Hope He had a sleepless night

What did folks expect from Powell he is a young untested coach ? We over achieved at the start of the season but are now under achieving. The appointment was always a risk but the senior players who supported him getting the job should be digging deep for him now.

I was thinking about this last night-I think what we could consider is a director of rugby who overseas all rugby matters including the first team and the youth development and brings it all together. Maybe this guy www.theage.com.au/rugby-union/un ... 1e20r.html Or bring Nobby on 3 days a week to support the coaching team etc

I was thinking about this last night-I think what we could consider is a director of rugby who overseas all rugby matters including the first team and the youth development and brings it all together. Maybe this guy www.theage.com.au/rugby-union/un ... 1e20r.html Or bring Nobby on 3 days a week to support the coaching team etc

Wrong.


What a load of tosh, written by a Union scribe who knows nowt about league,

Is that wrong?

Yes: he was chief exec. before he was a coach (with a spell of doing both at the same time IIRC).

Do agree with the idea of an experienced director of rugby or adviser though, to help Powell out. TR or Nobby would probably be fine. But who's going to pay for him?

Give Rob Powell at least until the end of the season. it was always going to be a peak and troughs season for Quins. I'm sure given time things will improve for Rob Powell and the Quins.

After yesterday I am not to sure

We play the same 17 because it's the best 17 we have - Calderwood possibly excepted.
Having said that, we may see changes in the playing squad if injuries kick in.

Powell's right, they are low on confidence, it's up to the group to hold it together and sort it out.

I think we have to manage expectations a bit. When game 1 kicked off, most of us would have been over the moon at not being in the bottom 2 after 13 weeks. Then the rocket start to the season made everyone think it was all on, and now the last 7 matches have everyone in gloom. Yesterday was awful, and some of the skill and commitment on display was unacceptable in professionals. But Quins remain above where most of us expected them to be in the table at this point.

A few facts in the cold light of day.

1. Quins have lost the same number, or fewer, games than Crusaders, Wakefield, Hull KR, Bradford and Salford (and possibly Hull after tomorrow)

2. Quins have scored more points than Catalans, Hull, Bradford, Wakefield and Crusaders (2 less than Salford and only 20 less than Wigan/Hull KR)

3. Quins have conceded fewer points than Bradford, Crusaders and Salford

4. Each time Quins have played, they've played in front of smaller and less vocal home crowds, and almost non-existent away support

5. Quins' team, every week, is worth tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of pounds less than their opponents - and a large part of their total value is sitting in the stands through injury.

Put those together, and you'd have to say that where they currently are is close to miraculous. If they're still in 10th at the end of the season, Powell's exceeded all reasonable expectations. Hull KR and Bradford are below Quins not because of points deductions like Wakey and Crusaders (although the latter would still be behind them without the deduction), but because they're not doing as well, despite having far more advantages than Quins.

None of this helps ease the pain of defeats like yesterday. But we do need to look beyond the immediate. Quins are currently [uoverperforming [/ucompared to their playing roster.