I could not possibly comment further!!

I never understand a jobs for the boys mentality. I have seen it in the places i have worked, and it has never ever been a success.

Now there is a difference in bringing good people with you, which happens in my field, but in a job where results count so much as they do in sports, why wouldnt you surround yourself with the people who can make you look good?

The old saying applies "a chain is only as strong as its weakest link", You can be a great coach technically and tactically spot on but if you make a poor judgement call on your support staff and recruit poorly all that ability could amount to nothing.

I would hope that with his already knowledge in the conditioning field that Maguire will bring in a real specialist, there is no point in him recruiting someone with a similar depth of knowledge to him, i would not be surprised to see him bring someone from a non rugby league background for this very reason, ie his own level of knowledge in this field.

The only problem with that though Jonh is if this conditioner is Antipodean how would he get a work permit / visa?

There did not seem to be a problem last year when Nathan Brown brought over a reserve team conditioner with him to head up the Huddersfield club with him.

I agree with what you've been saying jon, sports conditioning is so much more now than just getting people fit with them lifting weights and running distances there's a whole science behind it.

No disrespect to Forshaw and true I don't know his qualifications but it takes so much more than a former player pulling on the trainers vest and dictating what exercises are done to get players to there peak physical best.

The good thing for us is that McGuire's background is in this area, so this should be an aspect of the game that he realizes the importance of. If I were a betting man I like jon would imagine he'll bring someone over with him that he has previous experience with and has the utmost confidence in.

What drunken rantings were these?

isn't he a fitness coach, would be perfect to bring him back

We're not going through this again, are we, with you demanding proof all the time?

It occurred sometime during the last Four Nations, and was all over this forum for several days. Go and look for it.

Cant the coach be a fitness coach or the assistant ? It sounds like some coaches make up roles for their mates, that may be the problem.

And i fall on the side of Ian Leneghan, a Wigan fan as Wigan RL chairman. Everything i have heard him say seems to be exactly how he sees it no lies or beating about the bush. If he hadnt said what he feels he saw no one else would have.

He's clearly struggling to kick on from the pinnacle of his coaching career playing T&P with the Riversiders...

We have a squad of 25 and two or three are unfit.
That is the responsibility of the head coach and he appoints fitness coaches to take care of it.
However, the players themselves have to accept the main responsibility. If 22 out of 25 can get themselves fit and stay at that level then the others should do likewise.
Perhaps this is the season those unfit players will have to shape up or ship out!