Re: Hood: St Hilaire a top-drawer Bradford Bulls caretaker : Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:39 pm  

Adeybull wrote:

there may have been issues between some players and the head coach.

Probably the likes of Olbison questioning how the hell he doesn't get a chance when Worrincy gets picked every week.

Re: Hood: St Hilaire a top-drawer Bradford Bulls caretaker : Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:28 pm  

Adeybull wrote:

Reading that article, yes so do I. Very impressed with his candid and genuine-sounding comments. Quite a refreshing change of tone, I thought?

Whether he has been a little too candid, or maybe naîve, is maybe open to debate. But, as Anarkik indicates, he's not been afraid to make it clear that there may have been issues between some players and the head coach.

Exactly my thoughts.

Re: Hood: St Hilaire a top-drawer Bradford Bulls caretaker : Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:11 pm  

Adeybull wrote:

Reading that article, yes so do I. Very impressed with his candid and genuine-sounding comments. Quite a refreshing change of tone, I thought?

Whether he has been a little too candid, or maybe naîve, is maybe open to debate. But, as Anarkik indicates, he's not been afraid to make it clear that there may have been issues between some players and the head coach.

Certainley, thats how I prefer it.
I never believed for one moment that all of the players were happy with Macca and what he was doing. They cant all of respected him as much as people would have you belive.

After two disastrous seasons players must have seriously been questioning his abilty.

Re: Hood: St Hilaire a top-drawer Bradford Bulls caretaker : Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:06 pm  

It would go some way to clear up that bizarre "we didn't play how we were coached" excuse if there's some descent between how McNamara tried to do things and how perhaps senior players felt things should go

[Bulliac]

Re: Hood: St Hilaire a top-drawer Bradford Bulls caretaker : Sat Jul 17, 2010 3:56 pm  

Roofaldo wrote:

It would go some way to clear up that bizarre "we didn't play how we were coached" excuse if there's some descent between how McNamara tried to do things and how perhaps senior players felt things should go

To be honest, when listening to what he said, I didn't get the idea that players were being 'bolshie', more that they were professionals and taking things in their stride. Rather like any workplace when the manager changes; you wonder what might change etc etc, but basically you just get on with what you're paid to do: your job.