Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:55 am  

SomersetSaint wrote: Souths have said they dont want Finch now, maybe time to tempt him across the bump to the mighty "S"? http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... 20ice.html? Salford? Seriously though I expect him to return to Aus regardless. Rumour has it NQ and Canterbury want him too.

SomersetSaint wrote: Souths have said they dont want Finch now, maybe time to tempt him across the bump to the mighty "S"? http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... 20ice.html? Salford? Seriously though I expect him to return to Aus regardless. Rumour has it NQ and Canterbury want him too.

Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:48 pm  

inside_man wrote:

I'm not a big fan of Turner, but he fits Brown's blueprint for a back so I see that as a good signing for Saints.

I am not sure that Brown's a good signing for Saints, you should have gone for a coach in the NRL.

Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:47 pm  

Sweaty Betty's wrote:

I am not sure that Brown's a good signing for Saints, you should have gone for a coach in the NRL.

Really? Would you care to explain why brown isn't a good appointment and who in the NRL we could have got?

Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:00 pm  

St pete wrote:

Really? Would you care to explain why brown isn't a good appointment and who in the NRL we could have got?

There's someone called Royce Simmons available, got his previous club to a Grand Final and also didn't make his team lose 5 games in a row, which is surely the acid test for SL coaching jobs.

Re: Rumours thread. : Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:28 am  

Saddened! wrote:

There's someone called Royce Simmons available, got his previous club to a Grand Final and also didn't make his team lose 5 games in a row, which is surely the acid test for SL coaching jobs.

yes but under the SaintsFan barrometer of how good a coach is, he was useless because he had no charisma, but not as useless as Mick Potter.

SaintsFan thinks rugby is like wrestling.

Re: Rumours thread. : Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:55 pm  

St pete wrote:

Really? Would you care to explain why brown isn't a good appointment and who in the NRL we could have got?

The NRL is light yeras ahead of SL regarding players, coaching staff and techniques. If you want proof look at Madge, he took an average team to a GF victory. Nathan Brown has not advanced his coaching knowledge in the last three years. Yes he has improved the Giants but they are only a competitive team, not a trophy winning one. Saints are in the same position that Wigan were in 2/3 years ago and it is my view that Brown will not propel you to the next level.

Can I turn this discussion on its head? Why do you think that Brown is a good appointment?

Re: Rumours thread. : Tue Jun 19, 2012 5:28 pm  

Sweaty Betty's wrote:

The NRL is light yeras ahead of SL regarding players, coaching staff and techniques. If you want proof look at Madge, he took an average team to a GF victory. Nathan Brown has not advanced his coaching knowledge in the last three years. Yes he has improved the Giants but they are only a competitive team, not a trophy winning one. Saints are in the same position that Wigan were in 2/3 years ago and it is my view that Brown will not propel you to the next level.

Can I turn this discussion on its head? Why do you think that Brown is a good appointment?

Royce Simmons came from NRL and the will have been plenty more who came from NRL and failed.

Nathan Brown IMO is a very good appointment as he's done a terrific job at hudds who wasn't even at top 8 team at the time but now a regular in top 5, they went to a challenge cup final, challenge cup semi final and also they have topped super league this year with a average bunch of players.

He's developed players such as cudjoe, mcgilvery, brown, grix, carabbtre etc into much better players and all his players speak very highly of him.

He's strict and demands respect from his players and he's not afraid to say what he means.

Hes got hudds playing a better brand of rugby.

He also knows super league like the back of his hand unlike a NRL coach would.

Re: Rumours thread. : Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:27 pm  

Saint77777 wrote:

yes but under the SaintsFan barrometer of how good a coach is, he was useless because he had no charisma, but not as useless as Mick Potter.

SaintsFan thinks rugby is like wrestling.

You left the word MUD out.

Re: Rumours thread. : Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:23 pm  

Spoke to one of the players the otherday
He is bestfriends with Matty Smith and apparently he's told the player he's coming saints

Re: Rumours thread. : Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:50 pm  

TheSaints87 wrote:

Spoke to one of the players the otherday
He is bestfriends with Matty Smith and apparently he's told the player he's coming saints

Who? Smith?