Sorry so what actually has IL done wrong here?

He’s got a majorly underperforming coach who couldn’t keep order in an under 10’s RL side rather than Wigan RL.

So he’s gone to get one of the major up and coming coaching talents in the world and he’s been slated for it?

Add to that it’s not him but the NZRL who have released that Wigan have gone for Kearney but yet IL is getting a kicking from the fans for it??

The NZRL are just trying to save some face after losing their past two head coaches to SL and are happy to tell the world that he’s turned down the famous Wigan RL for them. It’s a complete PR spin exercise for them.

So what is IL supposed to do in the future? Does he not got for a world class coach again just so he doesn’t get knocked back and get slatted by the fans.

Get a grip FFS he’s trying to bring in some serious talent to Wigan which is what everyone has been calling for.

I think its great that it got out by whatever method as it must ensure BN's position is untenable at the club after this year.

If Hull or Bradford can identify some top coaches from the NRL I think he may very well struggle to get a seat in the near future as well, which i do not wish on him by the way.

Dont be soft.

Sh*t happens....

I think it sends a good message out to the true fans if anything. The chairman has acknowledged that a change is needed to take this club forward. My fear at the moment is that we do not manage to find a suitable candidate to replace Noble and the chairman has no choice but to keep him here.

Good post

Thanks

You need to understand that when things aren't entirely tickety boo at Wigan, the fans will moan about anything and everything. It's what we do

You're welcome

There is plausible deniability. IL should practice some.

Why? To save face with the fans?

If IL is looking for a new coach then BN will know he’s not going to be here next year already and so do the players. It’s only the fans that are in the dark over this whole situation imo.

If you think that this publicity stunt by the NZRL is going to in any way suddenly effect the team moral then you are sadly mistaken.

The players know what’s going on at the club and I’d suspect some players like Tommy L will have heard something well before us fans as he’s got a foot in both camps.

The news of this has been common knowlegde within the club for three weeks.

Exactly.

It's a the most basic rule in sport that one day all players, coaches and administrators will leave the club.

The players accept it, the coaches accept it and people like Maurice Lindsey accept it but never the fans.

Yes BN will be gutted he didn’t do as much as he probably would have liked here but he certainly knew he’d be leaving one day. Nor will he suddenly decide not to bother with the rest of the season.

Same goes for the players most if not all have been at a club where there’s been a change of head coach and it’s something they learn to deal with.

I still think IL hasn’t done anything wrong it this situation.

I am one of Nobles biggest critics but it is blatantly obvious what IL has done wrong.

As soon as either Noble said he didn't want a contract for 2010 or IL decided he wasn't going to get one and Nople informed ( I seriously hope these press articles are not the first Noble heard about it) it should have been made public.

That is how most clubs do it and indeed how Wigan have done it in the past for example we all knew Monie was off to coach Auckland. Saints new Anderson was off, Les Cats knew Potter was and so on.

We on the other hand find out because a prospective candidate turns us down and it gets reported in the press. That is IMO bad enough and unprofessional but it isn't the biggest problem with what it appears IL has done.

According to IL it's all down to results for Noble to get a new deal and wait for it, that was said as recently as the Salford game AFTER he had been to Oz and apparently offered the job the Kearney!

Now if you can't see anything wrong with going on the radio telling the world it's all down to results if the coach gets a new deal but having already offered the job to someone else, then we have a different idea of how things ought to be done.

Not the first time this has happened though is it? Higham was told to play for a new contract and Wigan had already lined Riddel up. Seems Noble could be a victim of the same way of working.

Dave