Our track record of crossing t's and dotting i's here makes me nervous, signigs of the past haven't gone well, Davis, Ostick, Gene.
If we can get Nobby to join us I will be much happier as long as he answers only to the board and sees the real picture of how training and professionalism need bringing upto speed very very quickly, having talented players has bailed Matt out for a long time now, Ive said before i dont blame him, he does his best, but hes a number 2 at this stage in his career and his learning is not progressing quick enough. This should be a kick up the ass for everyone connected with the playing side, its not a 'lads' social RL club its Halifax RLFC.
We should also readdress the roles of ex players as coaches, turning up and holding the tackle pads and joining in touch and pass ain't enough. I like the Liverpool chiefs attitude of looking for talented young players and not having squads full of short term fixes, I fear the Paul Cooke rumours would have been the last throw of a desparate dice. A good coach could easily lose a few of our players and still have us competitive, motivated and having a chance of winning every game we play in.
If this comes off and we build for the 'future' my faith will be restored in Steele and co, Matts mates, one dimensional rugby and a retirement home for the discarded is not the way forward, players on the up is what we need and a coach with experience, professional pride and able to instill professionalism and respect for the club, game and fans that give them a living. We need to be ambitious and move onto the next level.... SL bound or not, we should strive to be the absolute best we can and win everything we can.
