Be careful what you wish for.

Spot on Geordie. Its worrying times at the moment. Put it this way, i would have Cullen instead of Lowes at this time. We will continue to go around in circles unless the club is determined to find a "World Class" coach they promised and ensure that we are going in the right direction.

Lowes just isn't the man, unless something spectacular happens.

they gave cullen a bit too long i agree but you can't argue with the transformation that happened at the club the majority of which we have cullen to thank for... he had a big role in both the team turning into a team that could compete in superleague and also a big hand in turning the club into a busines when he was in his marketing role (it seems to me anyway)

jimmy got some great results last season out of a team that was disfunctional when he took charge unfortunately they eventually ran out of steam

don't judge the full pre-season that jimmy has had on the back of 2 games, if we are still struggling to put 80 minutes together after half a dozen games then start getting concerned

Amen.

After reading the comments on here, I expected something more spectactular than what I actually saw. My observations:

1. He looks miserable. He probably is. I get the impression if he could get on with coaching and never do another intreview again he would. I don't criticise him for that other than he needs to be realistic. In 2009, he has to speak with the media.

2. He should have let Anderson answer that question. It made them both look daft. All Anderson would have said is 'we feel we let everyone down, most of all ourselves, we're working hard on the training paddock....yada yada yada.' There should be a little bit of distance between a coach and his players, makes it easier to drop them. He's not supposed to be their mate. Not any more.

3. He seems to take any criticism personally. At the time of writing, he doesn't know he's born. When you consider the crap that Cullen had to put up with for 20 years, he's got it easy.

4. I thought Gary's questions were excellent. He's been criticised on this board my amateurs, telling him a) how to do his job and b) to do it more forcefully. Well, that criticism can't be levelled at him anymore.

Finally, all the above is largely irrelevant if we win. In an ideal world we'd have a media friendly/savvy winning coach. At the minute, I'd take a miserable winner any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

and for what its worth i think that the so much talked about disruptive influences in our camp are not the long standing squad members, who have been part of teams who have had great enthusiasm and heart (nat wood, danny lima era springs to mind), but some of the more recent additions who seem to have come here eager to do well and performed well in first handful of games but quickly spat dummies out when they realised they weren't enjoying the life they lead and training styles they had when they lived in a certain antipodean region (not naming any names)

i reckon they are the real problem in dressing room, mm seems like a totally arrogant ***** to me. rant over

Seeing as they came from Manly and Melbourne, the two best teams in the NRL, they have come from environments where the expectations, training and professionalism were about ten notches above what they are at Warrington. So I wouldn't be surprised if they don't rate what goes on here.

Agreed. Watching that interview does not give you the impression of a serious coach who expects to be taken seriously, he's one of those who thinks he's funny/smart by giving slightly sarcastic answers to every question. At least when Cullen was in charge he conveyed an honest intensity about the importance of the role, the supporters knew that he took coaching Warrington seriously. Lowes looks like a man whos out of his depth and doesn't care, deep down he knows this is his one chance to coach in SL and he will be here about as long as David Plange. I would rather Plange was coach than Lowes.

i think you're being a bit harsh, I'm as disappointed as everyone but the comment with the players letting the coach down was bob on. It's about letting each other down. Also, the 7 game losing run is disappointing but the only losses I'm bothered about are the 2 at the start of this season.

I'm not saying that Lowes is my choice of coach and I believe in what he is doing. If we play that style of rugby week in week out I'll be totally fed up, but the first 50 minutes against Saints were the most controlled I've seen us play for years. We have always had the flair but need the defensive structures to keep teams out.

I cant believe the level of criticism continually aimed at Jimmy by our fans. Give the man a chance. Talking about the way he dresses or handles the media? Come on there are more improtant things than that, how he dresses or handles interviews has nothing to do with how he coaches. And as for the press conference, what has he done wrong here? He's had continuous criticism from all angles this season which is only 2 matches long. He's answered all of that and has held his hands up and admitted the mistakes he's made. He's also acknowledged that some players aren't doing enough and has said he's told them in no uncertain terms about that. He believes in the players and so should we. And he's right in saying players shouldn't be dropped after 2 matches. Kev Penny is different. He's young and was perhaps brought in too early too quickly, Jimmy dropped him last year at Castleford remember. Had he turned and said yes I'm dropping player a or b after 2 games then that would prove how out of touch he is. He probably is fed up with all the doom and gloom and from what I see he's simply trying to be as positive as possible with his answers and that is the right thing to do. As for the board, they would have been crucified if they hadn't given Jimmy the job if only for 12 months after his promising start. It's embarrassing at times to be a fan of Warrington looking at the negativitiy surrounding the club which comes form the majority of people in these forums. If someone doesn't perform, the answer isn't to constantly pick holes in everything he does, the answer is to support him and encourage him. Jimmy has got more experieince than anyone who uses this forum, ffs, just for once, back the guy and give him a chance.

To be fair, we haven't won since August last year. That's where a lot of the criticism comes from.

No matter who was in charge we probably would have lost those matches due to the injuries we had. It's just negative things all the time. If you look for negative things you'll find them all the time as most warrington fans do. Last season should be written off. This is his first full pre season with them and first time they are playing or should be playing to how he wants them to. It seems more of a case of players not being able to adjust or refusing to adjust.

forget about last season, that's done that is..

Can I be the first one to say that I believe that James Lowes is the right man for the job.

The corner will be turned on Friday night, Matt King will score a hat trick and then we'll turn Leeds over next Sunday, this time with the hat trick from Chris Hicks.

James Lowes will then be acclaimed on this forum as the Messiah and all will be well again in the world.

he's not the messiah, he's a dirty dirty leeds fan.

You should have introduced yourself to me! Remind me what the question was again, I've forgotton.