Drone

I really do not know why people are rattling on about Joey Grima. He was probably a decent man, but I think he was not the right man to coach our club.
I am glad he has gone, much prefer Hendo.
Joey Grima to me, is just another name to add to the list of poor appointments made by David Hughes.

I only praised him for helping re-engage with the fans. I didn't say I'd prefer him to Hendo.

It's a long line of assistant coaches taking over since our slow and torturous decline beginning 2006. Tony Rea leaves to be replaced by his assistant coach Brian McDermott. Brian McDermott leaves to be replaced by his assistant coach Rob Powell. Rob Powell sacked and Tony Rea re-appointed (assistant coach with the Brumbies union team at that point) then leaves unexpectedly mid season. His assistant coach Joey Grima appointed then leaves unexpectedly mid season. His assistant coach Andrew Henderson appointed.... so you get the picture... there are a lot of assistant coach's taking the role of head coach in those painful 9 years.

Of course it could be argued that the role of assistant coach is an apprenticeship for the head coach role, and that these promotions were all part of the normal way of things. But then again this is London Broncos, and the normal order of things is ill thought out, panic appointments.
I suspect part of the problem is that head coaches with bona fide credentials simply aren't interested in taking the job.

I would rather have an assistant coach promoted to head coach, than take on some has been coach who has failed at other clubs.
However we have not been in a position to take on a coach who is at the top of his game. We have to give someone early in his managerial career a chance.
That is the market we are in.

True, but in Hendo we seem to have a bit of a gem. Hoping that none of the bigger clubs are keeping tabs on him.

We all know they are, and when he takes a look at our new 'home' it may help make up his mind when he gets a tempting offer.

I love the way 'Jim Pooley's entire pitch is that he isn't gutterfax, and isn't abusive.
Then he posts his stats as gutterfax, and posts something abusive.
You couldn't make it up.

Flattered, I'm sure

Well good luck to the bloke. Nice enough person with his heart in the right place. A number of positive ideas but misjudged the scale of rot in the club and the requirements of the challenge. And ultimately maybe not the right person to drag it kicking and screaming into being a contender.