Back to KR with tony Smith.
Wish we could have Chris thorman back!!

Club Wanted him to coach reserves and be with first team but pay was less than last year so left

Nice guy- but nice guys don’t always make the best coaches. Can’t say as he’s not replaceable and potentially with better so no big loss to me. A shame we took him on in the first place rather than leave the door open for Chris.

I'd put my money on Leon Pryce as his replacement...

Had close links with us since he's been coaching and has a great reputation

A great reputation from where? Chris thorman turned around the team he was sacked from.

Under Leon Pryce Workington finished 4th behind York, Bradford and Donny. And lost the elimination final to Bradford.

Thorman finished 6th in a much inferior division this season.

Hardly call that turning them around.

But he was sacked....

Nobody said he wasn't - but you said Thorman turned the team around, when he clearly didn't.

I think everyone should stop banging on about Chris Thorman this and Greg Brown that.

If Thorman was that good, he'd be at a Super League club next season and Greg Brown is not doing anything ground breaking at Salford. Strength, conditioning and fitness of players is largely down to luck as much as anything else.

If people didn't move on and the club try to develop, we'd still have Lionel Cooper on the wing and Alex Murphy as coach

Our coaching staff like him and he did a bloody good job in his first year as a head coach

100% I do think Chris has potential to be a great coach just not there yet

And?

How did he turn them around?

As I said, they did worse under Thorman than Pryce.

Perhaps go on the (other) Workington forum and look at what the fans think about this appointment.
“Best signing at the club in years” “excellent news” “spot on” “breath of fresh air” “delighted with this news”
They are probably in a good position to judge whether the team and club has improved from how they were under prove- and he hasn’t even had a preseason with the squad yet.

So the fans like him.

However the proof is in the pudding.

Lower placed finish in an inferior league says enough for me.

Even if it is Thorman who we all have a soft spot for.

Indeed - and with players and coach like those you mention - we wouldn't go far wrong!

Can't remember seeing Lionel cooper play but anyone who saw Murphy play would never forget him, even allowing for the difference in style of game, he was the best English Halfback i ever saw play the game and i was a big fan of Cas in those days who had the likes of Hardisty.

Regards Thorman , I don't think he got a particularly fair deal on the face of it, But like i was told when i mentioned Brough recently, Thorman is gone Move on.