A 'Director' seems to be the way to go these days - it means EVERYONE singing from the same hymn sheet. Be it in an unofficial or official capacity.

Quins simply need a 'style' of play from bottom to top - if the 'Director' can achieve this - then i dont see an issue with it.

The only possible negative aspect of it would be that of cost to our club.

I don't see how we can afford not too. I have never known so many old Fulhamites leave early. If this goes on we will struggle for a quorum by August. Anyway, we lost Mac and have not got an extra body to replace him, so we have been saving since last September.

Think there's some mileage in this idea. A sounding board and 'mentor' for RP. Someone of experience who could combine it with media work e.g. Noble - we wouldn't be able to afford him on a full-time basis.

I think help is urgently needed in the coaching department. Rob Powell is probably the least experienced coach ever to take charge of a Super League club (has he ever even played the game at a serious professional level?) and he is in charge of one of the weakest squads in the competition. That doesn't mean he has no potential, but it is obvious that he is struggling to know what to do at the moment.
I don't think any coach could turn this team into title contenders, but someone with really good experience at the top level could at least advise on how to correct obvious shortcomings and repeated basic errors, and help to get the best out of the squad on a regular basis.

Unless the club has already written this season off, a 3 or 4 month consultancy from someone like Brian Noble or Tony Rea would be ideal. There are lots of other high quality Aussie coaches who could do a good job for us short term. It could even include Skolars who seem to be part of our player development set up and who also have an inexperienced coach.

Number one priority would be to sort out the Quins first team, but advice wcould be helpful at all levels.

I know this a thread on a director of rugby to give powell some advice,but money and who it could be is a problem as all have already said.

But i was watching the Union lot of TV over the weekend and i have to say and also those who were doing the commentary also mentioned this. But their defence was awesome. They moved up in a line as one unit and didnt allow the other team any time on the ball when it was fed to their backs,not hanging back like ours have started to do alot as we know and picked up on sky the other night not for the first time either by them or others.

Now before anyone jumps on my back and tells me i dont know nothing and that defence in Union is nothing like it is in League, i do kind of know that ok but always willing to be told otherwise but thoses who know more then me on this



But to me defence is defence no matter who teaches it and over the years Union have stolen ideas or defence coaches from League if i remember right. So kind of what im saying in a long windy way is, the Union season is nearing an end so in a way the club have people there in place who could maybe help out if we ask. I cant see the harm in them trying this because who ever is in change of the defence side of the Quins Union lot has done a good job there, and just maybe could give the guys some new ideas in training to get them back on track.

Right will stand back and and wait for the abuse to come my way for such a silly idea...

We got beaten by a side on Sat that had no permenant coach!!!

That doesn't count much when you consider it was only Shaun McRae, and Malcolm Alker. Vievers has learnt his trade at Wigan, under Noble, so he's better qualified than RP.

www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/h ... _1_3348189 Looks like Halifax are more forward thinking than ourselves and will join the club as "football troubleshooter"

www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/h ... _1_3348189 Looks like Halifax are more forward thinking than ourselves and will join the club as "football troubleshooter"

BBC website is reporting this now with Nobby in talks about joining 'Fax on a part time basis (ie a couple of days a week). Funny thing is they're on a similar run of form to ours, the difference is it looks like they're trying to do something about it!

If the RU defensive coach can do something for us then I've no problem with it. I can't get my head around the whole defence thing this season, at the start of the season it was really good but just a few short months later.......