Charisma required - Immediate start... : Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:42 am  

Mick Potter's interview on the replay of the game tonight is quite sleep inducing. I cannot understand how a guy who has been a professional rugby league player in the media frenzy that is the NRL and coached professionally for years is that nervous and timid in front of the camera.

I suggest that Mick's job is to coach the players, so therefore we should nominate a more colourful personality to handle the post game interviews, like a lot of the Premier Leagues with pre-madonna managers do.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:01 am  

Maybe this wouldn't be a problem if everyone wasn't so irrationally and ridiculously obsessed with coaches. Potter and John Dixon are by far the two coaches that I respect the most in Super League.

Re: Charisma required - Immediate start... : Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:14 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Mick Potter's interview on the replay of the game tonight is quite sleep inducing. I cannot understand how a guy who has been a professional rugby league player in the media frenzy that is the NRL and coached professionally for years is that nervous and timid in front of the camera.

I suggest that Mick's job is to coach the players, so therefore we should nominate a more colourful personality to handle the post game interviews, like a lot of the Premier Leagues with pre-madonna managers do.

Mike Phelan isn't colourful at all.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:42 am  

Wes Hooligan wrote:

Maybe this wouldn't be a problem if everyone wasn't so irrationally and ridiculously obsessed with coaches. Potter and John Dixon are by far the two coaches that I respect the most in Super League.

And Noble for what he's done to the goons

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:58 am  

I would rather have a coach that can do the job that is important and lead the team on to success than one who can put on an act in front of the cameras but behind the scenes is struggling.

Yes having both would be nice but if not possible then give me on the field success any day.

As for getting someone else to do the post match interview - would they be able to give the same sort of insight into things as the Coach can? ( I don't watch football so can't comment on how it works for that)

Re: Charisma required - Immediate start... : Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:09 am  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

Mike Phelan isn't colourful at all.

Old Taggart's nose is a shade of red though.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:12 am  

DA started out in very similar style. I think once he builds a rapport with eddie and stevo he`ll be fine.

Re: Charisma required - Immediate start... : Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:40 am  

Saddened! wrote:

pre-madonna managers

Tell me that was deliberate, please! Madonna was never a manager was she?

Re: Charisma required - Immediate start... : Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:58 am  

Harry Pinner wrote:

Tell me that was deliberate, please! Madonna was never a manager was she?

No but there were managers before her.

Re: Charisma required - Immediate start... : Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:44 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Mick Potter's interview on the replay of the game tonight is quite sleep inducing. I cannot understand how a guy who has been a professional rugby league player in the media frenzy that is the NRL and coached professionally for years is that nervous and timid in front of the camera.

I suggest that Mick's job is to coach the players, so therefore we should nominate a more colourful personality to handle the post game interviews, like a lot of the Premier Leagues with pre-madonna managers do.

Empty vessels make most sound!