Quote: ChrisH "I see what you're saying but I think it's probably worse in that the players and coaching staff are giving their all and this is as good as we are. A new coach would have some impact but can't make old players young , slow ones fast , dumb intelligent or ineffectual ones aggressive. Yet again it's recruitment that is our failing compounded by inexperienced coaching staff and a deliberate localist policy that can only work once professional foundations are laid AND has a solid , successful on field platform to work from.'"
Been away for a few days and am just catching up.
Agree with the above and as some other contributers have said that it's all well and good trying produce your own but at the moment I'm afraid some that have come through are not SL standard with exception of Shaul, Langcaster possibly. Hard to see any of the others getting in any of the top teams and that's the standard they have to be. My worry is the age of the more experienced players so they are only a short term fix. We will have to do what Rovers have done and sign a new team in 2 to 3 years time.
Regards the coaching staff , they are as previously said too inexperienced and need a proven coach working with them. NOT Noble or Macca please. A Brian Smith or someone of his ability from the NRL to bring thier standards and fitness regimes and conditioning expertise.
I like someone else was surprised how Andy Last has become an assistant coach to the first team. Don't think he is good enough or got the experience. Wasn't good enough to become a first team player so fail to see how he can be good enough to be a first team coach.
Feel sorry AP for getting the stick he's getting. He at least feels passionately about the club and has put his money where his mouth is. I firmly believe he is trying to do what a lot of the fans would like to see happen to the club. He has invested heavily in the youth set up and given his coaching staff what they wanted. It hasn't work out yet and I'm as gutted as everybody else that we are not getting the results we'd hoped but I believe he is the kind of man that won't let things slide too far without taking action.
Having been a supporter for 63 years I've seen it all and despair that the last few years of changing coaching staff and players we've gone from challenge cup winners and grand finalists to where are now and quite honestly can't see it getting any better soon.
I live in hope that I will see us win the challenge cup at Wembley and be in the top 4 at least before my supporting days are over.
So come ye bl**dy ull!!!!
