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.

I'm sure a quiet word in there shell like would'nt do any harm before the match on Sunday

Just read in the Reporter that "players are unsure of there future"it may have had an unsettling effect according to PR which is exactly what i said on here after Saturdays match ,i thought the arrival of Millward would have made them work harder but it seems to have had the opposite effect and PR seems to think the same plus he also states he will not be walking away from the job so i'm afraid the people who want rid tough he aint going.