Re: 2022 | Head Coach talk : Sun Apr 03, 2022 7:26 am  

Michael Maguire is on the list according to Jenna Brooks

Re: 2022 | Head Coach talk : Sun Apr 03, 2022 7:50 am  

JJB is the only man for me. He shall be like a shepherd, ushering the flock out of the gates of Headingly ……

Re: 2022 | Head Coach talk : Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:47 am  

Just thinking back to Furner, maybe he was the wrong man at the wrong time. What he tried to do may of been correct in the wrong way, we will never know but if someone tried now maybe it would be received differently and have different results.
We were awful under Furner, much in the way Warrington are now under Powell. Time will tell, if allowed, if Powell is the right man at the right time for them too

Re: 2022 | Head Coach talk : Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:15 am  

Trebor1 wrote:

Michael Maguire is on the list according to Jenna Brooks

For about a million reasons, no.

Re: 2022 | Head Coach talk : Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:31 am  

The ability of any senior coach to turn us around is also dependent on how much freedom they are given by GH. If he’s only looking for a head coach, then he could get anyone and it wouldn’t make a huge impact long term. If we bring someone in with the intention to turn the club around, they must have autonomy.

Re: 2022 | Head Coach talk : Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:40 am  

The Ghost of '99 wrote:

For about a million reasons, no.

Agree.
I despised Wigan under him.
The style of rugby was awful to watch.
Not much better with Wane tbh.
Neither of them for me.

Re: 2022 | Head Coach talk : Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:47 am  

Simmo71 wrote:

Agree.
I despised Wigan under him.
The style of rugby was awful to watch.
Not much better with Wane tbh.
Neither of them for me.

What have Souths and the Tigers been like under him?

Genuine question as I haven’t watched a lot of NRL over the last few years

Re: 2022 | Head Coach talk : Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:54 am  

christopher wrote:

What have Souths and the Tigers been like under him?

Genuine question as I haven’t watched a lot of NRL over the last few years

Souths OK, but Tigers poor.
I work with an Australian guy who follows the Tigers and hates him.
That brand of 'playing on the edge' rugby can't survive in the modern SL.
It leaks penalties and 6 agains - we do enough of that as it is.
I think they get away with more in the NRL - our officiating (and guidance from the RFL) is stifling any sort of aggression in the game.
Those sort of players will struggle to have an impact over here - Tetevano for example.

Re: 2022 | Head Coach talk : Sun Apr 03, 2022 10:17 am  

Simmo71 wrote:

Souths OK, but Tigers poor.
I work with an Australian guy who follows the Tigers and hates him.
That brand of 'playing on the edge' rugby can't survive in the modern SL.
It leaks penalties and 6 agains - we do enough of that as it is.
I think they get away with more in the NRL - our officiating (and guidance from the RFL) is stifling any sort of aggression in the game.
Those sort of players will struggle to have an impact over here - Tetevano for example.

That’s simply not true. They are getting 10 mins and reported every game too. Tet had been disappointing, and he needs to sort this out himself….

Re: 2022 | Head Coach talk : Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:56 pm  

Maguire at Souths had Inglis, Reynolds leading the team around and the best three Burgesses at the top of their game, especially Sam, who played like a man possessed the year they won the GF. The style took its toll physically though and once sides worked them out they were gone. At Wests he's seemingly involved in a long-term culture war within the club, and has offloaded a lot of players. The real problem there is just lack of quality in the squad - no coach could make them a contender.

So a no from me. I don't think we've got the players to play a physical game, which is a bit out of date anyway, and he'll find the culture issue possibly just as bad at Leeds as Wests. He's also currently head coach so he wouldn't be interested.