I think the club has a lot of growing up to do in terms of professionalism i.e. getting past the silly social media ploys. That stuff was for when we were small time 20 years ago.

Regarding the Powell-era, I'm really surprised that it became so toxic. The big mantra was leadership and humility, but it doesn't sound very inspiring. Humility is something that Powell should be able to inspire in a group. Sounds like he dictated by punishment. Shame, because the soundbites from the training videos were really good.

The goal of Burgess is the same as Powell, but If I had to describe the difference between the two, it would be that Powell's approach is "I'll [itell[/i you what to do", and Burgess' approach is "Let me [ishow[/i you how we do it".

I'd heard that Powell used to call the local lads 'The Cheshire Set' and would infer that they were soft and this was the reason why we weren't successful. Sounds like that really hit the spot with Coops.

Quote: easyWire "I think the club has a lot of growing up to do in terms of professionalism i.e. getting past the silly social media ploys. That stuff was for when we were small time 20 years ago. '" Hear hear. Remember the bill boards of we are going to smash the Pies or something? Oh yes 'The Big Pie Smash’. https://youtu.be/oYhWV97i8TA We got beat 28-0. Wigan coach Shaun Wane said: “I thank the Warrington marketing department for doing my job for me. A few of the players thought it was a bit disrespectful.” I wonder if this was a Fitzpatrick initiative ...

Quote: easyWire "I think the club has a lot of growing up to do in terms of professionalism i.e. getting past the silly social media ploys. That stuff was for when we were small time 20 years ago. '" Hear hear. Remember the bill boards of we are going to smash the Pies or something? Oh yes 'The Big Pie Smash’. https://youtu.be/oYhWV97i8TA We got beat 28-0. Wigan coach Shaun Wane said: “I thank the Warrington marketing department for doing my job for me. A few of the players thought it was a bit disrespectful.” I wonder if this was a Fitzpatrick initiative ...

Interesting listen, thanks for sharing. Some really interesting stuff around the comparisons of Wigan & Warrington - none of them surprising. Also amused by the irony of ‘Its Wire DNA’ marketing push in 2023 when it’s clear Powell had ripped out the DNA of the club!

This for me is where Chambers’ role is so important, coaches will come and go - even successful ones have a limited shelf life. What’s important is that the fundamentals of the club aren’t ripped up when new coaches come in. Of course structures and processes evolve over time, but it’s Chambers job to make sure the changes ‘fit’ in with the club. I hope we don’t (but expect we will) get calls for ‘Chambers Out!’ as soon as we hit a bad patch of form and people are calling for the coaches head ‘what does he do anyway?’