Not really. When he first started he had no staff, the club had no money and didn't have enough players to make a team. Rowley has shown he can coach any team he has to over achieve.

Yep got the Championship League Leader's Shield. Don't know if there was any prize money for it.

Ah shield, eh? Thought it was a hub cap!

I wouldn't grumble at many of the decisions and awards. I would question Player of the Season though. Not because Gaskell ain't a good maybe even very good player, but has he played enough to warrant It? I guess those voting must have remembered how he had destroyed them in a particular game this season and his was how they voted.

The awards results did not surprise me.

We all know Lancashire fans players and clubs would vote for the best player 'best club and best coach in the league whereas Yorkies only vote for their own.

And we get to keep it on the team bus for a whole season, well until we have to play Featherstone away & the bus ends up on bricks.

Do we all know that? It could be a bit of prejudice on your part.

There is one flaw in your post. If he did not play many matches how did enough coaches remember him playing and destroying them.

Possibly because he played more away matches than homes..

What!!!!!!!!!! Do coaches not notice opposition players when they are playing on their own pitch?

Only if they are playing.

I would imagine that a good coach would notice opposition players irrespective of which pitch they are playing on, your excuse that he played more games away is nonsense.