant knock-ons to one which was free flowing with fast moves, great handling, chips over the top of defences that lead to tries etc etc. Would you prefer a 2 nil win in the first game to say a 35-10 win in the second ? And the neutrals that watch TV, which props up our sport financially would certainly vote with their feet / bums. It sounds as though you wouldn't agree, but I would suggest that RL is a business and a big part of that is about entertaining as well as winning.
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| Quote: morleys_deckchair "1 game.'"
Yes, one game, in fact less than one game was all it took for my enthusiasm to be squashed. Five up forward drives, kicks to King, no dummy runners, no set plays, no support play, no enthusiasm and a defence that was breached with farcical ease.
I watched all the weekend games and we were easily the most predicable, boring, one-dimensional and lifeless team on show.
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| Quote: morrisseyisawire "Yes, one game, in fact less than one game was all it took for my enthusiasm to be squashed. Five up forward drives, kicks to King, no dummy runners, no set plays, no support play,
Sad but true and depressingly not a great surprise.
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| Hull fan here; having watched the game I was amazed at how a squad with that much talent could play so poorly and predictably. On paper that team makes or narrowly misses out on the finals; in practise though I wouldn't fear them so it has to be a coaching issue and I don't quite know how you fix that with a coach who is going anyway and will have no say in contract offers etc for the next season, other than sack him now and appoint an interim coach, like we did with Andy Last, until your preferred choice is announced.
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| Quote: GrahamBray "Hull fan here; having watched the game I was amazed at how a squad with that much talent could play so poorly and predictably. On paper that team makes or narrowly misses out on the finals; in practise though I wouldn't fear them so it has to be a coaching issue and I don't quite know how you fix that with a coach who is going anyway and will have no say in contract offers etc for the next season, other than sack him now and appoint an interim coach, like we did with Andy Last, until your preferred choice is announced.'"
The preferred choice is Price though.
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| Quote: rubber duckie "The preferred choice is Price though.'"
He's not the preferred choice next year though is he, which to be fair our guest was pointing out?
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