Re: Potential Head Coach Options : Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:24 pm  

My 3 would be...

Danny Ward - Out of work, Tom Tsang - Previous head coach at Coventry, London Broncos and now head of Huddersfield Giants academy might be tempted by a head coach job or Simon Grix - Untested at such a high profile club but would probably jump at the chance of a step up to one of the big boys and a sleeping giant.

Re: Potential Head Coach Options : Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:06 pm  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

My 3 would be...

Danny Ward - Out of work, Tom Tsang - Previous head coach at Coventry, London Broncos and now head of Huddersfield Giants academy might be tempted by a head coach job or Simon Grix - Untested at such a high profile club but would probably jump at the chance of a step up to one of the big boys and a sleeping giant.

Simon Grix leaving fax for Bradford would be like leaving the love of your life for Katie price .

[Bullseye]

Re: Potential Head Coach Options : Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:13 pm  

Good bit of bait that was Keith!

On the comms from the Bulls it at least shows some acknowledgement that there is a problem even if Kear thinks everything is fine. I fear things will have to get worse before he goes. The brand of rugby needs to change and to do that successfully players need to be fitter and some need to change their attitudes.

Will that happen? I live in hope.

Re: Potential Head Coach Options : Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:21 pm  

Listenup94 wrote:

Simon Grix leaving fax for Bradford would be like leaving the love of your life for Katie price .

In fairness, you’ve not met the love of Keith’s life…

Bravo Keith. It gave me a good laugh

Re: Potential Head Coach Options : Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:28 pm  

I just don’t understand where it’s gone wrong for Kear. He was the perfect coach to help stabilise the club and could get players to play for him even in League 1.

I get he still messed a couple of things up as we should have won League 1 instead of coming up through the playoffs.

Even against Leeds in the cup we threw the ball about. Even simple thing like a tip on from a prop to a prop to create a 1 on 1 situation. To get a quick ptb. I think that’s how Kirk broke their line in the first set.

Since then we’ve had maybe two or three games where I think we’ve thrown the ball around and played well. The other times we’ve played alright, we’ve ground out a win doing the basics right and playing percentage rugby.

But now. We should be playing well, throwing the ball around. But it’s so boring to watch and I can’t understand why this is the tactic.

[Bullseye]

Re: Potential Head Coach Options : Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:43 pm  

I think fitness has actually got worse for some players (e.g Patton). I get the feeling there's discontent in the dressing room. Some are pulling their weight and some aren't and that's not going to end well as some will end up wondering why they bother if other's aren't.

Personally, if I was playing at this level and 6 or 7 of my team mates were sporting beer bellies I'd be looking for a move to a club that gave a poop.

This is why we need a change in coach now. If we wait then we'll miss the recruitment window as the season progresses and potentially lose those players who aspire to be better. Players want to know who they'll play for and want to know the club they're joining isn't a basket case. If we limp onto the end of the season and finish mid to lower table we'll have a job on to recruit anyone decent.

Re: Potential Head Coach Options : Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:50 pm  

Listenup94 wrote:

Simon Grix leaving fax for Bradford would be like leaving the love of your life for Katie price .

Katie Price wouldn’t be interested in me. Her solictor’s made that very clear!

Re: Potential Head Coach Options : Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:53 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

I think fitness has actually got worse for some players (e.g Patton). I get the feeling there's discontent in the dressing room. Some are pulling their weight and some aren't and that's not going to end well as some will end up wondering why they bother if other's aren't.

Personally, if I was playing at this level and 6 or 7 of my team mates were sporting beer bellies I'd be looking for a move to a club that gave a poop.

This is why we need a change in coach now. If we wait then we'll miss the recruitment window as the season progresses and potentially lose those players who aspire to be better. Players want to know who they'll play for and want to know the club they're joining isn't a basket case. If we limp onto the end of the season and finish mid to lower table we'll have a job on to recruit anyone decent.

I was thinking that the other day. I can’t remember a time when our players looked so unfit compared to the teams we come up against. You sort of let it go against full timers but even the other part timers are miles ahead of us. To think of the stick Martin Clawson used to get compared to where we are at now.

Re: Potential Head Coach Options : Tue Apr 19, 2022 4:38 pm  

Is this blobendale culture a new thing , I recently watched the Bradford vs Halifax challenge cup quarter final , there’s no Michelin men there ?

Re: Potential Head Coach Options : Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:10 pm  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

My 3 would be...

Danny Ward - Out of work, Tom Tsang - Previous head coach at Coventry, London Broncos and now head of Huddersfield Giants academy might be tempted by a head coach job or Simon Grix - Untested at such a high profile club but would probably jump at the chance of a step up to one of the big boys and a sleeping giant.

Step up to one of the big boys? Come on get real Fax are as big as bulls if not bigger at the moment. Sleeping giant possibly but that depends on ownership etc but you could say that about a lot of clubs.