: Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:34 pm  

littlerich wrote:

That's always going to happen - whoever is the coach. Still - it is a strange appointment.

at least it'll get a lot of extra press coverage for the four nations, even if it ends up being of the dwayne chambers variety!

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:22 pm  

Absolutely crazy appointment, world's gone mad.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:41 pm  

We all know this will be funny to watch though.....

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:44 pm  

I would pay good money to be on the training pitch and in the changing rooms.

"Right, lads, first thing's first. Wharrawant yer t'do, is gerrin pairs of threes..."

*French players look at each other and shrug shoulders*


Seriously, though, many, many people were taking the pi ss when he first took charge of Rochdale and he had quite moderate success there in his first two seasons.

[Wanderer]

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:50 pm  

NickNJ wrote:

I fear the international game witll suffer with this shocking appointment, he did nothing in a poor league, now he's officially the least intelligent professional coach in RL.

I love his comment "All those people who doubted me, all those people who knocked me in the last couple of years, they've got egg on their faces now "

Why have they egg on their faces, you'll come bottom of the 4 Nations and be sacked after a player revolt, then who'd have egg on their faces? I really really cannot understand this appointment

"All those people who doubted me, all those people who knocked me in the last couple of years, they've got egg on their faces now".

He can save the bravado until he's coached them to a victory or two!

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:54 pm  

WANDERER wrote:

"All those people who doubted me, all those people who knocked me in the last couple of years, they've got egg on their faces now".

He can save the bravado until he's coached them to a victory or two!

Right on!

: Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:42 am  

'Hitman' Norvern Soul wrote:

Seriously, though, many, many people were taking the pi ss when he first took charge of Rochdale and he had quite moderate success there in his first two seasons.

yeah...until he started chasing people around with bats...and fighting away fans

: Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:05 am  

Give him a chance? He can't be any worse than the last few coaches, the French National team has been awful for years!

: Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:31 am  

WTF? How much of a joke is the French RL? Seriously boot them out now and get PNG in the tournament!

: Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:37 pm  

Paul Harkin to succeed Tony Smith !