Sorry re editied the stats to give a fuller picture not to ignore the good year sharp had.


Funnily enough: a blast from the past: After 7 consecutive losses they found themselves marooned at the foot of the table, 5 points adrift, but ironically with the second best defence in the league. Large sections of the fans began to question the coach's ability and as a result crowds began to dwindle and morale was beginning to suffer.

hes vastly overated.

3rd, 5th and 4th finishes have not been accomplished by the Giants in 40 or 50 years? Very impressive when several clubs are full cap and a couple 'over the cap'.

NB did have some very good fortune:

Giants had a decent underperforming squad in 08.

A few good young players were emerging.

Lunt joined as an 'unknown'

Moore was a risky signing come good.

[uOf massive significance was that Brett Hodgson had already been signed!!![/u


NB did improve many technical aspects of our game AND had the very good sense to bring Bumper.

outsiders don't realise that some of the young talent signed by the club like Patrick and Wardle and Eden had stuff all to do with NB.

In the end the gifted prodigy is unable to resist too much tinkering, having favourites and lacks some inner steel. He will produce teams that are often good to watch but struggle to win silverware.

A gifted assistant.

To even describe his tenure as a 'disaster' is ridiculous and is frankly laughable.

A gifted assistant can do quite well, look at Saints this year, from 9th to top 4. With some gifted assistants.

If he can get Saints playing stuff that is good to watch, then the rest of the club will be able to get him home the rest of the way.

He's moving into a machine, in a way his job is to tinker with the machine. If he can migrate us up a couple of notches then that's what we need. Brown and Maguire where spoken of in the same breath in terms of defence and we need that. He can also bring on younger players especially backlines, great that is where we are weakest.

Our pack match it up every week and Cunningham will still have a hand in that.

I'm not after year on year GF wins (I'll take em, but I think dynasty's like that do not happen very often).

But if in his 3 years with us, if he can pick up 2 pieces of silverware then that will be a good result. If he picks up one. Then I think he will get a par rating from fans, anything less than that he will start to fall into a Potter, Simmons type coach rating.

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A nice fantasy.

"the club will get him the rest of the way."

"He's moving into a machine"

" His job is to tinker"

That is plain silly, believe it if you need to.


If you think the following are smart moves you will love NByou could not make this stuff up.



He had a far better , bigger machine at St George and under achieved.

I love all the Saints fans coming on here and defending NB. Boy are they worried and trying to fortify their courage for next year.

Any knowledgable saints fan who digs deeper than headlines will have some genuine concerns. No amount of bluster or condescending comments about the giants will change that.

cant say agree with durham at all, i think nathan brown has done a great job at the club, his main success to me has been to bring through a lot of good young english talent, not to mention our highest league placings in my 47 years of watching the club and until 2 months ago he was still regarded by the majority of doing a great job, imo he will win silverware at saints, thanks for the memories nathan hope now baloo takes the baton to the next stage.

Tend to agree with goodie and not Durham.
Except think the cracks where showing a bit before , and I don't think he will win silverware at saints. Tbh I'll be surprised if he is even still at saints at the end of next season. Mark my words folks - get down to the bookies....

An unmitigated disaster? Lol! OK, he lost the plot in the last few months but to say he's a been a disaster is a [itad[/i extreme!

He has been brilliant in the development of young players but then has countered that by his tinkering with them once in place, and I'd say he has been fortunate in coming to the team just as some of our best young backs are breaking in to the team.

Kirmond and Lunt didnt deserve to be shifted off - Kirmond could have been a great back row or centre he definately wasn't a prop

Lunt is going to get a Wembley appearance this season so he'll be chuffed.

But he gets us great form early on then blows it.

It's not been an unmitigated disaster - but it has been a travesty of missed opportunity.