: Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:56 pm  

Nice Guy but we are not playing well enough as a team considering the playing personnel we have. Neil Kelly or Ellery Hanley would be my choice.

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:01 pm  

Nice guy but terrible coach.

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:18 pm  

Hanley to Widnes for me.

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:22 pm  

Didn't NL2 Oldham beat, just down from super league Salford, this time last year and Salford didn't do to bad going on to win ever thing at NL1 level.

What i don't get is if the Widnes board don't rate Steve Mac then why not remove him at the end of last season?

Maybe this kind of knee jerk management reaction is one more reason Widnes were overlooked for a franchise

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:34 pm  

bezzerscr wrote:

Didn't NL2 Oldham beat, just down from super league Salford, this time last year and Salford didn't do to bad going on to win ever thing at NL1 level.

What i don't get is if the Widnes board don't rate Steve Mac then why not remove him at the end of last season?

Maybe this kind of knee jerk management reaction is one more reason Widnes were overlooked for a franchise

WTF you mentalist, pre season results havent been the best and we have been awful in certain games. Isnt it better to get rid now rather than half way through a season?

[Dick Jones]

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:35 pm  

Ellery goes out of Dancing on Ice, Steve Mac sacked is there a coincedence I wonder?

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:39 pm  

In next week's episode ... Jason Gardner turns out to be Steve O'Connor's secret lovechild.

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:39 pm  

bezzerscr wrote:

Didn't NL2 Oldham beat, just down from super league Salford, this time last year and Salford didn't do to bad going on to win ever thing at NL1 level.

What i don't get is if the Widnes board don't rate Steve Mac then why not remove him at the end of last season?

Maybe this kind of knee jerk management reaction is one more reason Widnes were overlooked for a franchise

Ok, an outsiders opinion looking in. From an 'insider', Steve Mac has underachieved for 3 years now at Widnes, if you look on Widnes messageboards he's suffered alot of criticism practically the last 2 seasons.

Last season you couldn't really knock what we achieved after the administration we build a squad from only starting with 5 players, way behind everyone elses recruitment yet still made the playoffs. But when we got there, the supporters still felt we had a team that could compete.

Things were maybe getting stale at Widnes with McCormack in charge and even if he has done a good job, it seems to take us to that next level someone else needs to come in. I know we can't get promoted, but the idea at Widnes is to be that strong in the next 3 years the RFL can't look anywhere else.

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:55 pm  

bezzerscr wrote:

Didn't NL2 Oldham beat, just down from super league Salford, this time last year and Salford didn't do to bad going on to win ever thing at NL1 level.

What i don't get is if the Widnes board don't rate Steve Mac then why not remove him at the end of last season?

Maybe this kind of knee jerk management reaction is one more reason Widnes were overlooked for a franchise

Ste Mac was in his fourth year at Widnes. He had a new two year contract last year, so he was in his 2nd year of that.

The performances we've seen so far have been diabolical to say the least. Given the players he has available, we should be putting in far better performances. If these constant and woeful displays continued, then we would hemorrhage support. The style of RL under Steve McCormack was simply awful.

If sacking a coach after three seasons in charge is 'knee jerk' and not worthy of a franchise, then half of the current SL clubs shouldn't have got one either! l

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:05 pm  

Bet he'd wished he'd styayed as Morgans assistant now, so much for loyalty eh, its all one way.