New coach syndrome................. : Sat Mar 14, 2009 4:43 pm  

Beware Halifax New coach, new Widnes? ...............having said that: New coach, same old Wire

Beware Halifax New coach, new Widnes? ...............having said that: New coach, same old Wire

Re: New coach syndrome................. : Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:24 pm  

littlerich wrote: Beware Halifax New coach, new Widnes? ...............having said that: New coach, same old Wire I think the problems at Warrington will take much longer to correct then the ones at Widnes (if there ever really were any in the first place).

littlerich wrote: Beware Halifax New coach, new Widnes? ...............having said that: New coach, same old Wire I think the problems at Warrington will take much longer to correct then the ones at Widnes (if there ever really were any in the first place).

Re: New coach syndrome................. : Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:18 pm  

espanyolswan wrote:

I think the problems at Warrington will take much longer to correct then the ones at Widnes (if there ever really were any in the first place).

Seconded - We have seen today that a new coach doesn't have an immediate effect on a team too!

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:54 am  

Cullen's inept coaching has caused immense damage at Warrington, a slippery long painful spiral to oblivion which was evident for a long period of time. Even big money signings failed to stop the rot. I have mentioned Rahihi (spelling probably wrong) and Morley as good players turned bad. But how could I forget Matt King?

Put it this way, if Halifax had announced the capture of "Super League coach" Paul Cullen I'd be very very concerned. Why Widnes fans are getting giddy about Cullen I find somewhat bemusing.

I'm gonna stick my neck out here and say Cullen won't last the season. I'll dig this thread out come September and either be gloating "I told you so", or I'll have the stinky fans laughing and throwing eggs.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:19 pm  

Tony Fax wrote:

Cullen's inept coaching has caused immense damage at Warrington, a slippery long painful spiral to oblivion which was evident for a long period of time. Even big money signings failed to stop the rot. I have mentioned Rahihi (spelling probably wrong) and Morley as good players turned bad. But how could I forget Matt King?

Put it this way, if Halifax had announced the capture of "Super League coach" Paul Cullen I'd be very very concerned. Why Widnes fans are getting giddy about Cullen I find somewhat bemusing.

I'm gonna stick my neck out here and say Cullen won't last the season. I'll dig this thread out come September and either be gloating "I told you so", or I'll have the stinky fans laughing and throwing eggs.

To be honest most people could coach Widnes into this years top 2 or 3 and they will have to seriously underperform to see him fired quickly. The standard of the division (and a crop of promising looking youngsters) will see that he has a decent time in charge.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:36 pm  

espanyolswan wrote:

The standard of the division (and a crop of promising looking youngsters) will see that he has a decent time in charge.

Don't underestimate the strength of NL1, espanyolswan. There are several "banana skins" in this division with a few very very tricky away trips. I'm not counting our chickens by any stretch, not because I doubt the ability of our great team and coach, but we should be showing the rest of the division (with the exception of Batley maybe) the utmost respect. It's a case of how tolerant the Widnes fans will be, following potential "shock" defeats at the likes of Featherstone and Barrow, as to how quickly they fall out with Super League Cullen.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:39 pm  

espanyolswan wrote:

To be honest most people could coach Widnes into this years top 2 or 3 and they will have to seriously underperform to see him fired quickly. The standard of the division (and a crop of promising looking youngsters) will see that he has a decent time in charge.

Thats what I thought about Warrington when I have seen their squad the past couple or seasons or so.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:31 pm  

Tony Fax wrote:

Don't underestimate the strength of NL1, espanyolswan. There are several "banana skins" in this division with a few very very tricky away trips. I'm not counting our chickens by any stretch, not because I doubt the ability of our great team and coach, but we should be showing the rest of the division (with the exception of Toulouse maybe) the utmost respect. It's a case of how tolerant the Widnes fans will be, following potential "shock" defeats at the likes of Featherstone and Barrow, as to how quickly they fall out with Super League Cullen.

Fair point but Tolouse in mid Summer once they have got used to the pace of the league won't be a cake walk for anyone and yes underdogs will beat the favourites but I think the likes of Widnes, Fax and Leigh will not lose many at home (and if they do it will be to each other) and the odd loss in Featherstone, Barrow or Whitehaven will be accepted by all but the most gun hoe boards (and to all intents and perposed probably should not be classed as shocks).
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: Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:20 pm  

Tony Fax wrote:

Cullen's inept coaching has caused immense damage at Warrington, a slippery long painful spiral to oblivion which was evident for a long period of time. Even big money signings failed to stop the rot. I have mentioned Rahihi (spelling probably wrong) and Morley as good players turned bad. But how could I forget Matt King?

Put it this way, if Halifax had announced the capture of "Super League coach" Paul Cullen I'd be very very concerned. Why Widnes fans are getting giddy about Cullen I find somewhat bemusing.

I'm gonna stick my neck out here and say Cullen won't last the season. I'll dig this thread out come September and either be gloating "I told you so", or I'll have the stinky fans laughing and throwing eggs.

I know some of you guys on here hate me because I'm always right, but it looks like I'll be right again. The stinkies were visibly worse in their cup game against a injury ravaged Fax compared to our league meeting. And that home defeat against leigh is trully appalling. And now we have that Viking wothisname bugging us cos he's all frustrated. Cullin is a crap (in italics littlerich!!!) coach and he'll be out before the end of the season. Am I right? I'm not wrong!

: Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:26 pm  

Tony Fax wrote:

I know some of you guys on here hate me because I'm always right, but it looks like I'll be right again. The stinkies were visibly worse in their cup game against a injury ravaged Fax compared to our league meeting. And that home defeat against leigh is trully appalling. And now we have that Viking wothisname bugging us cos he's all frustrated. Cullin is a crap (in italics littlerich!!!) coach and he'll be out before the end of the season. Am I right? I'm not wrong!

Interesting Tony! A couple more months of what Widnes have been turning out and you maybe correct.