What is AJM's contribution to the club now? He must have some views on our current condition. Surely we can use his wealth of experience to our advantage!

I've been speaking to AJM and what he says can't be repeated on here!

No one at the club ever asks for his views or is even remotely interested in what he thinks can be done to remedy the situation. I think they're missing a trick here because he's probably forgot more about rugby league than they'll ever know and OK maybe he is a bit of a dinosaur but he still knows how to get the best out of players. He would have those players running through brick walls for him and their club - unfortunately, the coaching staff and their egos wouldn't allow him to get within a mile of their dressing room or training field.

I would get him in the dressing room dont think it will do any harm at all.

pr will have them playing his way which is nothing like how the reserves play

I am sure Alex would help to motivate the team. Egos need putting aside in this situation.

To fully respect Alex Murphy you need to fully understand how good he was as a player and a coach.

How many of our lads were even born when he was the best in the world, let alone saw him play or coach?

Do players react to being bawled and shouted at now? I don't know, I'd be suprised if they did.

We're talking about arguably the best scrum half ever to play the game but I think he'd just come across as an angry old man to many of the players.

I would have thought they would respect him and listen to what he had to say though.

I certainly would listen, I'd s*/* bricks but it wont happen so its a bit irrelevant anyway.

He wouldn't allow anyone to think of him as an angry old man! In reaction to being asked if he thought murph was gobby, it was Vince Karalius who said, " I don't mind good 'uns having a gob on them, and he's the best." To have the respect of someone so respected, decorated and feared within the game himself, how could our current crop of players, or coaches for that matter give Murph anything but respect, and heed whatever he had to say to them?!

Well reading your match report Dave you do highlight a couple of things that have concerned me.

Arguably the smallest man on the field pushes off a Leigh Prop like he wasn,t there ? A winger gets beaten far too easily Why bother naming them ? There,s no need. Those of us who go know those that used to go know, those that gave up years ago because the club never sent anyone round to watch them when they were crap know, the coaching staff know.

To be fair they are serial bad defenders there are others who have bad games and players should watch the DVD and realise why you should not turn your back on the opposition when the opposition have the ball.

I expect PR has being doing this after practically every game this season when he,s not discussing the following weeks game plan.

If Murph did get the chance to adress the players prior to a game, he'd make Paul Cullen sound like a mute! As a player, Murph has no equal and coaching was natural to him also. It would be unfair to compare Paul Rowley to him however, its sad to know Murph is at the club and his wisdom and encouragement cant be utilised! Thirty five years after Murph finnished playing he is still remebered by those who saw him play, both here and, in Australia. I've never seen a better Scrum Half or inspirational Rugby League personality.

Murph would be the first to tell you that his coaching days are over but the will to win never goes away. Anyone who's ever watched a game with Murph will know that it's like sitting with The Oracle. He still knows the game inside out - and the personalities of the opposition. I don't think he'd ever want to step on anyone's toes but it does seem such a waste not to utilise his knowledge and experience in some capacity.
It's a bit like Sir Alex Ferguson coming to watch Genesis and no one bothering to ask him what he thinks he could do to improve matters. Such a waste in my opinion.