So we should make appointments based on who can start quickest, should we? The fact is, there are numerous conditioners out there who do have extensive experience, any of whom could become available at the right price. Bringing in someone who hasn't worked at the top level is a risk. He might be great, he might be rubbish. We'll only know when he's worked with the squad for a while.



I do? You'll have no problem quoting 'plenty' of posts then, will you?

How would you deem a conditioner to be successful though? Is it turning fat lads into lean muscly and fit individuals? Improving a group of players core strength or sprint speed? If this is the case then i guess we will never know

Fair point, I'm only going from his CV though and it looks to me like he's not pulled up any trees so far in his career. TBF even if he'd been hugely successful at Donny, success at that level means nothing in relation to SL.

These things, coupled with the Howes link and the fact they've employed his wife aswell, makes it a massively underwhelming appointment for me.

I dont see how employing his wife is an issue - is she is a good physio then that is important. Was you as uneasy when McRae's wife Tina used to run the shop back in the day?

I would say that success at a lower level where players are only available a couple of times a week would deem him to be a success if he has improved their fitness, as a lot of that would mean players taking responsibility for sticking to their schedules. In a full time environment this should make his job easier.

Bit silly that, it's hardly as important who is running the club shop as it is who the physio is. As I've said elsewhere, my issue with employing his wife is that I find it pretty difficult to believe that the very best available candidates for the conditioner and physio jobs just happen to be married to each other.



That's one way of looking at it. I would argue though that being successful at a low part-time level requires a completely different set of abilities to being successful at SL level. Swinton won NL1 this year, would you say that means their head coach would do a good job in SL?

Maybe his wife is really fit and/or has a great pair of t1ts. Would be good enough reason to give her the job IMO. She may even have some experience and qualifications as an added bonus

Interview incorporated a groin massage.

I think i need a lie down now....

Shiny hair.

Surely Gentle will bring an Aussie in?

I know he is probably going to be assistant under Wane, but would you take Iestyn Harris?

Mark Aston would make a decent assistant????