No Des. Get real.



We didn't fail miserably at the 2013 World Cup.



I was at the Wembley semi final, when we outplayed NZ for most of the game. One of the best international RL games I have seen in almost 50 years as an avid RL fan tbh.



Then some recently retired icon of the game overshot the player in possession on the Kiwis final play with 21 secs to go, got easily sidestepped by the same ( a world class half back) and let him in for a try we shouldn't have conceded in all honesty. World Cup over. Not McNamara's fault in any way. I could have throttled Sir Kev after that, but still bought a signed copy of his autobiography. That's what experienced realism is all about. You forgive and move on as anyone can make mistakes. You learn by them.



Similarly I expect McNamara has learnt a lot in Oz as a coach since his Bradford days and moved his coaching competency on several levels.

Des, it seems we will have to agree to disagree on the benefits or not of possibly installing McNamara as our next head coach. I, for one, would think that where we are as a club, to appoint someone who is respected within the game and has years of experience coaching elite players in both hemispheres and is relatively young and hungry would be a positive move. Like I said, bearing in mind where we are as a club and who we could realistally recruit. You seem happy to make a nostalgic appointment based on how well they played for us despite having zero coaching qualifications or experience (Newton / Galea) or Webster who, while improving the mess left by Chester, has a worse super league coaching record, no international experience and never coached in the world's premier club competition. Ok then....................



But like I said. We'll just have to agree to disagree.

Furner's record is abysmal it's like a carbon copy of the sandercock era. His only qualification seems to be an Aussie accent.

Des seems to object to McNamara based on his record in his 1st coaching job, citing Bradford supporters as his primary witness.



He then goes on to want Webbo despite his abject failure in his 1st coaching job. I would like to direct him towards Wakefields forum for their opinion of Websters spell in charge.



Maybe it goes deeper, Webster is a former Rovers playing legend ( who I happen to have huge respect for) whereas McNamara plied his trade on the wrong side of the river.

That seems fair,thats what this forum is about,opinions,as it turned out I was right about campese and will be highly delighted if iam wrong about mcnamara but i fear he is a dud.As for newton and galea assuming they had their coaching badges,both loved their time at the club and its a difficult question who would you want as coach its hard to know who is available and who would want it,but powell would be my value for money choice.Morgan had no experience as head coach but did a damn good job.

Heard a whisper that Garth Brennan is in the frame.may be right may be wrong but he would be ideal for rovers imo

Morgan took Toulouse to the cc semi before his spell with us.

Hardly fits the bill as a proven head coach though.



Between macnamara and mcdermott I'd appoint mcdermott as rovers coach every day of the week but then I am a Hull supporter

When we signed campese we knew he was a huge risk,always injury prone at canberra where he was a legend on and off the pitch, played only 139 matches in 11 seasons,and we gave him a 1year contract for that reason.Our major error was giving him a 2 year extension,I know he was playing well,but didnt you fear that with his injury record one more injury could spell the end of a glittering career.Sixteen years of hammer in the nrl takes its toll on the body and its shown in his 2 seasons with us,he was selected for italy in the 2013 world cup,but withdrew on medical advice because of his knees.The clues were there but we didn't heed them,as i said our blunder was giving him a 2 year extension.

Quote dtrentHKR="dtrentHKR"Heard a whisper that Garth Brennan is in the frame.may be right may be wrong but he would be ideal for rovers imo'" www.theherald.com.au/story/40246 ... ts/?cs=306 Mentioned in this article that Brenno is a chance. He is a very hard man on discipline. He is a former police prosecutor and doesn't stand for any poor behaviour, on or off the field. He was a decent lower grades coach at the Knights till Wayne Bennett sacked him to put in his own guy as under 20s coach, and Brennan got the job as under 20s coach at Penrith and smashed it in under 20 and reserve grade for the next 3 years (while living in Newcastle and making a 200klm round trip several times a week to coach). The best thing about him is that he has coached some amazing young players at Penrith - the best lower grade squads in the game for the last few years - and a lot of them would be very keen to play for him again. Penrith are shedding heaps of talented young players, and Brennan has them all on speed dial.

Quote dtrentHKR="dtrentHKR"Heard a whisper that Garth Brennan is in the frame.may be right may be wrong but he would be ideal for rovers imo'" www.theherald.com.au/story/40246 ... ts/?cs=306 Mentioned in this article that Brenno is a chance. He is a very hard man on discipline. He is a former police prosecutor and doesn't stand for any poor behaviour, on or off the field. He was a decent lower grades coach at the Knights till Wayne Bennett sacked him to put in his own guy as under 20s coach, and Brennan got the job as under 20s coach at Penrith and smashed it in under 20 and reserve grade for the next 3 years (while living in Newcastle and making a 200klm round trip several times a week to coach). The best thing about him is that he has coached some amazing young players at Penrith - the best lower grade squads in the game for the last few years - and a lot of them would be very keen to play for him again. Penrith are shedding heaps of talented young players, and Brennan has them all on speed dial.

Thanks as always roopy,this sounds like somebody who would fit the bill perfectly. Fingers crossed.

Going along with Roopy's excellent in depth analysis and knowledge, I think Rick Stone or Garth Brennan would have been perfect fits for us. One would have got the best out of our average squad the other would have developed and got the best out of the youngsters Peacock is bringing into the club. Doubt we would have stood a chance signing them after the way we treat their mate.



However if we get McNamara I won't be too disappointed and I'm willing to give him a chance. Not bothered that he played for those on the wrong side of the river, as I am old enough to remember what some players like Arthur Bunting achieved when they crossed to coach the other side.

Well he certainly knows how to beat Hull

But he hasn't tried it, using your players!!

Meow you are sharp today have you had your weetabix for breakfast

Yes, thank you. I'm right about McDermott though, aren't I?

Why are we keeping it a secret who the coach is going to be huds sacked their coach about a month ago and have said who theirs is why can we not, have we got one or what

You need to wait until leeds announce he's leaving

I don't know who this new coach will be but hopefully he's bringing some defence and organisation with him because last night's game showed we don't have either. Whoever our next coach is has got a massive job on there hands.

We need to sign a captain, with no leader on the pitch we'll fail every year. Campese has to go, risk is far too great to go around again carrying a player who will be lucky to get through a match a season

Reports of big coaching changes on the way at Penrith. Garth Brennan to Super League being mentioned again.

In previous posts I have mentioned two names for coach but I'm not doing so this time as I think it's more important to talk about what type of coach we have. Do we need a tactician, a disciplinarian or somebody to inspire the players. Looking at how poorly structured we are and how we give away cheap penalties (even when we have possession) I would go for a disciplinarian. As for strengthening the squad, lets forget it as the club cannot afford top quality players, that is why we are signing youngsters. So what TYPE of coach do you lot think Rovers need?

rovers need a coach who will come in and put some structures in place, improve your team and develop the younger players. You need someone who can quietly go about his business without looking for excuses and who can inspire the players to achieve the best they possibly can.



Unfortunately, you're getting steve macnamara though

A charismatic optimist with a hidden but deep cynical streak. Able and willing to challenge JP, in a constructive way.



On the penalties, I think that is a failure to cope with better teams, more than a issue with temperament. With a few exceptions.

We must give away more stupid penalties for interfering at the play of the ball than any other team and have done so for years. We need a coach that will stop the players putting their hand on the ball as they stand up, which most of them are guilty of (not Mulhern though, cos when he stands his arms are stretched out sideways cos he has been coached well).