Quote: The Penguin "by that very same logic you could have written off Brian McDermott when he went to Leeds. He then won a grand final.
You can't simply judge people on trophies, it's grossly simplistic.
Oh and a genuine 'lol' at anyone who thinks an accurate description of David Hughes is 'knee-jerk'. A more decisive, reactive chairman would probably have shown Powell the door after Round 8. But feel free to keep digging.'"
Our last two coaching appointments were a mistake.....Tony Rea and Rob Powell, I was not a fan of Brian Mcdermott either but I can say that when he was coach it was a period of transition from dependence on Australian imports to local players and energising our youth systems, he presided over that. Our youth teams perform much better than prior to him being coach, so whilst I wouldn't have selected him myself I think he did have a positive impact, I wouldn't have expected him to win trophies and challenge for honours, but that's the point now we are at full cap and we must bring a coach in who would've lead us in that direction which we're capable of building towards with a full cap. I think people are just accepting a play off spot as success under Rea and not aiming for something higher, but hey that's the culture of the club both on and off the pitch with fans and administrators alike.