Re: Shaun Edwards : Fri Aug 10, 2018 3:56 pm  

Lebron James wrote: Suggest otherwise? How does that work when you have never won a super league? Thats why Barba chose Saints over Warrington as he knew he had a better chance of winning a super league title Regards King James Well he will have no chance in 2019. Bad week for Saints. http://www.totalrl.com/saints-to-grant- ... he-season/

Lebron James wrote: Suggest otherwise? How does that work when you have never won a super league? Thats why Barba chose Saints over Warrington as he knew he had a better chance of winning a super league title Regards King James Well he will have no chance in 2019. Bad week for Saints. http://www.totalrl.com/saints-to-grant- ... he-season/

Re: Shaun Edwards : Fri Aug 10, 2018 4:52 pm  

ComeOnYouWolves wrote:

Well done for stating the obvious regarding SL wins. However straight from Redvee.....despite being the Super Duper All Conquering Saints, thats a hell of a lot of failed Semi's. Jesus even the useless Wire have won three Challenge Cups since Saints last won it!

We're currently in our 10th season since Saints last won the Challenge Cup (2008). Since then we have lost:

3 Super League Grand Finals (2009, 2010, 2011)
5 Challenge Cup Semi-Finals (2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2018)
4 Super League Semi-Finals (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017)
1 World Club Challenge Final (2015)

Saints reverting back to their bridesmaid tag of yesteryear.
Mind you, that's a lot of semi final failure. That's not even bridesmaid level at a wedding. That's Uncle Stan and Auntie Vera getting a last minute invite, and they're not even allowed on the group photo level, and they're even on the emergency furniture.

Re: Shaun Edwards : Fri Aug 10, 2018 5:29 pm  

That's all hilarious but come on we'd LOVE to be runners up in a WCC

Re: Shaun Edwards : Sat Aug 11, 2018 5:52 pm  

Anyway ..... back on topic ......

Not sure if the heart is ruling the head here at Wigan. He has been out of the game for a very long time. The game has moved on. Not denying he was a very successful player amassing a cupboard full of trophies playing for a fully professional team pretty much filled with internationals against part-timers. Watching from afar does not necessarily give you any inside knowledge of the game of today.

Yes he has been successful in RU but apart from sheer professionalism he endeavoured to help instil into to his RU subjects ( a trait he took from RL) most Aussie RL coaches will run rings round him.

Re: Shaun Edwards : Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:16 pm  

I hope it works out for Edwards but it’s a risk for sure, and not a risk I would want Warrignton to take. If I was a wigan I’d rather see Edwards working as assistant to someone like Maguire for 2 years then step up. There’s a lot of pressure on him to bring instant success.

Re: Shaun Edwards : Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:43 pm  

What gets me about Wigan: they have probs the best youth development of either code. They've always had/still have arguably the most talented players to pick from as a result of that. They're still competing at the highest level whilst haemorging their best players year upon year. For the good of our game, I'm glad he's back. He's already raising the profile of league: Hope this link works: http://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/n ... un-edwards

What gets me about Wigan: they have probs the best youth development of either code. They've always had/still have arguably the most talented players to pick from as a result of that. They're still competing at the highest level whilst haemorging their best players year upon year. For the good of our game, I'm glad he's back. He's already raising the profile of league: Hope this link works: http://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/n ... un-edwards

Re: Shaun Edwards : Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:44 pm  

Edwards has been steeped in rugby of either code, (wasn't he a mover and shaker in Yawnion as a kid) since he was watching Pipkins . Does anybody REALLY think this fella has turned off every game of RL since his defection, nearly 20 years ago.

The fella's been in professional sport, plying his trade in front of 70,000 people, regularly. I think he's savvy enough to "win the floor/armwrestle/collision" or any other cliché Jon Wells can come up with, as a coach.

Am I jealous of Wigan? OK, just a smidgeon.

Re: Shaun Edwards : Sat Aug 11, 2018 8:09 pm  

On the game of RL as a whole, this is FANTASTIC news that he has returned.

Go outside your traditional RL heartlands, could anyone tell you a name connected with our game, if you stopped someone in the street? No. Not one. Well maybe your hormonal 50+ year old auntie from Tunbridge Wells, who once saw Ashton Sims on A Question of Sport, and thought "I wonder if he'd fancy me, at my age".

He'll raise the profile. It needs raising.

Re: Shaun Edwards : Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:40 pm  

lefty goldblatt wrote:

On the game of RL as a whole, this is FANTASTIC news that he has returned.

Go outside your traditional RL heartlands, could anyone tell you a name connected with our game, if you stopped someone in the street? No. Not one. Well maybe your hormonal 50+ year old auntie from Tunbridge Wells, who once saw Ashton Sims on A Question of Sport, and thought "I wonder if he'd fancy me, at my age".

He'll raise the profile. It needs raising.

Spot on - I was scrolling down through this thread and about to post exactly the same thing. I follow both codes and for RL to attract back someone of his profile is a rare bit of great news for the sport.

Re: Shaun Edwards : Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:15 pm  

Lebron James wrote:

Suggest otherwise? How does that work when you have never won a super league?

Thats why Barba chose Saints over Warrington as he knew he had a better chance of winning a super league title

Regards

King James

The reason he joined Saints was due to the difference in enthusiasm of the coaches of each club, I’m lead to believe.