Re: Assistant Coach | Sean Long : Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:43 am  

Read his book he was an absolute fruit cake but a wonderful player.He has since i believe matured and as far as i know he's now tee total .Im sure he will be able to improve our attacking play.

Re: Assistant Coach | Sean Long : Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:14 am  

Interesting that he's replaced Webster due to covid restrictions.
I wonder if we'll see any other additions

Re: Assistant Coach | Sean Long : Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:18 am  

fanstanningley wrote:

Read his book he was an absolute fruit cake but a wonderful player.He has since i believe matured and as far as i know he's now tee total .Im sure he will be able to improve our attacking play.

He hadn't matured when he was coaching Wigan academy!!
That is a few year ago though to be fair.

Re: Assistant Coach | Sean Long : Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:39 am  

Don't see the need for any chatter about off the field things. That was a long time ago, no doubt he's gained experience and developed. Could be a decent appointment.

Re: Assistant Coach | Sean Long : Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:53 am  

FlexWheeler wrote:

Don't see the need for any chatter about off the field things. That was a long time ago, no doubt he's gained experience and developed. Could be a decent appointment.

Of course there is need to discuss off field matters , the major thing at the start was Kev saying the culture at the club was poor , well this bloke has a history as long as your arm of off field discretions , he may off course be a different bloke now and i am more than hopefull he is but it is still worthy of discussion and of course only time will tell

Re: Assistant Coach | Sean Long : Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:30 am  

I was once at Wigan St Pats, Longs old junior club, and Long refused to give the club £2 for admission. He was on £4k a week at Saints at the time. Said "im not paying to fund this poop". From that moment ive never had any time for him. Absolute bad egg.

That was a long time ago tho and people change. He was a great player and i can see he could become a decent attack coach but hes not the type of person i would want around the club.

Fingers crossed it works out well though.

Re: Assistant Coach | Sean Long : Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:36 am  

£4k a week is so much money innit.

[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: Assistant Coach | Sean Long : Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:12 pm  

fanstanningley wrote:

Read his book he was an absolute fruit cake but a wonderful player.He has since i believe matured and as far as i know he's now tee total .Im sure he will be able to improve our attacking play.

Very funny read tbf, very honest.

Could tell what type of book it was going to be almost instantly as the type face is massive and it wouldn't have surprised me to see it come in crayon.

Re: Assistant Coach | Sean Long : Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:38 pm  

Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

I was once at Wigan St Pats, Longs old junior club, and Long refused to give the club £2 for admission. He was on £4k a week at Saints at the time. Said "im not paying to fund this poop". From that moment ive never had any time for him. Absolute bad egg.

That was a long time ago tho and people change. He was a great player and i can see he could become a decent attack coach but hes not the type of person i would want around the club.

Fingers crossed it works out well though.

Gosh after hearing this alone I would not give him the job!
I have no time for selfish people.....

Re: Assistant Coach | Sean Long : Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:58 pm  

I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and am sure it's been made clear what is expected of him, both at the training ground and away from it. Sometimes the mistakes you make when you're younger shape who you become. And if he can stop our youngsters making similar mistakes, it's a positive