even our board isnt that daft

Once I heard the news that IM was leaving us, I was disappointed that the inevitable had eventually happened and then I worried about the next process, i.e. appointing a replacement. IMO we do not have anybody at the club capable of making an appointment. Tell me what the current directors know about such an important job and who is a good candidate and who isnt. AT appointed IM, they had been friends for a long time and it didnt take long for Arthur to persuade Ian to return to coach the Centurions. Arthur has now left us, Rowley followed him and Ian is now on his way. We have a chief executive who works his cobblers off for the sport at both amateur and professional and will, as a former copper, know about crowd control and likely problems at Featherstone which I have noted he is investigating, but will not have sufficient knowledge or experience to go through the process of making a coaching appointment from advertising the post, drawing up a short list and then making the appointment. Also tell me which Director you could pass this important job to, or even as a unit. They havent got the capabilities or experience in my view to handle such an important appointment. I hope and prey that Ian will offer his expertese and experience to tell the Board what is needed and the correct procedure to follow. I have every faith in Ian, everything about the man is ideal and he will be sadly missed.

everythin'll be awreet me'n our Dave are doin it

top of the list of qualifications
He must like fast wingers and big props, owt else?

What ' Qualifications do you suggest somebody needs to appoint a coach ' ?

Who appointed Darren Shaw, Paul Rowley, and Neil Kelly as head coaches ?

.. Or the inexperienced Kiwi U7's coach and proclaim him as the worlds best?

Or words to that affect.

As Starbug said somewhere previously, lets get the next 2 or 3 matches out the way before we speculate or worry. I personally believe that experience in being involved as an employer and in that particular field are "experiences" needed rather than qualifications in appointing a coach. I cannot work a sewing machine very well but I am more than capable and have evidence to prove that I am capable of employing one to work at the highest level.

Shaw , consortium

Rowley , AT I think

Kelly , AT

Thank you. Now these hardly challenged the worlds best lets say, so getting IM was kind of obvious one.. Even I could have made that decision.

wasn't it written somewhere that Darren Shaw was interviewed by AT And Basil?
Anyroads Ive had an aussie called Bennett on wanting £100 a week, ive towd him £75 and as much lobby (bawt carrotts) as he cud eyt he con even kip int thowd pup tent int yard fer nowt, he's thinkin abayt it - I think he said

Tell him he can have carrots in his Lobby, that will swing it.

I'm affraid it will have to come with a crust around it. Thats what they eat when they are watching a game over there. Pies washed down with VB. Now I know thats hard to take but when I go over there next year I will be distibuting the Leythers Knowledge of all Lobbys. The regional recipes will be in it and the king of Lobbys ( with mince,carrotts and stock) will be my signature dish. I'll have a Lobby Shack franchise all over the continent by the time I'm 52. World domination by the time I'm 54. Believe.