Quote: el red "I don't question his passion but at some point seeing no return on your investment must start to grate or even cause you to work on auto pilot. There has been plenty of time to put the required 'structures' in place, the fact they haven't is down to the coach and the board. It would be interesting to see if CS has hit any of his yearly targets, as set by the board, whilst at the club. That's supposing the board have set him targets, and that's open to debate. I bet if you asked Mike Smith what they are he will reply "that's between us and the coach" , which translates to "we haven't got a clue as to what targets a head coach should hit, or even what they could be". In most managerial positions you have yearly appraisal meetings with the boss where you are measured against the targets set at the last appraisal meeting, I just don't think this happens in Rugby League.'"
I see what you're getting at, especially with his recent vocal disillusion with the RFL. I would be very frustrated too at the moment, but I would react by getting rid of Sandy rather than looking at a new deal. He must have his reasons and I find it difficult to question whether NH is doing anything that's not in the best interests of the club. I would like to know what it's based on though.
With regards targets, surely he can't have met them with our league position and usual cup exit. The 'developing youth' argument might come into it but that's not a primary goal, and when the first team is below par it shouldn't be enough to save his backside.
Unfortunately we don't know what goes on behind the scenes at board level, or what is and isn't discussed between chairmen and coach. As supporters all we can really do is trust and hope that the outcome is a positive one for the club going forward even if we disagree with it at the time
