Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Thu May 19, 2022 10:57 am  

very silent on the new coach front, think they are leaving Dunning in Charge and see if anyone notices / cares anymore?

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Thu May 19, 2022 11:15 am  

Someone at the game on Sunday mentioned to me that they heard from within the club It's Dunning for the rest of this season with Noble supporting.
They also said 99% sure it's Tony Smith next year(can't see it but we can hope)

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Thu May 19, 2022 12:31 pm  

bulls2487 wrote:

Someone at the game on Sunday mentioned to me that they heard from within the club It's Dunning for the rest of this season with Noble supporting.
They also said 99% sure it's Tony Smith next year(can't see it but we can hope)

Tony Smith would be a dream if he is given the resources he requires.
and The club changes its whole culture from top to bottom accordingly.

If I was them I would hurry up and announce something as it feels like the Bulls are on the way down the pan at the moment and the support is dying off quickly.

[Bullseye]

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Thu May 19, 2022 3:07 pm  

bowlingboy wrote:

If I was them I would hurry up and announce something as it feels like the Bulls are on the way down the pan at the moment and the support is dying off quickly.

Indeed.

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Thu May 19, 2022 4:44 pm  

I did have a sinking feeling we would stick with Dunning at least until the end of the season and limp along under the excuse that most teams are ‘also rans’ this year. Fev and leigh still strengthening their squads only hammers that home.

However most teams are still putting up decent performances and trying to play rugby whereas we really seem to have grounded to a halt and it’s really hurting what’s left of the fan base.

If the plan really is to limp along with Dunning and get in Tony Smith for next year (unlikely IMO but I hope it’s true) then they really do need to announce it as soon as the deal is done or there might not be anything left for anyone to pick up next year

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Thu May 19, 2022 5:36 pm  

If my dream of Tony Smith becoming head coach becomes a reality I expect full credit for picking him as the appointment early doors!!

Sadly I don't expect we have the budget to attract somebody like Tony who can really start rebuilding the club with a little bit of finance. I read somewhere that we are still the best supported club in the Championship, well I expect that will also be a thing of the past before too long unless the club can produce something for people to believe in.

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Thu May 19, 2022 11:44 pm  

Unless Wood has five Aces up his sleeve (then again, who would be surprised by that) Bongser can only see Smith opting for quality, family time.

Should you rub this snout in it, its owner would actually be pleased.

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Fri May 20, 2022 7:41 am  

I guess it all swings on Odsal again. The Stockcar malarky is worth ~ £500,000 to the lease owner per annum. So if, and it's a big if, he's got an ace up his sleeve groundwise there's a decent income stream that could be tapped into.

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Fri May 20, 2022 10:17 am  

Scarey71 wrote:

I guess it all swings on Odsal again. The Stockcar malarky is worth ~ £500,000 to the lease owner per annum. So if, and it's a big if, he's got an ace up his sleeve groundwise there's a decent income stream that could be tapped into.

I've said it before the Only reason I can see Nigel wanting to be involved is either a bi into SL via franchising or an Odsal stadium pay day of some form.
Who would want to get involved with a badly performing championship club, that doesn't make any money without any funds to take it forward or improve it in any way.
No offence to the lad but since 2019 we have gone backwards massively and we weren't exactly flying then.

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Fri May 20, 2022 10:23 am  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

If my dream of Tony Smith becoming head coach becomes a reality I expect full credit for picking him as the appointment early doors!!

Sadly I don't expect we have the budget to attract somebody like Tony who can really start rebuilding the club with a little bit of finance. I read somewhere that we are still the best supported club in the Championship, well I expect that will also be a thing of the past before too long unless the club can produce something for people to believe in.

I predicted that Steve McNamara would get the England job and that Lee St Hilaire would be the next Bulls head coach way back in 2009 and I got no credit what so ever so don't expect any.